Riwo closes up Canada Month with her “TV mom” and a major happiness factor in her life, Catherine O’Hara. This talented comedian is the mom in Schitt’s Creek, the mom in Beetlejuice, and the mom in Home Alone. But to Riwo she’s so much more. UPDATE: No podcast episode in August as Riwo will be […]
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 […]
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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 […]
SUBMISSION ARE CLOSED.Check back for our 2026 call for submissions 2025 THEME IS FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS Gal’s Guide seeks fiction or nonfiction or poetry about female friendships. This is the fourth annual Gal’s Guide Anthology. Previous themes have been Women’s History, Journey, and Nourish. Gal’s Guide Anthology: Female Friendships Deadline 12/31/2024 Publication March 2025 SELECTION PROCEDURE: […]
It’s Canada Day! Bonnie is starting us off with the author of Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery. Learn about how this Canadian author used working at the post office to her advantage. About The Gal’s Guide Podcast Join us on an adventure to get to know famous and infamous women from around the […]
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 […]
Bonnie starts off Caribbean month with a Barbadian-Guyanese by way of Brooklyn, the fantastic Shirley Chisholm. The first African-American woman to run for President whose biography is named “Unbought and Unbossed” gives much of her influence to attending a strict school in Barbados. Bring a folding chair to this episode! About The Gal’s Guide Podcast […]
Riwo closes our Japan Month with a slice of shogun history. Tomoe Gozen was an onna-musha, a female warrior. She was taught defense and offense. She was on the battlefield with Samuari where she beheaded a lot of men. She was also involved in what led to the first shogunate. Show Notes Big thanks to […]
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