Sheela Na Gig Podcast

"We women were especially drawn to electronic music when the possibility of a woman composing was in itself controversial. Electronics let us make music that could be heard by others without having to be taken seriously by the male dominated establishment." Clara Rockmore https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig    

Author and poet Miriam O’Neal takes us on a deep dive into the prolific life and work of artist, Elizabeth (Betty) Rivers. Rivers, who exhibited and published volumes of prints and a book about her life in Ireland, A Stranger in Aran, is being recognized once again for her vast contributions and enduring spirit!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig    

Aries women are vibrant, vivacious fire signs known for their fierce independence, unapologetic assertiveness, and warrior spirit. Born between March 21 and April 19, these ladies are ruled by the planet Mars, which gives them the drive, courage, and strength to blaze their own trails. The Aries woman is a dynamic force to be reckoned with, making her presence felt wherever she goes. From her passionate, ambitious nature to her intense loyalty and honesty, there is no denying that Aries bring a lot to the table. In fact, Missy is an Aries!   Side note- this episode was recorded prior to our learning about the reprehensible acts of Cesar Chavez. This however,  does not change the accomplishments or courageousness of Delores Huerta, who we revisit in this episode.  Let us continue to celebrate her and stand with her in solidarity.   Today, we’ll explore some super Sheela Aries Women, who most of you know, but it can never hurt to shine some more light! Happy Birthday to these amazing, trailblazing Sheelas & Thank you for listening!   know any other rad Aries women you'd like to share with us!?   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig    

Doula, homebirth midwife, historian of Renaissance English History, and the author of the trilogy “The Tudor Queens’ Midwife (Books 1-3),” Brigitte Barnard shares about the history and practice of midwifery, home births (she had four!), and her new, forthcoming nonfiction book from Penn and Sword Press, entitled “Childbirth in the Tudor Court.” A true Sheela with many interests and accomplishments, Brigitte also raises Cavalier King Charles spaniels and rides dressage. Join Missy and April in hearing Brigitte’s riveting stories and personal experiences!      https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig    

Welcome to our 75th Episode Of The Sheela Na Gig Podcast!! Yay! We've made it this far & certainly more to come! We so appreciate you for listening & being part of the Conversation as we continue to Fight the Fight & Shine the light!   Today, we present to you, a Sheela author, Patti McCracken  , sharing her shocking, true crime novel  "The Angel Makers: Arsenic, a Midwife, and Modern History’s Most Astonishing Murder Ring – An Expertly Researched True Crime Story of Women Poisoners in 1920s Hungary". You know, how Missy loves both true crime & controversy, well Patti brings it! This story is like no other ...and begs the question, is the central character, Auntie Suzie, a Sheela, rescuing women from a life of abusive and hardship that the hands of their husbands or just a murderess? Or can both be true? We'd LOVE to hear what you think. And definitely recommend this book! It's a real page turner, to be sure!    https://www.pattimccracken.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Angel-Makers-Arsenic-Historys-Astonishing/dp/0063275031 https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig    

Despite being credited for her groundbreaking research that overturned a fundamental law of physics, Chien-Shiung Wu was denied the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics. A pioneering Chinese-American experimental physicist known for her work on the Manhattan Project and the Cobalt-60 experiment, she was widely known as "the First Lady of Physics," "the Chinese Marie Curie," and "the Queen of Nuclear Research." She was also often referred to as "Madame Wu."   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig    

Today’s Sheela is Jeanne Hébuterne. Now most of you know or have heard of Amedeo Modigliani-  the famous Italian artist whose unique paintings are instantly recognizable featuring women with elongated necks, mask-like faces, and soulful eyes, you know the one I’m talking about right? Well, Jeanne Hébuterne was much more than Modigliani’s muse, as she’s often referred, she was also a talented artist, painter and designer even creating her own clothing, and was portrayed by Modigliani in over twenty works, often as an idyllic, modern woman.  Hébuterne strove to make art her life, and to make her life art in a way that speaks to us vividly today. Jeanne’s artwork teases us with questions about who she really was:  a self-effacing victim, or a gifted artist with a mind of her own? A rebel who defied her family, flaunting her sexuality with voluptuous self-portraits? A dutiful daughter who suffered for her parents’ rejection of her lifestyle? Or Maybe all the above … Find out more in the episode!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Tune in for the exciting adventures of Missy's broken vagina as she learns more about her Vulvodynia and takes us through her latest struggles. treatments.    We KNOW there is a conversation to be had here! One in four women suffer from chronic pelvic pain, but many don't want to talk about it so are unaware of the treatments that exist. Of course, there is little known about the cause of Vulvodynia, as so little funding goes toward women's health unfortunately. But let's start here by raising our voices together! Do you have chronic pelvic pain? What has been your experience? Please chime in & thank you for listening!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Virginia Hall is said to be “The Most Dangerous Allied Spy of WWII.” She is a wartime espionage hero in the fight against Nazi Germany. She was also systematically undervalued and underutilized by the American Government during her lifetime and, tragically, too often forgotten in history.     https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

