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 […]
Canada Month continues! This time Katie tells us about the civil rights activist Viola Desmond. She made history when she refused to leave her seat in the Roseland Theater. This Black Nova Scotian challenged Canadian segregation. Today she’s on the $10 bill. Learn about this amazing woman on today’s episode. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast […]
It’s the start of Ireland Month! Bonnie’s pick is an all-around adventurer. Lilian Bland is an aviator, horseback rider, lumberjack, painter, and car salesman. And when we say aviator we mean, she’s the first woman to build her own plane ’cause it’s 1910. And when we say car salesman, we mean the idea of cars […]
Katie finishes up African Gals Month by sharing about Senegalese author, Mariama Ba. So Long a Letter is a novel expressing the fate and the frustration of African women. Mariama received the Noma Award, a major book award in Africa. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast New for 2024! Join us on an adventure to get […]
Gal’s Guide Film Club is discussing the Viola Davis movie The Women King. Leah wanted to dig deeper into the real-life all-female military regiment in the Kingdom of Dahomey known as the Agojie. If you are wondering if they are what the Dorje Milaje of Black Panther is based on – you are correct my […]
Josh returns to the podcast to talk about the medicinal plant biologist, Nokwanda Pearl Makunga. Professor Nox is a researcher in Biotechnology at Stellenbosch University. Her work is fascinating if you have a green thumb and even if you don’t! About The Gal’s Guide Podcast New for 2024! Join us on an adventure to get […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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