When America Sterilized Women of Color

Toph Beifong is a fan favorite character from the award winning shows Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. First introduced as a twelve-year-old blind earthbender, her character was initially designed very differently. In this classic, we dig into her history and w ...  Show more

The 2024 animated film Inside Out 2 tackled topics of puberty, anxiety and mental health. From SMNTY headquarters, Anney and Samantha unbox their emotions about friendships, changes, and the benefits of emotional balance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

“How much do you make things happen or let them happen to you?” “Can women be happy alone?” – questions such as these form the basis of a series of interviews with women, from heiresses to factory workers, conducted in the 1960s by the British writer Nell Dunn; as a reissue of Ta ...  Show more

Birth Control is in medicine cabinets all over the world, used by millions of women. But few know its scandalous history involves mass sterilizations of Puerto Rican women, an American business tycoon, and an activist who dabbled in eugenics. What’s eugenics? You’ll find out. And ...  Show more

Trevor breaks down America's long history of minimizing or erasing Black women who played leading roles in game-changing social justice movements. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn ...  Show more

As Americans call for change following the killing of George Floyd, three women share the history of slavery in their families and discuss its impact on society today. Sharon Leslie Morgan in Mississippi is the founder of Our Black Ancestry Foundation, which provides resources fo ...  Show more