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Corina Newsome

Amy tells us all about @Hood_Naturalist, Corina Newsome. Corina is not only a biologist who studies sparrows in Georgia but she is one of the founders of #BlackBirdersWeek. Amy also name drops many Black superstar scientists with socials who are making science much more inclusive and downright joyful! Show Notes This month our Gal Pals […]

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Mary Seacole

It’s Black History month and we’re taking this opportunity to shine an amazing spotlight on Black women in STEM. Katie talks about nurse and entrepreneur, Mary Seacole. Voted the Best Black Britton, Mary Seacole is a Jamaican-Scottish gal who gave Florence Nightingale a run for her money. Learn a taste about the amazing gal from […]

Tags autobiography, Black History, Cholera, Crimean War, Florence Nightingale, gals guide, herbal doctor, hotel owner, Jamaican, Katie Harris, London, Mary Seacole, nurse, podcast, Scottish, South America, STEM, womens history

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Mamie Phipps Clark

It’s Black History month and we’re taking this opportunity to shine an amazing spotlight on Black women in STEM. Bonnie starts us off talking about child physiologist Mamie Phipps Clark and how her Doll Study helped the Brown V Board of Education case. Show Notes It’s Black History Month!!! 2018 UC San Diego Women in […]

Tags Amy Dalton, biography, Bonnie Fillenwarth, Brown v Board of Education, Child physiologist, Doll Study, Dr. Leah Leach, gals guide, growing up, Katie Harris, Kenneth Clark, Mamie Phipps Clark, podcast, STEM, Women in STEM, womens history

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Angela Davis

We wrap up with a rebel gal who was on the top 10 FBI most wanted list but also ran for Vice President. Katie is sharing with us the complex and wonderfulness that is Angela Davis. Show Notes We are on Zoom ’cause COVID The Gal Pals for January are, Dr. Leah Leach, Bonnie Fillenwarth, […]

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Coretta Scott King

Did you know the reason the U.S. has a federal holiday for Martin Luther King Jr is because of the work of Coretta Scott King? Learn about this active participant of peace who was active in the Civil Right Movement before meeting MLK. Show Notes We are on Zoom ’cause COVID The Gal Pals for […]

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Women’s Battalion of Death

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Author of Women Warriors, Pamela Toler, tells us the fascinating tale of the Women’s Battalion of Death lead by Maria Botchkareva. The Gal Pals also ask if you can conform and rebel at the same time. Show Notes We are on Zoom ’cause COVID The Gal Pals for January are, Dr. Leah Leach, Bonnie Fillenwarth, […]

Tags 1917, 1919, Bolshevik Revolution, Bonnie Fillenwarth, Counter Revolutionaries, female military units, gals guide, Katie Harris, Leah Leach, Maria Botchkareva, Pamela Tolder, podcast, Russia, St. George Cross, Women Soldiers, Women Warriors, Women's Battalion of Death, womens history, World War 1

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Qiu Jin

It’s the start of Season 4 of the Gal’s Guide Guide Podcast!! We are starting off – what can only be an amazing year – celebrating rebel gals. We are joined this month by author and history nerd, Pamela Toler! Bonnie Fillenwarth starts us off with a Chinese feminist revolutionary who founded a girls’ school […]

Tags Bonnie Fillenwarth, Chinese, Dr. Leah Leach, Executed, Foot Binding, gals guide, Girls School, japan, Katie Harris, Pamela Toler, poetry, Qiu Jin, quotes, rebel, Revolution, Schooling, Women's journal, women's reform in China

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Galentine’s Day 2021

Ladies celebrating Ladies! We’re going to help each other reconnect with our own inner queen. We’ll learn about amazing queens of history and give you a personal mantra for the year ahead. Get that crown ready. Register Now Galentine’s Day Kit Pick up or Delivery. Supplies are limited.

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Be a Gal Pal in Season 4

Updated for 2022!! Sign up to be on Season 4! 2022 Research Topics Revolution Gals Black History Gals Artist Gals Naturalist Gals Science Gals LGBTQ+ Marvel Gals Archeology Gals Filmmaker Gals Witches Sci-Fi Gals Indiana Gals Love listening to the Gal Pals on the Gal’s Guide Podcast? Wanna bring your one cool thing to the […]

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Book Club

Throughout 2025 Gal’s Guide Book Club is going to be reading about rebel gals. Led by Katie & Barb, we are a no-pressure book club, you don’t have to read the full book to participate. Upcoming Meetings July 31 – Freedom MonthOnce I Was You by Maria Hinojosa August 28 – Courage MonthI Know Why […]

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