Josefina Guerrero was a Filipina spy during World War II who was responsible for saving the lives of thousands of American soldiers. She spied undetected on behalf of the Allied forces for years and was so effective because of her particular affliction: leprosy. She used her illness, which had caused her so much trauma and grief since her diagnosis, to save countless lives and help turn the tide of the war, and for that, she must be celebrated.
Read MoreWe all know the story of Helen Keller, but do you know about the woman who finally taught her to read and write? Her name was Anne Sullivan and she was a remarkable woman who was determined to go to school despite being blind and poor. She convinced the Perkins School for the Blind to accept her as a student, became valedictorian, and soon found herself the lifelong teacher and companion of Helen Keller, with whom she lived until she died.
Read MoreBrenda Berkman has been fighting tirelessly for women's rights her entire life. Starting in the late 70's - early 80's, when she won a lawsuit in New York that resulted in the admission of women into the New York fire department for the first time in history, to her courageous contribution as a first responder during 911, to her advocacy work for women firefighters and first responders across the country in the years after 9/11. Brenda Berkman is tireless, fearless, and still going strong.
Read MoreMary Elizabeth Mahoney was the first Black female nurse in the United States and one of the first women to register to vote when women won the right to vote in Boston. She worked her ass off to help other Black women join the nursing profession and left a legacy that saw her inducted in the Women Hall of Fame. She was the very definition of a Good Witch.
INTRO - 13:12 | Hannah shares an article about a group of conservative Christians who believe Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s runs a 24-7 witch coven dedicated to cursing Donald Trump. Where do we sign up?
14:15 - 41:25 | Deanna presents our person of the week, Mary Eliza Mahoney.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez episode: https://gwbbpodcast.com/episodes/s01e19-alexandria-ocasio-cortez
Gisella Perl episode: https://gwbbpodcast.com/episodes/s01e05-gisella-perl
Read MoreGeorgia Gilmore was a good witch with a bad bitch's heart. She was a badass cook who sued a bus driver who kicked her off the bus and, as a result, was fired from the white restaurant who employed her. At the urging of Dr. Martin Luther King, she opened a restaurant in her own home. Her restaurant became a meeting place for Dr. King and many other figures in the civil rights movement. She also was responsible for creating The Club from Nowhere, a network of women who sold meals they had cooked at local institutions, games and rallies, in order to raise money for the Montgomery Bus Boycott carpool. The Club From Nowhere raised a rough equivalent of 1200 bucks a week in today's currency, which helped keep the carpool alive for the 381 days the boycott was in effect. Warning! This episode WILL make you hungry.
INTRO - 11:44 | Deanna talks about the Malleus Maleficarum and dick tre
12:41 - 26:46 | Hannah shares the story of our person of the week, Georgia Gilmore.
Read MoreNeerja Bhanot was a woman who knew exactly who she wanted to be. Despite a terrible arranged marriage that ended soon after it began and a culture that glorified her for her beauty rather than her brains, she followed her dreams and ultimately became a hero.
Read MoreLady Anne Farquharson-Mackintosh was a Scottish Jacobite who helped the Bonnie Prince Charlie (even when he didn't always deserve it) raise an army and stay safe from the long reach of England. She is remembered fondly in Scottish history, and is a certifiable bad bitch.
Wangari Maathai was a professor, a political activist, and an all around good witch who fought against political corruption and climate change like a seriously bad bitch.
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