Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Rebels: Ruby Hurley
Season 4 Episode 63
Ruby Hurley (1909-1980) was a pioneer of Black feminist activism. She played a key role in winning rights for African Americans and expanding the NAA…
3 years, 2 months ago
Rebels: Regina Jonas
Season 4 Episode 62
Regina Jonas (1902-1944) asked a short, but important question: Can women serve as rabbis? She dedicated her life to proving that the answer to that …
3 years, 2 months ago
Rebels: Olive Morris
Season 4 Episode 61
Olive Morris (1952-1979) was a community leader who rose to meet a dire moment in British history, a time rife with racial discrimination and economi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Rebels: Mitsuye Endo
Season 4 Episode 60
Mitsuye Endo (1920-2006) was detained for being of Japanese descent during World War II. She became the lead plaintiff in a Supreme Court case which …
3 years, 2 months ago
Rebels: Kathleen Lynn
Season 4 Episode 59
Kathleen Lynn (1874-1955) fought for her own right to practice medicine, and fought for her peoples’ right to self-govern.
You’re probably familiar wi…
3 years, 3 months ago
Rebels: Judith Heumann
Season 4 Episode 58
Judith Heumann (1947-present) opened the door for millions of Americans to gain better accessibility to everyday life. She’s known as the mother of t…
3 years, 3 months ago
Rebels: Inji Efflatoun
Season 4 Episode 57
Inji Efflatoun (1924-1989) was an Egyptian feminist activist and pioneering artist. She used her surrealist paintings to highlight the cruelty of an …
3 years, 3 months ago
Rebels: Gertrude Benham
Season 4 Episode 56
Gertrude Benham (1867-1938) was a world traveler and master mountaineer who scaled over 300 mountains in her lifetime
You’re probably familiar with re…
3 years, 3 months ago
Rebels: Forugh Farrokhzad
Season 4 Episode 55
Forugh Farrokhzad (1935-1967) rejected patriarchal assumptions of womanhood through her poetry. In her revolutionary and controversial work, she expr…
3 years, 3 months ago
Rebels: Florence Kelley
Season 4 Episode 54
Florence Kelley (1859-1932) refused to accept the terrible working conditions of her time. Her reforms completely changed the exploitative status quo…
3 years, 3 months ago