Have You Met Her?

Join me today to learn about this amazing woman. As China was celebrating a massive construction project, she was the one to stand up and say, "Wait a minute... have we thought this through? What could go wrong?" Support the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee Page.

Join me to day to hear the story of a young woman who climbed up a tree... and lived there for more than two years.

Today's story is about two women who grew up on a tiny island in the Bering Sea. Both embraced their connection to the land, and both recognized that the thoughtlessness of others was spoiling and contaminating those things that mattered most to their people. Annie Alowa started the fight, and she inspired Viola Waghiyi to finish it. Support the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee Platform.

Join me this week for a snapshot overview of the amazing Audre Lorde. She famously described herself as a “Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” ... but she was so much more than that. Her life, although too short, was way to big to cover in this episode, but I hope that it will inspire you to do your own research into this phenomenal woman. Find the complete audio recordings here: Audre Lorde &q...

Content Warning: Sexual Assault and Racial Violence Frances Thompson was a formerly enslaved, disabled, trans Black woman who survived one of the deadliest racial massacres in American history. She was brave enough to testify in front of Congress... but instead of celebrating her bravery, the very system that claimed to value justice targeted her with humiliation and cruelty. Her story isn't p...

Join me this week to learn about the woman who is often called "the first modern lesbian"... and why so was so much more than that! Anne had a brilliant mind, a thrilling sense of adventure, and a heart that was desperate to find love. Luckily for us, Anne was also a prolific diarist... and we have her own words (millions of them!) to show us what her life was really like. Support the po...

We're celebrating PRIDE this month. Join us to learn the stories about some remarkable LGBTQ+ women and queer icons whose stories changed the world. We're starting off by talking about Mabel Hampton, one of the most important voices that witnessed twentieth-century LGBTQ+ history. Her oral histories made sure that generations of queer history survived. Support the podcast on our Buy Me A C...

Tove Jansson was an artist from Finland who wrote children's books featuring creatures called the Moomins. Through her writings and illustrations, Tove made sure to make a space for EVERYONE to fit in. You should visit your local library and see if there are any Moomin books available for you to check out!

This week's episode is about a woman who looked directly at the beauty messaging that surrounds us constantly, and asked a question that changed the conversation forever: What is this doing to us?? We are wrapping up our Beauty Theme by learning from Jean Kilbourne that beauty isn't something that you earn... but something that you already have. That beauty ISN'T just about appearance....

This week's episode is the story of a woman who dared to say that beauty should feel as good as it looked. Think about your favorite outfit... you know, the one that makes you feel most like yourself. The one that you reach for over and over again. I'd bet all my podcast earnings that it's not one that pinches or squeezes you....one that hurts. I bet it's the outfit that allows you...

Join me today to learn about beauty without harm. What started as a way for Anita Roddick to make some money turned into a global phenomenon. The Body Shop was a different kind of beauty brand... one that started with the idea that there was nothing "wrong" with you, and offered you products to CARE for your body. Those products were natural, simple, and clean. Support the podcast here.

We're talking about BEAUTY this month... specifically women who changed what beauty means. This week, we're talking about the law that was created so that beauty could never again be used to take something away. Visit the CROWN Act website. Read the Bill (HR2116)

Today we're talking about a girl who LOVED to read... but noticed that something was missing in the books that she read. Instead of thinking that something was wrong with HER, she decided that there was something wrong with the BOOKS AVAILABLE TO HER. Explore Marley's website .

This week's amazing woman was just a child when Nazi forces invaded the region where she lived and almost overnight her world disappeared. Against all odds, she survived the devastation, made her way to the United States, and became a scholar, historian, and teacher. She realized that behind every statistic there were names, faces and lives. We learn the number 6 million... but we lost so much...

Today we're going to be talking about a girl who dreamed of becoming a writer. She kept a diary - one of the most famous diaries in the world now- and that diary helped her dream come true. To request a diary via mail, please send an email to haveyoumetherpodcast@gmail.com. Support the podcast on Buy Me A Coffee .

Today we're talking about a woman whose courage didn't look like defiance... it looked list a classroom, a suitcase, a promise. She was a woman who saw what others refused to see and did what she knew was right. Anna Essinger started a school in Germany... and then under the Nazi noses she moved the school out of harms way to England, making sure that her students survived and thrived. To...

Inspired by a listener's suggestion (thank you, Hannah!), today's story is about a woman who believed that ideas mattered. That truth mattered. That even in a world built on fear, you could still choose to see clearly. Mildred Harnack loved Germany... even when it broke her heart. Support the podcast on its Buy Me A Coffee Page.

Today's story is about a woman who not only put her life on the line... she kind of LIVED on the line. She was a rebel from a young age who became a senior Special Operations Executive agent. She was a beautiful bombshell that became one of the most wanted resisters working against the Nazi regime. Find and follow the podcast on Instagram @haveyoumetherpodcast Support the podcast on its Buy Me...

We're kicking off our month of celebrating heroes of the Holocaust by sharing the story of Sophie Scholl. Join me to hear about a young woman who didn't hide. She didn't run. She didn't stay silent. Her story is one of the clearest, most powerful reminders that even in a world ruled by fear... a single voice can still matter. Support the podcast on our Buy Me A Coffee Page .

Technical difficulties this morning... so sorry! Here is your episode. Sometimes we get to meet a woman who is breaking barriers, who is a strong leader, who is making history RIGHT NOW. Today's episode is about the current President of Mexico. Support the Podcast on the Buy Me A Coffee Platform.

Join me this week to learn about the daughter of a Prime Minister of Pakistan and how she continued his work after his politically motivated execution. She was brilliant, brave, and understood what she needed to give up in order to achieve her vision. Support the podcast here: Buy Me A Coffee

Join me this week to learn about Iceland, the 1975 "Women's Day Off" and the first woman every democratically elected President, Vigdis Finnbogadottir. To support the podcast, visit our Buy Me A Coffee Page

This month we're going to be learning the stories of women who were leaders... official, elected, or appointed. We begin with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman to be elected President in Africa and a woman who helped heal a nation that had been torn apart. Please follow me on instagram @haveyoumetherpodcast Support the podcast on the Buy Me A Coffee platform.

Today, we're going to talk about Mary, Queen of Scots. She became Queen when she was only 6 days old! At the end of this episode, there is an activity to drawn your very own Courage Crown. For a template, you can have your grown up email me at haveyoumetherpodcast@gmail.com or go to our Buy Me A Coffee page . (https://buymeacoffee.com/haveyoumether)

There are currently 329 plagues lining the walls of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Included are players, umpires, pioneers, executives, managers, and journalists. There is also one woman... Effa Manley. Join me today to learn about her contributions to baseball. Visit the podcast's Buy Me A Coffee Page .