Have You Met Her?

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.

Tove Jansson was an artist from Finland who wrote children's books featuring creatures called the Moomins. Through her writings and illustrations, Tove made sure to make a space for EVERYONE to fit in.

You should visit your local library and see if there are any Moomin books available for you to check out!

This week's episode is about a woman who looked directly at the beauty messaging that surrounds us constantly, and asked a question that changed the conversation forever: What is this doing to us??

We are wrapping up our Beauty Theme by learning from Jean Kilbourne that beauty isn't something that you earn... but something that you already have. That beauty ISN'T just about appearance...that its about what makes each one of us unique and special.

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This week's episode is the story of a woman who dared to say that beauty should feel as good as it looked.

Think about your favorite outfit... you know, the one that makes you feel most like yourself. The one that you reach for over and over again. I'd bet all my podcast earnings that it's not one that pinches or squeezes you....one that hurts. I bet it's the outfit that allows you to move and breathe. That's exactly the kind of clothing that designer Elizabeth Hawes wanted to make.

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Join me today to learn about beauty without harm. What started as a way for Anita Roddick to make some money turned into a global phenomenon. The Body Shop was a different kind of beauty brand... one that started with the idea that there was nothing "wrong" with you, and offered you products to CARE for your body. Those products were natural, simple, and clean.

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We're talking about BEAUTY this month... specifically women who changed what beauty means. This week, we're talking about the law that was created so that beauty could never again be used to take something away.

Visit the CROWN Act website.

Read the Bill (HR2116)

Today we're talking about a girl who LOVED to read... but noticed that something was missing in the books that she read. Instead of thinking that something was wrong with HER, she decided that there was something wrong with the BOOKS AVAILABLE TO HER.

Explore Marley's website.