<p>In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Idia, mother to Esigie who reigned as Oba (king) of the Edo people from 1504 to 1550.</p>

In this week's Notable People in History newsletter, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Idia, mother to Esigie who reigned as Oba (king) of the Edo people from 1504 to 1550.

Ep. 152 Queen Idia: Queen Mother of Benin (c. 1481 AD)

Come along with me and explore the lives of Archimedes, Galileo Galilei, Albert Einstein, Wangari Maathai, Ctesibius, Valentina Tereshkova, Chiune Sugihara, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett… and others who’ve greatly influenced society. 

What life choices led them to be so extraordinary… what can we learn from them?

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Come along with me and explore the lives of Archimedes, Galileo Galilei, Albert Einstein, Wangari Maathai, Ctesibius, Valentina Tereshkova, Chiune Sugihara, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett… and others who’ve greatly influenced society. What life choices led them to be so extraordinary… what can we learn from them?

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Ep. 152 Queen Idia: Queen Mother of Benin (c. 1481 AD)

Ep. 152 Queen Idia: Queen Mother of Benin (c. 1481 AD)