Sheela Na Gig Podcast

Sheela Na Gig Episode 52: Sarah Rapalje feat. Fawn Brokaw Doyle

Award-winning author Fawn Brokaw Doyle shares an amazing “Sheela,” her 8th great-grandmother, Sarah Rapalje. Sarah made history in 1625 as the first child of European heritage born in New York, when it was a small Dutch colony. Researching Sarah's life and the history of New Amsterdam (later New York City) provided her with an entirely different perspective on colonial America, one that extended beyond the Pilgrims and Puritans. Fawn's historical fiction novel, Salt People of the Cloud Houses, is a window into a multicultural economic hub, where women had a voice and played an active role in its financial success and proliferation. 
 
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Sheela Na Gig Episode 51: Things women couldn't do 50 years ago

"Things that women weren't allowed to do 50 or more years ago"
 
It's hard to remember a time when women couldn't vote, divorce their husband or even wear pants! All were forbidden by law and not that long ago , if you think about it! In this special episode Missy & April discuss the things that women weren't allowed to do 50 or more years ago and discuss the many "Sheelas" that paved the way for change! Hooray! You may be surprised! I know we were. Let us know what you think & thanx for listening!
 
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Sheela Na Gig Episode 50: Margaret Keane

What’s it like when you’re a unique & prolific artist, whose husband locks you in a room for days on end, forcing you  to paint, while he takes all the credit!?
Meet the one & only, Margaret Keane, an artist known for her paintings of children with large sad eyes. She was one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century. But the world did not even know her name for more than a decade of her career, as her husband originally took all the credit.
Find out more about her story here & Thank you for listening! 
 
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Sheela Na Gig Episode 49: Maya Lin

As an undergraduate at Yale, Maya Lin gained national attention when she won a nationwide design competition for a Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and that is when the controversy began!
 
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Sheela Na Gig Episode 48: Judy-Lynn del Rey

This is now the re-edited version! No longer missing an early & important chunk of her life! So sorry about that! Missy & April didnt realize the recording had stopped, so had to go back in & edit in that missing piece of her life. We record in a parking garage, so please excuse the echo during that part! Ok, just kidding no parking garage, but sure sounds like it! Not sure what happened there, but you, at least, now have the full & complete story of Judy Lynn Del Rey! Thank you for your patience!
 
Today’s “Sheela”, Judy-Lynn del Rey (1943-1986) was a New York sci-fi and fantasy editor and a woman with dwarfism who revolutionized the world of sci-fi editing with books from luminaries such as Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Philip K. Dick. Between 1977 and 1990, Del Rey Books was so dominant on the science fiction and fantasy market that they had 65 different titles reach a bestseller list. Del Rey brought us many of the classic sci-fi greats and was instrumental in obtaining the rights to publish novels based on George Lucas’s “Star Wars,” selling 4.5 million copies months before the first movie was even released. Del Rey Books continues to be a publishing leader in science fiction to this day, but not enough folks know who Judy-Lynn Del Rey is and what an indelible mark she left on the Sci-Fi world and the role of editor.
 
Check out this episode to learn more & let us know what you think? We’d love to start a conversation. Thanx for listening!
 
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Sheela Na Gig Episode 47: We ARE an award winning podcast

We ARE An Award-Winning Podcast! Missy and April are thrilled to have received four awards from Women Who Podcast Magazine:
2nd Place in Service to others for our reporting of Truus & Freddy Oversteegen & Hannie Schaft; 2nd place for Impactful Story about the Night Witches; Second Place in the category of “Laughter and Cheer” for Missy’s coverage of the incorrigible  Caresse Crosby, and third place for “Impactful Nugget” for our interview with the playwright, actor, and director of “FEAST.” Today’s Episode revisits the 10-minute award-winning clips of these four amazing Sheelas! We hope you enjoy them!
 
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Sheela Na Gig Episode 46: Gulabi Gang

The Gulabi Gang, known for wearing pink saris and carrying weapons for self-defense, is 400,000+ members strong and seeks to protect women in India from violence, oppression, and corruption. 
 
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Sheela Na Gig Episode 45: Are We An Award Winning Podcast?

As we wait for the Women Who Podcast awards to be announced, Missy and April contemplate their proudest, silliest, and most tense-filled moments from the Sheela Na Gig Podcast, ranging from 14-year-old World War heroines to dolls that pee and poo to Beulah Henry’s Milka-A-Moo!
 
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Sheela Na Gig Episode 44: Madeleine Baran

As most of you listeners know, Missy is a big podcast listener,, but probably her very favorite investigative journalist is Madeleine Baran, best known as the lead reporter for the APM podcast In the Dark.Baran has received accolades including three Peabody Awards, a Gracie Award and two Sigma Delta Chi Awards for her reporting.She is brave, undaunting & compassionate and has the ability to nurture trust with almost anyone she interviews. Her devotion to her subjects and her undying commitment to find the truth is rare and unshakable but always approached with the upmost integrity and kindness.If you have not listened to Madeleine Baran you must! She is a Sheela through & through!
 
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Sheela Na Gig Episode 43: Sybil Luddington

On the night of April 26, 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington climbed onto her horse and set off on a mission: a 40-mile ride to muster local militia troops in response to a British attack on the town of Danbury, Connecticut. Riding all night through rain — and traveling twice the distance that Paul Revere rode during his famous midnight ride — Sybil returned home at dawn having given nearly the entire regiment of 400 Colonial troops the order to assemble. Following the battle, General George Washington personally thanked Sybil for her service and bravery. Although every American school child knows the story of Paul Revere — largely thanks to the famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — unfortunately few are taught about Sybil Ludington's courageous feat. It's about Damn time!
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