TDS Time Machine | Shafted - Tales of Unsung Women

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🗓️ 15 March 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Desi Lydic and Dulcé Sloan recount the history of women getting the shaft. And not in the good way. First, they highlight Marion Donovan, the criminally unsung hero who invented the first disposable diapers. Next, they recount the tale of Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton, the African-American singer whose rendition of "Hound Dog" was soon eclipsed by Elvis Presley's version. Finally, they salute Sarah Howe, a 19th-century con artist who shattered the glass ceiling of financial crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:04.0	Welcome back to the Daily Show.
0:10.7	March is officially Women's History Month, when we honor women by remembering their accomplishments
0:16.8	and misattributing quotes to them on Instagram.
0:20.4	Some of the most fascinating stories in women's history
0:22.4	aren't that well known.
0:23.4	So this month, Desi Lydic and Dulcey Sloan
0:25.8	are taking a look at the lives of real women
0:28.2	who left their mark in our new daily show segment,
0:31.2	Shafted.
0:32.2	Good evening.
0:36.4	I'm D'ULsay Sloan.
0:42.3	And I'm Desi Leidick. Tonight's episode is a familiar story. Big dreams crushed by the reality of reality.
0:50.0	The victim, Marion Donovan, the crime?
0:54.5	Being a woman.
0:56.0	In 1946, Marion was a housewife in the small town of Westport, Connecticut.
1:01.8	Being home and raising children,
1:03.8	Marion got fed up with all the shit in her life.
1:07.3	Ugh, why is there so much shit everywhere?
1:10.3	Why? Why?
1:12.6	At the time, people were using cloth diapers, and the only solution for leaks were uncomfortable rubber pants that gave baby's diaper wretch.
1:21.6	So no one wanted to wear rubbers, even though they were the most effective method.
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