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Wordsmiths: Rachel Pollack
Season 5 Episode 206
Rachel Pollack (1945-2023) was a transgender activist and writer who pioneered a modern, feminist understanding of tarot cards and created the first …
1 year, 10 months ago
Wordsmiths: Mary Renault
Season 5 Episode 205
Mary Renault (1905-1983) was a British writer best known for her historical novels set in Ancient Greece. She wrote both contemporary and historical …
1 year, 10 months ago
Workers: Addie L. Wyatt
Season 5 Episode 204
Addie L. Wyatt (1924-2012) was a civil rights activist, women’s rights activist, and one of the country’s foremost labor union leaders. As vice presi…
1 year, 10 months ago
Workers: Laudelina de Campos Melo
Season 5 Episode 203
Laudelina de Campos Melo (1904-1991) was a labor organizer in Brazil. She fought for the dignity of Black domestic workers during a time when they we…
1 year, 10 months ago
Workers: Luisa Capetillo
Season 5 Episode 202
Lusia Capetillo (1879-1922) was a Puerto Rican union organizer, reporter, and author who saw feminism and workers' rights as inseparable from one ano…
1 year, 10 months ago
Workers: Františka Plamínková
Season 5 Episode 201
Františka Plamínková (1875-1942) was a Czech teacher, organizer, and politician who dedicated her life to advancing women’s rights. She played a key …
1 year, 10 months ago
Workers: Hiratsuka Raichō
Season 5 Episode 200
Hiratsuka Raichō (1886-1971) was a Japanese feminist and social reformer, who founded a literary magazine by and for women. After becoming a mother, …
1 year, 10 months ago
Workers: Rebecca Lukens
Season 5 Episode 199
Rebecca Lukens (1794-1854) is known as the first female CEO in the United States. She ran Brandywine Iron Works and Nail Factory, successfully guidin…
1 year, 10 months ago
Workers: Lucy Parsons
Season 5 Episode 198
Lucy Parsons (c.1851-1942) was an anti-capitalist labor organizer.. She founded the Wobblies (Industrial Workers of the World) and The International …
1 year, 10 months ago
Workers: Clara Zetkin
Season 5 Episode 197
Clara Zetkin (1857-1933) was a prominent German Marxist theorist, activist, and advocate for women's rights. She played a pivotal role in the early s…
1 year, 10 months ago