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Ida B. Wells

Bonnie starts off Injustice Month with a crusader for justice, Ida B. Wells. As an author, journalist, and civil rights leader, Ida brought information and power to the movement for African-American equality. She was one of the founders of the NAACP and was forcibly removed from a train for the color of her skin in […]

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Françoise d’Eaubonne

Rebellious Creative Expression continues on the Gal’s Guide Podcast. Josh talks about Françoise d’Eaubonne, the French author who coined the term ecofeminism. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the world. Each of our presenters has a pick. Is she ancient history? […]

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Edmonia Lewis

We’re exploring Creative Expression within rebellion. Bonnie starts us off with the sculpture artist, Edmonia Lewis. Edmonia brought her African and Native American heritage to a neoclassical marble sculpture. Learn all about her incredible work. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around […]

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Rima Sultana Rimu

Katie finishes Equality Month of our Rebel Era by talking about the young peace activist from the Young Women for Leadership (YWL). Learn about the Rima Sultana Rimu from Bangladesh. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the world. Each of our […]

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Fannie Lou Hamer

Debbi continues Equality Month of our Rebel Era, by talking about the powerful activist, Fannie Lou Hamer. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the world. Each of our presenters has a pick. Is she ancient history? Is she breaking news? Is […]

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Mary Bowser

Bonnie starts off Equality Month of our Rebel Era, by talking about the amazing Civil War spy. Known by a couple of names Mary Elizabeth Bowser, Mary Richards, or Mary J.R. Garmin. Born into slavery she was a Union spy in the Confederate White House. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure […]

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Jessie Redmon Fauset

Katie finishes up Solidarity Month by talking about the author Jessie Redmon Fauset. As an editor of The Crisis as well as a poet and novelist, Jessie showcased the true image of African-American life. Her characters were working professionals and dealt with themes of feminism, “passing” and racial discrimination. Learn more about Jessie on this […]

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Tarana Burke

Riwo continues Solidarity Month with a powerful episode about the work of Tarana Burke and the #MeToo Movement. Video About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the world. Each of our presenters has a pick. Is she ancient history? Is she breaking […]

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Georgia Gilmore

Julie continues Solidarity Month at Gal’s Guide. Julie tells us Georgia Gilmore who used food as a connecting and fundraising tool for the Montgomery Bus Boycott movement. She was the rebel gal behind the “Club from Nowhere.” About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women […]

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Mary Ann Shadd Cary

Barb tells the tale of the first female publisher in Canada, Mary Ann Shadd Cary. Mary was born and died in the United States but her time in Canada was marked by her creation of the newspaper Provincial Freeman, a weekly paper starting in 1853 that circulated around southern Ontario that advocated equality, integration, and […]