Welcome to the pilot episode of the podcast Black Women of History! This podcast is actually the artistic produce I am creating for a class I took at university on gender and postcolonialism. What struck me the most about this class was the countless historical events and movements where women played an essential role. I was until then not aware of how women helped against the anticolonial resistance in Africa, and the friends and family I talked to had also never heard of any of these significant women. That inspired me to do this podcast, highlighting the overlooked stories of women in history. This episode will introduce you to the relevance of Black women in history, as well as introduce topics like privilege, intersectionality and post colonialism. Afterwards, the incredible story of Bibi Titi Mohamed and the role of women in the anticolonial movement in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, will be told.

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