Dash of Life

This week Stefania tells Laura the story of HIDE HYODO SHIMIZU: a Japanese-Canadian who became a leader within and outside of her community. She was a gifted teacher, educator, activist and an advocate for Japanese-Canadian rights and enfranchisement. She is most known for dedicating herself to the academic development of Japanese Canadians during World War II when she established and operated schools for Japanese-Canadian children in internment camps. Shimizu was later awarded the Order of Canada for her work in shaping Canada's history. Born: May 11, 1908, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Died, August 22, 1999, Nepean, Ontario.   EPISODE SOURCES:   The Canadian Encyclopedia: Hide Hyodo Shimizu  https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hide-hyodo-shimizu Wikipedia: Hide Hyodo Shimizu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hide_Hyodo_Shimizu Greater Toronto Chapter of the NAJC Hide Shimizu (née Hyodo) Memorial Scholarship http://www.torontonajc.ca/2014/02/16/hide-shimizu-memorial-scholarship/ Community Stories: Hide Hyodo Shimizu, By Audrey Matheson https://www.communitystories.ca/v1/CM_V2_Apps/ui/remWindow.php?remID=72508&remP=/sgc-cms/histoires_de_chez_nous-community_memories/hdcn-cm/ADSW/0001/text/&remEx=School+Yard+Memories&lg=English Japanese Canadian Internment, Second World War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QILO0XT-0eo The Pre-World War II Years https://japanesecanadianhistory.net/historical-overview/reference-timeline/ War Measures Act http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/war-measures-act Japanese Canadian Internment: Prisoners in their own Country https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/japanese-internment-banished-and-beyond-tears-feature Dominion Elections Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_Elections_Act HIDE HYODO SHIMIZU: THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION http://nikkeivoice.ca/hide-hyodo-shimizu-the-right-to-education/

In this weeks episode, Laura tells Stefania the story of Junko Tabei (田部井 淳子,  a Japanese mountaineer, an author, and a teacher. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and the first woman to ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent. Born Junko Ishibashi; 22 September 1939 Fukushima, Japan. Died 20 October 2016, Kawagoe, Japan Sources Junko Tabei - Wikipedia Biography – Junko Tabei, Climber - The Heroine Collective  

This week, Stefania tells Laura the story of: ORONHYATEKHA -meaning "Burning Sky" or "Burning Cloud" - was also known as Peter Martin. Coming from the Mohawk and Six Nations peoples, he became the second Indigenous man to become a doctor in Canada. He was an award-winning rifleman, an influential political force, an outspoken champion of the rights of women, children, and minorities and an accomplished businessman, driven by the laws and teachings of his people and the Victorian era. His unwavering belief in the pursuit of security, justice, and equality for all were pillars in his life and work as the CEO of a multinational financial institution. In some circles, Dr. O has achieved legendary status for his remarkable success at a time when racism and pressure for First Nations peoples to assimilate were commonplace. Born: August 10, 1841, Six Nations; Died: March 3, 1907, Savannah, Georgia, U.S. Episode Sources Hamilton, Michelle A.. "Oronhyatekha".  The Canadian Encyclopedia, 11 November 2020, Historica Canada.  Bowen, Leah Simone, Johnson, Falen: Hosts. Season 2, Episode 16: “Shout Out to Dr. O”. The Secret Life of Canada. CBC Podcasts.  Oronhyatekha. Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oronhyatekha CBC Podcasts. “Meet Oronhyatekha, the Mohawk doctor who made history.” CBC.ca.   Canada's History: Dr. Oronhyatkeha  Cabbagetown People: The Social History of a Canadian Inner City Neighbourhood. Oronhyatekha, M.D. 1841-1907 McCleod, Susanna. Dr. Oronhyatekha Held On to Traditions. The Kingston Whig Standard. Feb. 25, 2020

Neil Alden Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer, and the first person to walk on the Moon. He was also a naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. He was the commander of Apollo 11 spaceflight, the first manned lunar landing mission, alongside Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. As he set foot on the moon, he declared, “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind”. Neil Armstrong is often described as a reluctant hero, who was very protective of his privacy. Born August 5, 1930 Wapakoneta, Ohio, Died August 25, 2012, Cincinnati, OH Sources: Cincinnati the Enquirer:  He changed the course of human history. And his life began and ended here, in Ohio Britannica: Neil Armstrong biography

