Female Firsts: Maria Mitchell

Star Wars Day is upon us once again! We talk about some recent news from a galaxy far, far away and holding on to hope.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Straightwashing has a long history and according to some, has gotten worse in recent years. Anney and Samantha navigate the history off straightwashing and chat about a related topic, placement theory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Maria Mitchell was the first American to discover a new comet, which brought her great fame, but her career in the 1800s as a professor at Vassar College left her greatest legacy. In the next century, Ann Hodges was not looking to get involved in objects from space, but one of th ...  Show more

No one knew the real name of the woman living alone on San Nicolas Island, but when she returned to civilization after decades in solitude, she was a hit with the locals at the nearby mission. Known for her exuberance and friendliness, the religious authorities and townsfolk alik ...  Show more

This 2013 episode covers Hypatia, one of the earliest female mathematicians and astronomers. Though she wasn't the very first, she was among the greatest. At the time of her murder, she was the foremost mathematician and astronomer in the West, and possibly in the world.See omnys ...  Show more

Ecoutez l’actrice Nadia Tereszkiewicz au micro de la journaliste et productrice Géraldine Sarratia, interviewée à l'occasion de la sortie du film Les Amandiers, réalisé par Valeria Bruni Tedeschi et dans lequel elle incarne Stella. Women In Motion est un programme de Kering lancé ...  Show more