Reintroducing...Womanica
Womanica1 Okt 2023

Reintroducing...Womanica

4 years into making Womanica with no end in sight, we thought we'd reintroduce ourselves. On Womanica, hosted by Jenny Kaplan we’re writing women back into history and building an audio archive! Every weekday, we’ll bring you the story of one woman, whose name you might not know, but definitely should.

Each episode is just five minutes long. You can climb Mt. Everest with the first woman to reach the peak – while making breakfast. You can get onstage with a pioneer of the punk scene – on your way to work. You can join up with the leader of an Egyptian feminist revolution – while doing the dishes.

We’ve got over a thousand episodes to explore – and we’re adding new ones, daily. Listen to Womanica on the iHeartRadio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Our Favorites: Medusa

Our Favorites: Medusa

The writhing serpent hair. The fearsome gaze that can turn onlookers to solid stone. Medusa is one of the most instantly recognizable monsters of Greek mythology. But her story and image have evolved ...

31 Okt 20255min

Our Favorites: Rigoberta Menchú Tum

Our Favorites: Rigoberta Menchú Tum

Rigoberta Menchú Tum (1959-present) dedicated her life to speaking out for Indigenous Guatemalans, fighting tirelessly against the human rights abuses that occurred during and after the Guatemalan Civ...

30 Okt 20259min

Our Favorites: Poly Styrene

Our Favorites: Poly Styrene

Poly Styrene (1957-2011) was a feminist punk icon who made her mark on the white male-dominated music genre.For the past six years, we’ve been telling the stories of women you may or may now know– but...

29 Okt 20256min

Our Favorites: Ch’en Shu

Our Favorites: Ch’en Shu

Ch'en Shu (1660–1736) was a Chinese painter from the Qing dynasty, known for her exquisite flower-and-bird paintings that blended precision with delicate beauty. As one of the few recognized female ar...

28 Okt 20257min

Our Favorites: Bebe Barron

Our Favorites: Bebe Barron

Bebe Barron (1925-2008) and her husband Louis’ pioneering work in electronic music helped lay the foundation for the sound of sci-fi. Their blips, buzzes, gurgles and groans in Forbidden Planet (1956)...

27 Okt 20256min

Our Favorites: Fatima Jinnah

Our Favorites: Fatima Jinnah

Fatima Jinnah (1893-1967) is remembered in Pakistan as the “Mother of the Nation.” Her memory is a symbol of feminism and democracy.For the past six years, we’ve been telling the stories of women you ...

24 Okt 20259min

Our Favorites: Florence Foster Jenkins

Our Favorites: Florence Foster Jenkins

Florence Foster Jenkins (1868-1944) was an opera singer that drew massive crowds for her terrible voice.For the past six years, we’ve been telling the stories of women you may or may now know– but def...

23 Okt 20258min

Our Favorites: Toni Morrison

Our Favorites: Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison (1931-2019) was a groundbreaking writer and the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. Her works, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Beloved—w...

22 Okt 20258min

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