The Riveting Rosies Podcast

Amanda Aldridge was a prolific pianist, composer, instructor, & vocalist.  Often releasing music under the pseudonym Montague Ring, she was influenced by a diverse array of rhythms & genres, becoming immensely popular for her romantic parlor music. Jeanne de Clisson was a pirate in the 1300s who terrorized France by land & by sea.  Known as the Lionness of Brittany, she sailed in her f...

Julia Child was an American chef, author, & television personality known for bringing traditional French cuisine into the American kitchen.  She was one of the first women to have her own cooking show and helped make intimidating dishes simple and easy. Dr. Opal Lee is the grandmother of Juneteenth.  A long-time Fort Worth educator, Opal has led multiple community & state programs since he...

Stormé DeLarverie was an American woman who may or may not have thrown the first punch in the Stonewall rebellion.  A gay civil rights activist, entertainer, bouncer, & street patrolwoman, Stormé would become known as the “guardian of lesbians in the Village” in New York. Dr. Jane Goodall is a British ethologist renowned for her work in studying and understanding primates (specifically chimpan...

Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was a physician, social reformer, and medical school pioneer. She was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, and was one of the first women in the world to open her own medical school. Dr. Blackwell's story is both fascinating and inspiring, and it serves as an example of how one Rosie can make a difference in society. Follow The Riveting Ros...

The history of gynecology is a painful one, filled with tales of medical exploitation and violence. While many fields have their dark history, gynecology's millennia-long record of abuse is uniquely cruel. This field has for centuries been dominated by men, who have used it as a means to subjugate and oppress women.  In this week's episode, we'll take a look at three mothers of mode...

In the early 1970s, a young woman named Jane Roe was facing an unwanted pregnancy. She wanted to get an abortion, but she was living in Texas, where abortion was illegal unless it was deemed medically necessary to save a woman’s life. So Roe filed a lawsuit against Henry Wade, the DA of Dallas County. She argued that this law was unconstitutional because it violated her right to privacy under the...

In today's episode, we pay homage to our most recently confirmed female Supreme Court Justice, the Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson, by telling the tales of the Honorable Sonia Sotomayor & Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Follow The Riveting Rosies Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therivetingrosies/ Support the show

We're celebrating Corissa & all nurses this week on The Riveting Rosies Podcast! Clara Barton was known as the Angel of the Battlefield & was the founder of the American Red Cross.  But this truly captures just a fraction of what she accomplished during her lifetime: she was a pioneer in American education, was an early female working in the US Federal Government, & served in many...

Mildred Wirt Benson, more commonly known by pseudonym Carolyn Keene, is the original author of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series.  She was the first student to earn master’s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa & became a tenacious court reporter & avid adventurer.  At the age of 21, she became a ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate & quickly began churning out the...

Virginia Hall is the greatest WWII spy that you’ve never heard of - described as a “limping Canadian bitch” by Nazis, she was known for her cunning disguises, extensive spy network, & wooden prosthesis named Cuthbert. Marietta Barovier, renowned Venetian glassmaker, is credited with the revival of rosetta beads.  Her beads were so popular, they were sought after across the world & were eve...

Harriet Chalmers Adams was an American explorer, writer, and photographer for National Geographic.  Nicknamed “Mrs. Marco Polo of the Americas” & “world’s greatest woman explorer,” she was the only female journalist allowed on the French frontlines of WWI.  She was a co-founder & first president of the Society of Women Geographers. Gertrude Ederle was the first woman to successfully swim a...

Selena Quintanilla Perez revolutionized Tejano music & helped to bring this genre to mainstream American music.  Winner of Grammy, Tejano Music, & many more awards, Selena broke gender barriers & continues to have a lasting place in our hearts as The Queen of Tejano music. Dr. Jane Cooke Wright pioneered the use of chemotherapy in cancer treatment.  Known for the creation of methotrexa...

Mary Berry, lovingly known as Mary, Queen of Cakes, is one of the greatest bakers of our time.  With the humble beginning bake of a treacle sponge pudding, Mary Berry has baked her way into our hearts & televisions over the past 70 years.  Maya Lin is an American sculptor & designer, known best for her design work for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  Follow The Riveting Rosies Podcast on In...

"Lady Death" doesn't even scratch the surface of the legacy of Lyudmila Pavlichenko.  With 309 confirmed kills to her name, Lyudmila is the most successful female sniper to date.  And she was best friends with Eleanor Roosevelt?  Of course.  Olga of Kiev squashed an early rebellion after her husband was assassinated (as in, buried alive, burned alive, & slaughtered the usurpers)...

Zheng Yi Sao (Ching Shih, Mrs. Cheng), born Shi Yang, was undoubtedly the most successful female pirate in history, one of the most successful pirates in history, & maybe even THE most successful pirate in history. Follow The Riveting Rosies Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therivetingrosies/ Support the show

This episode discusses the life, legacy, & legend of the last ruler of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, Cleopatra VII.  With names & titles like “goddess who loves her father,” & “the great lady of perfection, excellent in counsel,” it’s not hard to imagine the power & influence this woman had throughout the Mediterranean during her reign. Follow The Riveting Rosies Podcast on Instagram: htt...

Today's episode features pioneers Nichelle Nichols (actress) & Maggie Lena Walker (entrepreneur extraordinaire). Follow The Riveting Rosies Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therivetingrosies/ Support the show

Elise covers activist Diane Nash & Corissa GUSHES about astronaut, physician, & all-around badass Mae Jemison, the very first woman she wanted to cover in our podcast. Follow The Riveting Rosies Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therivetingrosies/ Support the show

In our first episode, Corissa & Elise discuss our namesake, Rosie the Riveter, & how women came to be so instrumentally involved in World War II.   Follow The Riveting Rosies Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therivetingrosies/ Support the show

Women have accomplished so much in the world, but we never hear enough about them. Well, we’d like to change that–welcome to The Riveting Rosies Podcast with Corissa Decker & Elise Cantu, where we’ll be sharing the incredible stories of amazing women and how they’ve changed the world. Our goal is to leave you feeling inspired and empowered by the great women who have come before us. While most...