Psychedelic Women Ep 7: Convos with the Women of the Counterculture: Psychedelic Eve: The First Woman on Earth to Take LSD

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June 12, 2025 • 61 mins

On June 12th, 1943, Susi Ramstein became the very first woman on planet earth to take LSD and she took the tram home (while tripping). To commemorate Susie Ramstein’s tenacity, the world’s leading women-centric psychedelic organization, the Women’s Visionary Council, launched a new psychedelic holiday: Tram Day! In this episode (which drops on Tram Day) Rainbow Valentine talks to psychedelic historian, Dr. Maria Mangini, PHD and Swiss psychedelic researcher, Susanne Seiler, who uncovered the fascinating history of the Psychedelic Eve aka Susi Ramstein. Discover and celebrate the courage represented by Tram Day by listening to true stories about Albert Hoffman, ergotomine tartrate, Nazis, Sandoz Labs, Novartis Labs, Swiss aristocracy and the very first woman on planet earth to take LSD. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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