Women of the Wheel: Julia Barfield
Julia Barfield (1952-present) is a British architect most well-known as one of the designers of the London Eye observation wheel. She continues to work as an architect today, with a particular focus o...
5 Sep 20255min
Women of the Wheel: Fortuna
Fortuna is the Roman goddess of fortune and luck. Often depicted holding a ship's rudder and wheel, she steers fate for better or worse. Her wheel of fortune became a well known literary symbol we sti...
4 Sep 20253min
Women of the Wheel: Toshiko Takaezu
Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) was a Japanese-American ceramicist. Drawing from her heritage, love of travel, and a deep connection to nature and spirituality, she created closed ceramic forms that empha...
3 Sep 20254min
Women of the Wheel: Alfonsina Strada
Alfonsina Strada (1891-1959) was an Italian cyclist and the first and only woman to compete in a men's cycling Grand Tour. In an era when women were discouraged from sports, Alfonsina took up cycling ...
2 Sep 20255min
Women of the Wheel: Joan Weston
Joan Weston (1935-1996) was a California-born roller-derby athlete. She is most known for being one of the highest-paid female athlete in the 1960s, and by her nicknames: “The Blonde Bomber,” the “Gol...
1 Sep 20254min
Pink Collar Workers: Lydia Delectorskaya
Lydia Delectorskaya (1910-1998) became the final muse for the celebrated French modernist painter Henri Matisse. This month, we're bringing back some of our favorite Womanica episodes you might have ...
29 Aug 20256min
Pink Collar Workers: Mary Eliza Mahoney
Mary Eliza Mahoney (1845-1926) was the first African American to complete a professional training program and work as a nurse in the United States. This month, we're bringing back some of our favorite...
28 Aug 20255min
Pink Collar Workers: Buffalo Bird Woman
Buffalo Bird Woman (c. 1839-1932), also known as Maxidiwiac, was a Hidatsa woman whose recollections on traditional Hidatsa culture, customs, and especially agricultural knowledge, were written down a...
27 Aug 20257min
