Women And Resistance

About Women And Resistance

"Women And Resistance" is a groundbreaking podcast celebrating the courage, resilience, and revolutionary spirit of women across the globe. Each episode hosted by Aya Fubara Eneli and Adesoji Iginla will uncover untold stories of resistance against systemic oppression—be it colonialism, racism, sexism, or economic disenfranchisement. Through deep conversations, historical narratives, and contemporary analysis. The podcast will amplify the voices of trailblazers, freedom fighters, and community builders whose legacies should be known, because many either never got their dues or have faded into obscurity. From the bold defiance of Winnie Mandela and Fannie Lou Hamer to the activism of modern leaders like Mia Mottley and grassroots organizers like Wangari Maathai, "Women And Resistance" illuminates the transformative power of women in shaping a more just world. This is a call to honor the past, embrace the present, and apply the lessons for a more empowered future.

Publisher

Aya Fubara Eneli Esq and Adesoji Iginla

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Feb 2025

Latest episode

31 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

88 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Oct 2026

   EP 11 Maria Firmina Dos Reis - The Black Woman Who Wrote Against Slavery | W.A.R.

   Host Adesoji Iginla speaks with Aya Fubara Eneli, who embodies Maria Firmina dos Reis, the 19th-century Brazilian teacher and writer. In character, Eneli recounts Maria's life: an illegitimate daughter of a formerly enslaved mother, a public school teacher, and the author of Úrsula, published in 1859. Takeaways *No verified portrait of Maria survives. A picture of a white woman was once placed on the cover of Úrsula as the author's image. *Her birth year is given as 1822 or 1825, in São L...

2. 

   25 Oct 2026

   EP 10 Isabel de Olvera - The Black Woman Who Demanded Justice in 1600 | Women and Resistance

   This episode centers on Isabel de Olvera, an Afro-Indigenous free woman from Mexico who asked a Spanish official to document her freedom before travelling north in 1600. Her story shows how freedom had to be proven, protected, and fought for in colonial systems that could erase identity at will. Adesoji Iginla speaks with Aya as Isabel de Olvera, who shares her background, the legal dangers she faced, and why her declaration still resonates in conversations about papers, borders, race, ge...

3. 

   18 Oct 2026

   EP 9 Yelena Khanga - The Journalist Who Challenged Race, Identity And Taboo | Women and Resistance

   Adesoji Iginla and Aya Fubara Eneli trace the life of Yelena Kanga, the Black Russian journalist, television presenter, and author whose family story spans Mississippi, Moscow, Zanzibar, and Uzbekistan. The episode explores resistance not only as protest but also as land ownership, education, survival, storytelling, and refusal of the roles history assigns you. Aya frames Yelena’s life as part of a larger generational struggle, while Adesoji guides the conversation through the h...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

44

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0