As a minority, Anna May Wong had an immediate disadvantage in the white-washed world of 1920s Hollywood. However, her drive and her talent not only made her a force on the screen, but also on the stage and in fashion. Learn about the life of the first Asian-American movie star in this week's episode of She the People. Hosts: Heather Linder &amp; Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources:&nbsp;   https://www.vogue.com/article/met-gala-fashion-inspiration-anna-may-wong  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/actress-anna-may-wongs-life-story-be-told-big-screen-n169886  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/11/movies/film-a-dragon-lady-and-a-quiet-cultural-warrior.html?mcubz=0  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2014/10/06/what-overturning-interracial-marriage-bans-might-tell-us-about-what-happens-next-with-gay-marriage/?utm_term=.2723a2eaa48d  http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Independent-Film-Road-Movies/Race-and-Ethnicity-THE-PRODUCTION-CODE-AND-MISCEGENATION.html http://www.pbs.org/program/anna-may-wong/  https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/anna-may-wong-your-new-favorite-star?utm_term=.kkgXyE0mr#.lmzymGL6v http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1022536,00.html

Episode 24: Anna May Wong

Have you listened to any music over the last 60 years? Well, chances are that music was somehow influenced by Nadia Boulanger, the most prolific music teacher of the 20th Century. From Igor Stravinsky to Quincy Jones, her lessons impacted nearly every genre of music. Learn more about her life in this week's She the People! Hosts: Heather Linder &amp; Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Grandpupil of Nadia Boulanger, Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nadia-Boulanger  http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170308-the-greatest-music-teacher-who-ever-lived  http://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/23/archives/nadia-boulanger-teacher-of-top-composers-dies-onewoman-graduate.html Nadia Boulanger, A Life in Music - Leonie Rosensteil

Episode 25: Nadia Boulanger

Before becoming a 14-term (and still going!) delegate representing Washington, D.C. in Congress, Eleanor Holmes Norton spent years kicking ass as a lawyer. She fought for housing rights, employment rights, and helped define sexual harassment as discrimination. Learn more about Norton in this week's She the People! Hosts: Heather Linder &amp; Billy Puckett Producer and Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources: https://norton.house.gov/about/full-biography  https://www.biography.com/people/eleanor-holmes-norton-9425250  http://www.blackpast.org/aah/norton-eleanor-holmes-1937  http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/social-sciences-and-law/law-biographies/eleanor-holmes-norton  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/10/27/what-the-new-series-good-girls-revolt-gets-right-about-d-c-del-eleanor-holmes-norton/?utm_term=.7670771cf7a0

Episode 26: Eleanor Holmes Norton

Widowed at age 20, Sarah Breedlove was driven to do whatever she could for work to put her child through school. This drive lead to her developing a hair care empire that trained and employed tens of thousands of black women throughout North America. And so began the legend of Madam C.J. Walker, the first female millionaire in the United States. Hosts: Heather Linder &amp; Billy Puckett Producer &amp; Music Composition: Tim Corpus (timcorpus.com) Sources:&nbsp; http://www.madamcjwalker.com/bios/madam-c-j-walker/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/walker_hi.html http://time.com/3641122/sarah-breedlove-walker/ http://nwhm.org/education-resources/biographies/madam-cj-walker http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/madame-c-j-walker  https://www.biography.com/people/madam-cj-walker-9522174

Episode 27 - Madam C.J. Walker

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