June Jordan defiantly and purposely addressed the ills and injustices in the world. “POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: The June Jordan Story, is a Los Angeles production adapted for the stage by her life partner and collaborator, Adrienne Torf, with Raymond O’Caldwell. “POETRY FOR THE PEOPLE: The June Jordan Story” Hear Adrienne Torf’s riveting account of June Jordan’s life and art, and her journey as collaborator and life partner. West Coast Performance dates are: Friday, January 30 Through Sunday, March 29, 2026. Performances are generally on Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM, Sundays at 2:00 PM, at the Fountain Theatre, 5060 Fountain Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029. An additional performance will be held on February 24, 2026, at 7:00 PM at The Freight, 2020 Addison Street, in Berkeley, California.     https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Happy 2026! No time like the present to deal with a long time lingering problem- My broken Vagina! Yep, that's right friends, I have Vulvodynia but & more specifically Vulvar Vestibulitis, fancy words for chronic pelvic pain, which I've suffered from since my  early 30s. I've been in denial for awhile now and haven't addressed this issue in a long time, so I figured, here I am co-creating a podcast that embodies women's empowerment, recognition and perseverance, so it seems strange that I've been unwilling to deal with my broken vagina until now, but hey, again it's a new year and I gotta try to get back on track and see what can be done. Besides, it's not everyday that I get to talk about my vagina! Yay!   Join me in my journey, as I seek out medical assistance and try new things to re- address this issue. Joining me in future episodes will be both my Doctor & my Pelvic floor therapist, so stay tuned! And I'd sure love to hear from you if you too suffer from chronic pelvic pain. We'd LOVE the opportunity to talk to other women who are willing to share their stories and see if we can't make this a bigger conversation, since unfortunately Women's health continues to be significantly underfunded.   Thanx for listening!!!!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Author Pamela Toler shares the riveting, little-known story of American Reporter Sigrid Schultz, who was among the earliest to warn Americans about the rise of the Nazi regime.   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Happy New Year! It's our 1st Episode of 2026! Yay!! Please tune in for this Killer interview with the kick ass dames of Rue De Reve, Jennifer Kimpe & Jeanne-Marie Hebert kicking some serious ass in the Spirits world with their award winning, Women Owned Aperitif company. We also get to learn a bit more about Madame Clicquot!   The Wine, Beer & Spirits industry continues to be overwhelmingly male-owned and dominated, however, the number of women entrepreneurs is fortunately growing. This includes these two NorCal Sheelas, who have lovingly created a collection of all-natural and organic apéritifs, stoked in European tradition, but served up with a distinct California flair-light, effortless, beautifully nuanced and endlessly drinkable. And in 3 delicious flavors-Blanc, Rose & Rouge. In the meantime, do yourself a favor, and stock up on all 3 flavors! You will be so happy! You may have already seen our reels, where we had the pleasure of taste testing these delicious Aperitifs so we know you'll want to do the same! Check them out at: https://www.ruedereveaperitifs.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ruedereveaperitifs/   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Donaldina Cameron was a Presbyterian missionary, pioneer and also a real life action hero, in the fight against slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown. In this episode we get to hear about Cameron & her trusty sidekick Tien Wu in full action hero glory- secret mission rescues, axing down doors, being locked in jail cells and escaping crumbling buildings. These Sheelas didn't mess around and we're willing to fearlessly fight for the freedom of more than 3,000 Chinese immigrant girls and women, from forced prostitution or indentured servitude, working tirelessly from 1895 to 1934.   To the brothel owners, she was Fahn Quai, the White Devil. To the girls & women she saved who were living in her Mission Home, she was Lo Mo, or Little Mother and to her family, she was Aunt Dolly and history calls her Chinatown’s Angry Angel, Before human trafficking was even called by that name.    https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Donaldina Cameron was a Presbyterian missionary, pioneer and also a real life action hero, in the fight against slavery in San Francisco's Chinatown.To the brothel owners, she was Fahn Quai, the White Devil. To the girls & women she saved who were living in her Mission Home, she was Lo Mo, or Little Mother and to her family, she was Aunt Dolly and history calls her Chinatown’s Angry Angel, Before human trafficking was even called by that name.  Cameron helped more than 3,000 Chinese immigrant girls and women escape from forced prostitution or indentured servitude often engaging in action-movie type chases over rooftops and down dark alleys she climbed ladders and crawled into hidden rooms; some say she even wielded an ax to break down doors. Her harrowing & dangerous missions never kept her from accomplishing her goal to rescue these women, working tirelessly from 1895 to 1934.    https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

