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Immortal Warriors: Henrietta Lacks &Mariya Oktyabrskaya
Mimosa Sisterhood
English - November 25, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 83.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 81 ratingsComedy Interviews Comedy Society & Culture Philosophy feminism women history education empowerment women's history sisterhood comedy storytelling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Sisterhood went Misterhood and invited our first ever MALE guest host for Episode 35! Our #1 man-fan, Brad Stockwell, introduced Melissa to Henrietta Lacks; a woman whose immortal "HeLa" cancer cells have continued to impact the world long after the death of her physical body. Melissa introduces Brad to his next historical crush, Mariya Oktyabrskaya, a Soviet woman who avenged her husband's death by killing tons on Nazis in WWII using her own tank named "Fighting Girlfriend".
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