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On this episode of !nspire, we feature the story of the Amazon Army and the impact this brave group of women had on labor reform and current-day labor rights, due to their passion to fight and express their grievances against a new state law that controlled the right to strike in 1920. Guests include Linda Knoll of Pittsburg, KS. Linda is also a local historian, and educator, and she is the author of the play “An Army of Amazons”; and Kristin Lawson, Professor of History, Pittsburg State University.

On this episode of !nspire, we feature women making moves in sports. Interviews include Kaylee Manns, Professional Volleyball player and Linda Hargrove, Retired Basketball Coach. Linda started as a Scout, then Assistant Coach, then GM of the WNBA team of the Washington Mystics, WSU women’s basketball coach from 1989-1998, was on the 1992 Barcelona Olympics women’s basketball team coaching staff that won bronze metal, and started women’s sports programs following Title IX at Cowley College.

According to the USDA women in agriculture are helping to pave the way for a better future. Today’s women are educated, encouraged and empowered to take on the challenges of meeting the world’s growing food, fuel and fiber needs. On this episode of !nspire, we feature women-owned and operated farming operations. Guest: Nancy Vogelsberg-Busch, Owner of Bossie’s Best Organic Beef.

On this episode of !nspire, we discuss the challenges and rewarding experiences of raising children with special needs. We feature the support and resources available to these strong families and the importance of parents/caregivers practicing self-care to help manage their own difficult emotions.

On this episode of !nspire, we discuss Chapter 205, a law designed to quarantine people for disease. It was primarily enforced against women. Typically the women that were incarcerated actually were infected by their partners and husbands, showing the hypocrisy of this law, punishing the women instead of the men. Guests: Nichole Perry, Author “Policing Sex in the Sunflower State” and Kerry Wynn, Assistant Professor of History Washburn University.

On this episode of !nspire, we discuss this global phenomenon and what resources are available to help women, and how women can protect and defend themselves. Guests include: Megan Stuke, Executive Director of The Willow Domestic Violence Center in Lawrence; Becca Spielman, Program Director, Center for Safety and Empowerment; and Emily Steimel-Handy Public Education Coordinator, Center for Safety and Empowerment, YWCA Northeast Kansas.

On today’s episode of !nspire, we focus on self-care. Women are more likely to neglect self-care, as they are typically caregivers for their children and family, parents, friends, loved ones. We discuss the importance of self-care, including taking care of our physical and mental health, and the benefits of focusing on YOU. Guests: Dr. Rhonda Peterson Dealey, DSW, LSCSW, MSW Program Director, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Social Work, Washburn University and Brent Trammell, WU Employee Wellness Coordinator

On this episode of !nspire, we take look at the pressures women face to meet what society deems as beautiful. This could encompass a discussion that includes age, race, weight, sexual orientation, and the different standards women in these groups face depending on their own personal characteristics.