History: The Shequel Podcast
1) Ida B. Wells
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Former school teacher turned Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist, Ida B. Wells, exposes the violence against black Americans in the post Civil War South! B...Show More
2) Ida Lupino
Lights, camera, action! This week's subject wasn't just in front of the camera, she was the first major female behind it too! From London to Hollywood, this Paramount Player used down time on set to l...Show More
3) Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
This country has a disease and there's only one cure for it - America's first black female doctor. Fighting racism and sexism with a stethoscope and a tongue depressor, Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler healed...Show More
4) Claude Cahun
Meet Claude Cahun, a prisoner of the binary culture of early 20th century France, this gender non-conforming photographer emerged from her culture a hero to queer art and a fighter of fascism. Forgott...Show More
5) March Fong Eu
You’ve never met an Aries like March Fong Eu! This hard working straight A student defied everyone’s racist obstacles to become the first Asian American woman nominated to office. She fought for repro...Show More
6) Octavia Butler
Bullies, race, social class, rejection, nothing could stop the remarkable ascent of the first black science fiction writer, Octavia Butler, from transforming herself from a shy, awkward introvert to s...Show More
7) Leah Chase
What are you hungry for? An evening dismantling racism or a gumbo that sticks to your ribs? Well, at Dooky Chase’s you get both, baby doll! Get your belly ready for a heaping bowl full of Civil Rights...Show More
8) Jerrie Cobb
America can't have nice things, including female astronauts in the first space program. We tried, when 13 women tested for outer space exploration, but the men in charge were whiny baby men who couldn...Show More
9) Chavela Vargas
Born way ahead of her time, Chavela Vargas kicked gender and sexuality right in the conojes when she dared to sing emotional rancheras directly to women while showing the world exactly who she was. Ge...Show More
10) Alice Marble
Alice Marble wasn't an Amazonian warrior princess but she might as well have been. A tennis pro who was racking up eighteen Grand Slam titles and still had the time to help stop some Nazi's. Not even ...Show More