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Women of the Wheel: Eliska Junková
Season 7 Episode 6
Eliska Junková (1900-1994) was a Czech motosport enthusiast and the first woman to win a Grand Prix racing event. She garnered attention for her pro…
7 months, 1 week ago
Women of the Wheel: Julia Barfield
Season 7 Episode 5
Julia Barfield (1952-present) is a British architect most well-known as one of the designers of the London Eye observation wheel. She continues to wo…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Women of the Wheel: Fortuna
Season 7 Episode 4
Fortuna is the Roman goddess of fortune and luck. Often depicted holding a ship’s rudder and wheel, she steers fate for better or worse. Her wheel of…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Women of the Wheel: Toshiko Takaezu
Season 7 Episode 3
Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) was a Japanese-American ceramicist. Drawing from her heritage, love of travel, and a deep connection to nature and spirit…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Women of the Wheel: Alfonsina Strada
Season 7 Episode 2
Alfonsina Strada (1891-1959) was an Italian cyclist and the first and only woman to compete in a men’s cycling Grand Tour. In an era when women were …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Women of the Wheel: Joan Weston
Season 7 Episode 1
Joan Weston (1935-1996) was a California-born roller-derby athlete. She is most known for being one of the highest-paid female athlete in the 1960s, …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Pink Collar Workers: Lydia Delectorskaya
Season 6 Episode 245
Lydia Delectorskaya (1910-1998) became the final muse for the celebrated French modernist painter Henri Matisse.
This month, we’re bringing back som…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
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.
T…
7 months, 3 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 esp…
7 months, 3 weeks 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…
7 months, 3 weeks ago