Re-Feminist History (aka Bitchstory)

Listen  to the Podcast on  Spotify Listen on Apple Listen on the web  (NO APP NEEDED) Email me:  kelly@untamedmoon.com  (NEW EMAIL ADDRESS) LISTEN TO THE  Bonus Shirley Chisholm  EPISODE  HERE Did you know that Kamala Harris isn't the first black woman to run for POTUS?  There have been 5 black men who have run, starting with Frederick Douglas in 1888 and then of course Barack Obama was the first black POTUS.  But this blog is about the ladies.  In 1972, Shirley Chisholm, who was also the first black woman in Congress, ran on a Presidential ticket, and had a reasonable shot.  It's crazy to me, because in the 60s and 70s, in case you hadn't heard, the US was very divided on the issues of race, AND gender.  Black people were barely safe in some parts of the country, so having a black woman candidate is just extraordinary to me.  Women couldn't even have their own bank accounts at that time! But there she was, Shirley Chisholm! Shirley Chisholm, born on November 30, 1924,

Listen  to the Podcast on  Spotify Listen on Apple Listen on the web  (NO APP NEEDED) Email me:  kelly@untamedmoon.com  (NEW EMAIL ADDRESS) LISTEN TO THE  Philippines History  EPISODE  HERE I'm willing to bet that you don't know diddly squat about the Philippines.   Smarty Pants Lisa didn't.  And of course I didn't, cuz I'm not a history major. So we're all learning! That is truly what I love about our podcast. We just recorded an episode highlighting 5 Filipinas who have been instrumental in independence and cultural history for the Philippines.  Their quest for independence has been long and hard won, starting with a bunch of colonizing bullshit that started in the 1500's.  In 1521, good ol' Ferdinand Magellan tried to "discover" the Philippines islands, but um...they killed him.  I had no idea Magellan died that way, did you?   Well despite that uh, "setback", the Portuguese tried again and successfully claimed the islands for the