Shidzue Kato & Malala Yousafzai: Rebels With An Incredible Cause

Tehya Fencik, host and creator of the podcast For the Love of
History, tunes in all the way from Japan to join Melissa on the
mic to celebrate the lives of some kick ass women. Tehya tells
the story of Shidzue Kato, a courageous woman that introduced
birth control to Japan in the 1930s. Melissa tells the story of
Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani girl that was shot by the
Taliban for vocalizing her support for children's right to an
education.


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In this episode, we talk about:


Tehya's podcast, For the Love of History

Tehya's journey around the states until discovering her
forever home in Japan

Tehya's favorite Japanese liquor, Umeshu, and Melissa's Chris
Baker Willamette Valley Rose

Shidzue Kato's privileged upbringing and her shocking
discovery of hardship in Japan

Moving to the United States and meeting Margaret Sanger

Introducing birth control to Japan + topics related to
women's reproductive health

Becoming the first woman elected to the Diet of Japan and
living through 2 World Wars!

Malala Yousafzai's childhood growing up with a radically
progressive father in Pakistan

Malala's blog and documentary with the BBC

Surviving an attempted murder at 14 years old

Becoming the youngest person to receive the Noble Peace Prize






RESOURCES:


Follow For the Love of History on Instagram

Subscribe to For the Love of History on Apple Podcasts

Follow Mimosa Sisterhood on Instagram

Check out this BBC article featuring some of Malala's diary
entries

Check out Malala's BBC Documentary

Learn about Margaret Sanger



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