Our Favorites: Fatima Jinnah
Womanica
Acast Creative Studios
4.3 • 920 Ratings
🗓️ 24 October 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Fatima Jinnah (1893-1967) is remembered in Pakistan as the “Mother of the Nation.” Her memory is a symbol of feminism and democracy.
For the past six years, we’ve been telling the stories of women you may or may now know– but definitely should. This month, we’re bringing back our favorite Womanica episodes from across our back catalog. These are women throughout time and around the world who made their mark.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, from Wonder Media Network, I'm Jenny Kaplan, and this is Womanica. For the past six years, |
| 0:09.1 | we've been telling the stories of women you may or may not know about, but definitely should. |
| 0:13.8 | This month, we're bringing back our favorite Womanica episodes from across the back catalog. |
| 0:19.1 | These are women across centuries and around the world who made their mark. |
| 0:24.0 | With that, here's one of our favorite episodes. |
| 0:31.7 | Hi, everyone. |
| 0:33.1 | From Wonder Media Network, I'm Annamaleika Tubbs, the author of The Three Mothers, How the Mothers of MLK Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin shaped a nation. |
| 0:43.2 | My work focuses on motherhood through the lens of feminism, intersectionality, and inclusivity. |
| 0:49.6 | And I'll be your guest host for this month of Womanica. |
| 0:53.4 | This month, we're talking about mothers, women who ushered forth new generations and new |
| 0:59.2 | futures through their care, work, and imagination. |
| 1:04.0 | Today, we're talking about the woman remembered in Pakistan as the mother of the nation. |
| 1:09.9 | Her memory is a symbol of feminism and democracy. |
| 1:14.4 | Let's talk about Fatima Jinnah. |
| 1:22.3 | Fatima was born on July 30, 1893, in Karachi in modern-day Pakistan. At the time, the geographic area known as Pakistan |
| 1:31.5 | was part of India and under the control of the British Empire. Fatima was the youngest of seven |
| 1:37.9 | children born to the Jinnah family. After her father died in 1901, Fatima's older brother, |
| 1:43.9 | Muhammad Ali, became her primary guardian. |
| 1:47.0 | He sent her to the Bandara convent in Bombay to receive an education. |
| 1:52.0 | Outside of school, she also studied in her brother's library and learned piano. |
| 1:57.0 | In her late 20s, Fatima enrolled in dental school in Kolkata. |
| 2:05.6 | Two years later, she returned to Bombay to open her own clinic with the help of her brother. |
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