S8 Ep 8 - Eunice Newton Foote & Kitty McEwan

About this episode

Annie and Phoebe discuss the contributions of Eunice Newton Foote and Kitty McEwan in science and journalism respectively.

In the final episode of the season, Annie tells Phoebe all about Eunice Newton Foote - an American scientist, inventor, and women's rights campaigner who was the first scientist to identify the climate phenomenon now referred to as the greenhouse effect. And, Phoebe tells Annie all about Kitty McEwan an Australian sports journalist, golfer and former superintendent for the Australian Women's Land Army in Victoria and, is believed to have been the first female sports journalist in Australia. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/chickstory . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Annie, Phoebe

Topics covered

• climate science
• women's rights
• sports journalism
• history
• invention
• Australian history

Keywords

• Eunice Newton Foote
• Kitty McEwan
• greenhouse effect
• women's rights
• sports journalism
• Australian history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Women's Land Army, Acast