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Sheela Na Gig Podcast

The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don’t yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas.”

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36:05

4 Women In Red / An interview with Jeanette Harrison...

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Someone knows. Somewhere. The Victory Theatre Center presents the world premiere of Four Women in Red, a provocative new play, written by Laura Shamas (Chickasaw Nation) and directed by Jeanette Harrison (Onondaga). April & I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing director, Jeanette Harrison and starring actor, Jehnean Washington to talk about this provocative & important play that addresses the epidemic of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW.) Across the United States and

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 17: Sara Blakely

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

“Shorty Holiday Episode”! Everyone is swamped this time of year, so just give us 15 min, to learn about this gem of a Sheela!!! Sara Blakely is a self made American businesswoman and philanthropist, she is also the Founder and inventor of Spanx, an American the shape wear apparel company that launched in 2000. She started with 5000 dollars in savings and is now a billionaire. As a result, By 2012, Blakely landed on the cover of Forbes magazine for being the youngest self-made female billionaire in

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 16: Mary Elizabeth Anderson

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Mary Elizabeth Anderson was was an entrepreneur, real estate developer, rancher, viticulturist, and inventor. She built and managed an apartment building in Birmingham, Alabama, and owned and operated a cattle ranch and vineyard in Fresno, California. She was also, most notably, the inventor of what became known as the windshield wiper. Anderson's ingenuity, dedication and methodical progression from idea to sketch to eventually patent the window wiper, demonstrates her perseverance and self belief,

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44:45

Sheela Na Gig Episode 15: Wilma Mankiller

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Wilma Mankiller was a national icon, advocating for women’s and Indigenous people’s rights. Her passion led the local activist to be honored and recognized as the first woman elected as chief of the Cherokee nation, the second-largest Indian nation in the United States. Her visionary, principled leadership setting a standard for generations of women to follow and reminding us to challenge the status quo and overcome barriers for the betterment of our neighbors, communities and nation. A trailblazer

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 14: Roberta Cowell

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Roberta Cowell had been a record breaking race car driver, a Spitfire pilot and a prisoner of war – but her biggest challenge was to become the first person in Britain to undergo gender-reassignment. Roberta Cowell, or Betty as she was known to her friends, soon became the ‘most talked of woman in England,’ making headlines across national and regional newspapers. Her story is a testament to her undying spirit and commitment to honor and reveal her authentic self. Roberta's brave decision to change

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52:28

Sheela Na Gig Episode 13: Emily Hahn

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

"Chances are, your grandmother didn't smoke cigars and let you hold wild role-playing parties in her apartment-Chances are that she didn't teach you Swahili obscenities. Chances are that when she took you to the zoo, she didn't start whooping passionately at the top of her lungs as you passed the gibbon cage”. Sadly for you ... your grandmother was not." Emily "Mickey" Hahn was an American journalist and writer. Considered an early feminist and called "a forgotten American literary treasure" by The

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38:37

Sheela Na Gig Episode 12: Martha Gellhorn

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Martha Gellhorn was an American journalist and novelist who, as one of the first female war correspondents, candidly described ordinary people in times of unrest. While it may be commonplace to see female journalists in war zones today, it was not quite as common more than 80 years ago. During World War II, wartime correspondents rushed to the frontlines to report on the battles, but only around 100 of them were women. Of those, only a handful, such as Martha Gellhorn, have received recognition over

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59:03

Sheela Na Gig Episode 11: Zelda Fitzgerald

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas". When most think of Zelda Fitzgerald, we think of F.Scott Fitzgerald’s crazy, unhinged wife. However, up until quite recently, her life as an author, muse to her husband, and her truly liberated nature

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32:58

Sheela Na Gig Episode 10: The Night Witches

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas". With what is arguably one of the most badass names in military history, the story of the female aviators nicknamed Nachthexen, or “Night Witches” by German soldiers, tends to be under-recognized in

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 9: Margaret Knight

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas. Margaret Eloise Knight has been called “the most famous 19th-century woman inventor but chances are, her name doesn’t stick out in your memory. Among her inventions, she is most remembered for inventing

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 8: Helen Duncan

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

OUR 3rd of 3 Halloween Episodes! The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas. Helen Duncan was born on November 25, 1897. She was a Scottish medium best known as the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735, she is therefore

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 7: Marie Laveau

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

OUR 2nd of 3 Halloween Episodes! The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas. Marie Laveau- Born in 1801, Marie Laveau was a free woman of color who became a force of nature in her time. She was a compassionate healer, herbalist, midwife, a wise

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 6: The Salem Witch Trials

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

OUR 1st of 3 Halloween Episodes! The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas. Nineteen accused witches were hanged on Gallows Hill in 1692 in Salem Massachusetts. Belief in the supernatural—and specifically in the devil’s practice of giving certain

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 5: Mary Sherman Morgan

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas. Rocket girl, Mary Sherman Morgan was an unlikely hero for the US Space program. She had no college education. She'd had a child out of wedlock (in the 40s!). But she was great at what she did - which was

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 4: Caresse Crosby

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas. Caresse Crosby (born Mary Phelps Jacob), was the first recipient of a patent for the successful modern bra, an American patron of the arts, a publisher, and the woman Time called the "literary godmother

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48:44

Sheela Na Gig Episode 3: Patsy Mink

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

“If to believe in freedom and equality is to be a radical, then I am a radical.” -Patsy Mink The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas.” Patsy Matsu Mink was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. She served in the

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36:47

Sheela Na Gig Episode 2: Lizzie Magie

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Who really created the game, Monopoly and what did she want players to learn? The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas.” Elizabeth (Lizzie) Magie was a reformer against big business, an economist, an actress, a writer, a poet and a pioneering

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 1: Madam CJ Walker

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/01/24

The Millionairess "Who got my start, by giving myself a start" The Sheela Na Gig Podcast celebrates women in history whose strength, talent, and perseverance went largely (or completely) unrecognized or perhaps someone you don't yet know about, but should! We are dedicated to celebrating women—one per episode—who we lovingly & reverently call “our Sheelas.” Madam C.J. Walker was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and political and social activist. She was first female self-made

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