Sophonisba: The Thread that Found Me

from Loners & Rebels · host Heidi Robinson Swimmer

This episode is about a woman who refused to stay in the box her era built for her. Sophonisba pushed past every barrier put in her way and left a record that shouldn’t have survived. It’s a look at grit, defiance and what it means to inherit a backbone from someone you never even knew.

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