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Resisters: Gisèle Halimi
Season 3 Episode 268
Gisele Halimi (1927-2020) made arguments in court that paved the way for abortion rights in France. She also represented revolutionaries fighting aga…
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Olympe de Gouges
Season 3 Episode 267
Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793) was a playwright and political activist during the French Revolution. While her country was reimagining its political fu…
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Trieu Thi Trinh
Season 3 Episode 266
Trieu Thi Trinh (c. 226 - c. 248) was a legendary figure, sometimes called the Vietnamese Joan of Arc. She was only 19 when she led an army that beat…
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Dorothy Day
Season 3 Episode 265
Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was the founder of the Catholic Worker Movement. A political and religious radical, she rejected institutional authority.
This…
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Aletta Jacobs
Season 3 Episode 264
Aletta Jacobs (1854-1929) was the first woman doctor in the Netherlands. She spent her life caring for women - as a doctor, and as a political activi…
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Dorothy Pitman Hughes
Season 3 Episode 263
Dorothy Pitman Hughes (1938-present) is a community organizer and child welfare advocate, who was a leader of the Women’s Movement in the 1970s.
This …
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Season 3 Episode 262
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964) was one of the most influential American labor organizers of the 20th century. From stirring up successful workers…
3 years, 7 months ago
Resisters: Nancy Wake
Season 3 Episode 261
Nancy Wake (1912-2011) defied Nazi forces and saved hundreds of lives during World War II. Her stealthy tactics and fierce bravery confounded enemy s…
3 years, 7 months ago
Muses: Lou Andreas-Salomé
Season 3 Episode 260
Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861-1937) was an inspiration to some of Germany’s most famous thinkers – including Friedrich Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud. But sh…
3 years, 7 months ago
Muses: Gala Dalí
Season 3 Episode 259
Gala Dalí (1894-1982) served as a muse for several famous Surrealist artists. Without her influence, the beloved painter Salvador Dalí may never have…
3 years, 7 months ago