Sam Maggs, author of A FANGIRL’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY: A Handbook for Geek Girls and WONDER WOMEN: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History, talks about her most recent book, GIRL SQUADS, a non-fiction collection of 20 female friendships that changed history. Sam shares the Google search that kicked off the new book, the surprising (and alarming) stories she stumbled on while researching GIRL SQUADS, and deploying her pronunciation skills for the audiobook.

 

Sam Maggs Show Notes

 

The Ripped Bodice bookstore in Culver City, CA

 

Wonder Women by Sam Maggs

 

Zohra, the all-female orchestra in Afghanistan

 

1964 Japanese women’s volleyball team

Magical Beatdown by Jen Woodall, illustrator