Women’s History Month: Nangeli, Who Opposed the Breast Tax
Nangeli lived in the early 19th century in Travancore, India and who belonged to a lower cast family that could not afford to pay their township's taxes—particularly that of the mulakkaram (breast tax) system which existed during that time. The mulakkaram required women of lower caste system to PAY A TAX TO COVER THEIR BREASTS IN PUBLIC. She refused [Read More]
Radio Recap : Managing Money with Nicole Lapin
Now is that time of year when we reflect upon all our past mistakes—no, not Easter. Tax Time and it’s coming up quick, with only a little more than a month to get your finances in order before the April 15 deadline. It’s long been said that the two biggest mistakes in filing incorrect and late [Read More]
International Women’s Day: Malala Yousafzai
March 8th marks International Women's Day, a day dedicated to the appreciation to women and their achievements— complete with an inspiring Google doodle! Today we celebrate a woman who has changed the world with her relentless courage and pursuit of girl's education. Born on July 12, 1997, Malala Yousafzai was raised in Mingora, a town in the Swat District [Read More]
Women’s History Month: Lavinia Williams
Before Misty Copeland was the first Black woman appointed as Principal into the American Ballet Theater, Lavinia Williams was a part of the American Negro Ballet, focusing on classical ballet, folk, modern, and Caribbean dance, which she mastered and taught in several Caribbean countries. Born in Philadelphia, Lavinia began dance at the age of 3. Her family relocated to Portsmouth, VA, [Read More]
Women’s History Month : Vivian Maier
To kick off our Women's History Month retrospective is Vivian Maier, a private, mysterious, and eccentric nanny who doubled as one of the most prolific photographers never known. The Oscar-nominated documentary Finding Vivian Maier is about the woman who took over 150,000 photographs without telling anyone about her secret passion. Kids she nannied remember having off-the-wall adventures [Read More]
Radio Recap: The Quantified Self & Big Data
The ability to monitor, record, and analyze information about human biology has never been so quick or so accurate as it is today. By monitoring—not only our own health—but the health of those around us, doctors and scientists can now predict a virus outbreak before it happens, forever transforming disease as we know it. And [Read More]
Radio Recap: Imposter Syndrome
To paraphrase from Alison Jones' Guardian story: “17 of the Top 20 authors in the Business category of Amazon.com were men; and of the three women, two were writing about the virtues of decluttering. By contrast, on the same day the Top 10 names on the Fiction authors’ list were all female.” It’s facts like these [Read More]
Teen Mental Health Care 2.0, Created By Moms, With Love
I am 46. I have two wonderful kids, a good marriage, lots of friends, and I’ve had a fulfilling career in television and video production. I’ve also struggled with mental illness for most of my life. I am in a good place now, but depression and an eating disorder consumed a lot of my teenage [Read More]