The Women's Bank of Denver   In the 1970s, a new wave of feminism was sweeping America. But in the boys’ club of banking and finance, women were still infantilized–no credit without a male cosigner, and their income was dismissed as unreliable. If bankers weren’t going to accommodate women, then women had to take control of their own futures. The Women's Bank of Denver, opened in 1978 by eight pioneering women, who changed everything!    The Women's Bank of Denver was a groundbreaking financial institution becoming the nation's most successful women's bank, proving women's financial viability, attracting diverse customers, and fostering financial independence. This banking enterprise also placed educating and supporting women at the forefront of its business model.    These 8 women didn’t play by the rules. They changed them and made history.       https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/denver/bank-all-people-remembering-womens-bank   https://cudenverhistoryjournal.org/2025-volume-42/in-sisterhood-we-tried-a-case-study-of-the-womens-bank-of-denver-and-the-role-of-financial-institutions-for-women-in-the-feminist-movement/   https://www.theivybookshop.com/product/9781542025515/   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Trailblazing American pioneer Maggie Lena Walker shattered barriers as the first woman to charter and lead a bank. A bold visionary and community champion, she devoted her life to expanding opportunity and economic power for African Americans, advancing the rights of women, and uplifting people with disabilities. Her legacy endures as a testament to courage, innovation, and relentless advocacy.   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Women On The Run From women having to sneak onto the Boston Marathon to the “shrink it and pink it” flaws of women’s early athletic footwear, find out how women finally gained the rights and the correct anatomical shoes to run!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

What if you were a woman with strong views and not afraid to share those views? What if this landed you imprisoned in an insane asylum for 3 ½ years!?  Meet Elizabeth Packard, born in 1816. Like many other women of her era, Elizabeth settled into domestic life as a wife and mother. The couple had six children and led a fairly peaceful life, until Elizabeth started questioning the beliefs of her strict Calvinist minister husband. He retaliated by having Elizabeth committed to an insane asylum. In fact, all that was required was a letter from two doctors attesting to her insanity. The doctors were not even required to examine or talk to her; they could simply take her husband’s testimony as proof, referring to a law that existed at this time During the next three and a half years, Elizabeth was held as a virtual prisoner. She was denied all contact with her children, friends, or other family members. She was also subjected to horrific physical and emotional abuse But what had perhaps shocked Elizabeth the most was the realization that an overwhelming number of the women she met in the hospital were married women like her—perfectly sane but whose husbands had them committed to ‘keep them in line.’ Elizabeth Packard became a social reformer whose mental hospital experiences began her quest for protective legislation for the insane and improved married women’s rights. She wrote numerous books and lobbied legislatures literally from coast to coast, advocating more stringent commitment laws, protections for the rights of asylum patients, and laws to give married women equal rights in matters of child custody, property and earnings. https://strongwomeninhistory.com/2024/12/02/elizabeth-ware-packard-silent-no-more/   https://www.womenhistoryblog.com/2013/01/elizabeth-packard.html   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Gwen Frostic Was born on April 26, 1906. She was an American artist, entrepreneur, author, and Michigan Women's Hall of Fame inductee. Gwen is also near & dear to Missy's heart, as Missy spent her summers in Northern Mi, visiting Gwen Frostic's studio with her mom.   The most amazing thing about Frostic was although she suffered from Cerebral palsy, compromising movement & agility in her hands, Gwen overcame this obstacle, becoming a successful artist, creating Linocut block print artwork, based on her love for nature & animals.   Tune in to learn more about this incredible "Sheela" and thank you for listening! We welcome your questions & comments.   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Happy November & Happy Belated Halloween! We meant to get this out in time for Halloween, but we missed by a few days. Sorry! But it's still “Spooky season” -Right!? The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City. On March 25th, 1911, was considered one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history. One hundred and forty-six garment workers – mostly young immigrant women, were burned alive or forced to jump to their deaths from the 8th floor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory building. In this episode we explore those Sheelas who fought to make significant reform for factory safety standards, working conditions that ultimately changed history for American workers. But we also explore those Sheelas that sacrificed their lives, returning as spirits in a quest for Justice & reckoning. Thank you for listening! We always welcome your comments, questions and of course, your Sheelas!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Farmer, healer, and midwife, Grace White Sherwood was accused of turning herself into a cat and causing the death of livestock! This land owner and single mother was the last person known to have been convicted of witchcraft in the state of Virginia.   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Did you know that prior to 1974, a married woman couldn't have a credit card in her own name? And prior to 1978 women couldn't be astronauts!! WTF!? And wait, there's lots more, so you'll have to tune into this episode of The Sheela Na Gig Podcast to find out! I think you'll be as shocked as we were! We, of course, as always, welcome all your questions & comments too! So bring em'! And Thanx for listening! https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

