Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
BONUS: The Brown Girls Guide to Politics Season 9
Season 3
The overturning of Roe v. Wade was one of the most sensational events of the year, though not for the better. In the season 9 premiere, A’shanti sits…
3 years, 6 months ago
Resisters: The Mirabal Sisters
Season 3 Episode 277
The Mirabal sisters (c. 1924-1960) were the resister sisters of the Dominican Republic. Their fearless activism shed light on gender violence in thei…
3 years, 6 months ago
Resisters: Sarah Weddington
Season 3 Episode 276
Sarah Weddington (1945-2021) argued Roe V. Wade in front of the Supreme Court. Her dedication to reproductive justice led to one of the most influent…
3 years, 6 months ago
Resisters: Henrietta Wood
Season 3 Episode 275
Henrietta Wood (c. 1818-1912) won the largest verdict ever awarded for slavery reparations in the United States.
This month, we’re highlighting Women …
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Emily Davison
Season 3 Episode 274
Emily Davison (1872-1913) was an English suffragette. She was militant – and at times reckless – when fighting for the cause. Though her civil disobe…
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Irena Sendler
Season 3 Episode 273
Irena Sendler (1910-2008) smuggled more than 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto during Nazi rule.
This month, we’re highlighting Women of …
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Qiu Jin
Season 3 Episode 272
Qiu Jin (1875-1907) is sometimes called “China’s Joan of Arc.” This feminist poet and warrior defied tradition to become a martyr for the revolution …
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Sarah Moore Grimké
Season 3 Episode 271
Sarah Moore Grimké (1792-1873) is widely considered to be the mother of the American women’s suffrage movement. At a time when women were not welcome…
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Marthe McKenna
Season 3 Episode 270
Marthe McKenna (1892-c. 1966) was, by day, a Belgian combat nurse during World War I, caring for German soldiers. By night, she was an Allied spy.
Thi…
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Dolores Ibárruri
Season 3 Episode 269
Dolores Ibárruri (1895-1989) was a fiery leftist activist during the Spanish Civil War, and best known by her battle name, “La Pasionaria.”
This month…
3 years, 7 months ago