Rebel Women Podcast

The podcast about ordinary women who've done the extraordinary.

Jill Wine-Banks

Episode 3: Jill Wine-Banks – Rebel Women Podcast

This week's episode brings us to the mid 1970's when the Watergate Scandal broke. The Rebel Woman of the day is Jill Wine-Banks who worked tirelessly on the Watergate prosecution team. Jill worked at a time where sexism was rampant, and women's rights had only just started taking shape in the forms of right to education, the right to access birth control, and the right to your own bank account. Jill helped to bring down a criminal president, and with history repeating, this episode felt relevant for the times! Visit rebelwomenpodcast.com for notes on the episode, source material links, and my thoughts on creating the episode!

Making the Episode

Jill Wine-Banks: Making the Episode

For this week’s episode, I had to decide how I wanted to present all the information listeners would need to understand who Jill Wine-Banks was. First, I knew that I needed to tackle the what exactly happened at the Watergate Hotel. I didn’t want to assume that anyone listening knew what had happened because I wasn’t sure myself. I ended up watching the move All The President’s Men starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, based on the book of the same name to understand what had occurred before the special prosecutorial team was put together. I also read through the…

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by Ana Heermann

Source Material

Jill Wine-Banks: Sources

Books:The Watergate Girl by Jill Wine-BanksAll The President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward Locally Owned Bookstores:St. Louis, Missouri’s Novel NeighborSt. Louis, Missouri’s Left Bank BooksWashington D.C.’s Politics and ProseNashville, Tennesse’s Parnassus BooksNashville, Tennesse’s Novelette Movies:All The President’s Men directed by Alan J. PakulaFrost/Nixon directed by Ron HowardThe Post directed by Steven Spielberg (this one is about the Washington Post’s release of the Pentagon Papers, which happened in 1971, but is still relevant to the time!) Websites:https://www.jillwinebanks.com/https://www.britannica.com/event/Watergate-Scandal https://www.history.com/topics/1970s/watergate https://watergate.info/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/watergate/timeline.html

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by Ana Heermann

Show Notes

Jill Wine-Banks: Show Notes

Your Honor, the portion of the tape obliterated is the portion related to Watergate. Nothing prior to the Watergate discussion or subsequently was erased from the tape. Born May 5, 1943, Jill Susan Wine was the eldest daughter of Bert and Sylvia Wine. She has a younger sister, Robin, and younger brother Stevie She grew up in Chicago, Illinois near Buena Park. Her Grandfather Max lived with her family, and her aunts and uncles lived within walking distance of her. Jill attended Graeme Stewart Elementary, attended synagogue on the high holidays, and held Seders for Passover and had huge celebrations…

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by Ana Heermann

Women in Business Spotlight

Golden Gems Spotlight

For this week’s Women in Business Spotlight, we have the sisters of Golden Gems! Susan and Amanda were so fun to work with, and their shop is full of the kind of positivity that everyone needs in their life. I was particularly excited to get them spotlighted on the pod because I have been watching their growth from a small shop to their now three storefronts all over St. Louis. Their growth from little shop to a multiple location shop is the kind of energy I want to showcase with these amazing women in business spotlights, (and hope to emulate…

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by Ana Heermann

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