Encyclopedia Womannica: Shirley Chisholm
The Brown Girls Guide to Politics
Acast Creative Studios
3.3 • 845 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2019
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Every weekday for a full year, listeners can explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, WMN dives 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 Pioneers, Creators, Villainesses, STEMinists, Warriors & Social Justice Warriors, and many more. Encyclopedia Womannica 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.
Encyclopedia Womannica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Liz Smith and Andi Kristins. Special thanks to Shira Atkins, Alli Lindenberg and Edie Allard.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey y'all. I'm Ashanti Golar, host of the Brown Girls Guide to Politics. |
| 0:05.1 | The BGG is the one-stop shop for women of color who want to talk and shape the world of politics. |
| 0:12.9 | This season, we're getting deep into the details of Project 2025. |
| 0:18.7 | In 900-plus pages, it's proposing dramatic conservative changes to education, |
| 0:24.3 | health care, and foreign affairs. But underpinning it all is an entirely new vision for how |
| 0:31.1 | the government operates, and that could change everything. Thank you so much to our friends |
| 0:37.2 | at Way to Win for supporting us |
| 0:39.0 | and making this season possible. Listen to the Brown Girls Guide to Politics wherever you get |
| 0:44.8 | your podcast. Hey listeners, Ashanti here. I want to drop in and tell you about an awesome news show for my sisters at WonderMia Network called Encyclopedia Womanica. |
| 0:59.4 | Every weekday for the next year, you'll hear a story of a powerhouse woman from history that you might not know about, but definitely should. |
| 1:06.9 | But that's not all. |
| 1:08.4 | These episodes are just five minutes long, the perfect by-size for any moment in your day. |
| 1:13.2 | You know we are all about uplifting underrepresented voices here at the BGG. |
| 1:17.6 | So I just had to take a moment to introduce you to this new show. |
| 1:21.4 | Today's episode, featuring Shirley Chisholm, gets especially close to home for me |
| 1:25.6 | because the trails she blazed and the legacy she created allows me to do the work I do today. |
| 1:31.8 | I hope you enjoy this episode, and don't forget to subscribe to Encyclopeo Amanica wherever you get your podcast. |
| 1:39.7 | I stand before you today as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the presidency of the United States of America. |
| 1:52.4 | Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Encyclopedia Womanica. |
| 2:00.2 | 50 years ago, a woman who was determinedly unbought and unbossed was elected to Congress. |
| 2:08.2 | Today, we're talking about that audacious leader, the first African-American U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. |
| 2:18.4 | I am not the candidate of Black America, although I am black and proud. |
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