Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz & Lorena Ramírez: Mexico's Feminist Nun & Light-Footed Woman
Andee Dominguez joins me on the mic to celebrate Mexican Independence Day! Melissa tells the story of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th century poet, scholar, and nun who's considered to be the first published feminist of the New World. Andee tells the fascinating story of Lorena Ramírez, the 26-year old "light-footed woman" who runs ultramarathons in her traditional Rarámuri skirt and huaraches sandals. Are you a fan of the podcast and looking for ways to support the show? Well guess what, you can now buy me an alcoholic beverage to drink LIVE during a podcast recording. Better yet, all sponsors will receive an on-air shout out during my booze review! Click here to buy me a drizzy drink! SHOW NOTES In this episode, we talk about: The full scoop on Andee's solo adventures in Iceland Andee's broken foot and her unexpected bout with covid Melissa and Andee's experience of "not being Mexican enough" even though we're both Mexican Apothic Red Blend, 19 Crimes Snoop Dogg Red Blend, and Wild Roots Marionberry Vodka The life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexico's first feminist Limited access to education for young girls in Mexico during the 17th century Becoming a nun to avoid marriage, avoid work, and to live an independent life full of books, philosophy, and music Getting censored by the church after challenging the patriarchy The life of Lorena Ramírez, a history-making long distance marathon runner Rarámuri or Tarahumara, a group of indigenous people living in Chihuahua, Mexico known to be physiologically equipped to walk and run long distances Running 100K (62 miles) in sandals Receiving huge media attention from Nike, Vogue Mexico, Netflix RESOURCES: Watch the Netflix documentary Lorena, Light-Footed Woman Read Christopher McDougall's book, Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Watch this amazing Youtube video about Lorena Ramírez Learn more about Icelandic Viking Horses Listen's to Andee's last episode on Leona Vicario, the Godmother of Mexican Independence Do yourself a favor and try the Wild Roots Marionberry Vodka on ice Check out Mimosa Sisterhood's podcast merchandise Follow Mimosa Sisterhood on Instagram and Twitter Leave us a podcast review! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/mimosasisterhoodpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.