We're celebrating one year of the podcast by revisiting "What Little Girls Are Made Of" but unlike Episode 2, this time we'll talk about women who did big things, but without killing someone!

Today’s songs are:

• Joyful Girl by Ani DiFranco
• The Waitress by Tori Amos
• You Don’t Own Me by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper (I mean, you knew this would eventually show up on the list, right?)
• And finally - Birthday! By… the Sugarcubes - I’m telling you, I just love it when stuff comes together.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamina_Fleming

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Love_Cohen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_13

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Abort_Guidance_System

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelly%27s_Leg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Melchior

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllis_Latour

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sally-ride

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250905-the-women-who-broke-nasas-glass-ceiling

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Ride

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Glessner_Lee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutshell_Studies_of_Unexplained_Death

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Payne-Gaposchkin

https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/12/08/betty-robinson-fire-on-the-track

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Robinson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Buren_sisters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrietta_Lacks

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/librarians-horseback-new-deal-book-delivery-wpa

Sound mixing performed by Brother Jay from The Rule of Scary podcast - check that out if you’re a horror movie fan! And hey! Thank you for listening to my stories. Keep it weird out there.

To find song recommendations for this podcast, check out the Spotify Professional Weird playlist

• https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jIkaamOZlCwtd2peUk9lF?si=0238d524a374492d

Email me at professionalweirdopodcast@gmail.com