Podcast Episodes

Pink Collar Workers: Mary Eliza Mahoney

Season 6 Episode 244

Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) was the first African American to complete a professional training program and work as a nurse in the United States.

This month, we’re bringing back some of our favorit…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Pink Collar Workers: Buffalo Bird Woman

Season 6 Episode 243

Buffalo Bird Woman (c. 1839-1932), also known as Maxidiwiac, was a Hidatsa woman whose recollections on traditional Hidatsa culture, customs, and especially agricultural knowledge, were written down …

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Pink Collar Workers: Miriam Lee

Season 6 Episode 242

Miriam Lee (1926-2009) was one of the pioneering acupuncturists in America, responsible for acupuncture being legalized in California.

This month, we’re bringing back some of our favorite Womanica ep…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Pink Collar Workers: Mina Miller Edison

Season 6 Episode 241

Mina Miller Edison (1865-1947) was the second wife of American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison. She was an advocate for acknowledging the domestic labor required of women. She called herself a…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Pink Collar Workers: Virginia Apgar

Season 6 Episode 240

Virginia Apgar (1909-1974) was a pioneering obstetric anesthesiologist who designed a test that still saves newborns every day. She was also the first woman to become a full professor at Columbia Uni…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Pink Collar Workers: Angélique du Coudray

Season 6 Episode 239

Angélique du Coudray (1712-1794) transformed the practice of midwifery in eighteenth century France. Her work was so invaluable that the king of France himself recognized her contributions and funded…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Pink Collar Workers: Dolores Huerta

Season 6 Episode 238

Dolores Huerta (1930-present) is one of the most influential labor activists of the 20th century and a leader of the Chicano civil rights movement. She helped found the organization now known as Unit…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Pink Collar Workers: Lillian Harris Dean

Season 6 Episode 237

Lillian Harris Dean, aka Pigfoot Mary (c. 1870-1929) embodies the promise of the American dream. She became one of Harlem’s most successful food vendors by selling pigs’ feet.

This month, we’re bring…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Pink Collar Workers: Mary Seacole

Season 6 Episode 236

Mary Seacole (1805-1881) was a 19th century healer who was ahead of her time. This self taught nurse used her own money to sail across the world and set up shelter for wounded Crimean War soldiers.

T…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Pink Collar Workers: Rebecca Lukens

Season 6 Episode 235

Rebecca Lukens (1794-1854) is known as the first female CEO in the United States. She ran Brandywine Iron Works and Nail Factory, successfully guiding it through a difficult economic recession and a …

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago