Blessed is the Match

The Poetical Scientist

Before computers existed, one woman imagined what they could become. In this episode of When Women Walked, we explore the remarkable life of Ada Lovelace, a nineteenth-century mathematician who saw the future of computing long before the modern computer was built. But her greatest achievement may have been her vision. Ada understood that computing machines could transform the world long before such machines existed. This is the story of Ada Lovelace — the woman who imagined the digital future.

Blessed is the Match

In 1944, as the Holocaust consumed Europe, a 23-year-old Jewish poet volunteered for a mission many believed was impossible. Hannah Senesh left her home in Palestine, trained with the British military, and parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe in an effort to aid resistance fighters and help rescue Hungarian Jews before they were deported to Auschwitz. But her legacy lives not only in her courage, but in her words. In this episode of When Women Walked, we explore the life, sacrifice, and poetry of a young woman who believed that even the smallest flame could light the darkest night.

The Queen who Burned Rome

Rome believed Britain was conquered. By the first century CE, Roman legions controlled much of the island. Cities were built, taxes were collected, and imperial authority seemed unshakable. But in the year 60 CE, Rome made a brutal mistake... They humiliated the Queen of the Iceni people. Leading to rebellion.

Brigid's Sacred Flame

Long before Ireland was filled with stone churches and monasteries, stories were told of a woman whose power felt almost otherworldly. Brigid of Kildare lived in the fifth century, at the crossroads of Celtic tradition and early Christianity, and her life became legend. She fed the poor, challenged kings, founded one of Ireland’s most influential monasteries, and created spaces where women could lead in a world that rarely allowed it. In this episode of When Women Walked, we explore the life and legacy of one of Ireland’s most beloved saints. From the famous miracle of her expanding cloak to the eternal flame kept burning in her honor at Kildare, Brigid’s story reveals how faith, folklore, and fierce compassion shaped a woman whose influence has lasted more than fifteen centuries. Sometimes the women who change history are the ones who simply refuse to let the flame go out.

A Mother's War

In 2002, Susana Trimarco’s daughter, Marita Verón, disappeared in Argentina—kidnapped by a human trafficking network that preyed on young women. What followed was not just a mother’s search, but the beginning of a movement. Refusing to accept silence or corruption, Trimarco went undercover in brothels, confronted traffickers, and exposed a trafficking system that authorities had long ignored. In this episode of When Women Walked, we tell the story of a mother who turned grief into resistance. Susana Trimarco’s relentless fight helped uncover trafficking networks across Argentina and led to the creation of the María de los Ángeles Foundation, which has since rescued and supported hundreds of women. This is not only the story of one missing daughter. It is the story of a woman who refused to let the world look away—and who forced a nation to confront the violence hidden in plain sight.