Indigenous Women: Ella Cara Deloria
Ella Cara Deloria (1889-1971) was a linguist and ethnographer who became one of the foremost experts on Dakota and Lakota oral history.History classes can get a bad wrap, and sometimes for good reason...
4 Nov 20216min
Indigenous Women: Whina Cooper
Whina Cooper (1895-1994) was a respected Maori leader who spent decades fighting for the rights of Maori people and their land.History classes can get a bad wrap, and sometimes for good reason. When w...
3 Nov 20216min
Indigenous Women: Dolores Cacuango
Dolores Cacuango (1881-1971) fought for and asserted the identity and rights of indigenous peoples against a backdrop of centuries of brutality and disenfranchisement. She reclaimed the instruction of...
2 Nov 20214min
Indigenous Women: Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks (1869-1944) was a writer, journalist, historian, and poet whose work was closely tied to her identity as a Black Montaukett woman. Our understanding of the Harlem Renaissance, a...
1 Nov 20219min
Troublemakers: Aileen Wuornos
Aileen Wuornos (1956-2002) was an American serial killer who murdered seven men.This month, we're talking about troublemakers — from women who made “good trouble” to women who thrived in illicit indus...
29 Okt 20217min
Troublemakers: Jane Toppan
This month, we're talking about troublemakers–from women who made “good trouble” to women who thrived in illicit industries to villains in the truest sense of the word.History classes can get a bad wr...
28 Okt 20217min
Troublemakers: Stephanie St. Clair
This month, we're talking about troublemakers–from women who made “good trouble” to women who thrived in illicit industries to villains in the truest sense of the word.History classes can get a bad wr...
27 Okt 20215min
Troublemakers: Darya Saltykova
This month, we're talking about troublemakers–from women who made “good trouble” to women who thrived in illicit industries to villains in the truest sense of the word.History classes can get a bad wr...
26 Okt 20215min
