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Pink Collar Workers: Hiratsuka Raichō
Season 6 Episode 231
Hiratsuka Raichō (1886-1971) was a Japanese feminist and social reformer, who founded a literary magazine by and for women. After becoming a mother, …
8 months, 1 week ago
Pink Collar Workers: Clara Zetkin
Season 6 Episode 230
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…
8 months, 1 week ago
Pink Collar Workers: Irene Fernandez
Season 6 Episode 229
Irene Fernandez (1946-2014) was a Malaysian human rights activist. She co-founded Tenaganita, a non-governmental organization that promotes the right…
8 months, 1 week ago
Pink Collar Workers: Laudelina de Campos Melo
Season 6 Episode 228
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…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Pink Collar Workers: Madame Nwanyeruwa
Season 6 Episode 225
Madame Nwanyeruwa (c. 1920s) organized the Aba Women’s War, a revolt staged by Nigerian women against colonial taxation. Her actions helped ignite a …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Pink Collar Workers: Tapputi
Season 6 Episode 224
Tapputi is widely regarded as one of the first known chemists, and her name appears in a Mesopotamian cuneiform tablet dating to approximately 1200 B…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Pink Collar Workers: Zephyr Wright
Season 6 Episode 223
Zephyr Wright (1915-1988) served as President Lyndon B. Johnson’s personal chef for nearly three decades. While her southern cooking filled stomachs …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Maritime Madams: Dido
Season 6 Episode 222
Dido (also known as Elissa or Elisha) was a legendary Queen of Tyre who was forced to flee the city with a loyal band of followers. Sailing west acro…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Maritime Madams: Florence Chadwick
Season 6 Episode 221
Florence Chadwick (1918-1995) was an American long-distance, open-water swimmer, most famous for crossing the English Channel in record time and beco…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Maritime Madams: Gloria Hollister
Season 6 Episode 219
Gloria Hollister (1900-1988) was a marine scientist, conservationist and explorer who made record-breaking dives in a deep-sea submersible called the…
8 months, 3 weeks ago