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In Episode Four of She Was, She Is, we're looking into women in sports. We talk with Patty Bifulco of The Women's Sports Foundation, which is the leading voice for gender equity in sport and strives to help all girls and women reach their full potential in this field. We also talk with Adeline Gray, a 5-time World Champion and Olympic wrestler about her experience as a female athlete.

In Episode Two of She Was, She Is, we're looking into women in government. We talk with Marti Speranza Wong, the executive director of Amplify Her, which works to address the underrepresentation of women in New York's elected offices.
We also talk with New York State Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright about her experience as one of only a few women serving in elected office in Albany.

In this episode, we're looking at the music industry. I speak with Nicole Barsalona, the director of the organization Women in Music. Her organization works to educate, empower, and advance women at all levels of the music industry from producers, to executives, to artists. Then I interview the all-female, New York City rock band, THICK about their experience with double standards in the music industry and why they think the Big Apple is the most welcoming to female musicians.