Womanica
Maelezo ya Kituo
Womanica
Thinking back to our history classes growing up, we had one question: Where the ladies at? Enter, Womanica. In just 5 minutes a day, learn about different incredible women from throughout history. On Wonder Media Network’s award-winning podcast, we’re telling the stories of women you may or may not...
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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...
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...
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 delic...
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, buz...
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 pas...
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 tell...
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, in...
Our Favorites: Masako Togawa
Masako Togawa (1931-2016) was a crime novelist, singer, and club owner. She created a chanson salon called the Blue Room, which catered to LGBTQIA+ ar...
Our Favorites: Mamá Tingó
Mamá Tingó (1921-1974) was an Dominican activist who is often overlooked in historical accounts. She led protests to save her farm — and the farms of...
Our Favorites: Kiki de Montparnasse
Kiki de Montparnasse (1901-1953) inspired Man Ray and many other painters, photographers and sculptors. An artist herself, she impressed critics with...
Our Favorites: Maya Lin
Maya Lin (1959 - present) is a sculptor, architect, artist, and designer known for her memorial work and focus on landscapes and the environment. At a...
Our Favorites: Mr. and Mrs. How
James How, also known as Mary East, and their wife Mrs. How (c. 1760s) were pillars of their eighteenth century English community, until a blackmailer...
Our Favorites: Minnie Riperton
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979) was an American soul singer, best known for the 1975 hit song “Lovin' You.” From an early age, Riperton captivated audienc...
Our Favorites: Margaret Watts Hughes
Margaret Watts Hughes (c.1847-1907) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and scientist. She invented the eidophone, which allowed her to observe and visuali...
Our Favorites: Anastasia Romanov
Anastasia Romanov (1901-1918) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia. Her death was hotly debated for years, as she wa...
Our Favorites: Sappho
Sappho (c. 615 BC) was an ancient Greek poet and an architect of the very words we use to talk about queer identity today.
For the past six year...
Our Favorites: Regina Jonas
Regina Jonas (1902-1944) asked a short, but important question: Can women serve as rabbis? She dedicated her life to proving that the answer to that q...
Our Favorites: Juana Maria
Juana Maria (unknown-1853), also known as the lost woman of San Nicolas island, lived a solitary and fabled life as one of the last members of the Nic...
Our Favorites: Gwen Verdon
Gwen Verdon (1925-2000) was a true Broadway icon. Her status as a triple threat dancer, actor and singer earned her four Tony awards during her career...
Our Favorites: The Heroines of Jiangyong
The Heroines of Jiangyong were women in rural China who made a secret language – Nüshu – to communicate with each other. Nüshu translates directly to...
Our Favorites: Assata Shakur
Assata Shakur (1947-present) was a member of the Black Liberation Army who was imprisoned and convicted of murdering a police officer. She escaped pri...
Our Favorites: Daphne du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was an English novelist and playwright whose gothic romance works have been described as “moody and resonant." Many of h...
Women of the Wheel: DJ Spinderella
Deidre Muriel Roper (b. 1970), better known as DJ Spinderella or simply “Spinderella,”) is an American DJ, rapper and producer. She is best known as t...
Women of the Wheel: Darlene Anderson
Darlene Anderson (1939-present) is the first Black woman professional roller derby skater. Known for her speed, stamina, and competitive spirit, Darle...
Women of the Wheel: Nirmala Patwardhan
Nirmala Patwardhan (1928-2008) revived an ancient glaze technique, taught generations of potters, and left her mark on ceramic art around the world. <...
Women of the Wheel: Yui Kamiji
Yui Kamiji (1994-present) is a Japanese professional wheelchair tennis player. She won 32 major titles at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics and a gold for bo...
Women of the Wheel: Gunta Stölzl
Gunta Stözl (1897-1983) was a German textile artist who pioneered a modern, industrial textile design style through the German Bauhaus school. Her exp...
Women of the Wheel: Kittie Knox
Kittie Knox (1874-1900) was an American cyclist and prominent figure in the then-early American sport. She was the first Black member of the League of...
Women of the Wheel: Margaret Rarru
Margaret Rarru (1940-Present) is an indigenous Australian master weaver. She is most known for her conical baskets and creation of “mol,” a black dye...
Women of the Wheel: DJ Sumirock
Sumiko Iwamuro (1935-present), known as DJ Sumirock, is a Japanese DJ. She worked in her family’s restaurant for decades before deciding to go to DJ s...
Women of the Wheel: Clotho the Spinner
Clotho is a figure from ancient Greek mythology. The youngest of the Three Fates, or Moirai, she spins the thread of human life that decides a soul’s...
Women of the Wheel: Margaret Anderson
Margaret Anderson (1959 - present), known as The Ranking Miss P, was a DJ “spinner” in the 1980s, and the first black female DJ on BBC Radio 1. She b...
Women of the Wheel: Ana Delfosse
Ana Delfosse (1931-2017) was an Argentine race-car driver and Formula One mechanic. She worked for Grand Prix champion Juan Fangio who broke speed rec...
Women of the Wheel: Ella Chafee
Ella Chafee (1945-2019) was a professional wheelchair athlete. She competed in the Paralympics three times in fencing, racing, and swimming. She was i...
Women of the Wheel: Louise Armaindo
Louise Armaindo (c.1861 - 1900) was a Canadian strongwoman, trapeze artist, “pedestrienne”, and record-breaking high-wheel racer. She was one of the f...
Women of the Wheel: Caroline Lecount
Caroline LeCount (c. 1846-1923) was a teacher and civil rights activist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who successfully fought to desegregate the cit...
Women of the Wheel: Zinaida Troitskaya
Zinaida Troitskaya (1913-1981) was a Soviet railway engineer and locomotive driver who broke barriers as one of the first women to hold leadership pos...
Women of the Wheel: Cheryl Glass
Cheryl Glass (1961-1997) was an American driver and one of the first African American female racing drivers. She competed in sprint car driving in the...
Women of the Wheel: Eliska Junková
Eliska Junková (1900-1994) was a Czech motosport enthusiast and the first woman to win a Grand Prix racing event. She garnered attention for her prow...
Women of the Wheel: Julia Barfield
Julia Barfield (1952-present) is a British architect most well-known as one of the designers of the London Eye observation wheel. She continues to wor...