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Women of the Wheel: Caroline Lecount
Season 7 Episode 9
Caroline LeCount (c. 1846-1923) was a teacher and civil rights activist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who successfully fought to desegregate the city’s streetcars.
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Women of the Wheel: Zinaida Troitskaya
Season 7 Episode 8
Zinaida Troitskaya (1913-1981) was a Soviet railway engineer and locomotive driver who broke barriers as one of the first women to hold leadership positions in the male-dominated field of rail transp…
Published on 1 day, 7 hours ago
Women of the Wheel: Cheryl Glass
Season 7 Episode 7
Cheryl Glass (1961-1997) was an American driver and one of the first African American female racing drivers. She competed in sprint car driving in the Pacific Northwest and attempted a national level…
Published on 2 days, 7 hours ago
Women of the Wheel: Eliska Junková
Season 7 Episode 6
Eliska Junková (1900-1994) was a Czech motosport enthusiast and the first woman to win a Grand Prix racing event. She garnered attention for her prowess on the track in what is still a male-dominate…
Published on 3 days, 7 hours ago
Women of the Wheel: Julia Barfield
Season 7 Episode 5
Julia Barfield (1952-present) is a British architect most well-known as one of the designers of the London Eye observation wheel. She continues to work as an architect today, with a particular focus …
Published on 6 days, 7 hours ago
Women of the Wheel: Fortuna
Season 7 Episode 4
Fortuna is the Roman goddess of fortune and luck. Often depicted holding a ship’s rudder and wheel, she steers fate for better or worse. Her wheel of fortune became a well known literary symbol we st…
Published on 1 week ago
Women of the Wheel: Toshiko Takaezu
Season 7 Episode 3
Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) was a Japanese-American ceramicist. Drawing from her heritage, love of travel, and a deep connection to nature and spirituality, she created closed ceramic forms that emph…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Women of the Wheel: Alfonsina Strada
Season 7 Episode 2
Alfonsina Strada (1891-1959) was an Italian cyclist and the first and only woman to compete in a men’s cycling Grand Tour. In an era when women were discouraged from sports, Alfonsina took up cycling…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago
Women of the Wheel: Joan Weston
Season 7 Episode 1
Joan Weston (1935-1996) was a California-born roller-derby athlete. She is most known for being one of the highest-paid female athlete in the 1960s, and by her nicknames: “The Blonde Bomber,” the “Go…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
Pink Collar Workers: Lydia Delectorskaya
Season 6 Episode 245
Lydia Delectorskaya (1910-1998) became the final muse for the celebrated French modernist painter Henri Matisse.
This month, we’re bringing back some of our favorite Womanica episodes you might have…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago