About this episode
This episode highlights the untold stories of women who have significantly impacted the Bay Area's history.
Women have dramatically influenced San Francisco Bay Area history since before the Gold Rush, but their stories are often far less well known. Rae Alexandra's new book, Unsung Heroines: 35 Women Who Changed the Bay Area shines a light on these untold stories, highlight these women's impact on the social, cultural and political life of the Bay Area. *An earlier version of this episode incorrectly named the District 3 supervisor involved in naming Tien Fuh Wu Way. We regret the error. Additional Resources: Unsung Heroines: 35 Women Who Changed the Bay Area Read the transcript for this episode Get tickets for Bay Curious Trivia night April 8th KQED's Rebel Girls Series Sign up for our newsletter Got a question you want answered? Ask! Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Rae Alexandra. Bay Curious is made by Katrina Schwartz, Christopher Beale and Olivia Allen-Price. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Ethan Toven-Lindsey and everyone on Team KQED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Olivia Allen-Price
Guest: Rae Alexandra
Topics covered
- society
- culture
- history
Keywords
- Unsung Heroines
- women's impact
- Bay Area history
- social life
- cultural life
- political life
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Unsung Heroines: 35 Women Who Changed the Bay Area
Books & works: Unsung Heroines: Rebel Girls of the Bay Area, Unsung Heroines: 35 Women Who Changed the Bay Area, Bay Curious, Rebel Girls Series
Places: San Francisco Bay Area, the Bay Area, the Bay Area
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