Women Behind the Curtain: Cleoma Falcon

<p>Cleoma Falcon (1906-1941) was a Cajun musician from French-speaking Louisiana. A groundbreaking artist – and one of the few women from her culture who were performing live at the time – she helped define the Cajun genre and popularize it beyond Cajun country. </p> <p><strong>For Further Reading:</strong></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://musicrising.tulane.edu/discover/people/breaux-cleoma-falcon/">Breaux Cleoma Falcon by Music Rising at Tulane</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/obituaries/cleoma-falcon-overlooked.html">Overlooked No More: Cléoma Falcon, Queen of Cajun Music by The New York Times</a></li> <li aria-level="1"><a href="https://64parishes.org/entry/cleoma-breaux-falcon">Cleoma Breaux Falcon by 64 Parishes</a></li> </ul> <p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">This month, we're pulling back the curtain to reveal women overlooked in their own lifetimes or in our historical accounts of the eras in which they lived. We're talking about the activists, thinkers, leaders, artists, and innovators history has forgotten.</p> <p>History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn’t help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should.</p> <p>Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we’ll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more.  Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack pa