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Heroines of the 20th Century - Black Women in the Americas

History is often told through the lives of well-known figures, frequently men of European descent from the upper classes. This podcast is based on a seminar which highlighted the biographies of Black women who, through their achievements, have left a mark on the societies they lived in. At the center were Celia Cruz, Ellen Irene Diggs, Ana Echegoyen, Zora Neale Hurston, Elizabeth Keckley and Claudia Jones.

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    Ep. 1: Celia Cruz

    A podcast based on a seminar by Vanessa Ohlraun, Centre for Atlantic and Global Studies, History Department, Leibniz University Hanover, in collaboration with Juliane Ulbrich, as well as Carolin Hachmeister, Alia Saberi Jafari, Melissa Lázaro, Aleksandra Musiol, Jonah Müßig, Sophie Polke, Fynn Reckel, Leon Rösler, Selma Ruß, Carolin Sauer and Lilly Trappe. With kind support from the Leibniz School of Education.This episode was written, recorded and produced by Austeja Labanauskaite, Dana Paulina Müller and Marlene Wybraniec.

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    Ep. 2: Ellen Irene Diggs

    A podcast based on a seminar by Vanessa Ohlraun, Centre for Atlantic and Global Studies, History Department, Leibniz University Hanover, in collaboration with Juliane Ulbrich, as well as Carolin Hachmeister, Alia Saberi Jafari, Melissa Lázaro, Aleksandra Musiol, Jonah Müßig, Sophie Polke, Fynn Reckel, Leon Rösler, Selma Ruß, Carolin Sauer and Lilly Trappe. With kind support from the Leibniz School of Education.This episode on Ellen Irene Diggs was written, recorded and produced by Vanessa Ohlraun.

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    Ep. 3: Ana Echegoyen

    A podcast based on a seminar by Vanessa Ohlraun, Centre for Atlantic and Global Studies, History Department, Leibniz University Hanover, in collaboration with Juliane Ulbrich, as well as Carolin Hachmeister, Alia Saberi Jafari, Melissa Lázaro, Aleksandra Musiol, Jonah Müßig, Sophie Polke, Fynn Reckel, Leon Rösler, Selma Ruß, Carolin Sauer and Lilly Trappe. With kind support from the Leibniz School of Education.This episode was written, recorded and produced by Juliane Ulbrich.

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    Ep. 4: Zora Neale Hurston

    A podcast based on a seminar by Vanessa Ohlraun, Centre for Atlantic and Global Studies, History Department, Leibniz University Hanover, in collaboration with Juliane Ulbrich, as well as Carolin Hachmeister, Alia Saberi Jafari, Melissa Lázaro, Aleksandra Musiol, Jonah Müßig, Sophie Polke, Fynn Reckel, Leon Rösler, Selma Ruß, Carolin Sauer and Lilly Trappe. With kind support from the Leibniz School of Education.This episode was written, recorded and produced by Jonah Müßig, Sophie Polke, Selma Ruß and Lilly Trappe.

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    Ep. 5: Claudia Jones

    A podcast based on a seminar by Vanessa Ohlraun, Centre for Atlantic and Global Studies, History Department, Leibniz University Hanover, in collaboration with Juliane Ulbrich, as well as Carolin Hachmeister, Alia Saberi Jafari, Melissa Lázaro, Aleksandra Musiol, Jonah Müßig, Sophie Polke, Fynn Reckel, Leon Rösler, Selma Ruß, Carolin Sauer and Lilly Trappe. With kind support from the Leibniz School of Education.This episode was written, recorded and produced by Carolin Hachmeister, Melissa Lázaro, Aleksandra Musiol and Leon Rösler.

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    Ep. 6: Elizabeth Keckley

    A podcast based on a seminar by Vanessa Ohlraun, Centre for Atlantic and Global Studies, History Department, Leibniz University Hanover, in collaboration with Juliane Ulbrich, as well as Carolin Hachmeister, Alia Saberi Jafari, Melissa Lázaro, Aleksandra Musiol, Jonah Müßig, Sophie Polke, Fynn Reckel, Leon Rösler, Selma Ruß, Carolin Sauer and Lilly Trappe. With kind support from the Leibniz School of Education.This episode was written, recorded and produced by Fynn Reck, Alia Saberi Jafari and Carolin Sauer.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

History is often told through the lives of well-known figures, frequently men of European descent from the upper classes. This podcast is based on a seminar which highlighted the biographies of Black women who, through their achievements, have left a mark on the societies they lived in. At the center were Celia Cruz, Ellen Irene Diggs, Ana Echegoyen, Zora Neale Hurston, Elizabeth Keckley and Claudia Jones.

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Vanessa Ohlraun, Leibniz University Hannover

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