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.”
Episodes
Donaldina Cameron was a Presbyterian missionary, pioneer and also a real life action hero, in the fight against slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown.To the brothel owners, she was Fahn Quai, the White Devil. To the girls & women she saved who were living in her Mission Home, she was Lo Mo, or Little Mother and to her family, she was Aunt Dolly and history calls her Chinatown’s Angry Angel, Before human trafficking was even call...
Trailblazing American pioneer Maggie Lena Walker shattered barriers as the first woman to charter and lead a bank. A bold visionary and community champion, she devoted her life to expanding opportunity and economic power for African Americans, advancing the rights of women, and uplifting people with disabilities. Her legacy endures as a testament to courage, innovation, and relentless advocacy.
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Women On The Run
From women having to sneak onto the Boston Marathon to the “shrink it and pink it” flaws of women’s early athletic footwear, find out how women finally gained the rights and the correct anatomical shoes to run!
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What if you were a woman with strong views and not afraid to share those views? What if this landed you imprisoned in an insane asylum for 3 ½ years!?
Meet Elizabeth Packard, born in 1816. Like many other women of her era, Elizabeth settled into domestic life as a wife and mother. The couple had six children and led a fairly peaceful life, until Elizabeth started questionin...
Happy November & Happy Belated Halloween! We meant to get this out in time for Halloween, but we missed by a few days. Sorry! But it's still “Spooky season” -Right!? The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. On March 25th, 1911, was considered one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. One hundred and forty-six garment workers – most...
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.
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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!
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
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 na...
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!
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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 ...
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.
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