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Fierce: Stories of Women Who Changed the World

The stories we tell about the past matter. But what happens when an entire category of changemakers is overlooked? Fierce, a new podcast from iHeartRadio and Tribeca Studios, will shed much-needed light on the fierce women that history has undervalued.

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Mary Ann M’Clintock: Stronger Together
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Mary Ann M’Clintock: Stronger Together

Today we’re thrilled to share a bonus episode where host Jo Piazza interviews former White House Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri.
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Jeannette Rankin: The First U.S. Congresswoman
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Jeannette Rankin: The First U.S. Congresswoman

Years before the United States ratified the 19th amendment, a woman from Montana had already infiltrated Capitol Hill. Jeannette Rankin rose through the ranks of the women’s suffrage movement, bringing an electric energy to every town she visited....
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Christine Jorgensen: A Woman Before Her Time
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Christine Jorgensen: A Woman Before Her Time

Christine Jorgensen never intended to become a celebrity. In 1951, Jorgensen traveled to Europe to obtain special permission to undergo a series of operations, which would help complete her medical transition from male to female, becoming the firs...
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Madam C.J. Walker: The Self-Made Millionaire Wh...
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Madam C.J. Walker: The Self-Made Millionaire Who Raised Up Other Women

Born to formerly enslaved people in 1867, Sarah Breedlove used her creativity, determination and brilliant mind for business to transform herself into the mogul, Madam C.J. Walker. Traveling the country with her hair products, Madam Walker employe...
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Dorothy Arzner: A Prolific Hollywood Director
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Dorothy Arzner: A Prolific Hollywood Director

Dorothy Arzner wasn’t the first woman to direct films in Hollywood, but she was one of the few who endured. In today’s episode of Fierce — a podcast from iHeartRadio and Tribeca Studios, which highlights the extraordinary women who never made it i...
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Grace Hopper: The Math Genius who Taught Comput...
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Grace Hopper: The Math Genius who Taught Computers to Talk

You might not know the name Grace Hopper even though it’s hard to imagine our lives without her work. Born in 1906 to a family of engineers, Grace was fascinated with the mechanics of objects from a young age. She was a no-nonsense dynamo, driven ...
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Phillis Wheatley: For the Love of Freedom
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Phillis Wheatley: For the Love of Freedom

Phillis Wheatley’s real name is lost to history. The young girl was named for the slave ship that carried her to the United States from West Africa. Enslaved for domestic labor in Boston, Phillis defied all the odds to become a prolific poet celeb...
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Cheng I Sao: The Most Successful Pirate in History
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Cheng I Sao: The Most Successful Pirate in History

Blackbeard and Jack Sparrow can’t hold a candle to Cheng I Sao. Ferocious and ambitious, the most successful pirate in the South China Sea innovated the piracy business model and inspired fear around the world even as she established strict rules ...
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Clementine Paddleford: The Woman who Revolution...
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Clementine Paddleford: The Woman who Revolutionized Food Writing

Meet Clementine Paddleford, the forgotten food journalist who elevated food writing from dull and mundane to a delicious art form. The way we write about food today is largely due to Clementine, the roving reporter who taught herself to fly a plan...
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