Welcome to the Unsung Sluts Podcast - Episode 21, a look at two amazing differently-abled women. In this episode, Stacie tells us about the life and activism of Haben Girma, a woman born deaf-blind who has committed her life and career to making the world a better place for people with disabilities and Tabitha tells us about the adventures of Annette Kellerman, whose childhood illnesses and disabilities led to stardom. 

Haben Girma - (1988 - still out there doing her thing)

https://habengirma.com/

Follow Haben Girma on Twitter @HabenGirma

Video of Haben at the White House

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haben_Girma

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/07/31/428075935/she-owes-her-activism-to-a-brave-mom-the-ada-and-chocolate-cake

https://today.law.harvard.edu/haben-girma-13-launching-a-career-at-the-intersection-of-law-education-and-civil-rights/

https://www.chronicle.com/blognetwork/tenuredradical/2013/03/we-dont-need-another-hero-one-womans-disabled-history/

https://psychologybenefits.org/2014/09/30/people-with-disabilities-arent-heroes-theyre-people/

Annette Kellerman (1887 - 1975)

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/from-cripple-to-star-how-australianborn-diver-annette-kellerman-became-a-pinnacle-of-physical-feminine-perfection/news-story/f4a7439e2d3a1cb06998739bd21096c0

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120276265

https://mernetwork.com/index/showthread.php?6403-Annette-Kellerman-The-First-Professional-Mermaid

https://www.boston.com/news/history/2015/07/02/this-womans-one-piece-bathing-suit-got-her-arrested-in-1907

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SU19140204.2.21&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1

https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/annette-kellerman-biography

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYi7Kbdesp0

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kellermann-annette-marie-6911

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/07/14/in-1907-swimmer-annette-kellermann-was-arrested-for-wearing-one-piece-swimsuit-afterwards-she-marketed-her-own-line-revolutionized-womens-swimwear/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Kellermann

https://www.circussirenent.com/pod

https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/diving-crocodile-pit-annette-kellerman

https://www.akac.com.au/

Also, check out another great podcast, It's Real, I Swear and give them some social media love at @ItsRealISwear on Twitter. In every episode, the hosts, Daniela and Katie discuss Urban Legends and Mysteries from all over the world, while sampling foods from the regions they cover.

Sometimes in our research, we come across stories that have us saying, "What The Actual F*ck?!" Episode 20 features two such stories. Tabitha tells us about "Queen of the Universe," Mandukhai Sechen Khatun, and Stacie shares the extremely WTF? story of Lady Grange.

 Mandukhai Sechen Khatun (c. 1449 – 1510)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandukhai

 

http://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/diu/2017/03/16/the-stories-and-afterlife-of-lady-grange/

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/the-harrowing-story-of-the-prisoner-of-st-kilda-1-4033032

https://www.scorrybreac.org/lady-grange.html

Lady Grange. 

Lady Grange's "home" on the shitty island.

A Scottish cleit. 

The church ruins where Lady Grange is buried.

Lady Grange's headstone.

Lady Grange's grave.

Also, check out another great podcast, The Pretty Gross Podcast at www.prettygross.libsyn.com and give them some social media love at @PrettyGrossGals on Twitter. They are a bi-weekly podcast delving into the disgusting topics that tickle them - from the downright revolting to the adorably gross.