A Woman in the Cockpit Captain’s Chair Robin “R.D.” Kardon Ep. 25 – In the 1960’s Robin wanted to be an astronaut. Her mother gave her the bad news that girls could not grow up to be astronauts. She studied journalism but instead of becoming a writer, she went to law school. After 10 unfilling…
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Civil Rights Activist at 87 Fay Williams Civil Rights Activist, Best Black Female Podcast Ep. 9 – Her interviewer, DeeDee Strum says, “We All Stand on the Shoulders of Fay H. Williams.” She is a Family Law Attorney, a Civil Rights Activist, and a Feminist! At age 87 she is still going strong with 65+…
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Ensuring Diversity Through Law Singleton McAllister: Ep. 7 – There is a huge need for women to get involved in all aspects of civil society. This includes women of color to ensure diversities of genders and races where it matters most. As a child of the segregated south, and daughter of the first Black state’s…
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I Divorced My Parents at Age 14 Ep. 4 – Shaune Arnold describes her emotional escape from an abusive household into the foster care system when she divorced her parents at age 14. From parental abandonment to foster care with sheer determination and grit, Attorney Shaune Arnold shares her journey from the darkest valley to…
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Fighting for The Rights of Immigrants Ep. 29 – Diana Vellos Coker is a partner with the immigration law firm Larrabee, Albi, and Coker. Being the daughter of a Belizean immigrant, Diana Vellos-Coker decided to become an immigration lawyer to bring about a change she saw needed in the immigration system. She had to convince…
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You Can’t Do It All! Ep. 14 – Has your career and being a mother collided? Imagine getting pregnant right after joining a new job in a firm that does not have a maternity policy. Monica Hilton Sussman recounts the struggle for acceptance as a female attorney and, then as a pregnant female attorney during…
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Fighting for Environmental Justice Ep. 91 – Meet Attorney Sheila Jones, a law professor at Georgetown Law School and a private practice attorney with a 40-year career spanning federal service, private practice, academia, and volunteer service with environmental preservation nonprofits. Sheila’s passion is fighting for environmental justice. She was born and raised in the nation’s…
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The Fight for Same-Sex Marriage Ep. 42 – In this episode of Trailblazers Impact Podcast, Nan McKay speaks with her daughter Molly McKay Williams, former National Media Director of Marriage Equality USA, about her life in LGBTQ marriage equality activism. Molly dedicated 15 years of her life advocating for LGBTQ marriage equality across all genders…
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From Attorney to Movie Star Carena Lemons Ep. 58 – One day she was an attorney going to work in an office in a suit. How did she get from attorney to movie star? In this episode of Trailblazers Impact Podcast, Nan McKay has the pleasure of interviewing Ms. Carena Lemons, owner of Lemons Law…
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