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Activists Africa Author Gal's Guide Podcast History Podcasts Politics Suffrage

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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Australia Author Disabled History Gal's Guide Podcast History Medicine Podcasts Science STEM

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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Australia business Gal's Guide Podcast History Podcasts

Mary Reibey

Katie’s Australian Gal is a legendary business woman who started as a convict.  Learn about Mary Reibey, an incredible woman who is on the money and became a role model for many.  About The Gal’s Guide Podcast New for 2024! Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around […]

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Australia Gal's Guide Podcast History Podcasts Politics

Edith Cowan

Australian Gals Month continues! Barb’s pick is a social reformer who was the first woman to serve as a member of Parliament. 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 a pick. Is […]

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Australia Author Gal's Guide Podcast History Podcasts Politics

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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Folk Tales & Myths Gal's Guide Podcast History Podcasts

Baba Yaga

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 […]

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Kisa Gotami and the Mustard Seed

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 […]

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Author Black History Folk Tales & Myths Gal's Guide Podcast History Podcasts Theater

Aleshea Harris

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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Gal's Guide Podcast History Indigenous People Podcasts

Lozen

Barb tells us about Lozen, the Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache who was a skillful warrior and a shield to her people. There is a trigger warning for this episode as we do discuss the capture and the imprisonment of Lozen and her people. Show Notes About The Gal’s Guide Podcast What if you could only […]

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Folk Tales & Myths Gal's Guide Podcast History Podcasts Scary Gals

Banshee

October is Folklore Gals Month. To set the tone, Katie Young shares a quick and bonus episode about the lore of Banshees.  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 […]