OMG! April & Missy had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Director Amie Farrell and lead actor Cheryl Daro, from the upcoming Play, Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson–Apt. 2B by Kate Hamill, at the Long Beach Convention Center. The play opens Oct 17th & runs through Nov 2nd! So don’t wait, get your tickets now! A little about the play-Two free-spirited women solve mysteries and kick butts in Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson–Apt. 2B  This fast-paced and wildly entertaining comic escapade offers a twist on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detective series. We are SOOO excited to see this play, especially after such an amazing interview with Amie & Cheryl! These ladies are smart as @%&*, entertaining & hilarious! So definitely join us for a listen & then do yourself a favor & go see the play damnit! For more information and to purchase tickets, call (562) 436-4610 or go to InternationalCityTheatre.org. Discounts available for students and seniors and some nights offer special discounts too! Thank you for listening and as always we welcome your questions & comments, so bring em’!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Missy & April were delighted to welcome Michele C. Hollow to our Sheela Na Gig Podcast! In this episode, Michele share's her favorite "Sheela", Mary Anning, with us. In fact, Michele has written a wonderful book about Mary Anning called Jurassic Girl! At age 12, Mary Anning found the skeleton of the first ichthyosaurus, a fish-like creature that lived during the Jurassic Period. It was more than 17 feet long! But according to many of the men in London’s Geological Society, the fossil could not be real due to several reasons: Mary was female. She was 12 years old. She had no formal education. She was poor. But that didn't stop Mary! This story follows her journey with the ichthyosaurus and offers a look into the childhood of someone who would eventually become the “Mother of Paleontology.” Featuring friendships, fossils, and found family, Mary Anning’s tale is sure to inspire young readers and scientists alike!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Hear Part II of Award-winning author Fawn Brokaw Doyle’s amazing “Sheela,” her 8th great-grandmother, Sarah Rapalje! Sarah made history in 1625 as the first child of European heritage born in New York, when it was a small Dutch colony.    https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Award-winning author Fawn Brokaw Doyle shares an amazing “Sheela,” her 8th great-grandmother, Sarah Rapalje. Sarah made history in 1625 as the first child of European heritage born in New York, when it was a small Dutch colony. Researching Sarah's life and the history of New Amsterdam (later New York City) provided her with an entirely different perspective on colonial America, one that extended beyond the Pilgrims and Puritans. Fawn's historical fiction novel, Salt People of the Cloud Houses, is a window into a multicultural economic hub, where women had a voice and played an active role in its financial success and proliferation.    https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

"Things that women weren't allowed to do 50 or more years ago"   It's hard to remember a time when women couldn't vote, divorce their husband or even wear pants! All were forbidden by law and not that long ago , if you think about it! In this special episode Missy & April discuss the things that women weren't allowed to do 50 or more years ago and discuss the many "Sheelas" that paved the way for change! Hooray! You may be surprised! I know we were. Let us know what you think & thanx for listening!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

What’s it like when you’re a unique & prolific artist, whose husband locks you in a room for days on end, forcing you  to paint, while he takes all the credit!? Meet the one & only, Margaret Keane, an artist known for her paintings of children with large sad eyes. She was one of the most popular artists of the twentieth century. But the world did not even know her name for more than a decade of her career, as her husband originally took all the credit. Find out more about her story here & Thank you for listening!    https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

