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Our Favorites: Medusa
Season 7 Episode 43
The writhing serpent hair. The fearsome gaze that can turn onlookers to solid stone. Medusa is one of the most instantly recognizable monsters of Gre…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Our Favorites: Rigoberta Menchú Tum
Season 7 Episode 42
Rigoberta Menchú Tum (1959-present) dedicated her life to speaking out for Indigenous Guatemalans, fighting tirelessly against the human rights abuse…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Our Favorites: Poly Styrene
Season 7 Episode 41
Poly Styrene (1957-2011) was a feminist punk icon who made her mark on the white male-dominated music genre.
For the past six years, we’ve been tellin…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Our Favorites: Ch’en Shu
Season 7 Episode 40
Ch'en Shu (1660–1736) was a Chinese painter from the Qing dynasty, known for her exquisite flower-and-bird paintings that blended precision with deli…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Our Favorites: Bebe Barron
Season 7 Episode 39
Bebe Barron (1925-2008) and her husband Louis’ pioneering work in electronic music helped lay the foundation for the sound of sci-fi. Their blips, bu…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Our Favorites: Fatima Jinnah
Season 7 Episode 38
Fatima Jinnah (1893-1967) is remembered in Pakistan as the “Mother of the Nation.” Her memory is a symbol of feminism and democracy.
For the past six …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Our Favorites: Florence Foster Jenkins
Season 7 Episode 37
Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944) was an opera singer that drew massive crowds for her terrible voice.
For the past six years, we’ve been telling th…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Our Favorites: Toni Morrison
Season 7 Episode 36
Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was a groundbreaking writer and the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Her works, i…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Our Favorites: Masako Togawa
Season 7 Episode 35
Masako Togawa (1931-2016) was a crime novelist, singer, and club owner. She created a chanson salon called the Blue Room, which catered to LGBTQIA+ a…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Our Favorites: Mamá Tingó
Mamá Tingó (1921-1974) was an Dominican activist who is often overlooked in historical accounts. She led protests to save her farm — and the farms of…
6 months ago