Today's story is about a journalist who had a typewriter... and a very strong opinion. Known for being outspoken and politically conscious, she was passionate and driven about what mattered to her. And what mattered to her? The Florida Everglades. She is credited as saving one of the most unique ecosystems on Earth.

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Join me today to learn about this amazing woman. As China was celebrating a massive construction project, she was the one to stand up and say, "Wait a minute... have we thought this through? What could go wrong?"

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Today's story is about two women who grew up on a tiny island in the Bering Sea. Both embraced their connection to the land, and both recognized that the thoughtlessness of others was spoiling and contaminating those things that mattered most to their people. Annie Alowa started the fight, and she inspired Viola Waghiyi to finish it.

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Join me to day to hear the story of a young woman who climbed up a tree... and lived there for more than two years.

Join me this week for a snapshot overview of the amazing Audre Lorde. She famously described herself as a “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”... but she was so much more than that. Her life, although too short, was way to big to cover in this episode, but I hope that it will inspire you to do your own research into this phenomenal woman.

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Audre Lorde "A Woman Speaks" - Reading at Amerika Haus Berlin 1984

Audre Lorde "Today is not the day" - Last reading in Berlin 1992Audre Lorde reads A Litany for SurvivalSupport the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee Page.

Content Warning: Sexual Assault and Racial Violence

Frances Thompson was a formerly enslaved, disabled, trans Black woman who survived one of the deadliest racial massacres in American history. She was brave enough to testify in front of Congress... but instead of celebrating her bravery, the very system that claimed to value justice targeted her with humiliation and cruelty.

Her story isn't pleasant, but it's important. Please listen with care.

If you or someone you care about has been the victim of a sexual assault, you can reach out to the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or RAINN's Website.

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Join me this week to learn about the woman who is often called "the first modern lesbian"... and why so was so much more than that! Anne had a brilliant mind, a thrilling sense of adventure, and a heart that was desperate to find love.

Luckily for us, Anne was also a prolific diarist... and we have her own words (millions of them!) to show us what her life was really like.

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We're celebrating PRIDE this month. Join us to learn the stories about some remarkable LGBTQ+ women and queer icons whose stories changed the world.

We're starting off by talking about Mabel Hampton, one of the most important voices that witnessed twentieth-century LGBTQ+ history. Her oral histories made sure that generations of queer history survived.

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Listen to Mabel's words yourself, thanks to the Lesbian Herstory Archives.