UnErasing LGBTQ History and Identities: A Podcast
For anyone who wants to learn some fascinating and empowering LGBTQ history, this is your podcast! Our host, Kathleen Barker, will take you on a "deep dives and backstories" journey from colonial America to the 21st century, unpacking stories that would have made your history class a lot more interesting!
UnErasing LGBTQ History and Identities: A Podcast
Latest Episodes
Season 8 Bonus Episode: The Woman Identified Woman Manifesto
In this episode, nine women read a paragraph from the "Woman Identified Woman Manifesto." In order of their voice appearance, we extend a hearty thank you to Holly Cashman, Kate Way, Tess Fox Tree Andersen, Cheyenne Fox Tree Andersen, Triana Wi...
Season 8 Ep 6: The Lavender Menace
In May 1970, a group of badass women organized a direct-action "zap," a surprise protest, at the Second Congress to Unite Women. Wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the words "Lavender Menace," they transformed the conference － and the wome...
Season 8 Ep 5: The Daughters of Bilitis
In the 1950s, at a time of heightened fear, stigma, and persecution of homosexuals (the language of the time), a small group of women gathered behind closed doors, in secret, to find community in a society determined to keep them invisible....
Season 8 Ep 4: Sally Ride's Star Power
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride made history when she became the first American woman to travel to space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. She would also make history in another way. Buckle up for this deep dive into S...
Season 8 Ep 3: Zora Neale Hurston: "A Genius of the South"
Zora Neale Hurston was a brazen, boundary-breaking literary genius who was almost lost to history. You might be familiar with her contributions during the Harlem Renaissance, but that is merely the beginning of her indispensable relevance. This...