Stefania tells Laura the story of ARETHA FRANKLIN who is fondly remembered as The Queen of Soul. A child prodigy who was capable of outplaying adults at a young age, one of her greatest hits, “RESPECT” became the anthem for the civil rights' and women's movements in the 1960s. She was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, actress, civil rights activist, and producer. Franklin is one of the best-selling music artists in history, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. And was the 1st woman to have 100 songs on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop. She once defined her singing as “me with my hand outstretched, hoping someone will take it.” Born: March 25, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee; Died: August 16, 2018, Detroit, Michigan. USA. Episode Sources: 1. Aretha Franklin. Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aretha_Franklin 2. Gilmore, Mikal. “The Queen Aretha Franklin 1942-2018.” Rolling Stone, Sept. 27, 2018. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/aretha-franklin-tribute-cover-story-queen-729053/ 3. “Aretha Franklin on Adele, Taylor Swift and Divas”. Wall Street Journal, Nov. 10, 2014.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnz2d8kVFU0 4. “Wendy Wiliams' March 3, 2011 Interview with Aretha Franklin”. The Wendy Williams Show, Aug. 17, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n4Fc6fLHxM 5. Aretha Franklin - Queen of Soul, Documentary #1, #2, #3. Silvano Mazzella, Uploaded Sept. 11, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKfkvbOP1sc  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpo0RG4zGNo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcw_yFefBnM 6. “Remembering the moment Keith Richards inducted Aretha Franklin into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”. Far Out Magazine, Far Out Staff. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/keith-richards-inducts-aretha-franklin-rock-hall-1987/  

Laura tells Stefania the story of SIMON TSEKO NKOLI, a charismatic activist who fought against all forms of stigma and inequality in South Africa. He was involved in anti-apartheid and gay liberation movements and he also had a key-role in AIDS prevention. He organized the first pride celebrations of South Africa, and he has been called the “Gay Mandela” for his instrumental role against racial and sexual orientation discrimination. He united black and white gay communities, demonstrating how these two struggles shared a common ground in the fight for equality. The best place to see Simon's legacy is in the vibrant black gay subculture in South Africa's townships. Born: November 26, 1957, Soweto, South Africa; Died: November 30, 1998, Johannesburg, South Africa. Episode Sources: 14 things you should know about Simon Nkoli Luiz DeBarros, 2018 Remembering Simon Nkoli 20 Years On Queerlife South Africa's leading LGBTI destination Simon Nkoli Nkoli, Tseko Simon (1957-1998) glbtq, inc., 2005 Bev and Simon: A South African “love story” Radio Netherlands, 2004 Simon and I Beverly Ditsie, Nicky Newman (2002) Inseparable Struggles Sunday Times (Johannesburg), 2003 Nkoli, Simon Till the time of Trial The prison letters of Simon Nkoli GALA: Gay and Lesbian Archiving an Icon: GALA's Simon Nkoli Collection

Stefania tells Laura the story of WALDEMAR HAFFKINE: a Ukrainian-born bacteriologist who developed an anti-cholera vaccine in 1892 at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. From the results of field trials in India from 1893 to 1896, he has been credited as having carried out the first effective prophylactic vaccination for a bacterial disease in man. When the plague pandemic reached Bombay, Haffkine became bacteriologist to the Government of (British) India. "He inspired so many scientists to take up vaccine research in the early 20th Century, but somehow his contributions were forgotten”. Born: March 15, 1860, Odessa, Ukraine; Died: October 26, 1930, Lausanne, Switzerland. Episode Sources: Hawgood, Barbara J. “Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine, CIE (1860-1930): prophylactic vaccination against cholera and bubonic plague in British India”. Journal of Medical Biography. Feb. 2007, Volume 15. https://www.jameslindlibrary.org/wp-data/uploads/2014/05/Haffkine-1896-Publication.pdf Gunter, Joel and Pandey, Vikas. “Waldemar Haffkine: The vaccine pioneer the world forgot”, BBC News, Dec. 11, 2020. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55050012 Watson, Stephanie. “Cholera Epidemics: Five Pandemics in the Nineteenth Century”. Encyclopedia.com. https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cholera-epidemics-five-pandemics-nineteenth-century Website for the Haffkine Institute for Training, Research & Testing. Info page about Dr. Waldemar Haffkine. http://www.haffkineinstitute.org/waldemar.htm Waldemar Haffkine. Wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldemar_Haffkine Blumgart, Jake. “Should We Retire the Word ‘Slum'?”. Bloomberg, Oct. 10, 2017. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-10/the-case-for-retiring-the-word-slum

