9 year old Natalie describes interesting people that inspire the world.
Natalie talks about Abigail Adams, the second first lady of the United States.
Natalie talks about Phillis Wheatley, an African-American Poet who lived during the time period of the Revolutionary War. Picture Credit: Phillis Wheatley, by Scipio Moorhead.
Natalie tells you about Sara and Yusra Mardini, refugee sisters who saved the lives of others and went on to do great things! *The picture on the episode comes from the New York Times.
Natalie tells her listeners about Wilma Rudolph, an amazing woman who had a paralyzed leg as a kid, but still won gold medals in the Olympics!
Natalie talks about the group of students known as the Little Rock 9, who made history by integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Natalie and her friend Callia talk about Abby Wambach, a famous and important soccer player for the United States Women's Soccer Team!
Natalie talks about Anne Frank, a brave girl famous for writing about her time in hiding from the Nazis.
Natalie talks about the greatest gymnast of all time, Simone Biles!
Natalie talks about a fearless woman named Annie Edson Taylor, who goes over Niagara Falls in a Barrel!
Natalie talks about Katherine Coleman Goble Johnson, a really cool lady who did really hard Math to help NASA and send astronauts into space!
Natalie tells you about Dr. Eugenie Clark, who dove underwater to study sharks and was a very brave and smart person!
Natalie talks about Malala Yousafzai, who fights for kids everywhere to get an education!
Natalie talks about how Frederick Douglass fought to end slavery and for the rights of black people.
Natalie talks about how Jackie Robinson changed baseball forever!
Natalie tells you about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a woman lawyer who became a supreme court judge and fought for equal rights.
Natalie talks about Annie Oakley, a famous sharpshooter who started out poor and became really rich and famous but was still generous.
Natalie talks about Rosa Parks, a woman who helped change the laws about segregation on busses.
Natalie tells the story of Kate Warne, the first woman detective in America who actually helped to save Abraham Lincoln!
Natalie and Jake tell you about George Washington Carver, a kind man who helped lots of people, in the south especially, to farm better!
Natalie talks about Mary Anning, a woman in the 1800s who was one of the earliest paleontologists and discovered a ton of fossils and some dinosaurs!
Natalie and her good friend Jake, also 8 years old, talk about Norman Borlaug, who saved 2 billion people from famine!
Natalie talks about Thomas Edison's many inventions, including the phonograph and the Electric Lightbulb!
Natalie talks about Marie Curie, a famous woman scientist who discovered radioactivity and won two Nobel Prizes!
Natalie talks about Lillian Leitzel, a famous lady in a circus who performed stunts in the air in the 1910s, 1920s, and 1930s.
Natalie talks about Mildred Burke, a famous woman professional wrestler from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s!
Natalie talks about Elizabeth Van Lew, an important spy for the Union during the Civil War!
Natalie talks about how Neil Armstrong was an astronaut and the first man to walk on the moon in the space race!
Natalie talks about Simone Manuel, who was the first African American woman to win an individual gold medal at the Olympics! Picture is from Becca Wyant, in an article on swimmingworldmagazine.com.
Natalie talks about how Ruby Bridges integrated an all white school in 1960.
Natalie describes the short life and cool discoveries of Alice Ball. (Fact Check - Natalie mentioned that people were isolated because the disease was "so contagious." But in fact, Hansen's Disease or Leprosy is not actually that contagious. However, people believed that it was contagious back in history. It also was very painful and disfigured people, so that's also why people who had the disease were isolated.)
Natalie talks about Harriet Tubman, who saved people from slavery, helped in the Civil War, and fought for rights.
Natalie talks about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life as a big Civil Rights Leader.
8 year old Natalie tells you about Lillian Boyer, an interesting girl who "wing-walked" while planes flew in the air!
Natalie talks about Bessie Coleman's interesting life as a stunt pilot who stood up for black people.
Natalie describes why lady pilot Amelia Earhart is a very interesting person!
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