Tillie Klimek

Georgia:

The “Premonition Poisoner” Tillie Klimek

Episode sources:

1. The Premonition Poisoner: The True Story of Serial Killer Tillie Klimek, by Charlese Ellis

2. “News Summary” (The Chicago Tribune, October 28, 1922) 

3. “Body of Poisoner’s First Husband to be Exhumed” (The Chicago Tribune, October 31, 1922)

4. “Police Suspect Two Mirs. Bluebeards in Klimek Case” (The Chicago Tribune, November 4, 1922) 

5. “4 More Deaths Cast Shadow on Poison Woman” (The Chicago Tribune, November 7, 1922)

6. “10 Things You Might Not Know About Poison” by Mark Jacob and Stephen Benzkofer (The Chicago Tribune, April 28, 2013)

Karen:

The heroic story of Claudette Colvin

Episode sources:

1. “Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice” by Phillip Hoose. 2010

2. “Claudette Colvin: The 15-year-old who came before Rosa Parks” by Taylor-Dior Rumble (BBC) 2018

3. “Claudette Colvin: ‘History Had Me Glued to the Seat’” (Radio Diaries/NPR)

4. “2 other bus boycott heroes praise Parks” by Cassandra Spratling (Detroit Free Press/Chicago Tribune) 2005

5. “Claudette Colvin: Making Trouble Then and Now” (Radio Diaries/NPR) 2022

6. “'I Was Not Going to Stand.' Rosa Parks Predecessors Recall Their History-Making Acts of Resistance” by Olivia B. Waxman (Time Magazine) 2020

7. “Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice” (Zinn Education Project) 

8. “Claudette Colvin” by Jeanne Theoharis (The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks) 

9. “Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin Refused to Give Up Her Seat on a Bus. She’s Still on Probation.” By Michele Norris (Washington Post) 2021

10. “Honoring Civil Rights Heroes Like Claudette Colvin Helps Continue Their Fight” by McKenzie Jean-Philippe (Oprah Daily) 2022

11. “Meet the Hero” (Lowell Milken Center)

12. “Montgomery Bus Boycott” (History) 2023

Claudette Colvin

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