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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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Sheela Na Gig Episode 57: Grace Sherwood

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/10/21

Farmer, healer, and midwife, Grace White Sherwood was accused of turning herself into a cat and causing the death of livestock! This land owner and single mother was the last person known to have been convicted of witchcraft in the state of Virginia.https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music:

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57:18

Sheela Na Gig Episode 55: Right Women Didn't Have...

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/10/17

Did you know that prior to 1974, a married woman couldn't have a credit card in her own name? And prior to 1978 women couldn't be astronauts!! WTF!? And wait, there's lots more, so you'll have to tune into this episode of The Sheela Na Gig Podcast to find out! I think you'll be as shocked as we were! We, of course, as always, welcome all your questions & comments too! So bring em'! And Thanx for listening!https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify:

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54:01

Sheela Na Gig Episode 56: Gender Bender Sherlock and...

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/10/12

OMG! April & Missy had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Director Amie Farrell and lead actor Cheryl Daro, from the upcoming Play, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson–Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill, at the Long Beach Convention Center. The play opens Oct 17th & runs through Nov 2nd! So don’t wait, get your tickets now! A little about the play-Two free-spirited women solve mysteries and kick butts in Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson–Apt. 2B This fast-paced and wildly entertaining comic escapade offers a

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39:24

Sheela Na Gig Episode 53: Jurassic Girl feat. Michele...

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/10/05

https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment

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45:51

Sheela Na Gig Episode 53: Sarah Rapalje feat. Fawn...

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2025/09/22

Hear Part II of Award-winning author Fawn Brokaw Doyle’s amazing “Sheela,” her 8th great-grandmother, Sarah Rapalje! Sarah made history in 1625 as the first child of European heritage born in New York, when it was a small Dutch colony. https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music:

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54:34

Sheela Na Gig Episode 52: Sarah Rapalje feat. Fawn...

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/09/14

Award-winning author Fawn Brokaw Doyle shares an amazing “Sheela,” her 8th great-grandmother, Sarah Rapalje. Sarah made history in 1625 as the first child of European heritage born in New York, when it was a small Dutch colony. Researching Sarah's life and the history of New Amsterdam (later New York City) provided her with an entirely different perspective on colonial America, one that extended beyond the Pilgrims and Puritans. Fawn's historical fiction novel, Salt People of the Cloud Houses, is a

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46:25

Sheela Na Gig Episode 51: Things women couldn't do 50...

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/09/11

"Things that women weren't allowed to do 50 or more years ago"It's hard to remember a time when women couldn't vote, divorce their husband or even wear pants! All were forbidden by law and not that long ago , if you think about it! In this special episode Missy & April discuss the things that women weren't allowed to do 50 or more years ago and discuss the many "Sheelas" that paved the way for change! Hooray! You may be surprised! I know we were. Let us know what you think & thanx for

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 50: Margaret Keane

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2025/09/04

What’s it like when you’re a unique & prolific artist, whose husband locks you in a room for days on end, forcing you to paint, while he takes all the credit!?Meet the one & only, Margaret Keane, an artist known for her paintings of children with large sad eyes. She was one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century. But the world did not even know her name for more than a decade of her career, as her husband originally took all the credit. Find out more about her story here

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 49: Maya Lin

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2025/08/26

As an undergraduate at Yale, Maya Lin gained national attention when she won a nationwide design competition for a Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and that is when the controversy began! https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music:

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 48: Judy-Lynn del Rey

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2025/08/17

Today’s “Sheela”, Judy-Lynn del Rey (1943-1986) was a New York sci-fi and fantasy editor and a woman with dwarfism who revolutionized the world of sci-fi editing with books from luminaries such as Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Philip K. Dick. Between 1977 and 1990, Del Rey Books was so dominant on the science fiction and fantasy market that they had 65 different titles reach a bestseller list. Del Rey brought us many of the classic sci-fi greats and was instrumental in obtaining the rights to

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40:27

Sheela Na Gig Episode 47: We ARE an award winning...

