In 1968, Diane Crump was the first woman to be granted a professional jockey license and in 1970, the first woman to compete in the Kentucky Derby.
She fought through crowds of protesters to get to the track.
In 1955, Claudette Colvin was the first person to be arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a segregated bus. She was 15 years old.
Join Kit and Sherlock to hear the stories of these two women who changed history.
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