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Iconic Women, As Characters and Themselves

Oct 21, 2020

In the 3rd of 4 episodes about role models and memorable characters, Cynthia and Summer delve deep into some of the most crafted, defined, distinct women characters to ever grace the dramatic small screen. They follow it up with a list of similarly refined, authentic real women – whose growth and stature have unfolded over the decades.

Dr. Camille Saroyan (Bones)

Chris Cagney and MaryBeth Lacey (Cagney & Lacey)

AnnaLiese Keating (How to Get Away With Murder)

Olivia Pope (Scandal)

Robin Roberts (Good Morning America)

Joy Reid (The Reid Out)

Gayle King

Oprah

Shonda Rhimes

Martha Stewart

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Clip: Season 2 opener of Martha and Snoop’s Dinner Party

Music: Jahzzar's Take Me Higher (www.freemusicarchive.org)

Summer Martin of The Unconventional Woman podcast

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Editing and sound design by Catherine Yang