Not Your Little Lady

Stone Mountain Park sits just outside of the city of Atlanta. It is the site of the world's largest memorial to the Confederacy. It has ties to the second birth of the KKK. Most recently it has been in the news as a place where those protesting Confederate monuments have clashed with Lost Cause sympathizers. However, the park is also site to hiking trails, a monadnock and a geology museum. To say the park has two very different lives is an understatement. On this episode four members of the Stone Mountain Action Coalition discuss the history of the park including the Venable Family, funding for the monument and how the Lost Cause mentality influences many aspects of the park. This episode is part one of two. The Who's that Lady (from History)? as well as the Things that Pissed Us Off will be featured in part two.

Resources:

Stone Mountain Action Coaliton

As many of us know, this upcoming Sunday is Mother's Day and in recognition of that I wanted to chat with two women who work for A Step Ahead Chattanooga, an organization that removes barriers to birth control access to help those who can bear children achieve their goals and also provides contraceptive education. This episode's guests are Michelle Dunn-Loveless and Meghan Green. Michelle is the education and outreach manager and Meghan is Director of Donor and Volunteer Relations.

We chat about their organization, birth control access in the American South, why people use birth control and the freedom that comes with having control over when or if you become pregnant. The things that pissed us off are those we love, inconsiderate people and vaccination numbers declining. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Katherine McCormack. Resources: A Step Ahead Chattanooga Social: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok Katherine McCormick - PBS.org

In celebration of Earth Day and nature this episode's guest is Liz Lucabaugh, President of Georgia Women Fly Fishers. Liz and I know each other from college, but I wanted to have her on to talk about her new since college hobby of fly fishing. We talk about how Google helped her find her new hobby, what it means to be a part of an organization that creates space for women who fly fish, the positive impact being in nature has on one's life and about one of her favorite "Fish Tales" aka GWFF's stories from the fishing hole. She also talks about why fly fishing is THE hobby to pick up and how it keeps you humble. The Things that Pissed Us Off consist of fishing frustrations and clutter. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Elsie Bivens Darbee. Resources:

https://www.georgiawomenflyfishing.com/

https://www.amff.org/portfolio/graceful-rise-today/agr-elsie-darbee/

On this episode Allison chats with Kristina Smith-Newton, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Hope for Youth, Inc. We talk about her non-profit and women in the STEM field. Plus she talks about her experiences working in spaces where no one else looked like her and why that - among other things - inspired her to create Get HYPE. We also talk about why sometimes making what seems like an irresponsible decision may in the long run be the best decision.

The episode's Who's that Lady (from History)? is Marie Van Brittan Brown, an inventor.

Emails and too much of the same questions are in the Things that Pissed Us Off section.

Resources: https://gethype.org/

https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/marie-van-brittan-brown

Dalia Kinsey - a Decolonized Wellness and Body Image Coach, Registered Dietitian, and creator of the Body Liberation for All podcast - is this episode's guest.

On the episode guest Dalia Kinsey reflects on the field of dietetics including bias and racism within the field, time in school learning about dietetics and how the wellness industry can be decolonized. We also chat about how 2020 changed Dalia's career path from a general dietitian to doing decolonized wellness coaching that focuses on BIPOC and LGBTQIA folks.

Dalia and Allison talk about the things that pissed them off. Allison is fired up about the horrible, terrible Marjorie Taylor Green. Dalia is pissed about America being self righteous, but in truth has a dark history.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Gladys Cooper Kidd Jennings, an educator and nutritionist.

Resources:

For Dalia's podcast, IG and services: https://www.daliakinsey.com/

It's been a while, but NYLL is back with a new season.

Briana Brake from Spaceway Brewing Co. in Rocky Mount, North Carolina kicks off this season. Briana talks with Allison about her brewing company which gives a nod to Afrofuturism. They chat about Afrofuturist creators including Sun Ra, Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu. Briana's also talks about her journey in creating a brewing company that does more than just brew beer. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Octavia Butler, a sci-fi author. Resources:

• Spaceway Brewing Co.
• Sun Ra, We Travel the Spaceways
• Octavia Butler

Georgia is definitely on the minds of many Americans specifically when thinking of the United States Senate. The January 5, 2021 runoff has certainly put Georgia in the spotlight. Allison didn't want to miss out on her home state's time to shine, so on this episode Maria and Erin from Feminist Without Mystique podcast join her to chat about the runoff. They chat about Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff stance on issues as well as their opponents, why the election is important to the nation and ways you - yes, you - can volunteer to keep Georgia blue.

Listen to learn and then call all your Georgia friends to remind them to vote.

Stay until the end to hear the promo for new podcast Unjustifiable.

It's the day after one of the most important elections of many of our lifetimes and we are still in the thick of a pandemic with no end in sight. This time period is a perfect example of tough times. This episode's guests are Ali Youngblood and Dawn Wailey. Ali is an artist and entrepreneur. Dawn is an artist and therapist. They are both members of the band Black Kids. They come on to talk about how creativity can help us in tough times, why trying something new is good and why it's ok to not create. Dawn also talks about her zines that address mental health and social issues.

Listen to learn about these amazing womxn and their careers. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Gerda Taro, a photojournalist.

Resources: IG: @Ali.g.youngblood / @danwailey / @dcazfest Visual Aid Illustrations Magnum: Gerda Taro

It's the day after one of the most important elections of many of our lifetimes and we are still in the thick of a pandemic with no end in sight. This time period is a perfect example of tough times. This episode's guests are Ali Youngblood and Dawn Wailey. Ali is an artist and entrepreneur. Dawn is an artist and therapist. They are both members of the band Black Kids. They come on to talk about how creativity can help us in tough times, why trying something new is good and why it's ok to not create. Dawn also talks about her zines that address mental health and social issues.

Listen to learn about these amazing womxn and their careers. The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Gerda Taro, a photojournalist.

Resources: IG: @Ali.g.youngblood / @danwailey / @dcazfest Visual Aid Illustrations Magnum: Gerda Taro

It's Halloween Season, but it has also been a rough year. Many of us have lost a loved one to the pandemic or other causes. So for this episode, guest Joe'l Anthony comes on to talk about death, dying and grief.

Joe'l, also known as The Grave Woman, is a funeral director and sacred death & grief practitioner. We talk about her career in the death care industry and what it is like working in the American South. She also talks about how she has branched out into educating others on death care and the death positive movement.

The Who's that Lady (from History)? is Henrietta Duterte, the first woman to be an undertaker in the United States. Resources:

The Gravewoman