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Architects: Norma Merrick Sklarek
Season 6 Episode 135
Norma Merrick Sklarek (1926-2012) was an African American architect. Known as the "Rosa Parks of Architecture," she fought for her buildings and was …
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Architects: Julia Morgan
Season 6 Episode 134
Julia Morgan (1872-1957) was an American architect based in the San Francisco area. She designed, rebuilt, and remodeled hundreds of buildings, most …
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Architects: Shirley Jackson
Season 6 Episode 133
Shirley Jackson (1946-present) is an accomplished American physicist and mathematician who dedicated her career to studying the particles that make u…
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Architects: Suzette Haden Elgin
Season 6 Episode 132
Suzette Haden Elgin (1936-2015) was a writer and linguist who constructed a whole language called Láadan for her beloved Native Tongue series. In the…
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Architects: Sara Josephine Baker
Season 6 Episode 131
Sara Josephine Baker (1873-1945) was a doctor specializing in public health who revolutionized preventative measures for mothers and infants in the e…
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Architects: Maria Carlota Costallat de Macedo Soares
Season 6 Episode 130
Maria Carlota Costallat de Macedo Soares (1910-1967), often remembered simply as Lota, was a Brazilian designer and urban planner. She is best known …
1 year, 1 month ago
Renaissance Women: Eulalie Spence
Season 6 Episode 129
Eulalie Spence (1894-1981) was a playwright, director, and teacher from the British West Indies. She made a living as a school teacher, a profession …
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Renaissance Women: Georgette Seabrooke
Season 6 Episode 128
Georgette Seabrooke, also known as Georgette Seabrooke Powell, (1916-2011) was an American muralist, artist, illustrator, art therapist, and communit…
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Renaissance Women: Anne Spencer
Season 6 Episode 127
Anne Spencer (1882-1975) was a poet, educator, and activist. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, she advanced local efforts for literacy, access, and civ…
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Renaissance Women: Effie Lee Newsome
Season 6 Episode 126
Effie Lee Newsome (1885–1979) was a Harlem Renaissance poet and activist. She is most famous for her volume of children’s poetry, Gladiola Garden: Po…
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