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Folk Heroes: Dung Hà
Season 4 Episode 217
Dung Ha (c. 1965-2000) was a powerful Vietnamese gangster who challenged the “Godfather of Saigon.” She broke gender expression rules and sexuality n…
2 years, 7 months ago
Folk Heroes: Veleda
Season 4 Episode 216
Veleda (c. 100 CE) was a seeress venerated by Germanic tribes for her prophecies and diplomatic gifts. She was considered a divinity on Earth. Veleda…
2 years, 7 months ago
Folk Heroes: Tomyris
Season 4 Episode 215
Tomyris (unknown - 520 BCE) was the fierce queen who defended her kingdom against an invasion by Cyrus the Great, the king of Persia. After her victo…
2 years, 7 months ago
Folk Heroes: Mother Shipton (Ursula Southeil)
Season 4 Episode 214
Ursula Southeil (c. 1488-1561), better known as “Mother Shipton,” was an English prophetess and seeress known for her predictions about the future. I…
2 years, 7 months ago
Folk Heroes: Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer
Season 4 Episode 213
Kenau Simonsdochter Hasselaer (c.1526 - 1588) embodied what it meant to be a heroine. As the owner of a shipyard, she played an important role in the…
2 years, 7 months ago
Folk Heroes: Scheherazade
Season 4 Episode 212
Scheherezade is the storyteller of the frame story for Arabian Nights or The Thousand and One Nights, a collection of stories that have been around s…
2 years, 7 months ago
Folk Heroes: María Remedios del Valle
Season 4 Episode 211
María Remedios del Valle (unknown - 1847) was a real woman whose story of fierce fighting and selfless sacrifice made her a revolutionary hero. Many …
2 years, 7 months ago
Folk Heroes: Etta Place
Season 4 Episode 210
Etta Place (c. 1880s) is a mystery. The rifle-toting bandit of the Old West ran with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as part of the notorious trai…
2 years, 7 months ago
Folk Heroes: Grace O’Malley
Season 4 Episode 209
Grace O’Malley (c. 1530-1603) is known as the iconic, pirate queen of Ireland. She is remembered through folklore as a skilled ship captain, a notori…
2 years, 8 months ago
Folk Heroes: Ng Akew
Season 4 Episode 208
Ng Akew (c. 1820 - c. 1914) was a resourceful woman who lived by sea, chased down pirates, and played a key role in shaping Hong Kong.
This month, w…
2 years, 8 months ago