This was a large goal to tackle, but we did 12 episodes of tremendous warrior women! Thank you!
Category: History
011- Edmonia Lewis
Edmonia Lewis is an enigmatic being, her legacy is something of legends and her art is unlike anything people have ever seen.
010- Sister Kenny
Kenny was born in rural Australia to Mary and Michael Kenny in 1880. Her early education was a mix of homeschooling and structured before she broke her wrist at 17. That’s when she met her future mentor Aeneas McDonnell and discovered her love of medicine while reading through McDonnell’s books but in no way was…
009- Sappho
Sappho and Erinna in the Garden Mytelene by Simeon Solomon. Fine Art Photographic Library/Corbis via Getty Images Sappho of Lesbos was a lyrical poet in the times of ancient Greece, and beyond. She was honored in statuary and praised by figures such as Solon and Plato. Much like the tales of Robin Hood, there are…
008- Shirley Chisholm
Decades before Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, there was Shirley Chisholm. As the first black woman to run for president for a major political party she was years ahead of her time. So why don’t more people know about her? Shirley Chisholm made history as she announced her candidacy for the White House. Her bid…
Liberating the Queen 