Episode 69 - Women's History and the National Parks

There are 429 National Parks in the US, and 76 of them are named after badass women or a women's issue. Yeah, there should be more. We found out after we recorded that Biden very recently signed an Executive Order aimed at increasing recognition of outstanding women within the National Parks. The order mandates a review and identification of sites significant to women's contributions, aiming for a more inclusive representation. So we missed that in the ep, but I wanted to make sure you knew. What we DO cover in this ep is 7 women who did *monumental* (haha see what I did there?) things in American history and were honored in a park, or with a monument or historical site. Thanks for listening! We love you guys! The Blog that goes with this podcast is here: https://kellymcclain.blogspot.com/2024/06/celebrating-womens-contributions-to-us.html SOURCES https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/03/27/executive-order-on-recognizing-and-honoring-womens-history/ https://www.nationalparks.org/theme/womens-history-in-national-parks https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/clara-barton.html https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/mary-mcleod-bethune https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/story/Article/1791664/rosie-the-riveter-inspired-women-to-serve-in-world-war-ii/ https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/harriet-tubman https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/maggie-lena-walker https://www.nationalparks.org/explore/parks/belmont-paul-womens-equality-national-monument https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/alice-paul