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Nevertheless
By Alicia Torrez
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The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.
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June 01, 2021The First Pride: Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P Johnson IT'S PRIDE MONTH! The First Pride was a Riot -- and we owe our respect to those who endured abuse that many of us can't even fathom. Join us in this first episode of the year where we talk about two incredible women -- Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson -- to whom we owe a lot of our Pride.
...more August 10, 2020Ching Shih Everyone loves a good rags-to-riches tale. We love rooting for the underdog, cheering for those who work from the bottom and find themselves over the top. The story of Ching Shih is one of those tales – only she wasn’t an underdog for long.
On this episode of Nevertheless, learn about how a prostitute ended up being the most successful pirate in history.
Sources for this episode include:
- Ancient-Origins.net
- HistoryCollection.com
- "Floating Brothels and the Canton Flower Boats 1750-1930" by Paul A. Van Dyke, Jan 2011
...more July 21, 2020Khutulun: The Wrestler Princess Khutulun, the wrestling warrior princess, was a real-life badass woman who didn’t care about society’s expectations and went out undefeated.
Sources for this week's episode were:
- "Bad Girls Throughout History" by Ann Shen (Bonus: buying the book from this link will support a black female owned business, and a portion of the sales go to the Loveland Foundation, Inc. which works to make mental healthcare more widely available to black women and girls.)
- Rejected Princesses: Khutulun
- "The Mongol Princess Khutulun Literally Wrestled Her Way to Victory"
- Cultura Colectiva
...more May 18, 2020Emma Lazarus "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
Emma Lazarus is the woman responsible for the words that sit at our "Golden Gates" at the Statue of Liberty in the United States. In honor of Jewish American Heritage Month, Nevertheless today features a badass Jewish American writer who stood up against injustice, even though it wasn't "feminine" to do so. Learn how Emma used her privilege for good.
Special thanks to Camas High School Marching Band, and the following sources:
poetryfoundation.org/poets/emma-lazarus
jwa.org/womenofvalor/lazarus
"‘Give me your tired, your poor’: The story of poet and refugee advocate Emma Lazarus" by Katie Mettler, Washington Post, Feb 1, 2017
http://nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/emma-lazarus.htm
...more May 13, 2020Corazon Aquino Every Wednesday for the rest of May, Nevertheless will honor a badass woman from Asian/Pacific heritage to celebrate Asian Pacific Heritage Month.
Corazon Aquino was called The Mother of Democracy by her people. Working with the opposition, she ousted a corrupt dictator and allowed the people to regain control of their nation.Sources for this episode:
- https://www.biography.com/political-figure/corazon-aquino
- time.com/5793685/corazon-aquino-100-women-of-the-year/
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Corazon-Aquino
- https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/corazon-aquino
- https://www.loc.gov/audio/?fa=subject%3Apopular+music%7Clocation%3Aphilippines%7Csubject%3Aaquino%2C+corazon+cojuangco%7Csubject%3Asongs+and+music&all=true
...more May 09, 2020Ada Lovelace Join me as I tell Rain, a future YouTuber and Computer Programmer, about the original codess -- Ada Lovelace.
Sources for this episode:
"Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World" by Rachel Ignotovsy
https://www.biography.com/scholar/ada-lovelacehttps://findingada.com/about/who-was-ada/Freesound.org track "The Machine Awakens" by Sirkoto51 https://freesound.org/people/Sirkoto51/sounds/346897/...more May 03, 2020Josephine Baker "If I'm going to be a success, I must be scandalous. I must amuse people."
-Josephine BakerJosephine Baker was a showgirl, a Civil Rights advocate, and a WWII War Hero. Living alongside her pet cheetah, she raised an adopted family in SouthWest France and fought for her success.Sources for this episode:"Bad Girls Throughout History" by Ann Shenhttps://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/baker-josephine-1906-1975https://www.biography.com/performer/josephine-baker...more April 26, 2020Lady Godiva Lady Godiva, 1040- ~1067, told her man that nothing would stop her from helping her people. Nothing.
Join Licia for the pilot episode where she tells you about the legendary woman's naked ride through town....more April 24, 2020Nevertheless The Podcast Welcome to Nevertheless, where we tell you the stories of history's most badass women.
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FAQs about Nevertheless:
How many episodes does Nevertheless have?
The podcast currently has 9 episodes available.