Brazen Women

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Rose O’Neal Greenhow was the Pamela Harriman of her day - the “hostess with the mostess” in Washington D.C.  But Rose ran a Confederate spy ring out of her house.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge we get close to some brazen women of American history and popular culture.  And we’ll meet the women who created Nancy Drew.

  1. Ariel Levy on Raunch Culture

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    Ariel Levy tells Anne Strainchamps we are living in a Feminist’s nightmare.

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  2. Nuala O'Faolain on Chicago May

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    Chicago May was a 19th century Irish immigrant who became a con-woman and crook instead of a maid or factory worker.

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  3. Melanie Rehak on Nancy Drew

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    Nancy Drew just turned 75 and still wields immense influence on the women who grew up reading her.

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  4. Chelsea Cain on "Confessions of A Teen Sleuth: A Parody"

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    Chelsea Cain wrote “Confessions of A Teen Sleuth: A Parody.” As she tells Anne, her book sets the record straight.

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  5. Ann Blackman on "Wild Rose"

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    Rose O’Neale Greenhow, a Southerner by birth and conviction, became a social power in Washington and ran a successful spy ring for the Confederacy.

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