Some stories just stick with you. In Episode 55, Theresa mentioned Nubian warrior queens in passing. This caused Angie to rabbit hole and dig that story out. So sit back and enjoy the history of the Kandake, or Candaces, Sudan’s warrior queens. These women face down Rome, at its height. 

Theresa brings us back to the US as she shares the story of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the nation’s first Black woman physician. She got her medical degree as the Civil War raged and became the only published Black woman in the 19th century. 

This story pairs well with: 
The Pyramids in Sudan 
The first female Indian doctor Anadi Joshi