As an undergraduate at Yale, Maya Lin gained national attention when she won a nationwide design competition for a Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and that is when the controversy began!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIynuxuMaBA5m4Augh IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-sheela-na-gig-podcast-260836165/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78203134-1dd7-4067-a7bd-8d52eac8dabd/sheela-na-gig-podcast Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sheela-na-gig-podcast-5968492 PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

This is now the re-edited version! No longer missing an early & important chunk of her life! So sorry about that! Missy & April didnt realize the recording had stopped, so had to go back in & edit in that missing piece of her life. We record in a parking garage, so please excuse the echo during that part! Ok, just kidding no parking garage, but sure sounds like it! Not sure what happened there, but you, at least, now have the full & complete story of Judy Lynn Del Rey! Thank you for your patience!   Today’s “Sheela”, Judy-Lynn del Rey (1943-1986) was a New York sci-fi and fantasy editor and a woman with dwarfism who revolutionized the world of sci-fi editing with books from luminaries such as Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Philip K. Dick. Between 1977 and 1990, Del Rey Books was so dominant on the science fiction and fantasy market that they had 65 different titles reach a bestseller list. Del Rey brought us many of the classic sci-fi greats and was instrumental in obtaining the rights to publish novels based on George Lucas’s “Star Wars,” selling 4.5 million copies months before the first movie was even released. Del Rey Books continues to be a publishing leader in science fiction to this day, but not enough folks know who Judy-Lynn Del Rey is and what an indelible mark she left on the Sci-Fi world and the role of editor.   Check out this episode to learn more & let us know what you think? We’d love to start a conversation. Thanx for listening!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

We ARE An Award-Winning Podcast! Missy and April are thrilled to have received four awards from Women Who Podcast Magazine: 2nd Place in Service to others for our reporting of Truus & Freddy Oversteegen & Hannie Schaft; 2nd place for Impactful Story about the Night Witches; Second Place in the category of “Laughter and Cheer” for Missy’s coverage of the incorrigible  Caresse Crosby, and third place for “Impactful Nugget” for our interview with the playwright, actor, and director of “FEAST.” Today’s Episode revisits the 10-minute award-winning clips of these four amazing Sheelas! We hope you enjoy them!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

The Gulabi Gang, known for wearing pink saris and carrying weapons for self-defense, is 400,000+ members strong and seeks to protect women in India from violence, oppression, and corruption.    https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

As we wait for the Women Who Podcast awards to be announced, Missy and April contemplate their proudest, silliest, and most tense-filled moments from the Sheela Na Gig Podcast, ranging from 14-year-old World War heroines to dolls that pee and poo to Beulah Henry’s Milka-A-Moo!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

As most of you listeners know, Missy is a big podcast listener,, but probably her very favorite investigative journalist is Madeleine Baran, best known as the lead reporter for the APM podcast In the Dark. Baran has received accolades including three Peabody Awards, a Gracie Award and two Sigma Delta Chi Awards for her reporting. She is brave, undaunting & compassionate and has the ability to nurture trust with almost anyone she interviews. Her devotion to her subjects and her undying commitment to find the truth is rare and unshakable but always approached with the upmost integrity and kindness. If you have not listened to Madeleine Baran you must! She is a Sheela through & through!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

On the night of April 26, 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington climbed onto her horse and set off on a mission: a 40-mile ride to muster local militia troops in response to a British attack on the town of Danbury, Connecticut. Riding all night through rain — and traveling twice the distance that Paul Revere rode during his famous midnight ride — Sybil returned home at dawn having given nearly the entire regiment of 400 Colonial troops the order to assemble. Following the battle, General George Washington personally thanked Sybil for her service and bravery. Although every American school child knows the story of Paul Revere — largely thanks to the famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — unfortunately few are taught about Sybil Ludington's courageous feat. It's about Damn time! https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=24115   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

The first American woman to receive a medical degree, Elizabeth Blackwell, was instrumental in paving the way for other women to enter the medical profession.   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

Social entrepreneur, civil rights activist, suborbital astronaut, and founder and CEO of Rise, Amanda Nguyen authored the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Rights Act, unanimously signed into landmark legislation, providing statutory rights for survivors of sexual assault and rape.   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

