Katie Sandwina : The OG Session Wrestler w/Conor Heffernan

On this episode of After Hours Sessions we are going on a history lesson talking about the great Katie Sandwina!!!! D Rock is joined by special guest Dr. Conor Heffernan strength historian to discuss Katie Sandwina's incredible story!!! The guys talk about how Katie was able to break through ignorant stereotypes about women and strength to break into the mainstream! How Katie was able to help make strongwoman popular to the masses. How Katie truly got her name and how real is the story?? How Katie would wrestle any man in the audience and was a trailblazer in session/mixed wrestling ! How Session wrestling lead to Katie meeting her husband :) and how Katie was a feminist icon in the early 20th century!! This episode is truly a great look into history on so many topics!! This was so fun to record and if you are interested please read the recommended reading that Conor suggest throughout the episode!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d-rock/support