Women’s health is in the news these days but this is hardly a 20teens issue, we talk about it all the time when we hop in our WayBack machine. Lydia Pinkham did her part to get women access to safe medical care during her lifetime (and revolutionized marketing in the process!) We’ve refreshed the 2015 audio and thought it was a good time for us all to realize that everything old is new again.
Archive for May 2019
Episode 126: Lydia Pinkham 2019
Posted 18 May 2019 by The History ChicksTagged As: Female Marketing Trailblazers, Women's Health, Women's History | Categories: Episode, Podcasts | Leave a Comment
Episode 125: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Posted 6 May 2019 by The History ChicksTagged As: Golf, Multi-sport athletes, Olympics, Women Athletes, Women's History | Categories: Episode, Podcasts | Leave a Comment
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was many things and, although quiet and humble weren’t two of them, her contributions to women’s sports made her a role model for anyone who has ever strapped on a pair of sneakers or golf shoes. Her drive and large personality made her someone we all need to know.

Babe in her All American jacket, courtesy Lamar University’s Babe Didrikson Zaharias Collection