Laura tells Stefania the story of FRIDA KAHLO: a Mexican-born artist who is best known for her bold and passionate self-portraits, and uncompromising works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. She is also famous for her political activism, her unique style, and her tumultuous personal life with husband Diego Rivera, including a string of extramarital affairs. She is a recognized figure in art history, and an icon for many, including Chicano art, the feminism movement, and the LGBTQ+ movement. Born: July 6, 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico; Died: July 13, 1954, Coyoacán, Mexico.  Episode Sources: Frida Kahlo's Life on PBS. Smithsonian Magazine: The Real Frida Kahlo Smithsonian Magazine: Frida Kahlo Vanity Fair: Diary of a Mad Artist Wikipedia article: Frida Kahlo The New York Times: Frida Kahlo is having a moment The New York Times: Frida Kahlo in ‘Gringolandia' The New York Times: The Real Story behind Frida Kahlo's style The New York Times Opinion: Harvey Weinstein is My Monster Too. The New York Times: Frida Kahlo's obituary Teen Vogue: Frida Kahlo: Radical Artist, Political Activist, Icon CBS: Frida Kahlo Biography, Medical Mystery, Controversial Death MoMA: Frida Kahlo CNN: How Frida Kahlo's fashions brought Mexican politics to the world stage Time: 100 Women of the Year – Frida Kahlo The Washington Post: You might Think you know Frida Kahlo but you'll never understand her pain. The Huffington Post Canada: Frida's Unibrow Was a Statement, Not a Gimmick “FRIDA KAHLO: HER PHOTOS" IN CANADA Frida Kahlo's father wasn't Jewish after all - The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com)  

In this week's episode, Stefania tells Laura the story of RUTH BADER GINSBURG, a lawyer, professor, judge, and steadfast pioneer in the fight for gender equality under the law. She was the co-founder of the Women's Rights Project at the ACLU, and later spent 10 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals. In 1993, she became the second woman and 107th U.S. Supreme Court Justice, serving 27 years on the bench. Her unrelenting devotion to the pursuit of constitutional gender equality earned her the moniker: “the great dissenter” reading aloud from the bench, attempting to redirect the court's path, get the attention of congress, and address the courts of the future. This led her to become a legal and cultural phenomenon, with yet another moniker: “The Notorious RBG”. Born: March 15, 1933, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.; Died: September 18, 2020, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.   EPISODE SOURCES:  Carlson, Margaret. “A Legal Giant.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp. 4-9.  Clinton, President Bill. “A Justice for All.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp. 10-11.  De Hart, Jane Sherron. “The Girl from Brooklyn.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp. 20-27. Carmon, Irin and Knizhnik, Shana. “The ACLU Years.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp. 28-35. Carlson, Margaret. “Joining the Court.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp. 38-43. Jerome, Richard. “Fit to Serve.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp. 44-49.  Dalenberg, Alex. “A Case for Fair Pay.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp 50-55. Hirshman, Linda. “Women of the Court.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp. 56-59. Isaacson, Walter, President, Aspen Institute. “Unlikely Pair.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp. 60-63.  Lipton, Lauren. “Life With Marty.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp. 64-71. Daspin, Eileen. “Pop Icon.” TIME Magazine Commemorative Edition, 1 Jan. 2021, pp. 72-79. Carmon, Irin and Knizhnik, Shana. Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Dey Street Books, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. 27 Oct. 2015 RBG. Directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West, Performance by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, CNN Films, 2018. Netflix. www.netflix.com/search?q=rbg&jbv=80240086. Haridasani Gupta, Alisha. “Why Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wasn't All That Fond of Roe v. Wade”, The New York Times, Sept. 21, 2020. www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-roe-v-wade.html.  Ritschel, Chelsea. “10 Quotes That Sum Up Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Thoughts on Marriage and Relationships”, The Independent, Sept. 26, 2020. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/ruth-bader-ginsburg-marriage-martin-quotes-equality-children-b533470.html  Newkirk II, Vann R. “How Shelby County v. Holder Broke America”, The Atlantic, July 10, 2018. www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/07/how-shelby-county-broke-america/564707/ Foussianes, Chloe. “How Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Late Husband, Marty, Helped Her Reach Her Potential”, Town & Country, Sept. 19, 2020. www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/a26292252/ruth-bader-ginsburg-martin-husband-love-story-rbg/ Neier, Aryeh. “How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Got Her Start at the ACLU”, ACLU, Sept. 25, 2020. www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/how-ruth-bader-ginsburg-got-her-start-at-the-aclu/ Hockenberry, John. “Transcript: Interview with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg”, The Takeaway, WNYC Studios, Sept. 15, 2013. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/transcript-interview-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg YOUTUBE VIDEOS: Legally Speaking: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Hastings College of the Law, University of California Television, Nov. 3, 2011. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA5KTkCGTWo&t=2851s A Conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Aspen Institute. July 10, 2010. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukGH4uv7XFM Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg rare interview: ‘It's not the best of times' . BBC Newsnight. Feb. 23, 2017. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQzClRA2QLM CASES CITED: Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, 579 U.S. ___ (2016). www.oyez.org/cases/2015/15-274 Frontiero v. Richardson, 411 U.S. 677 (1973). www.oyez.org/cases/1972/71-1694 Additional Websites Sources: Rutgers Law. Women's Rights Law Reporter. womensrightslawreporter.com/about-us/ Pullman, Sandra. TRIBUTE: THE LEGACY OF RUTH BADER GINSBURG AND WRP STAFF. www.aclu.org/other/tribute-legacy-ruth-bader-ginsburg-and-wrp-staff

