Episode 90 - The Librarian and the Astrophysicist

This week we are highlighting a couple of badass ladies that we plucked out of the 2 books that came to our attention via listeners or followers of the pod - the first black librarian Belle da Costa Greene came from Lori's book, and from Karen's book, astrophysicist Dr. Mazlan Othman!Lori Zimmer's book: "I'm not your muse" - From the publisher: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lori-zimmer/im-not-your-muse/9780762485383/?lens=running-pressFrom Amazon (she has other books so search her name if you love art!): https://a.co/d/4HXJ1puLori's instagram: @thelorizimmerKaren Wang Diggs' book "Awesome Asian Women"From independent book seller Book Hampton :https://www.bookhampton.com/book/9781684817238From Amazon: https://a.co/d/dwhB94pAuthor Website: herstoryinhistory.comKaren's Instagram: @herstoryinhxPublisher instagram: @mangopublishing(we were not paid to link any of the above, btw)The reliquary triptych we mentioned that is displayed in the Morgan Library is this thing: ⁠https://www.themorgan.org/objects/item/93248⁠You can read about the women we discuss on the pod on my blog every week: Kellymcclain.blogspot.comIf you'd like to contribute to our work here at Bitchstory, we'd be thrilled to receive your financial support so we can keep going and maybe actually not be in the red. Our venmo is @bitchstory Thanks for listening!

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