Shownotes Transcript
Jacey Powers joins Melissa on the mic to tell a story about her favorite fictional woman. Jacey is an actor, writer, mixologist, and the creator of the most amazing YouTube series ever, Feminist Cocktail Hour. Melissa tells the life story of Jacqueline Cochran, a famous female aviator that made history when she broke the sound barrier in 1953. Jacqueline was fierce, talented, and business savvy but many considered her a villain.* *Jacey tells the insane and hilarious story about the creation of the world's most popular fashion doll, Barbie. Barbie's backstory includes themes of sex addiction, fraud, and suicide but her rocky past could never overshadow the entrepreneurial and independent spirit of this perpetually single woman!
SHOW NOTES:
In this episode, we talk about:
- Feminist Cocktail Hour YouTube Series
- Jacey’s breast cancer diagnosis in her early 20s
- Jacey’s scripted web series called “That Time I Had Cancer”
- Women’s health & fertility issues
- Using creative outlets to cope with trauma
- Booze Review: Pink Squirrel cocktail and Fiore Rosa Pinot Grigio Rosé
- Stories about two complicated businesswomen, one that’s plastic and one that’s not
RESOURCES:
- Watch Jacey's YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/FeministCocktailHour)
- Follow Feminist Cocktail Hour on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feministcocktailhour
- Barbie & Nikki discuss racism on Barbie's YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RCzwoMDgF_I
- The history of Bild-Lilli, the sex-crazed German doll that inspired the creation of Barbie: https://www.history.com/news/barbie-inspiration-bild-lilli
- Museum of Makeup featuring Wings To Beauty: https://www.makeupmuseum.org/home/2018/03/jacqueline-cochran-cosmetics.html
- Netflix documentary about *Mercury 13, *the group of skilled female pilots that were in testing to become astronauts until Jacqueline Cochran testified against the program: https://www.netflix.com/title/80174436
- Mimosa Sisterhood website: https://www.mimosasisterhood.com/
- Mimosa Sisterhood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mimosasisterhood/
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