11 Year Old Invents Lead-Detecting Device

“Gitanjali Rao, 11, says she was appalled by the drinking water crisis in Flint, Mich. — so she designed a device to test for lead faster. She was named “America’s Top Young Scientist” on Tuesday at the 3M Innovation Center in St. Paul, Minn.” “She pressed local high schools and universities to give her lab […]

Best Gifts for the Woman/Girl (insert term) who kind of hates spa gifts

If you search online gifts for women/girls you get a list that looks rather similar. Nail polish, face masks, towels, makeup etc. and though there is nothing wrong with a girl liking this and in fact, I do like these sorts of things there’s something a bit monotonous and lacking all diversity. So I’ve compiled […]

The Night Witches Episode (+ Show Notes!!)

These Russian Aviatrixes were daunted by nothing, even the Nazi’s. The night witches were the all female night bombing regiment 588 that flew for the Russians in World War II The Regiment was formed by Colonel Marina Raskova and led by Major Yevdokia Bershanskaya They flew from 1942 to 1945 and had […]

The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen

Far out in the ocean the water is as blue as the petals of the loveliest cornflower, and as clear as the purest glass. But it is very deep too. It goes down deeper than any anchor rope will go, and many, many steeples would have to be stacked one on top of another to […]

The “Queen-Hunter” of Boko Haram

Aisha Bakri Gombi was once a hunter of antelope. Now she hunts terrorists.

A letter for America

I am the daughter of lady liberty and lady justice, of blood soaked earth and shackles for these things in our country have come hand in hand.

Episode 104-Ida B Wells (plus Shownotes!)

Ida B Wells used her words to rock the boat and write about the horror that was happening in the south. As an educated black woman, she saw first hand the extreme injustice in the south and spoke against it. The world isn’t always sunshine and rainbows, but somehow this episode contains a message about the power of standing up for what’s right. As a warning to listeners, this episode contains graphic descriptions of racial atrocities.

Erasing History

After recording the fourth episode of the podcast my dad, who for those who don’t know is my co-host on the show, told me that he had never before, on any of his recordings that he’s done on Cloud TNT or Herstory 101, felt as close to crying. I understood the feeling as the content of that […]

Episode 103-Boudica (plus Shownotes!)

Rome got more than they bargained for when they crossed this fiery tempered Iceni queen.

Beautiful Photo Essay Highlights the Life of FARC Fighters after Conflict has Ended

When Newsha Tavakolian arrived in the Colombian jungle to document the female guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, she knew she would witness history.