Unusual Women

Sit ins, protests and defending her land and culture. Madonna Thunder Hawk is an Indigenious Rights and Environmental Activist and our Season 2 final Unusual Woman.

An artist whose work was commited to "a dialogue between the landscape and the female body", Ana Mendieta is this week's Unusual Woman.

A woman of firsts, a life of educating and action. We are so happy to be talking about Mary Ann Shadd Cary, this week's Unusual Woman.

Studying culture, sex and gender. Margaret Mead's work is still relevent today. Let's talk identity, culture and this week's Unusual Woman.

A science fiction writer from the 1600s, the earliest known science fiction writer to be exact. A woman ahead of her time, Margaret Cavendish is this week's Unusual Woman.

Content Warning: Racism

Two women who never met but soared their way into USA history, Maggie Gee and Hazel Ying Lee are this week's Unususal Women. 

An incredible actress, a household name, Hedy Lamarr had a remarkable career in Hollywood but did you know about her other passion, inventing.

When we watch Documentaries, we view it like a fly on the wall, sneaking through the wondow into an unseen world! For our first episode of Season 2 of Unusual Women may we introduce, Ruby Grierson, the mother of modern documentaries!

A group of women in India that fight for those the system works against. Real Life superheroes. This week we feature Sampat Pal the founder of The Gulabi Gang.  

"Peace cannot exist without  justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist  without development, development cannot exist without democracy,  democracy cannot exist without respect for the identity and worth of  cultures and peoples" These words were said by Rigorberta Menchu, winner of The Nobel Peace Prize, fighter for the rights of indigenous people and this week's Unusual Woman. 

Founded an organization that still exists today, a pioneer in sex education, writer and nurse. Margaret Sanger is this weeks Unusual Woman.  

In the dark of the night The Night Witches would come. Founded during World War Two and led by Marina Raskova, they would defeat their enemies. Heroes of War and this week's Unusual Women, Marina Raskova and The Night Witches. 

A Leader of a Rebellion, a protector and Drag King. This week's Unusual Women is Stormé DeLarverie.

Hosts: Broghanne Jessamine and Mikayla Orrson 

Music: Sterling Nickles 

Who is the fairest of them all? Adriana Caselotti is the actor and singer behind the iconic Snow White, uncredited until decades later, blacklisted by Walt Disney himself, and this week's Unusual Woman.  

Hosts: Mikayla Olivia Orrson and Broghanne Jessamine 

Music: Sterling Nickeles 

Sexual Harassment in the work place is an ongoing issue but did you know it only really became an actionable offense in 1986? Michelle Vinson testified before the Supreme Court and her case meant that Sexual Harassment was now against the law. Find out more in this week's Unusual Women.  

Hosts: Elizabeth Broghanne Jessamine and Mikayla Olivia Orrson

Music: Sterling Nickles 

"Don't tell me Women are not the stuff of heroes"- Qiu Jin A poet, a teacher, an activist. Qiu Jin fought for equality, for women's education and to end the practice of foot binding. A worthy warrior for Unusual Women Episode 3.  

Hosts: Mikayla Olivia Orrson and Broghanne Jessamine 

Music: Sterling Nickles 

This week's Unusual Woman is Rachel Carson a scientist who's research on fertilizers and pesticides helped create the Environmental Defense Fund and brought awareness to the environmental crisis.  

Hosts: Broghanne Jessamine and Mikayla Olivia Orrson 

Music: Sterling Nickles 

Unusual Women is featuring remarkable women who we feel have not had the recognition they deserve. Starting off with Claudette Colvin. A fighter of civil rights. Without her the landmark case of Browder V. Gayle may not have come to pass. 

Writer: Mikayla Olivia Orrson