Kicking off SEASON 2!!! Laura tells Stefania the story of DR. FRANCES KELSEY, a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician who prevented thousands of disabilities and deaths by refusing to authorize a commonly used drug for market because she had concerns about the lack of evidence regarding its safety. Her work changed drug screening laws world wide to focus on ensuring drug safety and efficacy before release to market. Born: July 24, 1914, Cobble Hill, BC, Canada; Died: August 7, 2015, London, Ontario, Canada.   EPISODE SOURCES: Frances Oldham Kelsey | The Canadian Encyclopedia Kelsey leaves behind a trailblazing legacy – Saanich News The Public's Quiet Savior From Harmful Medicines - The New York Times (nytimes.com) Frances Kelsey: From Cobble Hill tomboy to thalidomide hero | Times Colonist  

In this week's "Recapisode", Laura & Stefania revisit the extraordinary story subject's from Season 1! From sharing audience feedback to recounting their own intimate and personal connections to the personalities of Season 1, to corrections and a few extras, come join us on a walk down memory lane, before we blast off into Season 2! 

In this week's Inbetweenisode, Laura & Stefania delve deeper into the life of Episode 10's Bella Abzug with guest, LEANDRA ZARNOW, an Associate Professor in the Department of History, and affiliate faculty in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Jewish Studies at University of Houston. She is a specialist in U.S. women's political, legal, and intellectual history, with an additional interest in media and archival studies and global gender history. An esteemed public historian, Zarnow is also the author of Battling Bella: The Protest Politics of Bella Abzug. Zarnow seeks to bridge academic, activist, and community spaces in her work on and off university campuses and she is “committed to making history accessible and useful to a public audience.” Books by Leandra Zarnow:  "Battling Bella: The Protest Politics of Bella Abzug"  "Suffrage at 100: Women in American Politics since 1920" (Co-authored with Stacie Taranto) Find Leandra at:  www.leandrazarnow.com Or on Twitter:  @LZarnow  

Laura delves into a "Dash of Context" in telling the story of Reconstruction & Jim Crow.  Episode Sources YouTube The US Reconstruction Plans by “Vision Chasers” Johnson v. The Radical Republicans by “Vision Chasers” Reconstruction and 1876: Crash Course US History #22 by “CrashCourse” What were the Jim Crow Laws? by “Vision Chasers” Jim Crow and America's Racism Explained by Hip Hughes Websites Reconstruction by History.com Reconstruction, United States History by Eric Foner Reconstruction era Wikipedia Isaac Woodard Wikipedia Sharecropping by History.com Sharecropping Wikipedia Watch List: When They See Us - TV Mini-Series - Available on Netflix  The 13th - Available on Netflix   Dear White People - Available on Netflix  Fruitvale Station - Amazon Prime Film Just Mercy - Film - Available on Crave The Hate You Give - Film   Amend - Available on Netflix  Good Trouble - Documentary - Available on Netflix    Book Recommendations: The Myth of Race by Robert Sussman The Colour of the Law by Richard Rothstein    Additional Sources: 1. Brownstein, Michael, "Implicit Bias", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2019 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.). https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/fall2019/entries/implicit-bias/   2. Hilaire, Jourdan, “A Call to Action”, Inside Higher Ed, June 10, 2020 https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2020/06/10/recommendations-how-white-allies-can-truly-support-black-people-and-their   3. Capatides, Christina, “The Difference Between Being not Racist and Being Antiracist”, CBS News,  June 25, 2020, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/antiracist-not-racist-difference/   4. Jane Elliot: Blue Eyes - Brown Eyes Experiment Antiracism, YouTube Video, Posted June 18, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=brown+eyes+blue+eyes+experiment+video   5. Colucci, Candice, ESQ, host. “Episode 3: Civil Rights with Jane Elliot”. Legal Gangster. 8 June 2020. Apple Podcasts. 

