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Olympias is known for being the mother of Alexander the Great and for being Very Fond Of Snakes. She was subject to centuries of slander by the historians who followed her - but in this episode, we right some of the wrongs, give you some context for her actions, and reveal her connection to the Olympic Games.

In honor of the arrival of the Statue of Liberty's sister to the US this week and to help celebrate both the Fourth of July and Bastille Day, we revisit Liberty Enlightening the World.

Marjorie Merriweather Post was a natural philanthropist and organizer. Her fortune may have come to her by chance, and she is perhaps most famous for her outward signs of wealth, but she was no mere society butterfly.

Rather than her extensive collection of jewels and artifacts, her true legacy is the multitude of people she was able to help. with grace, dignity, and her natural capability for genuine friendship. She was a monarch with a common touch.

Marjorie Post was not *born* with a silver spoon in her mouth, but breakfast cereal sure provided her with one before her tenth birthday! She parlayed her father's company into a major food conglomerate, and lived like royalty as the Duchess of Washington DC and the Queen of Palm Beach.

Loïe Fuller was a creative, scientific, and artistic pioneer in stage design, stage lighting, and choreography.

For International Nurses Day on May 12, we're revisiting our coverage of Mary Seacole who was not a nurse, but very much a medical caregiver.