63 episodes
Inclusive Storytelling Ashwini Prasad
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- Society & Culture
Welcome to the Inclusive Storytelling podcast where we talk about diversity, inclusion and belonging in the arts! Your host is Ashwini Prasad, The Inclusive Screenwriter, who leads with equity and justice as her pillars in her work as an anti-racist educator and screenwriter. She has over 20 years of experience in anti-racism, anti-oppression and social justice work with two Master’s degrees in these focus areas. Her recent book, “How To Write Inclusively: An Analysis & How To Guide,” provides how tos on writing inclusively that is available for purchase on Amazon.
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60 - Barbara Jordan - First Black US Congress Woman
In this episode, we discuss Barbara Jordan, the first Black, US Congress person! A LGBTQIA and disability advocate.
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59 - Nicole Mann First Indigenous Woman Astronaut
Nicole Mann is a an enrolled member of the Round Valley Indian Tribes from what we call Northern California and the first US Indigenous woman astronaut. She may continue her accomplishments in 2025 as a member of the lunar landing team!
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58 - Rock & Roll Women Monarchs
In this episode, we learn about the women who are the monarchs/pioneers on Rock & Roll! We start with Bessie Coleman and Memphis Minnie who were born in the late 1800s, and then Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Tharpe is known as the "Godmother of Rock and Roll." -
57 - S4 and Ann Thomas Callahan
Ann Thomas Callahan, Peepeekisis Cree Nation, was one of the first Indigenous graduates of the Winnipeg General Hospital's nursing school in 1958 in Canada.
She was also involved in the creation of the Registered Nurses of Canadian Indian Ancestry, now called the Canadian Indigenous Nurses Association. -
S3 - Thank you and Wrap Up
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56 - Elizabeth Tailfeather and Wilma Mankiller
Who was the first Indigenious prima ballerina? Elizabeth Tailfeather from the Osage Nation.
And, Wilma Mankiller was the first woman Cherokee Chief. Learn about how Alcatraz Island and an 18-month occupation led to her activism.
Indigenous and First Nations women are incredible and powerful!