Women Worth Knowing

Women Worth Knowing

Join us each week for a lively conversation between authors Cheryl Brodersen and Robin Jones Gunn as they explore the lives of well-known—and not so well-known—Christian women in history. Trust us, these are definitely women worth knowing!

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Mary Ann Aldersey, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingApril 23, 202400:25:561.52 KB

Mary Ann Aldersey, Part 2

Mary Ann Aldersey was a petite woman born into an affluent London family in 1797. She was the youngest of 4 children. From an early age, she was determined to help the plight of uneducated Chinese women. She studied Chinese and looked for any opportunity to go to China. After ...

Mary Ann Aldersey, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingApril 16, 202400:26:021.53 KB

Mary Ann Aldersey, Part 1

Mary Ann Aldersey was a petite woman born into an affluent London family in 1797. She was the youngest of 4 children. From an early age, she was determined to help the plight of uneducated Chinese women. She studied Chinese and looked for any opportunity to go to China. After ...

Dianne Sivulka, Part 3
Women Worth KnowingApril 09, 202400:26:021.53 KB

Dianne Sivulka, Part 3

In the next two episodes, Robin introduces us to a lovely woman who is the Development Director for Tirzah International. Tirzah is a faith-based, global, non-profit ministry that provides opportunities for marginalized women through small business training, leadership develop...

Dianne Sivulka, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingApril 02, 202400:26:011.52 KB

Dianne Sivulka, Part 2

In the next two episodes, Robin introduces us to a lovely woman who is the Development Director for Tirzah International. Tirzah is a faith-based, global, non-profit ministry that provides opportunities for marginalized women through small business training, leadership develop...

Dianne Sivulka, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingMarch 26, 202400:26:011.52 KB

Dianne Sivulka, Part 1

In the next two episodes, Robin introduces us to a lovely woman who is the Development Director for Tirzah International. Tirzah is a faith-based, global, non-profit ministry that provides opportunities for marginalized women through small business training, leadership develop...

Megan Havelaar, Part 3
Women Worth KnowingMarch 19, 202400:26:011.52 KB

Megan Havelaar, Part 3

Megan grew up in Denver, Colorado. She still carries an affection for everything outdoors from the years she spent growing up there. As a young girl, she was influenced by the godly example of the youth leaders at her church and challenged to consider serving the Lord in anoth...

Megan Havelaar, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingMarch 12, 202400:26:001.52 KB

Megan Havelaar, Part 2

Megan grew up in Denver, Colorado. She still carries an affection for everything outdoors from the years she spent growing up there. As a young girl, she was influenced by the godly example of the youth leaders at her church and challenged to consider serving the Lord in anoth...

Megan Havelaar, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingMarch 05, 202400:26:011.52 KB

Megan Havelaar, Part 1

Megan grew up in Denver, Colorado. She still carries an affection for everything outdoors from the years she spent growing up there. As a young girl, she was influenced by the godly example of the youth leaders at her church and challenged to consider serving the Lord in anoth...

Betsey Stockton, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingFebruary 27, 202400:29:381.74 KB

Betsey Stockton, Part 2

Betsey was born into slavery around fifteen years after the Revolutionary War ended. It’s believed that her father was a slave owner. She was given to a couple who settled in Princeton, New Jersey. Undaunted by her circumstances, Betsey taught herself to read and, as a teenage...

Betsey Stockton, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingFebruary 20, 202400:31:321.85 KB

Betsey Stockton, Part 1

Betsey was born into slavery around fifteen years after the Revolutionary War ended. It’s believed that her father was a slave owner. She was given to a couple who settled in Princeton, New Jersey. Undaunted by her circumstances, Betsey taught herself to read and, as a teenage...

Clara Brown, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingFebruary 13, 202400:26:011.52 KB

Clara Brown, Part 2

Clara was born into slavery in the year 1800. She was not freed until she was fifty-nine years old. Undaunted by the pain, difficulties, and hardships of life, Clara determined to put Jesus first in all she did. Her story becomes exceptional and inspiring as we follow her life...

Clara Brown, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingFebruary 06, 202400:26:011.52 KB

Clara Brown, Part 1

Clara was born into slavery in the year 1800. She was not freed until she was fifty-nine years old. Undaunted by the pain, difficulties, and hardships of life, Clara determined to put Jesus first in all she did. Her story becomes exceptional and inspiring as we follow her life...

