Special Lady Day

In this episode, we learn about the warrior and prophet Lozen and the mathematician/engineer Mary Golda Ross.

Happy Halloween! In the third installment of Spooky Lady Day, we cover the many legends of La Llorona and the haunting of Catherine Howard, King Henry IIX’s fifth wife.
Frugal Fear by Annie Lohafer (Jessica's Mom)
Sources:
La Llorona

• AFP. “Day of the Dead: Mexico's 'La Llorona' Returns on Stage with Pandemic-Era Twist.” News18, 21 Oct. 2020, https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/day-of-the-dead-mexicos-la-llorona-returns-on-stage-with-pandemic-era-twist-2988224.html.
• Dimuro, Gina. “The Legend of La Llorona: The Wailing Woman Who Murdered Her Children.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 28 Sept. 2020, https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-llorona.
• Fuller, Amy. “The Wailing Woman.” History Today, 31 Oct. 2017, https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/wailing-woman.
• Kirtley, Bacil F. “‘La Llorona’ and Related Themes.” Western Folklore, vol. 19, no. 3, Western States Folklore Society, 1960, pp. 155–68, https://doi.org/10.2307/1496370.
• West, John O. “La Llorona.” TSHA, 1 Oct. 1995, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/la-llorona.

Catherine Howard

• Bloks, Moniek. The screaming lady of the haunted gallery: Catherine Howard. Royal Central. (2015, October 28). Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://royalcentral.co.uk/interests/history/the-screaming-lady-of-the-haunted-gallery-catherine-howard-52815/.
• Historic Hauntings at Hampton Court Palace. Historic Royal Palaces. (n.d.). Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://www.hrp.org.uk/hampton-court-palace/history-and-stories/historic-hauntings-at-hampton-court-palace/#gs.cbup25.
• The National Archives. (2004, June 28). The National Archives: Research and Learning: Treasures from the National Archives: Catherine Howard. The National Archives | Treasures from The National Archives. Retrieved October 3, 2021, from https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/museum/item.asp?item_id=13.

In this episode, Caitlin and Jessica get into the festive spirit with a late January Special La-Holi-Day extravaganza! First, Jessica explores special ladies of the past with a story about the rise of female santas during World War II. Next, Caitlin covers special lady of the present Representative Debra Haaland's recent nomination for Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Finally, they look into the special ladies of the future, Shana Grant and Maimouna Ndaiye.
Act One: Check in with your friends and loved ones!
Special Ladies of the Past:

• Smithsonian Magazine: "In World War 2 America, Female Santas Take the Reins,” by Greg Daughtery

Special Lady of the Present: Representative Debra Haaland

• Rep. Haaland's Congressional Office
• Washington Post: "With historic picks, Biden puts environmental justice front and center," by Juliet Eilperin, Dino Grandoni, and Brady Dennis.

Special Ladies of the Future: Shana Grant and Maimouna Ndaiye

• Population Education: “Civics in Action: These Five Youth Activists Will Leave You Inspired” by Rafeal Woldeab
• Washington Post: "12 kids who are changing their communities and our world" by Washington Post staff and contributors

Special Lady Shoutouts

• Agatha Christie's Midwinter Murder
• The Nation: "Somewhere Real" by Shira Erlichman
• The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyah

This episode covers Anna May Wong: international starlet and the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood, and Susan Ahn Cuddy, the first female gunnery officer in the United States Navy.
Act I

• Stop AAPI Hate

Instagram: @stopaapihate
Episode Sources
Anna May Wong

• Hong, Y. (Director). (n.d.). Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words [Video file]. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/ondemand/annamaywonginherownwords.
• Alexander, Kerri Lee. “Anna May Wong.” National Women’s History Museum, 2019. March 27, 2021.
• “Celebrating Asian American Women.” National Women’s History Museum. March 27, 2021.
• The Good Earth. (2021, February 03). Retrieved March 27, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Earth

Susan Ahn Cuddy

• Blakemore, Erin. “Susan Ahn Cuddy-She Opened U.S. Navy to Asian-American Women.” Time, Time, 3 May 2016, time.com/4314308/susan-cuddy-history/.
• Kim-Eubanks, Erina. “10 AAPI Women You Should Know (but Probably Have Never Heard of).” Medium, IMAGINEBayArea, 17 May 2018, medium.com/imaginebayarea/10-aapi-women-you-should-know-but-probably-have-never-heard-of-2fbe9bcfec0c.
• Kim, Sung. Susan Ahn Cuddy: Asian American Trailblazer, Los Angeles Public Library, 6 May 2020, lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/susan-ahn-cuddy-asian-american-trailblazer.
• Vickery, Martha. “Susan Ahn Cuddy Archives.” Korean Quarterly, 2020, www.koreanquarterly.org/tag/susan-ahn-cuddy/.
• Warren, Mia, and Emma Bowman. “Their 'Tough' Mom Was Also The Navy's 1st Asian American Woman Officer.” NPR, NPR, 17 Aug. 2019, www.npr.org/2019/08/17/751418920/their-tough-mom-was-also-the-navy-s-1st-asian-american-woman-officer.

In this episode, Caitlin tells us the story of Henrietta Wood, who sued the U.S. federal government for reparations and won. Then, Jessica explores the life of Black American sculptor Edmonia Lewis.
Act I

• Vote Save America
• Rebuild the Ahliah School community in Beirut, Go Fund Me

Episode Sources

• “In 1870, Henrietta Wood Sued for Reparations—and Won” by W. Caleb McDaniel, The Smithsonian Magazine
• “The Former Slave Who Sued for Reparations, and Won” by W. Caleb McDaniel, New York Times Opinion
• “The Backstory: The little known story about a former slave who sued her captor and won” by Nicole Carroll, USA TODAY
• “Henrietta Wood, won the first reparations lawsuit” by Herb Boyd, Amsterdam News
• "15 Incredible Historic Women You Should Know," Mental Floss
• The Smithsonian American Art Museum: Edmonia Lewis
• Google Arts and Culture: Edmonia Lewis Exhibit

Reparations Information

• The Case For Reparations, by Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic
• Sonya Renee Taylor and #buybackblackdebt

Other Links

• Sistah Scifi
• Smithsonian Podcast: Finding Cleopatra
• American Hysteria Podcast