We’re back!!! Season 4 starts the revolution with Bonnie talking about the first female Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto.
Show Notes & Extras
- Start of season 4!!!!!!
- It’s the start of Revoluntionary Gal Month
- This month’s gal pals are Katie Harris, Bonnie Fillenwarth, Lisa Cardona and Dr. Leah Leach
- Book Club shout out
- Bonnie’s art stuff
- Lisa wants to know if you want to volunteer for Gal’s Guide?
- Calendar time!
- Bonnie’s 1 Cool Revoluntionary Gal is Benazir Bhutto
- Her father Ali Bhutto political life
- PPP Pakistian People’s Party
- JFK meeting
- Her father was for equality
- Shout out to episode Saudi Arabian Women’s Right to Drive
- Siblings
- “She owes a debt to her people”
- Benazir’s name means “without compare”
- Havard & Oxford
- Father lost an election to a military leader and arrested
- He was hung
- Brother hijacted a plane
- Benazir and her mother spent time in prision and house arrest.
- Left France to see her brother who was poisioned
- Carry on her father’s legacy but need a husband
- UPDATE – the 10% guy his name is Asif Ali Zardari
- Campaining while pregnant
- Explosive Mangos?
- 1988 Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Built 4800 schools
- Women’s police stations
- Women’s banks and courts
- Military issues
- After 20 months removed for corruption
- 1993 Prime Minister again
- UPDATE her term was 1993-1996
- Volunteer Exhile for 8 years
- Husband in prison
- UPDATE: three kids, Bilawal, Bakhtawar and Aseeta
- Several assissation attemps
- “If I die” email
- Security weirdness
- Weird parelles
- Podcast that Bonnie recommends is BBC Assassition Series
- Documentary on Benazir is on Kanopy
- Gal’s Guide Library has Benizar’s book Recognition
Images
About The Gal’s Guide Podcast
What if you could only share 1 cool thing about a topic? Would it be about ancient history? Would it be breaking news? Would it be safe for work? A group of gals gathers to present to you one cool thing on topics like painting, gaming, movies, music and more.
Subscribe on iTunes, YouTube, Podbean, iheartradio, Spotify, Amazon Music, Stitcher.and more…
Gal's Guide 