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2025/08/10

We ARE An Award-Winning Podcast! Missy and April are thrilled to have received four awards from Women Who Podcast Magazine: 2nd Place in Service to others for our reporting of Truus & Freddy Oversteegen & Hannie Schaft; 2nd place for Impactful Story about the Night Witches; Second Place in the category of “Laughter and Cheer” for Missy’s coverage of the incorrigible Caresse Crosby, and third place for “Impactful Nugget” for our interview with the playwright, actor, and director of “FEAST.”

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47:53

Sheela Na Gig Episode 46: Gulabi Gang

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2025/08/03

The Gulabi Gang, known for wearing pink saris and carrying weapons for self-defense, is 400,000+ members strong and seeks to protect women in India from violence, oppression, and corruption. https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM:

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62:18

Sheela Na Gig Episode 45: Are We An Award Winning...

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2025/08/01

As we wait for the Women Who Podcast awards to be announced, Missy and April contemplate their proudest, silliest, and most tense-filled moments from the Sheela Na Gig Podcast, ranging from 14-year-old World War heroines to dolls that pee and poo to Beulah Henry’s Milka-A-Moo! https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music:

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56:46

Sheela Na Gig Episode 44: Madeleine Baran

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2025/07/21

As most of you listeners know, Missy is a big podcast listener,, but probably her very favorite investigative journalist is Madeleine Baran, best known as the lead reporter for the APM podcast In the Dark. Baran has received accolades including three Peabody Awards, a Gracie Award and two Sigma Delta Chi Awards for her reporting. She is brave, undaunting & compassionate and has the ability to nurture trust with almost anyone she interviews. Her devotion to her subjects and her undying

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 43: Sybil Luddington

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/07/17

On the night of April 26, 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington climbed onto her horse and set off on a mission: a 40-mile ride to muster local militia troops in response to a British attack on the town of Danbury, Connecticut. Riding all night through rain — and traveling twice the distance that Paul Revere rode during his famous midnight ride — Sybil returned home at dawn having given nearly the entire regiment of 400 Colonial troops the order to assemble. Following the battle, General George

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47:17

Sheela Na Gig Episode 42: Elizabeth Blackwell

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/06/24

The first American woman to receive a medical degree, Elizabeth Blackwell, was instrumental in paving the way for other women to enter the medical profession. https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: /

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 41: Amanda Nguyen

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/06/21

Social entrepreneur, civil rights activist, suborbital astronaut, and founder and CEO of Rise, Amanda Nguyen authored the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act, unanimously signed into landmark legislation, providing statutory rights for survivors of sexual assault and rape. https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music:

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66:57

Sheela Na Gig Episode 40: Brooke Ferri

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/06/09

We are delighted to have the very talented Los Angeles based musician, singer, composer & producer and lawyer and a mother (no she did not work at the dead letter office)-Brooke Ferri with us today! April I & had the absolute pleasure of seeing her production, Adanza,back in April, at The Eastwood Performing Arts Center in LA. We were truly blown away by the onslaught of talented & diverse performers, including dancers, musicians, singers, jugglers, stilt walkers, bubble performers, silk

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 39: Beulah Louise Henry

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/06/01

Lacking a formal engineering education or practical mechanical skills, Beulah Louise Henry managed to invent a broad array of consumer products from lifelike dolls to typewriters. A savvy entrepreneur, she challenged teams of professionals to help her realize her visions and changed how we work, clean, and play. https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s..

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Sheela Na Gig Episode 38: Mercedes de Acosta

Sheela Na Gig Podcast ·

2025/05/25

Mercedes De Acosta was a poet, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, socialite, costume designer, and fashion influencer. She also lived her life as an unabashedly out lesbian at a time, when this was hidden, looked down upon & unheard of. Her unapologetic strength, resilience, and ingenuity paved the way for others and her most impressive creation was herself During her life, Mercedes produced three volumes of poetry, two novels, and plays. Still, commercial success eluded her mostly due to a

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