Episode 4: Fighting Through The Darkness Blind Spots

Hey there,

We are Aasiya and Advika and we cohost Blind Spots, a podcast that takes you on a journey through time as we cover important minority history.

We hope you enjoy our fourth episode on African-American women who broke major boundaries. In this episode we talk about important overlooked black women who we connect with and take much inspiration from. 

Here are the sources we used in todays episode, feel free to check them out, as well as our email and social media accounts!

Social Media/Email: 

Email: aasiyaadvika4@gmail.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/__blindspots__

Instagram: https://instagram.com/__blindspots__?igshid=66x6i9guv6ho

Links to sources:

Shirley Chisholm

How Shirley Chisholm Helped Paved the Path for Kamala Harris Nearly Five Decades Ago

Celebrating Rebecca Lee Crumpler, first African-American woman physician

13 black women from history you probably didn't learn about but should know

Phillis Wheatley | American poet

On Being Brought from Africa to America by…

On Being Brought from Africa to America Poem Summary and Analysis

Mamie Johnson

Remembering Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson, the First Woman to Take the Mound as a Major-League Pitcher