Podcast Episodes

Episode 13: Wilma Mankiller

Season 1 Episode 13

Wilma Mankiller is honored and recognized as the first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation... the first woman to be elected as chief of any…

3 years, 2 months ago

Episode 12: Septima Poinsette Clark

Since this month we are talking about women advocates, I wanted to include a woman who played an important part in the Civil Rights Movement. After c…

3 years, 2 months ago

Episode 11: Mary Harris "Mother" Jones

Season 1 Episode 11

Join me to learn about Mary "Mother" Jones and her advocacy work for worker's rights. We're going to focus *mostly* on the March of the Mill Children…

3 years, 2 months ago

Episode 10: Judith Heumann

Season 1 Episode 10

Judith Heumann changed the world person-by-person. By connecting on a human level. She was a born leader who didn't let her fear keep her from changi…

3 years, 2 months ago

Episode 9: Sarojini Naidu

Season 1 Episode 9

Sarojini Naidu was an amazing woman with a gift of expressive descriptions in her vivid poetry. She had a passion and drive to help free her beloved …

3 years, 3 months ago

Episode 8: Phillis Wheatley

Season 1 Episode 8

Join me to hear part of Phillis Wheatley's story of how she became the first black woman poet to be published in America. Her story weaves interestin…

3 years, 3 months ago

Episode 7: Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz

Season 1 Episode 7

Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz challenged the assumption that women were "beneath" men in New Spain in the 1600s. Her writings were controversial and ahea…

3 years, 3 months ago

Episode 6: Enheduanna

Season 1 Episode 6

Before Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, Dante or even Homer, there was Enheduanna. The Princess, priestess and poet that was the first person to…

3 years, 3 months ago

Episode 5: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Season 1 Episode 5

You may not know Sister Rosetta Tharpe by name (YET!) but you have definitely rocked out to music that wouldn't be around if not for her influence. S…

3 years, 4 months ago

Episode 4: Fannie Lou Hamer

Season 1 Episode 4

Fannie Lou Hamer was an incredible example of a woman who risked everything for what she knew was right. She was such an incredible woman to research…

3 years, 4 months ago