For the last episode of Season 6, Barb ends Medicine Woman month with Omaha Medical doctor, Susan La Flesche Picotte. Season 7 begins on January 8, 2024, with Australian Gals. 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 […]
Medicine Woman Month continues! Leah tells us about the amazing Gladys Tantaquidgeon who was 3rd generation medicine woman who lived to age 106! Show Notes 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 […]
Bonnie starts off Medicine Woman Month by talking about the Great Healer of the Native American People, Qi-yo Ke-Pe. Show Notes The book Bonnie read from and mentioned is Spider Woman’s Web: Traditional Native American Tales About Women’s Power by Susan Hazen-Hammond. The book is being acquired by Gal’s Guide Library. About The Gal’s Guide […]
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 […]
Medicine Women exist in tribes, villages, and cities. Sometimes we use the name healer, herbalist, shaman, or wise elder. A medicine woman supplies to her people whatever her people need, when they need it. Medicine Women are part of our past and our present. Special Events This Month Monthly & Weekly Clubs Get in Touch. […]
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.” Images 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 […]
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 Images About The Gal’s Guide Podcast What if you could […]
October is Folklore Gals Month. To set the tone, Katie Young shares a quick and bonus episode about the lore of Banshees. Images 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 […]
Our theme this October has a literary theme with a twist, we’re talking about the women of Folklore. You can learn more in our podcasts, book club selection, and film club selection. Folklore is mostly oral traditions that are wrapped up in beliefs, culture, and community. They can be spooky (especially this time of year) or […]
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