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Ingenious Women: A Podcast Series on Women Who Changed the World

Episode One

Margaret Hamilton Led the NASA Software Team that Landed Astronauts on the Moon

Apollo’s successful computing software was optimized to deal with unknown problems and to interrupt one task to take on a more important one

Women Inventors

The Woman Who Made a Device to Help Disabled Veterans Feed Themselves

World War II nurse Bessie Blount went on to become an inventor and forensic handwriting expert

How Marie Tharp Changed Geology Forever

Marie Tharp's maps helped prove continental drift was real. But her work was initially dismissed as "girl talk"

Amelia Bloomer Started a Fashion Revolution

In the 1850s, women’s rights activists briefly adopted a new style in an effort to liberate themselves from heavy dresses

These Black Women Inventors Reimagined the Technology of the Home

By designating the realm of technology as 'male,' we overlook key inventions that took place in the domestic sphere

Sidedoor: A Smithsonian Podcast

Gladys Bentley Sings the Gender-Bending Blues

While her provocative performances kept her from becoming as well-known as her peers, they are exactly why she is being rediscovered—and admired—today

Stories From the Collections

These Objects Begin To Tell the Story of Women's History in America

Thirteen artifacts from the National Museum of American History chronicle profound changes in the life of the nation

The Story of Brownie Wise, the Ingenious Marketer Behind the Tupperware Party

Earl Tupper invented the container's seal, but it was a savvy, convention-defying entrepreneur who got the product line into the homes of housewives

The Unknown Designer of the First Home Pregnancy Test Is Finally Getting Her Due

Margaret Crane says it was a simple idea, but it met with enormous push back

The First Jogbra Was Made By Sewing Together Two Men's Athletic Supporters

An archive collected from the sports company reveals that the bra gave a boost to women's athletics
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