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Host Connor Cyrus learns about notable women in Vermont political history with the Vermont Historical Society.

This hour, we'll hear a recent episode of Brave Little State about Vermont's lack of freestanding birth centers. And host Mikaela Lefrak talks to a certified nurse midwife in Vermont.

Vermont is an outdoor enthusiast's paradise, but research shows some people don鈥檛 always feel safe alone in nature. In Vermont, two organizations are working to create spaces and programs that empower women.

Vermont Wagyu recently held its annual auction, where cattle ranchers from across the country purchased animals raised on the Vermont farm.

If we think about women in aeronautics, we tend to remember the ones who came to tragic ends: Amelia Earhart, Christa McAuliffe. One Vermont composer researched women in STEM fields and found uplifting stories, too, and put them to music.

Doctors are thinking about how to help women who have questions or concerns after taking abortion pills at home 鈥� without putting themselves or their patients in jeopardy.

This hour, the leaders of Vermont's new chapter of the Pink Boots Society talk about the challenges of being women in the male-dominated fermentation industries.

It took women working year round full-time jobs 74 extra days to earn what men did in 2021. And the data is worse for women of color, who are disproportionately employed in low-wage jobs.

The prolific author, poet, cultural critic, feminist and professor, who wrote more than three dozen wide-ranging books, died Wednesday at her home in Berea, Ky.

We look at the history -- and future -- of women in Vt. politics.