Episode 3 | Part 1: Breaking Barriers - How Two Women Joined Forces (and Two Jockstraps) to Make History

Best friends from their time at The Kimberley School, Polly Smith ’67 and Lisa Lindahl ’67, now members of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, paved the way for women in the sporting goods industry.

• Hear about the invention of the “Jogbra” and how a prototype from two men’s jockstraps launched the first women-owned business in sporting goods.
• Learn about the importance of timing. As the United States was going through the Vietnam War and experiencing its second wave of feminism, the sport of running exploded, and two women saw a need and an opportunity. 
• Explore how a seven-time Emmy-winning costume designer who worked for the Jim Henson company for over 25 years can't watch her beloved show any longer.