History fails when it ignores the BIPOC women who made it.

UnTextbooked | A history podcast for the future

Oct 19 2020 • 35 mins

Women of color have been at the forefront of many movements, yet are often neglected, demonized, or ignored. Your history class probably didn’t teach you about Josephine Baker, who was not only a famous Black dancer and entertainer, but also a spy aiding in the French Resistance. You likely didn’t learn about Claudette Colvin either. She was the Black, pregnant fifteen year old whose civil disobedience kicked off the Montgomery Bus Boycott. We live in a world of whitewashed feminism, so there’s a lot to unlearn before our social movements are truly inclusive. Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists by Mikki Kendall shares the stories of notable women of color whose stories have been left behind. Guest: Mikki Kendall Book: Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women's Fight for Their Rights Producer: Sophia Andrews Music: Silas Bohen and Coleman Hamilton Editors: Bethany Denton and Jeff Emtman

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