WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — One local organization is kicking off Women's History Month in a very special way.
Wheeling Heritage is celebrating Women's History Month with a series of podcasts featuring interviews with successful Wheeling women.
The “Herstory” podcast explores a variety of themes through historical and contemporary perspectives.
The series consists of four episodes, each with a different theme and featuring a woman with a strong connection to that theme. Her four themes addressed are art, food, writing, and education, emphasizing the historical significance each has to Wheeling and the Ohio Valley.
Makayla Carney, AmeriCorps member and podcast host from Wheeling Heritage, shares how interesting it is to learn about these powerful women.
“We uncovered the women who made the quilts that were exhibited at World's Fairs, published, and were praised by people like Nathaniel Hawthorne, and we combined them with contemporary artistic women and historic It was great to be able to compare like a feat,' approach cooking with the same amount of passion or the same amount of passion or the same energy. ”
Makayla Carney – “Herstory” host, AmeriCorps member, Wheeling Heritage
The first episode of the series is released today, and new episodes will be released every Monday throughout this month.
To listen to the series, you can access the episodes on any platform you get your podcasts from.