In this week's Inbetweenisode, Laura (@lauramcneiceart) and Stefania (@stefaniaindelicato) sit down with award-winning journalist and best-selling author, Don Lattin (@lattindon) to discuss Ram Dass, biographies, psychedelics, spirituality and the parallels between the 1960/70s and today. Book Recommendations: Shopping for Faith: American Religion in the New Millennium by Richard Cimino and Don Lattin (1998) Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives Today by Don Lattin (2003) Jesus Freaks: A True Story of Murder and Madness on the Evangelical Edge by Don Lattin (2007) The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America by Don Lattin (2010) Distilled Spirits: Getting High, Then Sober, with a Famous Writer, a Forgotten Philosopher, and a Hopeless Drunk by Don Lattin (2012) Changing Our Minds: Psychedelic Sacraments and the New Psychotherapy by Don Lattin (2017) Running from Religion: What the actual lives of our ancestors teach us about "traditional family values" by Don Lattin  How to Change Your Mind What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence by Michael Pollen The Acid Test by Tom Schroder Youtube Watch List: Psychedelic Pioneers with Don Lattin Don Lattin - Psychedelic Sacraments and the New Psychotherapy Don Lattin: The Harvard Psychedelic Club

In this episode Laura & Stefania share a little of their "behind the scenes" journey as they reflect on the making of Season One! Mistakes were made, lessons were learned, belly laughs were had, and gratitude abounds!  No Sources Necessary. 

Stefania tells the story of BELLA ABZUG, a lawyer, politician, feminist and civil rights activist who championed human rights for all, as one of the first members of congress to fight for gay rights. She galvanized a new generation of women to enter politics, and was the founder of the National Women's Political Caucus, and the Women's Strike for Peace. Born: July 24, 1920, The Bronx, New York, U.S.A.; Died: March 31, 1998, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, U.S.A. Episode Sources Battling Bella: The Protest Politics of Bella Abzug Book written by Leandra Zarnow US National Archives Streamed Dec. 12, 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hU7XGoRuwY&t=436s   History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “ABZUG, Bella Savitzky,” https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/A/ABZUG,-Bella-Savitzky-(A000018)/ (March 08, 2021) https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/8276   Bella Abzug in Her Own Words  Video Reasoner102 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA3lq_u39q8&t=2s Produced by Progressive Source Communications    Center for American Women and Politics “How Bella Abzug changed credit laws.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTjIuhY12tY&t=1s In a mock American Express ad created at a 1983 Center for American Women and Politics (http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu​) conference, Congresswoman Bella Abzug tells how she helped secure equal credit for women.   Excerpt Working Class Women Changing their World- Bella Abzug https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh1tAVvEOak Neighborhood Women Williamsburg-Greenpoint Working Class Women Changing Their World is a film from the National Congress of Neighborhood Women's first conference in Washington, DC., directed by Christine Noschese and produced by Jan Peterson and Christine Noschese, 1977.   Hillary Clinton honors Bella Abzug at memorial in her honor following her passing in 1998. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brkElVzRGsI   Harvey Fierstein is Bella Abzug  Metro Focus   “Bella Bella”  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57JpBpiQ0co   Title IX - Wikipedia  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Title_IX

Laura tells the story of WANGARI MAATHAI, a Kenyan political activist and doctor of veterinary anatomy whose environmental and political activism led to the establishment of The Greenbelt Movement and the planting of 50 million trees. She became the first African Woman to receive the Nobel Prize. Born: April 1, 1940, Nyeri, Kenya; Died: September 25, 2011, Nairobi, Kenya. Sources Documentary: Wangari Muta Maathai (1940-2011) KTN News Kenya Faces of Africa - Wangari Maathai: The Eco-Warrior with a Smile CGTN Africa Maathai, Wangari, Unbowed : a memoir. William Heinemann, 2007 The Noble Prize; Wangari Maathai Biographical  The Greenbelt Movement, Biography, Wangari Maathai Wikepedia, Wangari Maathai

