Leading Ladies (podcast)

For other uses, see Leading Ladies (disambiguation).
'Leading Ladies'
Leading Ladies Exhibitions Image Front Page
Presentation
GenreHistorical
Written byMulenga Kapwepwe and Samba Yonga
Narrated bySamba Yonga
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekly
Length2 minutes
Production
Motion graphicsBlack Rose The Artist
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes21
Publication
Original release27 March 2019; 5 years ago (27 March 2019)

Leading Ladies is a short 2D animated podcast originating from Zambia. The podcast was first released on YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn on March 27, 2019.[1] The podcast focuses on the lives of significant African women who held leadership positions between the 17th and 19th century[2][3][4] The primary objective of the podcast is to shed light on the obscured and often hidden stories of Zambian women who have held significant leadership roles throughout history.

The Women's History Museum in Zambia and Hivos Southern Africa Region jointly produce the animated podcast.[5][6] The podcast's stories are set across Zambia's 10 provinces and were sourced from the National Archives of Zambia. The podcast's first season was written by Mulenga Kapwepwe and Samba Yonga and premiered on March 27, 2019.[7][8][9] It explored the lives of women who made important but often untold contributions to Zambia's history during the pre-colonial era.[10]

The podcast's second season, which premiered on September 16, 2020, presents more contemporary accounts of Zambian leading ladies. The podcast serves as a means of educating and inspiring audiences on the significant impact of women's leadership in Zambia's history.

  1. ^ "Leading Ladies Podcast Launch". The Women's History Museum. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Check out the Women's History Museum's 'Leading Ladies' Podcast". OkayAfrica. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  3. ^ "'Leading Ladies' Is The Podcast Connecting Zambians With Their Forgotten History". Black Ballad. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ^ Chutel, Lynsey (31 March 2019). "This animated podcast series casts historical African women as superheroes". Quartz. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ "African Daily Voice (ADV)". African Daily Voice (ADV). Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Celebrating leading ladies in Zambian history". Hivos. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ staff (27 March 2019). "Zambia : Women's History Museum of Zambia animated podcast "Leading Ladies (ZM)" premieres on 27th March". LusakaTimes.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  8. ^ flaobridgitta (10 June 2021). "Leading Ladies". Malawian Girls Rock. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  9. ^ Emmanuel (27 March 2019). "Zambian "Leading Ladies" animated podcast comes out tonight". Southern African Development Community. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Zambia : Google x PRX announces Leading Ladies Zambia as part of their Google Podcast Creator Program". LusakaTimes.com. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2021.