We are delighted to have the very talented Los Angeles based musician, singer, composer & producer and lawyer and a mother (no she did not work at the dead letter office)-Brooke Ferri with us today! April I & had the absolute pleasure of seeing her production, Adanza,back in April, at The Eastwood Performing Arts Center in LA. We were truly blown away by the onslaught of talented & diverse performers, including dancers, musicians, singers, jugglers, stilt walkers, bubble performers, silk aerial performers, fire performers, magicians, unicyclists, break dancers, drummers and gymnastics, just to name a few ... This indeed, was a truly ambitious endeavor on behalf of our local "sheela", Brooke Ferri. Listen in to learn more about Brooke and her unique journey & vision to create Adanza and how to learn more about her future endeavours. And if you listen to the beautiful music played behind her photo, you'll hear her young son, Ennio, following in his mom's footsteps. https://www.adanzamusical.com/about https://www.foxandravenmusic.com/songcoachingandlyricsbybrookeferri https://voyagela.com/interview/meet-brooke-ferri-match-maker-music-mar-vista/ https://www.brookeferrilaw.com   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Lacking a formal engineering education or practical mechanical skills, Beulah Louise Henry managed to invent a broad array of consumer products from lifelike dolls to typewriters. A savvy entrepreneur, she challenged teams of professionals to help her realize her visions and changed how we work, clean, and play.      https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig  

Mercedes De Acosta was a poet, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, socialite, costume designer, and fashion influencer.  She also lived her life as an unabashedly out lesbian at a time, when this was hidden, looked down upon & unheard of. Her unapologetic strength, resilience, and ingenuity paved the way for others and her most impressive creation was herself During her life, Mercedes produced three volumes of poetry, two novels, and plays. Still, commercial success eluded her mostly due to a disapproving world, who was more concerned with her sexual preference than her talents. Years of salacious gossip and fading memory have obscured the real de Acosta, so we hope to bring her to light in this Episode of  The Sheela Na Gig Podcast.  Listen in and let us know your thoughts. https://www.advocate.com/women/2017/3/17/women-who-paved-way-mercedes-de-acosta  https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

WE are so excited to share our latest Sheela Na Gig interview with you with the very talented Emma Andres. Emma is a professional ballet dancer, a dance teacher and contemporary/ classical ballet choreographer. She is also a storyteller, who has endeavored upon sharing Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women through an immersive and interactive dance experience— all set within the historic Victorian manors of Heritage Square. You won’t want to miss this production & you won’t want to miss our interview with Emma either!   At: The Heritage Square Museum 3800 Homer St, Los Angeles, CA 90031 May 23th, 2025, 6:30 PM May 24th, 2025, 3 PM + 6:30 PM May 25th, 2025, 3 PM + 6:30 PM   This original ballet adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s cherished novel takes audiences on a moving journey through sisterhood, love, loss, and  a artistic awakening Spring Immersive Experience https://30098.danceticketing.com/r/events/ for tickets   This tour involves extended periods of walking & stairs and is NOT ADA Accessible.   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig    

We welcome Julie Roland back on this episode! You may remember her from our last episode? She is a true modern day Sheela! At just 31 years old, Julie is already a lieutenant in the Navy- flying helicopters, an accomplished magician, a lawyer and much more! So we thought it would be fun for her to join us to talk about the amazing female magician, Dell O’Dell. Dell was an American female magician regarded oin her profession as a pioneer who provided a role model & paved the way for modern female performers, like Julie. Listen in to find out more about Dell, who besides magic was able to balance a couch on her chin while climbing a ladder (whaaat??) and endorsed juggling potatoes, while cooking dinner,  to women & housewives all over America to keep in shape. You gotta LOVE Dell O’Dell! And oh, there’s so much more! Listen in & let us know what you think!? We more than welcome your comments & questions!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

You’re going to LOVE our latest “Sheela!”- Meet Julie Roland! Missy met Julie recently at the iconic Magic Castle in Hollywood. After just a little bit of stalking and persuasion, she got Julie to agree to being interviewed on The Sheela Na Gig Podcast! Yay!   At just 31 years of age, Julie is already a lieutenant in the Navy- flying helicopters, an accomplished magician, a lawyer and that’s not all, she works for the Dead letter office!! Ok, just kidding about that last one, but  She’s certainly accomplished more in her short 31 years, than most of us do in a lifetime! Go Julie! According to Julie only 7% of women are aviators & likewise only 7% of women are magicians! Wow! Well we found one who is both & oh SOOO much more! Listen here to find out more! Do you LOVE Julie as much as we do!?  And let us know what you think!? We always welcome your comments & questions!?   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

