Episode 103: Granny Women & Cotton Roots // Gwen Shamblin

Patrice, Marleah, and Courtney drink Sparkling Lavender Lemon Cocktails and talk garden contraception, big hair, and current events.

Granny Women & Cotton Roots //

The history of abortion and contraception in Appalachia and the South is full of Queen Anne's Lace, power grabs, granny witches, and - who woulda thunk it? - white men.

• Appalachian Folk Magic and Granny Witchcraft by By Patti Wigington at Learn Religions
• A Study of the Southern Appalachian GrannyWoman Related to Childbirth Prevention Measures by Harriet P. Masters (MA Thesis, East Tennessee State University)
• Review of John Riddle’s book Eve’s Herbs from the HerbalGram journal of the American Botanical Council by Burkhard Bilger
• Hidden Voices: Enslaved Women in the Lowcountry and U.S. South from the
• Lowcountry Digital History Initiative
• National Museum of Civil War Medicine article by Sarah Handley-Cousins
• The Surprising History of Abortion in the United States by Jessica Ravitz at CNN
• Forget Abortion: What Kentucky Women Really Want by Jessica Ravitz at CNN
• Scarlet Letters: Getting the History of Abortion and Contraception Right by Ranana Dine for American Progress
• Economists can tell you that restricting abortion access restricts women’s lives by Caitlin Myers in The Washington Post
• Abortion Funds in Every State

Gwen Shamblin //

Patrice gets a little heated (by the flames of hell) talking about the abuse of power & people in churches/cults all in the name of God.

• ‘This is a cult’: inside the shocking story of a religious weight-loss group
• Former member of Gwen Shamblin's religious weight loss cult details brainwashing
• Gwen Shamblin: The Life And Death Of A Weight-Loss 'Cult' Leader
• How the Churches of Christ went wrong
• I Permit Not a Woman to Teach | Ex-Church of Christ Blog
• The Seven Signs That You're in a Cult - The Atlantic

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• Abortion Funds in Every State - Find yours and donate!

EPISODE DRINK:

Sparkling Lavender Lemon Cocktails

• 1 oz lavender simple syrup
• 1 oz lemon juice
• 2 oz vodka
• 4 oz sparkling wine
• 1-2 slices strawberry

For the lavender simple syrup

• 1 cup water
• 3 tbsp fresh or dried lavender flowers
• 2 cups sugar

To make lavender simple syrup

1. Bring water and lavender to a boil in saucepan.

2. Reduce heat and stir in the sugar until fully dissolved.

3. Simmer for about 15 minutes.

4. Remove from heat and allow to steep for at least 1 hour - longer for stronger flavor.

5. Strain and refrigerate.

To make cocktail

1. Add lavender syrup, lemon juice, and vodka to an ice-filled shaker.

2. Shake-a shake-a shake-a.

3. Pour into champagne flute.

4. Top with wine and garnish with strawberry slice(s)

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