Stefania tells the story of GA'AXSTA'LAS aka JANE CONSTANCE COOK, an Indigenous woman who was a nurse, healer, activist, interpreter, and translator who regularly took on the role of mediator between the Indigenous peoples - within and outside of her community of Alert Bay - and the Canadian Government. Born: 1870 Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island, Puget Sound, Puyallup, Washington, Died: October 16, 1951, Alert Bay, BC.   Episode Sources Ga'axsta'las - Jane Constance Cook    Robertson, Leslie A. Standing Up With Ga'axsta'las: Jane Constance Cook and the Politics of Memory, Church, and Custom. Vancouver, British Columbia, UBC Press, 2012.   Healey, Haley. On Their Own Terms: True Stories of Trailblazing Women of Vancouver Island. Victoria, BC, Heritage House Publishing Company, 2020.

Laura tells the story of VIKTOR FRANKL, a psychiatrist and holocaust survivor, whose work centered around the school of logotherapy: the study of one's motivation, and how it relates to their existential purpose or meaning in life. His autobiography, Man's Search for Meaning is a first hand account of much of his study of finding meaning in suffering. Born: March 26, 1905, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, Austria; Died: Sept. 2, 1997, Vienna, Austria. Sources The Viktor Frankl Institute, Viktor Emil Frankl timeline The Independent, Obituary: Viktor Frankl, By: Morton Schatzman, 2011.10.23  Man's Search for Meaning, By: Viktor Frankl 1946 Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know, Book by Malcolm Gladwell 2019.09.01 The prime minister with a man crush for Hitler: The day MacKenzie King met the Fuhrer, By: Tristin Hopper 2017.05.15  Viktor Frankl Wikipedia   

Stefania tells the story of Dr. WILDER PENFIELD, founder of the Montreal Neurological Institute, and one of Canada's first Neurosurgeons whose work on mapping the human brain led to new methods and techniques in brain surgery, and further developed the surgical treatment of Epilepsy. Born: January 26, 1891, Spokane, Washington; Died: April 5, 1976, Montreal, QC.   Episode Sources: 1. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilder_Penfield 2. From the Mcgill - Neuro Page on Wilder Graves Penfield. https://www.mcgill.ca/neuro/about/history/notable-figures/wilder-graves-penfield 3. New York Times: "W.G. Penfield, Neurologist, Dies". April 6, 1976. https://www.nytimes.com/1976/04/06/archives/wg-penfield-neurologistdies-refined-techniques-to-treat-epilepsy.html 4. The Legacy of Patient H.M. for Neuroscience. Larry R. Squire. NCBI. PMC. US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2649674/ 5. Why Wilder Penfield is the Greatest McGillian, by Brenda Milner . June 18, 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkgzokHDD2k 6. Heritage Minutes: Wilder Penfield. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilder_Penfield 7. Penfield, Epilepsy and the Functional Brain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EDPLccSoO8 8. Neurosurgery, Groundhog day, and Dr Penfield. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iePt8ZioO6c&feature=emb_title 9. Maclean's Magazine. "Interview with Dr. Wilder Penfield". April 19, 1976. https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1976/4/19/interview 10. Geni. www.geni.com. Wilder Graves Penfield, OM, CC, CMG, FRS. https://www.geni.com/people/Wilder-Graves-Penfield-OM-CC-CMG-FRS/6000000024062642437  

Laura tells the story of JOHN LEWIS, one of the “Big Six” and a prominent civil rights activist, preacher, and politician, who worked tirelessly and peacefully towards ending racial segregation in the U.S. Born: February 21, 1940, Alabama, U.S.A.; Died: July 17, 2020, Atlanta, GA. Episode Sources Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation by John Lewis printed on July 30, 2020 New York Times "John Lewis" By Jeff Wallenfeldt Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2020 Opinion: John Lewis to Black Lives Matter protesters: 'Give until you cannot give any more' Washington Post Opinion by Jonathan Capeheart, June 10, 2020 at 3:01 a.m. PDT Oprah Shares a Tribute to Congressman John Lewis After His Death at Age 80 By Ariana Davis Jul 18, 2020 'Emmett Till was my George Floyd': John Lewis makes final rousing call for progress in essay By  Ed Pilkington Thu 30 Jul 2020 14.20 BST How Martin Luther King Jr. Recruited John Lewis By Vann R. Newkirk II  

