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Workers: Florence St. John
Season 5 Episode 186
Florence St. John (c.1896-1970) was a General Motors factory worker who led her co-workers in a lawsuit against the company demanding equal pay for w…
1 year, 11 months ago
Workers: Sue Ko Lee
Season 5 Episode 185
Sue Ko Lee (1910-1996) was a labor organizer who participated in one of the longest strikes in the history of San Francisco’s Chinatown. She and othe…
1 year, 11 months ago
Workers: Margo St. James
Season 5 Episode 184
Margo St. James (1937-2021) was a prominent advocate for the rights of sex workers. In 1962, she was wrongfully arrested on prostitution charges – an…
1 year, 11 months ago
Workers: Amelia Bloomer
Season 5 Episode 183
Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) was an early suffragist, editor, and social advocate. After writing about a less-restrictive style of dressing for women, …
1 year, 11 months ago
Workers: Elizabeth Duncan Koontz
Season 5 Episode 182
Elizabeth Duncan Koontz (1919-1989) was an educator and civil rights leader, known for her pioneering efforts in advancing racial equality and women'…
1 year, 11 months ago
Disappearing Acts: Whitney Duan
Season 5 Episode 181
Whitney Duan, or Duan Weihong, (1966-unknown) is a Chinese real estate billionaire who made her fortune by mixing business with politics. In 2017, sh…
1 year, 11 months ago
Disappearing Acts: Suzanne Césaire
Season 5 Episode 180
Suzanne Roussi Césaire (1915-1966) was a Martinican writer whose essays criticized colonialism, civilization, and Caribbean identity. She helped foun…
1 year, 11 months ago
Disappearing Acts: Rose Valland
Season 5 Episode 179
Rose Valland (1898-1980) was an art historian and curator based in Paris during the Nazi occupation. She hid in plain sight as a secretary, documenti…
1 year, 11 months ago
Disappearing Acts: Takasue’s Daughter
Season 5 Episode 178
Sugawara no Takasue no musume (1008 - c. 1059), or Takasue’s daughter, was the author of “Sarashina Nikki,” or “Sarashina Diary,” a well-known book p…
1 year, 11 months ago
Disappearing Acts: Anastasia Romanov
Season 5 Episode 177
Anastasia Romanov (1901-1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia. Her death was hotly debated for years, as she w…
1 year, 11 months ago