They Showed Us Who We Could Be

Deep chat with Summer Martin of The Unconventional Woman Podcast about role models & memorable characters and what they meant for us, our aunties, mothers and friendships. We discuss the powerful impressions of Freddie Brooks of A Different World, The Flying Nun’s Sister Bertille and Homeland’s Carrie Mathison. Temple University student Maryam Muhammad adds her perspective on Cree Summer’s Freddie Brooks. – – – – – Maryam Muhammad, student at Temple University and blogger at Medium, a place where writers, influencers and podcasters get the word out. Find her work at www.maryamazeeza.com – Instagram: @NeptunesNegress and Twitter: @OilyEyelids. Summer Martin, co-host and podcaster Twitter @summerygory, Instagram: unconventional _woman podcast https://www.tuwpodcast.com/ Claire Danes on Carrie Mathison – Showtime’s Homeland YouTube Channel – S. 8 trailer Freddie Brooks on A Different World S.6, E.1 Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, author of Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted. Advanced TV Herstory Episodes Women of MTM (1970-77) Pt 1 Women of MTM Pt 2 (Words, Casting, Fashion) Women Writers of MTM Pt 3 (Treva Silverman)