Stefania tells the story of ADA LOVELACE, a mathematician and writer, whose passion for mathematics led to a prophetic interpretation of The Analytical Engine that provided the framework from which she would be viewed as one of the first computer programmers in history. Born: Dec. 10, 1815, London, UK; Died: Nov. 27, 1852, London, UK. Episode Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution. New York, NY, Simon & Schuster, 2014.  CHM Live. Ada Lovelace: The Making of a Computer Scientist. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UxjkGePZ48 Ada Lovelace: Great Minds. SciShow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBbVbqRvqTM Ada Lovelace: The Original Woman in Tech. Zoe Philpott. TedxBucharest. TEDx Talks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QQ3gWmd20s BBC DOCUMENTARY : Calculating Ada - The Countess of Computing 2015. Forgotten Diaries. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgUVrzkQgds - Host Dr. Hannah Fry Morais, Betsy, “The First Tech Visionary,” The New Yorker, October 15, 2013. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/ada-lovelace-the-first-tech-visionary

Laura tells the story of GEORGIA O'KEEFFE: an American-born visual artist best known for her unconventional, and sometimes controversial contributions to modern art in the 20th century.  Born: Nov. 15, 1887, Sun Prairie, WI; Died: March 6, 1986, Santa Fe, NM. Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_O%27Keeffe The wild beauty of Georgia O'Keeffe By Olivia Laing 2016.07.01 Exclusive: Georgia O'Keeffe's Younger Man By Charlotte Cowles 2016.02.24 About Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, Library and Archive

In this episode, Stefania tells the story of DORIS ANDERSON whose ground-breaking and visionary editorial work at Chatelaine would help introduce the next wave of feminism to women in Canada, and propel the nation to the front lines of women's rights. Born: Nov. 10, 1921, Medicine Hat, AB ~ Died: Mar. 2, 2007, Toronto, ON.   Episode 2 Sources Anderson, Doris. Rebel Daughter. Toronto, Ontario, Key Porter Books Limited, 1996.  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Anderson CBC Digital Archives. Take 30: Doris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief, and Mom. 1969. www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/doris-anderson-editor-in-chief-and-mom Anderson, Doris, “The 51-per-cent Minority,” Maclean's Magazine, January 28, 1980, https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1980/1/28/the-51-per-cent-minority  

In this episode, Laura tells the story of RICHARD ALPERT aka RAM DASS,  a spiritual teacher, author, and psychologist whose work and teachings continue to inspire people to study and adopt the practices of Eastern Philosophy into their lives, as it relates to self-awareness, meditation, and mindfulness.  Born: April 6, 1931, Boston, MA; Died: Dec. 22, 2019, Maui, HI.  Selected Resources: The Acid Test by Tom Shroder Ram Dass Bibliography / Book TimeLine Love, Serve, Remember Foundation Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research - John Hopkins University Ram Dass, Going Home, Netflix 2018 Transcendental Meditation Episode Sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Dass (2020.08.18)  Alpert, Dr. Richard. Be Here Now. San Cristobal, New Mexico, Lama Foundation, 1971.  Ram Dass, aka Richard Alpert, Psychedelic Pioneer and Spiritual Teacher, Author of "Be Here Now" Dies at Age 88 by Roger Friedman - 2019.12.23 2:25 am Ram Dass, Beloved Spiritual Teacher, Has Died by Joan Duncan Oliver -2019.12.22 Baba Ram Dass, Proponent of LSD Turned New Age Guru, Dies at 88  by Douglas Marin - 2020.12.23 The Strange Case of the Harvard Drug Scandal by Andrew T. Weil  - 1963.11.05 The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America by Dan Lattin - 2010.05.01  

In Episode 0, Laura and Stefania introduce themselves and share the unique story of how they met and created the Dash of Life Podcast. They let us in on what the podcast is all about, and their aspirations to make it a podcast that you will love and look forward to as a regular source of joy, entertainment and inspiration. 

Between birth and death, there is a dash. Life stories that inspire.   Welcome the Dash of Life Podcast! Weekly biographical stories of the worlds most incredible people as told by two 30something women over a glass of wine and a lot of laughs.