Violent Femme
Violent Femme
Rahaleh Nassri
Violent Femme is a narrative podcast about women in history who were brave, bold, and ingenious, yet are mostly remembered for their brutality or villainy, if at all. Each episode will resurrect one of history’s brutally brave women whose image has been tarnished or even erased by men who fear such women but have long been entrusted with our history. Violent Femme will retell and sometimes reimagine history from the heroine’s perspective. This is herstory.
Comandanta Ramona: Mexican Feminist Revolutionary
This episode is about Comandanta Ramona, a Tzotzil Mayan woman who led a revolution for women’s rights and indigenous rights in Mexico.
Jul 15, 2022
28 min
Boudicca: Avenging Queen of Britannia
Episode 1 of Series II is about Boudicca, the first century Celtic Queen who, spurred by revenge, rose up against Roman tyranny and united the tribes of Britannia.
Apr 9, 2022
29 min
Phoolan Devi: Outlaw Law Maker
This episode is about Phoolan Devi, a poor girl from India’s low Mallah caste who fought the patriarchy with every ounce of life she had from the time she was a child until her untimely death.
Oct 20, 2021
29 min
Stephanie St. Clair: Harlem Gangster
This episode is about Stephanie St. Clair, a controversial early 20th century Harlem businesswoman and activist who fought back against bullying cops, mobsters, and politicians. Some ended up behind bars and the worst of them, ended up dead.
Oct 13, 2021
28 min
Ching Shih: Pirate Leader
This episode is about Ching Shih, a master strategist who took the business of piracy to a whole new level and brought three nations to their knees.
Oct 6, 2021
28 min
Tomyris: Savage Queen
This episode is about Tomyris, the 6th century BC queen who with her small army of men and women brought down the greatest ruler of her time, Cyrus the Great.
Sep 29, 2021
27 min