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

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

Episodes

  1. 03/06/2025

    Ep. 1: Celia Cruz

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

    Ep. 1: Celia Cruz

  2. 03/05/2025

    Ep. 2: Ellen Irene Diggs

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

  3. 03/04/2025

    Ep. 3: Ana Echegoyen

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

    Ep. 3: Ana Echegoyen

  4. 03/03/2025

    Ep. 4: Zora Neale Hurston

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

    Ep. 4: Zora Neale Hurston

  5. 03/02/2025

    Ep. 5: Claudia Jones

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

    Ep. 5: Claudia Jones

  6. 03/01/2025

    Ep. 6: Elizabeth Keckley

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

    Ep. 6: Elizabeth Keckley
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History is often told through the lives of well-known figures, frequently men of European descent from the upper classes. This podcast is based on a seminar which highlighted the biographies of Black women who, through their achievements, have left a mark on the societies they lived in. At the center were Celia Cruz, Ellen Irene Diggs, Ana Echegoyen, Zora Neale Hurston, Elizabeth Keckley and Claudia Jones.

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