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Mothers: Queen Idia
Season 4 Episode 43
Queen Idia (c. 1500s) rewrote the rulebook on mothering in ancient Benin. She fought for her son’s life and place on the throne – and made herself a …
3 years, 3 months ago
Mothers: Norma Gabler
Season 4 Episode 42
Norma Gabler (1923-2007) turned her motherhood into a weapon, bending the American educational landscape to fit her own moral compass.
While motherhoo…
3 years, 3 months ago
Mothers: Mother Jones
Season 4 Episode 41
Mother Jones (c. 1837-1930) became a “mother” to thousands of coal miners and union workers because of her tireless commitment to the labor movement.…
3 years, 3 months ago
Mothers: Mariana Grajales Cuello
Season 4 Episode 40
Mariana Grajales Cuello (c. 1815-1893) remained dedicated to the revolutionary cause up until her last breath. She inspired her children and revoluti…
3 years, 3 months ago
Mothers: Louise Little
Season 4 Episode 39
Louise Little (c. 1897-1989) battled oppression and challenged white supremacy while raising eight children, one of whom was Malcolm X.
While motherho…
3 years, 3 months ago
Mothers: Lorena Borjas
Season 4 Episode 38
Lorena Borjas (1960-2020) was an activist who dedicated her life to helping trans women, undocumented people and sex workers, survive the streets of …
3 years, 3 months ago
Mothers: Kate Sessions
Season 4 Episode 37
Kate Sessions (1857-1940) was a pioneering figure in the field of horticulture, known as the “Mother of Balboa Park.”
While motherhood can take many f…
3 years, 4 months ago
Mothers: Johnnie Tillmon
Season 4 Episode 36
Johnnie Tillmon (1926-1995) was a warrior for welfare rights in the United States, who fought tirelessly to better the lives of impoverished mothers …
3 years, 4 months ago
Mothers: Jahanara Imam
Season 4 Episode 35
Jahanara Imam (1929-1994) was the mother of a freedom fighter, and her diary became the defining account of a country’s arduous and entangled birth. …
3 years, 4 months ago
Mothers: Felicitas Méndez
Season 4 Episode 34
Felicitas Méndez (1916-1998) was determined to provide her children with equal opportunity to education, so she won a landmark court case and paved t…
3 years, 4 months ago