Queen Nanny of the Maroons

It’s a new month and the gal pals are talking about amazing Black women of history. Bonnie Fillenwarth starts us off with Queen Nanny of the Maroons. A Chieftess of Jamaica who legend says caught bullets with her butt and fired them back! Learn about this gal! 

Show Notes & Extras

• This month’s gal pals are Katie Harris, Bonnie Fillenwarth, Edan and Dr. Leah Leach
• Katie is now President of the Board!
• Galentine’s shoutout
• Bonnie is now the Vice President!
• Edan is Queen of our world!
• Calendar update
• Friday, Feb 11 Date Night on Campus 6pm-9pm
• Saturday, Feb 12 Stitch n’ Bitch from 12pm-2pm
• Saturday, Feb 12 Nan Reinhardt Book Signing from 2pm-4pm
• Sunday, Feb 13 Galentine’s Brunch 11am advanced tickets required
• Bonnie’s 1 cool Black History Gal is Queen Nanny of the Maroons
• Oral stories and legends but also in archives
• Came to Jamica as a free woman
• Knowledge of herbs and medicines
• Kept her people free from the British
• Jerky! 
• Old Nannytown – kinda a lost city
• The legends of Queen Nanny
• Bullets in the butt! 
• Hypnotizing British soliders to fell into large bowling pot
• “It’s a pumpkin miracle” – Leah
• 1 of 7 national hero’s of Jamica
• $500 bill of Jamica is called a Nanny and she’s on it
• Memorial to her in Mooretown 
• 1741 Nanny was given a 500 acre town 
• Bump grave
• Documentary on Kanopy “Queen Nanny Legendary Maroon Chieftess” 
• Outlander?
• Historical boiling 
• Queen Nzinga shout out

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