This week on Lady History: M. Night Shyamalan couldn't make up these plot twists. Let's explore the real lives behind ladies who had their stories told in movies (some more accurately than others). Explore the stories of mathematical matriarch Creola Katherine Johnson, fantastic foodie Julia Child, and earnest environmentalist Erin Brockovich.
Logo by: Alexia Ibarra
Editing by: Lexi Simms
Music by: Alana Stolnitz
Archival audio in this episode (in order of appearance): Assignment: Shoot the Moon from National Archives and Records Administration (1967) and Fight the Power by Cindy Sheehan, Guest: Erin Brockovich (2018).
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