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Womanica

Wonder Media Network

Thinking back to our history classes growing up, we had one question: Where the ladies at? Enter, Womanica. In just 5 minutes a day, learn about different incredible women from throughout history. On Wonder Media Network’s award-winning podcast, we’re telling the stories of women you may or may not know — but definitely should. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Outsiders: Clara Campoamor

Womanica ·

2025/06/16

Clara Campoamor (1888-1972) was a Spanish politician, lawyer, and writer, considered by some to be the mother of the Spanish feminist movement. She championed the inclusion of women's suffrage in the 1931 Spanish Constitution and was elected to the Constituent Courts in 1931, becoming one of the first women in Spanish parliament. For Further Reading: Clara Campoamor · Pioneering Female Jurists Clara Campoamor. Una mujer adelantada a su tiempo Clara Campoamor (1888 – 1972) | WOMAN

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4:38

Outsiders: Aouta Kéita

Womanica ·

2025/06/13

Aouta Kéita (1912-1980) was a Malian midwife, political activist and writer. She was one of the first women in French West Africa to become a professionally trained midwife. She was an activist and supporter of independence and women’s rights, and the first woman to serve in Mali’s National Assembly. Her autobiography is considered a landmark feminist text in African literature. For Further Reading: Aoua Kéita (1912-1980) Aoua Kéita: pioneering the path for African

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5:42

Outsiders: Amy Winehouse

Womanica ·

2025/06/12

Amy Winehouse (1983-2011) was an English singer-songwriter whose unique vocals and genre mixing made her a household name with just two albums in her career. For Further Reading: Amy Winehouse: Biography, Musician, Grammy Winner Growing up with my sister Amy Winehouse Amy Winehouse, British Soul Singer With a Troubled Life, Dies at 27 Amy Winehouse Remembered: “Her intelligence astounded me…” This month we're talking about Outsiders -- women who marched to the beat of their own

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9:01

Outsiders: Rosa Luxemburg

Womanica ·

2025/06/11

Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919) was one of the greatest Marxist thinkers of the 20th century. She was an economist, a speaker, socialist party leader, and writer on Marxism, the working class, and freedom. She helped found many socialist newspapers, the Polish Social Democratic Party, and the Spartacus League. Further Reading: Rosa Luxemburg The Life of Rosa Luxemburg On January 15, 1919: Rosa Luxemburg was murdered This month we're talking about Outsiders -- women who marched to the beat of their own

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8:00

Outsiders: Yayoi Kusama

Womanica ·

2025/06/10

Yayoi Kusama (1929 - present) is a contemporary Japanese artist working across painting, sculpture, film, and installation. She has produced a body of work formally unified by its use of repetitive dots, pumpkins, and mirrors. She has been acknowledged as one of the most important living artists to come out of Japan, the world's top-selling female artist, and the world's most successful living artist. Her work influenced that of her contemporaries, including Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg. For

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7:28

Outsiders: Joan Clarke

Womanica ·

2025/06/09

Joan Clarke (1917-1996) was a codebreaker for the British armed forces during World War II. Her work alongside famous computer scientist Alan Turing was pivotal in decoding Nazi communications and bringing the war to an end. For Further Reading: Joan Clarke (1917 - 1996) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics 100 Years Ago: Joan Clarke Joan Clarke, woman who cracked Enigma cyphers with Alan Turing - BBC News The Female Codebreakers Of Bletchley Park | HistoryExtra This month we're talking

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5:46

Outsiders: Hipparchia of Maroneia

Womanica ·

2025/06/06

Hipparchia of Maroneia (c.300 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and one of the few women known to have actively participated in ancient philosophical discourse. A member of the Cynic school, she rejected wealth, societal expectations, and traditional gender roles to live a life of radical simplicity and public defiance alongside her husband, Crates of Thebes. For Further Reading: Hipparchia the Cynic: Devoted Wife, Mother, & Outspoken Greek Philosopher Hipparchia the Cynic: Feminist Rhetoric and the

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7:30

Outsiders: Annie Hindle

Womanica ·

2025/06/05

Annie Hindle (c. 1840s - c. 1900s) was an actress, comic, and performer who was famous in American variety circuits in the late 1800s. Born in England, and making her name in the Music Hall scene there, she was known mainly as a male-impersonator, becoming the first to bring this performance style to American variety theaters. Annie was also much discussed in newspapers for her multiple marriages, both to men and women. Her marriages to women involved her cross-dressing as a man, under the name

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6:03

Outsiders: Otake Kōkichi

Womanica ·

2025/06/04

Ōtake Kōkichi (1893-1966) was a feminist writer, artist, and activist in early 20th century Japan. She was a member of the Japanese Bluestocking Society, which aimed to promote women’s rights through literature and education. She is regarded as a pioneer for queer feminism in Japan. For Further Reading: Otake Kōkichi — Making Queer History Otake Kōkichi 尾竹紅吉 | U-M LSA Center for Japanese Studies (CJS) Intersections: The New Woman Meets the Geisha: The Politics of Pleasure in 1910s Japan

