The first-ever radio station run by women in 1955
6 July 2026 When you think of women in the 1950s, it’s probably not the most powerful and progressive image that comes to mind.
The tropes of housewives and sexism are what we all know, and indeed, have been conditioned to believe in an arc of female history that makes it look like the past is the past and the landscape we have now is night and day in comparison. That argument can be left for another day, but it’s the ‘50s that are the real area of interest here.
Think about it: all of the stories we’re told about women in the era confine them only to the kitchen, the home, and looking after the children. And while this wouldn’t be wrong in many cases, it also does a disservice to the female fraternity out there, who were genuinely making bold and revolutionary changes.
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