How did a twenty-five year old Jewish refugee with no formal photography training become 'one half of' the most famous war photojournalist in history - and how was she erased so quickly after her death?
Returning guest Kip Wilson introduces us to Gerda Taro, the subject of her newest novel-in-verse One Last Shot.
Music featured in this episode was provided by Trialogo, The Mini Vandals, Sir Cubworth, Doug Maxwell, Aaron Kenny, and Esther Abrami.
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THE PHOTOJOURNALIST Catherine Leroy
THE NATURALIST Maria Sibylla Merian
THE MOTHER OF FORENSIC SCIENCE Frances Glessner Lee
THE UNVEILED Huda Shaarawi
THE WARRIOR QUEEN Chand Bibi
VERSAILLES CHRISTMASTIDE Mary Stuart Boyd
THE SCREENWRITER Frances Marion
THE ORGANIZER Celia Sánchez
THE FIRST ACCUSED Tituba
THE PIRATE Ching Shih
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THE RANI OF JHANSI Lakshmibai
GONE TO THE ENEMY Eve
THE UNBOWED Wangari Maathai
THE QUEEN OF THE COMSTOCK Eilley Bowers
THE EXILE Stefania Turkevych
THE ROUND-THE-WORLD CYCLIST Annie Londonderry
THE MYSTIC Margery Kempe
THE ROADBUILDER K’awiil
THE MEDIUM Helen Duncan
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