Gals Guide
Cathy finishes up Learning & Growing Month with a wonderful tie-in to National Hispanic Heritage Month. Cathy talks about Pura Belpre, the Latina librarian from Puerto Rico. Pura’s brought to the New York Public Library Spanish language books, bilingual story time, holiday celebrations, and more! Pura also wrote books and did puppet shows! In fact, […]
Takeaways Be able to recognize heroes in real life Learn how to create a relatable hero in writing & art Boost your creativity Challenge what is masculine and what is feminine in heroic types Unapologetically feminine Feel the adventure of the human experience People love our classes “The lessons and meditations sparked my creativity so […]
Klaire is back on the podcast talking about an amazing Italian painter who started producing works as a teenager. Artemisia Gentileschi’s life was full of challenges and obstacles, including an abuser and rarely getting credit for her paintings. Learn about Artemisia’s fierce paintings of women that are gorgeous and haunting to look at. Learning Theme […]
Our dragon’s name is Debs. Debs is a delightful dragon named after our friend and author Debra Kemp. We called her Debs. She said that only her friends could call her Debs. She also said that if you wronged her, she would murder you in her next book. She was a perfect mix of friendly […]
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 […]
If you like this blog post Leah “Riwo” Leach is teaching an online Women & Dragons class, October 14, 2026. by Riwo After popular request what follows is part of my presentation at Gal’s Guide Galentine’s, on February 11, 2024. The theme was Dragons to tie into the Year of the Dragon. The speech was […]
Riwo’s pick is from pre-Christian times in Ireland. Her pick is also part historical, but also part myth and legend. She’s a complex woman. Queen Medb (also spelled Maeve, Mave, Meave), her name is connected to alcohol – you know meade-woman – she starts a war over who has a prettier bull, and it takes […]
Bonnie finishes up Folklore Month with the Slavic hero/villain the Baba Yaga! 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 you […]
Leah shares a Buddhist folktale of Kisa Gotami and the Mustard Seed. 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 you […]
Kassie talks about the amazing modern playwright who has a folklore twist. Learn and celebrate Aleshea Harris and her play “Is God Is.” 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 […]
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