The Woman Who Stood Up To George Washington
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 10 August 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, during the Revolutionary War, Esther Reed decided the Patriot troops needed a morale boost. Reed, along with other Patriot Women began a campaign to raise money for the cause. When she brought her idea to General Washington, he had another idea of what she should do with the money. At a time when women were only expected to fire up the oven, Annie Oakley fired her way to fame as the world’s greatest sharpshooter. In her personal life she was a sharpshooter as well. She was devoted to both her marriage and to her faith.
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00:00 - The Woman Who Stood Up To George Washington
23:00 - Annie Oakley: The Woman Who NEVER Missed Her Shot
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| 0:06.1 | I'll sit down with trailblazers from sports, music, fashion, entertainment, and politics |
| 0:11.8 | to explore their toughest moments and the incredible comebacks that followed. Listen to Wide |
| 0:17.4 | Open with Ashland Harris, an Iheartart Women's Sports production on the IHeart |
| 0:22.2 | Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:26.5 | Presented by Elf Beauty, founding partner of IHart Women's Sports. |
| 0:30.6 | Hey, you guys, I'm Catherine Legg. |
| 0:32.1 | I'm a racing driver who's literally driven everything with four wheels across the planet. |
| 0:36.8 | And I've got a new podcast. |
| 0:38.3 | It's called Throttle Therapy. |
| 0:40.2 | This season, I'm competing in some of the world's most notorious racing events. |
| 0:44.4 | Tune into my new podcast, Throttle Therapy, with Catherine Legg, |
| 0:47.5 | an IHeart Women's Sports Production, in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. |
| 0:51.9 | You can find us on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. |
| 0:56.5 | Presented by Capital One, founding partner of IHeart Women's Sports. |
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