When Charles Dickens banned women from dinner, FDR forced Japanese Americans into Internment Camps, and symbolic Civil Rights Legislation was in peril, Women's Social Clubs were the solution. Get to know clubwomen of yore, who were so much more

Ana Mendieta

Dec 13th, 2018 30m 11s

In this episode, we don't let Ana Mendieta's untimely death overshadow her pioneering work. Thanks to our presenting sponsor SAP. To learn more, visit www.sap.com/womenforward.To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit

Four Women, One Devastating Allegation

Dec 6th, 2018 31m 34s

Four women who lived a hundred years apart, connected by one devastating allegation: Alice Mitchell was the origin, Dr. Evelyn Hooker was the pioneer, and Barbara Gittings and Kay Lahusen the heroes. Thanks to our presenting sponsor SAP. To lea

Ida B. Wells

Nov 29th, 2018 27m 52s

Ida B. Wells was the most famous black woman in America during her lifetime--but how did that happen? We travel to Memphis and learn about the moment that changed the rest of her life--and put her in mortal danger. Thanks to our presenting spon

Sylvia Plath

Nov 21st, 2018 38m 20s

Meet the real Sylvia Plath--who is far more than a phase. Thanks to our presenting sponsor SAP. To learn more, visit www.sap.com/womenforward.To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privac

Queenie

Nov 15th, 2018 37m 2s

Queenie was a 1920s Harlem gangster who ruled the illegal numbers game until she disappeared. We set out to find her. Thanks to our presenting sponsor SAP. To learn more, visit www.sap.com/womenforward.To learn more about listener data and o

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No Man's Land: Coming Nov. 15

Nov 6th, 2018 2m 52s

No Man’s Land is a podcast about women who were too bad for your textbooks. It's hosted by Alexis Coe, the in-house historian for The Wing, a network of work and community spaces for women.Season 1 will feature stories of women who refused to

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