95. Marion Donovan & Louisa May Alcott: Inventor & Author

Jordan Redwine is back on the mic for the ultimate podcast celebration – Women’s History Month! Melissa kicks off the show by introducing Marion Donovan, a 1950s entrepreneur who invented the disposable diaper. Jordan introduces Louisa May Alcott, the legendary author of the famous novel Little Women + so much more! If you enjoy this episode, be sure to share it with your friends! If you’d like to donate to Mimosa Sisterhood podcast, check out my new support feature! In addition, you can now sponsor an alcohol beverage for Melissa to drink during a podcast recording and you’ll receive an on-air shout out!

In this episode, we talk about:

• Jordan’s podcast A Novel Adaptation + Melissa’s guest feature
• Two terrible wines that require no further introduction
• A potential Mimosa Sisterhood book club?
• Marion Donovan, the unknown inventor of the disposable diaper
• 1950s women giving up their professional careers to become housewives
• The horrors of the original cloth diaper
• The rejection of Marion’s genius invention due to sexism and misogyny
• Louisa May Alcott, a successful female author during the 1800s
• Growing up in a commune as an abolitionist and helping out with the underground railroad
• Louisa’s famous novel Little Women and the 2019 adaptation by Greta Gerwig
• Experiencing bouts of depression and being labeled a “spinster”

RESOURCES:

• Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts
• Listen to this episode on Spotify
• Listen to additional Mimosa Sisterhood episodes HERE
• A Pinterest photos of 1950s Rubber Pants for babies
• Marion Donovan’s humorous 2018 skit on The Daily Show
• Watch the 2019 adaptation of Little Women by Greta Gerwig
• Watch the 1994 adaptation if Little Women by Gillian Armstrong
• Check out Jordan’s podcast, A Novel Adaptation
• Join Mimosa Sisterhood’s Facebook Group
• Rate Mimosa Sisterhood on Spotify