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6:55

Outsiders: Patti McGee

Womanica ·

2025/06/03

Patti McGee (1945-2024) a pioneering American skateboarder who became the first female professional in the sport during the 1960s. She gained national fame after winning the 1964 National Skateboard Championship. In 1965, Patti appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine riding a skateboard in her signature move – a handstand – helping to popularize the sport. For Further Reading: Skateboarding Hall of Fame Museum - Patti McGee Skateboarding Heritage Hall of Fame - Patti McGee New York Times

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5:00

Outsiders: Toyen

Womanica ·

2025/06/02

Toyen (1902-1980), born Marie Čermínová, was a gender-nonconforming Czech surrealist painter. They blurred boundaries not only of gender but of artistic form, producing erotically charged, dreamlike images that challenged both political oppression and societal taboos. For Further Reading: One of a kind Mythic Being Toyen - Surreal/Radical Toyen Surrealist Oeuvre of Toyen: Fragmented and Dissolving Bodies Eroticism, Identity, and Cultural Context: Toyen and the Prague Avant-Garde Toyen

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7:12

Word Weavers: Dolores Huerta

Womanica ·

2025/05/30

Dolores Huerta (1930-present) is one of the most influential labor activists of the 20th century and a leader of the Chicano civil rights movement. She helped found the organization now known as United Farm Workers and helped organize the Delano grape strike in 1965. She is credited for coming up with the rallying cry “Sí, se puede,” which means “yes, we can” in Spanish. For Further Reading: Dolores Huerta, renowned American labor leader and civil rights activist who

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6:32

Word Weavers: Jean Harlow

Womanica ·

2025/05/29

Jean Harlow (1911-1937) was an American actress known as the original “Blonde Bombshell.” She grew to stardom as an extra in silent films and early talkies, captivating audiences with her appearance. Her role as Lola in the 1933 film “Bombshell” popularized the term in Hollywood and the use of it to refer to a striking woman. This was a forerunner to the term "sex symbol,” specifically in Hollywood. For Further Reading: Bombshell: the life and death of Jean Harlow The

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5:34

Word Weavers: Kerima Polotan-Tuvera

Womanica ·

2025/05/28

Kerima Polotan-Tuvera (1925-2011) was a Filipino fictionist, essayist, and journalist who coined the term “mani-pedi.” Her influence is felt in the Philippines as a writer and award-winning author, and worldwide through her work in shaping Philippine English. For Further Reading: Kerima Polotan Tuvera: 85 Years of a life OED: mani-pedi Biggest-ever addition of ‘Filipino English’ goes into Oxford dictionary OED: Introduction to Philippine English This month, we’re

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6:56

Word Weavers: Kasturba Gandhi

Womanica ·

2025/05/27

Kasturba Gandhi (1869-1944) was an Indian political activist and leader in the movement for Indian Independence during British Colonial rule. She was married to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi). During her life participated in many civil disobedience campaigns and marches and did work to support women’s welfare throughout her life. She is said to have been a key inspiration for Gandhi’s Satyagraha, a form of nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. For Further Reading:

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Word Weavers: Malak Hifni Nasif

Womanica ·

2025/05/26

Malak Hifni Nasif (1886-1918) was an Egyptian feminist, writer, and educator, known for her advocacy work for women's rights and education in the early 20th century. Often referred to as "The First Feminist of Egypt," she wrote about the importance of female education and the empowerment of women. For Further Reading: What Freedom Means: The Story of Malak Hifni Nasif - Radical Tea Towel Arab Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide, 1873–1999 “Women's lives”: 1909 speech by

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7:07

Word Weavers: Loretta Ross

Womanica ·

2025/05/23

Loretta Ross (1953 - present) is an activist who has dedicated her life to advancing women’s rights. She helped coin the terms “women of color” and “reproductive justice,” providing the language that has allowed women across racial and ethnic backgrounds to organize collectively for their human rights and reproductive freedoms. For Further Reading: Biography: Loretta RossTranscript of interview with Loretta J. Ross Eugenicists Never Retreat, They Just Regroup:

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6:02

Word Weavers: Enheduanna

Womanica ·

2025/05/22

Enheduanna was a high priestess, poet, and princess of ancient Mesopotamia. She is widely considered the world’s first known author by name. Her deeply personal hymns and poems, many dedicated to the goddess Inanna, mark the first time an author writes using the pronoun I. For Further Reading: World History: Enheduanna The Earliest Known Author Was a Woman from Mesopotamia The World’s First Named Author Was a Woman This month, we’re talking about Word Weavers — people who

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6:06

Word Weavers: Judith Butler

Womanica ·

2025/05/21

Judith Butler (1956-present) is a renowned philosopher and gender theorist best known for their groundbreaking work on gender performativity, introduced in the influential 1990 book Gender Trouble. Their ideas have shaped the fields of queer theory, feminist thought, and critical theory, challenging traditional notions of identity, power, and the body. For Further Reading: Judith Butler Judith Butler - Biography On Judith Butler and Performativity Berkeley professor explains gender theory This

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6:24

Word Weavers: Laura Mulvey

Womanica ·

2025/05/20

Laura Mulvey (1941-present) is a British film theorist, professor, filmmaker, feminist thinker, and writer. She is best known for her 1975 piece, “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema”, which coined the term “the male gaze.” For Further Reading: Laura Mulvey’s Late Style Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema Film Theory 101 – Laura Mulvey: The Male Gaze Theory This month, we’re talking about Word Weavers — people who coined terms, popularized words,

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