Divas: Grace Jones

Womanica

Acast Creative Studios

History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Grace Jones (1948 - present) is a model, singer, actress, and performance artist. She has been on the cover of Vogue, Essence, and Interview Magazine. She released chart topping albums including Nightclubbing, Warm Leatherette, and Slave to the Rhythm.

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This month, we're diving into the "Divas" of history, examining how the label has been used from many angles, whether describing women pejoratively... or with admiration.

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Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we'll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more. Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures.

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0:16.6	How did they use their feminine characteristics to swindle in a world where men made the rules?
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1:04.1	Hello, my name is Adrian Bain.
1:07.6	I'm a producer at Wonder Media Network, and I'm excited to be guest hosting this episode
1:13.6	of Womanica. This month, we're diving into the divas of history, examining how the label has been
1:21.5	used from many angles, whether describing women pejoratively or with admiration.
1:29.1	No single word can describe today's womanican, and if it could, she wouldn't like it.
1:36.2	In her epic career, she strutted down the runway, headlined concerts, karate-chopped James Bond villains,
1:46.9	posed for Andy Warhol and danced through the decades in New York's hottest clubs. She enticed and intimidated audiences,
1:54.4	with her androgynous look and fierce attitude. And she still does today. Please put your hands together for Grace Jones.
2:06.8	Rebellion has always been in Grace's bones. She was born in 1948, in Jamaica. Her parents left for the
2:16.6	United States when she was young. So, Grace was raised by her
2:21.8	strict religious grandparents and their pressure to conform. When she acted out, her grandparents
2:29.1	told her to climb a tree and pick a thin branch for them to whip her with. By age 13, her rebellious spirit
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