Aileen Alegre, Part 3
Women Worth KnowingJanuary 30, 202400:26:021.53 KB

Aileen Alegre, Part 3

Aileen Alegre is an engaging young woman who presently works in the mountains of Peru rescuing and helping children who have been the victims of neglect, abandonment, and abuse (both physical and sexual). On this program Aileen shares her testimony of growing up as a young Per...

Aileen Alegre, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingJanuary 23, 202400:26:011.52 KB

Aileen Alegre, Part 2

Aileen Alegre is an engaging young woman who presently works in the mountains of Peru rescuing and helping children who have been the victims of neglect, abandonment, and abuse (both physical and sexual). On this program Aileen shares her testimony of growing up as a young Per...

Aileen Alegre, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingJanuary 16, 202400:25:591.52 KB

Aileen Alegre, Part 1

Aileen Alegre is an engaging young woman who presently works in the mountains of Peru rescuing and helping children who have been the victims of neglect, abandonment, and abuse (both physical and sexual). On this program Aileen shares her testimony of growing up as a young Per...

Gloria Chapman, Part 3
Women Worth KnowingJanuary 09, 202400:26:011.52 KB

Gloria Chapman, Part 3

Gloria Chapman knows what it's like to have her whole world collapse on a global scale. On December 8, 1980, the world was shocked by the news that former Beatle, John Lennon, had been shot and killed. The man who pleaded guilty to the murder was Gloria's husband, Mark David C...

Gloria Chapman, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingJanuary 02, 202400:26:001.52 KB

Gloria Chapman, Part 2

Gloria Chapman knows what it's like to have her whole world collapse on a global scale. On December 8, 1980, the world was shocked by the news that former Beatle, John Lennon, had been shot and killed. The man who pleaded guilty to the murder was Gloria's husband, Mark David C...

Gloria Chapman, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingDecember 26, 202300:26:011.52 KB

Gloria Chapman, Part 1

Gloria Chapman knows what it's like to have her whole world collapse on a global scale. On December 8, 1980, the world was shocked by the news that former Beatle, John Lennon, had been shot and killed. The man who pleaded guilty to the murder was Gloria's husband, Mark David C...

Rose Martin, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingDecember 19, 202300:26:011.52 KB

Rose Martin, Part 2

Born to migrant workers, Rose grew up feeling out of place in American culture and yet not fully comfortable in Mexican culture. By the time Rose went to high school, the discomfort drew her to a search for truth, which she heard and received at a Billy Graham Crusade. After h...

Rose Martin, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingDecember 12, 202300:26:331.56 KB

Rose Martin, Part 1

Born to migrant workers, Rose grew up feeling out of place in American culture and yet not fully comfortable in Mexican culture. By the time Rose went to high school, the discomfort drew her to a search for truth, which she heard and received at a Billy Graham Crusade. After h...

Mary Moffat Livingston, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingDecember 05, 202300:26:011.52 KB

Mary Moffat Livingston, Part 2

While Robin was watching a movie about Dr. Livingstone (“I presume”), she was surprised to find out he had a wife. This prompted a deep dive into the life of Mary Moffat Livingstone. Join Robin and Cheryl as they discuss the interesting life of Mary in two episodes. Mary was r...

Mary Moffat Livingston, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingNovember 28, 202300:26:011.52 KB

Mary Moffat Livingston, Part 1

While Robin was watching a movie about Dr. Livingstone (“I presume”), she was surprised to find out he had a wife. This prompted a deep dive into the life of Mary Moffat Livingstone. Join Robin and Cheryl as they discuss the interesting life of Mary in two episodes. Mary was r...

Kendall Kula, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingNovember 21, 202300:26:041.53 KB

Kendall Kula, Part 2

Kendall was content excelling in her career as an elementary school teacher. However, after an unexpected opportunity opened to study the Bible in Austria, Kendall’s life was turned upside-down. After one year, and then another, Kendall joined a ministry team in Hungary. It wa...

Kendall Kula, Part 1
Women Worth KnowingNovember 14, 202300:25:531.52 KB

Kendall Kula, Part 1

Kendall was content excelling in her career as an elementary school teacher. However, after an unexpected opportunity opened to study the Bible in Austria, Kendall’s life was turned upside-down. After one year, and then another, Kendall joined a ministry team in Hungary. It wa...

Lynne Kelly, Part 2
Women Worth KnowingNovember 07, 202300:26:001.52 KB

Lynne Kelly, Part 2

As a young woman, Lynne became somewhat jaded to Christianity because of a negative experience her parents had with a church. She only agreed to go to Bible college because her best friend was going and it afforded her the opportunity to live in Southern California. When Lynne...