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Author Canada Gal's Guide Podcast History Podcasts writing

Lucy Maud Montgomery

It’s Canada Day! Bonnie is starting us off with the author of Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery. Learn about how this Canadian author used working at the post office to her advantage.  About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the […]

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Book Signing – M.A. Dubbs

Local and award-winning poet M.A. Dubbs is coming to Gal’s Guide! Get your copy of her amazing Indiana and nature-inspired haiku and poems. Makes a wonderful gift, plus M.A. is delightful! SaturdayJuly 13 2pm – 4pm Gal’s Guide Library107 S. 8th StreetNoblesville Second Floor of the Noblesville Creates A small percentage of sales will go […]

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Miss Lou

Barb continues Caribbean month by talking about the cultural icon of Jamaica. Miss Lou was an author, poet, and folklore expert. Learn and embrace the beauty and importance of the language with Louise Bennett-Coverley. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the […]

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Shirley Chisholm

Bonnie starts off Caribbean month with a Barbadian-Guyanese by way of Brooklyn, the fantastic Shirley Chisholm. The first African-American woman to run for President whose biography is named “Unbought and Unbossed” gives much of her influence to attending a strict school in Barbados. Bring a folding chair to this episode!  About The Gal’s Guide Podcast […]

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Book Signing – Walden Quinn Caesar

Gal’s Guide is so excited to have a visit from Walden Quinn Caesar! Walden has a meaningful message of authentic survival that is told in two new poetry books. The Things We Don’t Talk About was released in March 2024 and From Lost to Found was released in May 2024. Come meet and support this […]

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2023 (Taylor’s Version) from the Gal’s Guide Anthology Nourish

In honor of Taylor Swift’s secret album release here is 1 of the 44 entries from the Gal’s Guide Anthology: Nourish for you to enjoy. “No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.”― Taylor Swift By Leah Leach It was a typical Tuesday. […]

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Author Gal's Guide Podcast History Ireland Podcasts

Kate O’Brien

Did you think Ireland Month was over?! Well, we found a pot of gold on this April Fools Day! Gal’s Guide just happens to be so lucky because we know Jackie. Jackie is a native Hoosier who now calls Ireland home. She also runs the Castlelyons Library, which is supported and sponsored by Gal’s Guide. […]

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Mariama Ba

Katie finishes up African Gals Month by sharing about Senegalese author, Mariama Ba. So Long a Letter is a novel expressing the fate and the frustration of African women. Mariama received the Noma Award, a major book award in Africa. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast New for 2024! Join us on an adventure to get […]

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Huda Sha’arawi

It is a new month! Bonnie starts African Gal month with a trailblazer of the Egyptian Feminist movement, Huda Sha’arawi. Learn about this amazing suffragette.  About The Gal’s Guide Podcast New for 2024! Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the world. Each of our presenters has […]

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Sister Elizabeth Kenny

Leah closes out Australian Gals Month with her pick. Sister Elizabeth Kenny (who was a military sister, not a religious sister) was an Australian Bush nurse who basically created physical therapy. At the time her methods of treating polio patients were unconventional but one day there was some help from the Mayo Clinic in the […]