It’s the start of Naturalist Month at the Gal’s Guide Library. The Gal Pals are sharing 1 cool woman related to the study of and the conservation of nature. Amy Dalton is back and starts us off talking about Janaki Ammal who made sugar sweeter and help conserve land in India! Show Notes About The […]
Art Gals Month continues with the amazing photographer and member of Group f/64.  About The Gal’s Guide Podcast What if you could only share 1 cool thing about a topic? Would it be about ancient history? Would it be breaking news? Would it be safe for work? A group of gals gathers to present to […]
What does your soul need? What will satisfy your Great Hunger? What dreams do you want to take root? These questions and more are from the Awakened Woman, Dr. Tererai Trent, who is Leah’s (and Oprah’s) favorite inspiration. Show Notes & Extras Videos About The Gal’s Guide Podcast What if you could only share 1 […]
It’s the last episode of Season 4 of the Gal’s Guide Podcast! Leah talks about the Indigenous gal who was known for way more than just one thing! Zitkála-Šá was an activist, writer, and was the first Native American to write an opera. Learn about this fascinating woman who used her skills and talents to […]
Katie wraps up activist month, talking about 4 amazing animal activist gals. Learn about Caroline Earle White, who started animal shelters, Margaret Murie who was the grandmother of the conservation movement, Harriet Hemenway who co-founded the Audubon Society, and Genesis Butler the young lady who is on the scene right now daring us (AND THE […]
Activist month continues with the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Wilma Mankiller. Gloria Steinem once said that if our country were fairer this woman would have been President of the United States. Wilma was one of the native peoples who reclaimed and occupied Alcatraz Island for 19 months. Learn about this inspirational and […]
Climb the mountain! Pet the peacock! This is the advice from the drunk gal-pals, which might not be the best to follow. However, Katie tells about an English explorer who traveled all around the world. In one adventure, the locals trapped her in a house and set it on fire! Learn about the lady who […]
Every month we have a research theme. We gather the books we have in the collection and the Gal’s Pals research for the Gal’s Guide Podcast. Sometimes we have holes in the collection where we could use more materials have better diversity in the theme. This is where YOU come in! We’ll post a short […]
The gal pals get really excited talk about their favorite childhood tree! Then Katie brings us up to speed on the amazing work of Geobiologist, Hope Jahren. Hope is the author of two books Lab Girl and our book club pick The Story of More. Learn about this Minnesota gal and her superpower for the […]
Rebecca talks about the newly sworn-in Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland. Deb is the first Native American in the role! Learn about this 35th generation New Mexican as well as how the gal pals have reconnected with nature during the lockdown. Show Notes & Extras Images About The Gal’s Guide Podcast What if you […]
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