Okay, strap in because we’re going on a wild ride. Dr. Leah Leach is gonna tell ya about Florence Harding, not only the wife to the 29th President Warren G. Harding, but she was a feminist, knew how to operate a movie camera, flew in airplanes before Amelia Earnhardt set any records, and she might have killed her husband. The gals also talk about some of the reasons American’s haven’t seen a woman president yet. YET.
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Show Notes & Extras
- Gal-pals are Dr. Leah Leach, Katie Harris, Bonnie Fillenwarth and Debbi Sponsler. The gals have already talked about Michelle Obama.
- Get-to-know-you question – why haven’t we had a female president?
- Ready for a wild ride? Leah’s 1 cool First Lady is Florence Harding.
- First Lady from 1921-1923
- Warren G. Harding was the 29th President of the United States
- Feminist/suffragist fun
- Invited Marie Curie to the White House
- Political platforms
- Important friends Evalyn Mclean (she’s wearing the cursed Hope Diamond)
- Hope Diamond (more info from The Smithsonian)
- How Warren and Florence met
- Battle Creek Santorum connection (Kelloggs) (Movie Road to Wellville)
- “He does well when he listens to me and he does poorly when he does not” Florence Harding about her husband
- John Oliver connection!!!! Last Week Tonight has multiple episodes about Warren G. Harding “Harding” “Harding’s Child” “Wax Presidents Trailer” “The Wax and the Furious”
- Affairs
- How Florence dealt with affairs – the Supernatural!!
- How President Warren G. Harding died
- “The Voyage of Understanding”
- Teapot Dome Scandal
- Alaska spat
- Bad shellfish
- Two feuding doctors
- Somebody left their heart in San Francisco
- “I Vote for Syphilis!” mention (Mark that on your bingo card!)
- The death of a President
- “Jerry” poetry discovery
- More poetry from the Library of Congress
- Support our crowdfunder! We’re raising money oniFundWomen to build a pop up library during women’s history month!
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