Gladys Bentley, an American blues singer, pianist, and entertainer, shone during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. An African American cross-dressing, bawdy performer, she drew crowds in New York speakeasies, singing her own “raunchy” lyrics to popular songs of the era.   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/   Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

Part 2-Rose O'Neill was a true "Renaissance Woman"- she was an illustrator, a sculptor, a designer, an artist, a novelist, a poet, philanthropist AND business woman. She was also Suffragette and a women’s rights leader working with Eleanor Roosevelt and she was a totally original individualist. She was also the highest-paid woman illustrator of the early 20th century, who ascended to the top in a thoroughly male-dominated field, at the time. And considered the first American woman cartoonist, Most importantly, She was the 1st person ever to build a merchandising empire from her work, with her invention of the Kewpie Doll.   Rose O'Neill was a true "Renaissance Woman"- she was an illustrator, a sculptor, a designer, an artist, a novelist, a poet, philanthropist AND business woman. She was also a Suffragette and a women’s rights leader working with Eleanor Roosevelt and she was a totally original individualist. She was also the highest-paid woman illustrator of the early 20th century, who ascended to the top in a thoroughly male-dominated field, at the time. And considered the first American woman cartoonist, Most importantly, She was the 1st person ever to build a merchandising empire from her work, with her invention of the Kewpie Doll. Hells yeah! Gotta LOVE Rose O'Neill!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

Rose O'Neill was a true "Renaissance Woman"- she was an illustrator, a sculptor, a designer, an artist, a novelist, a poet, philanthropist AND business woman. She was also Suffragette and a women’s rights leader working with Eleanor Roosevelt and she was a totally original individualist. She was also the highest-paid woman illustrator of the early 20th century, who ascended to the top in a thoroughly male-dominated field, at the time. And considered the first American woman cartoonist, Most importantly, She was the 1st person ever to build a merchandising empire from her work, with her invention of the Kewpie Doll. Even people who have never heard of Rose O'Neill have certainly heard of Kewpie dolls -the most widely known character until Mickey Mouse. The Kewpie doll and merchandise bearing its likeness remain collectibles to this day. And Missy has many!!!! She LOVES Kewpies, so this episode is near & dear to her heart! Please listen in & let us know what you think!? https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

“Million Dollar Mermaid,” Annette Kellermann, pro swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress, and women’s health icon, redefined swimwear, the art of swimming, and more! We encourage you to learn more about these remarkable women who risked so very much. Please listen in & share your comments & questions. Thank you!   https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

Phoebe "Febb" Burn’s last-minute letter to her son Harry T. Burn brought about the pivotal vote in the Tennessee legislature that secured the ratification of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.  We encourage you to learn more about these remarkable women who risked so very much. Please listen in & share your comments & questions. Thank you! https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast #womenempowerment #women #storytelling #humor #women_issues #sheelanagig

OMG!!! Our interview with the very talented ladies of FEAST is finally available for your listening pleasure! Please tune in and join the conversation! Let your voices too, be heard! Featuring- Writer, Megan Gogerty , actor & co-producer, Erin Schlabach and Director & co-producer, Laura Covelli. Hella Sheelas! All of em!! And wait, Do you live in Los Angeles or close by!? Then you don’t want to miss FEAST! "Feast" at The Count's Den is an immersive theatrical experience, a reimagining of Beowulf from Grendel's mother's perspective, hosted as a dinner party to seek justice, exploring themes of heroism, imperialism, and the voices of the voiceless. Missy & April will be there with bells on, Sat April 5th- Won’t you join us!? There’s not much time left though! • Saturdays at 7 p.m.: March 29, April 5 • Sundays at 5 p.m.: March 30, April 6 Get your tickets now! Starting @ just $45, Before it’s too late! https://dola.com/events/2025/3/8/feast-tickets Feeling a little blood thirsty, in this treacherous time? Come solemnize your rage, commiserate and share come charcuterie and fine themed cocktails (mocktails too!) https://sheelanagigpodcast.com/ Podbean: https://sheelanagigpc.podbean.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2nMtfIy... IHeartradio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-s... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/782... Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/sh... PlayerFM: https://player.fm/series/3641817 Instagram: / sheelanagig_podcast