In 19th century India, Queen Lakshmi Bai defied gender expectations – from riding horses to sword fighting to leading armies into battle. Due to her bravery and leadership, she became a powerful symbol of India’s rebellion against Great Britain.

This podcast is a production of Rebel Girls. It’s based on the book series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. It was produced and directed by Rebecca Chaisson, with sound design and mixing by Carter Wogahn. It was written by Rebecca Chaisson and edited by Haley Dapkus. Fact checking by Danielle Roth. Narration by Subhah Agarwal. Our executive producers were Joy Smith and Jes Wolfe. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi. A special thanks to the whole Rebel Girls team, who make this podcast possible! Stay rebel!