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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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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 […]

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Gal’s Guide Anthology: Nourish

Our third annual book has a wonderful variety of stories on the theme of nourish. Nourishment is stitched in the clothing we have worn, steeped in the food we have cooked, echoed in the roads we have traveled, and seen in unapologetic crowds singing their (version). Devour stories and poems from 33 diverse authors about […]

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Julia Gillard

It is a new season of the Gal’s Guide Podcast! Can you believe it, it’s season 7! We’ve got a slightly new spin on all of 2024’s episodes. We’ll be learning about women around the world with a new region each month. This month, it’s Australia! Bonnie starts us off with the first female Prime […]

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Book Signing – Chris Dean

Gal’s Guide is pleased to welcome Chris Dean for their first book signing at Gal’s Guide Library. Chris’ wonderful book of poetry, Tales from a Broken Girl, is an oracle for healing, empowerment, and also sprinkled with a bit of good old-fashioned cursing. NEWLY ADDED: Skye Nicholson will be joining the book signing with two […]