View full lesson- ed.ted.com/lessons/history-vs-cleopatra-alex-gendler She was the most notorious woman in ancient history, a queen who enraptured not one but two of Rome's greatest generals. But was she just a skilled seductress - or a great ruler in her own right? Alex Gendler puts this controversial figure on trial in History vs. Cleopatra. Lesson by Alex Gendler, animation by Brett Underhill.

Check out our Patreon page- patreon.com/teded View full lesson- http-//ed.ted.com/lessons/the-pharaoh-that-wouldn-t-be-forgotten-kate-narev Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. Twenty years after her death, somebody smashed her statues, took a chisel and attempted to erase the pharaoh's name and image from history. But who did it? And why? Kate Green investigates Hatshepsut's history for clues to this ancient puzzle. Lesson by Kate Green, animation by Steff Lee.

Check out our Patreon page- https-//www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-ancient-egyptian-doctor-elizabeth-cox It's another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies. Honey, garlic, cumin, acacia leaves, cedar oil -- she's well stocked with the essentials she needs to treat her patients. Elizabeth Cox outlines a day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor. Lesson by Elizabeth Cox, animation by Echo Bridge. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Justin Carpani, Faiza Imtiaz, Khalifa Alhulail, Tejas Dc, Benjamin & Shannon Pinder, Srikote Naewchampa, Ex Foedus, Sage Curie, Exal Enrique Cisneros Tuch, Ana Maria, Vignan Velivela, Ibel Wong, Ahmad Hyari, eden sher, Travis Wehrman, Louisa Lee, Kiara Taylor, Hoang Viet, Nathan A. Wright, Jast3r, Arkadii Skaiuoker, Milad Mostafavi, Rob Johnson, Ashley Maldonado, Clarence E. Harper Jr., Bojana Golubovic, Mihail Radu Pantilimon, Benedict Chuah, Karthik Cherala, haventfiguredout , Violeta Cervantes, Elaine Fitzpatrick, Lyn-z Schulte, cnorahs, Henrique 'Sorin' Cassus, Tim Robinson, Jun Cai, Paul Schneider, Amber Wood, Ophelia Gibson Best, Cas Jamieson, Michelle Stevens-Stanford, Phyllis Dubrow, Andreas Voltios, and Eunsun Kim.

View full lesson- http-//ed.ted.com/lessons/the-true-story-of-sacajawea-karen-mensing In the early 19th century, a young Agaidika teenager named Sacajawea was enlisted by explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to aid her husband Toussaint Charbonneau as a guide to the Western United States. Karen Mensing debunks some of the myths that surround the familiar image of the heroic woman with a baby strapped to her back and a vast knowledge of the American wilderness. Lesson by Karen Mensing, animation by Flaming Medusa Studios Inc.

View full lesson- http-//ed.ted.com/lessons/the-genius-of-marie-curie-shohini-ghose Marie Sklodowska Curie's revolutionary research laid the groundwork for our understanding of physics and chemistry, blazing trails in oncology, technology, medicine, and nuclear physics, to name a few. But what did she actually do? Shohini Ghose expounds on some of Marie Sklodowska Curie's most revolutionary discoveries. Lesson by Shohini Ghose, animation by Anna Nowakowska.

Check out our Patreon page- https-//www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/the-most-successful-pirate-of-all-time-dian-murray At the height of their power, infamous Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard and Henry Morgan commanded as many as ten ships and several hundred men. But their stories pale next to the most successful pirate of all time, who commanded 1,800 vessels, made enemies of several empires, and still lived to old age. Dian Murray details the life of the fearsome Madame Zheng. Lesson by Dian Murray, animation by Steff Lee. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Jordan Tang, Christopher Jimenez, Juan , Tracey Tobkin, Sid , emily lam, Elliot Poulin, Noel Situ, Oyuntsengel Tseyen-Oidov, Latora Slydell, Sydney Evans, Victor E Karhel, Bernardo Paulo, Eysteinn Gudnason, Andrea Feliz, Natalia Rico, Josh Engel, Barbara Nazare, Gustavo Mendoza, Zhexi Shan, Hugo Legorreta, PnDAA , Marcel Trompeter-Petrovic, Sandra Tersluisen, Ellen Spertus, Fabian Amels, Mattia Veltri, Quentin Le Menez, Yuh Saito, Joris Debonnet, Martin Lohmus, Ded Rabit, Heather Slater, Dr Luca Carpinelli, Janie Jackson, Christophe Dessalles, Arturo De Leon, Eduardo Briceno, Bill Feaver, Ricardo Paredes, Jonathan Reshef, David Douglass, Grant Albert, Paul Coupe, Jen , Megan Whiteleather, Adil Abdulla, Steven LaVoy, Ryohky Araya, vivian james, Tan YH, and Brittiny Elman.

Check out our Patreon page- https-//www.patreon.com/teded View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/did-the-amazons-really-exist-adrienne-mayor It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary. But curiously enough, stories from ancient Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, Central Asia, India and China also featured Amazon-like warrior women. And Amazons were described in ancient historical accounts, not just myths. Who were the real women warriors known as Amazons? Adrienne Mayor investigates. Lesson by Adrienne Mayor, animation by Silvia Prietov. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Chris Adriaensen, Lowell Fleming, Amir Ghandeharioon, Anuj Tomar, Sunny Patel, Vijayalakshmi, Devesh Kumar, Uday Kishore, Aidan Forero, Leen Mshasha, Allan Hayes, Thomas Bahrman, Alexander Baltadzhiev, Vaibhav Mirjolkar, Tony, Michelle, Katie and Josh Pedretti, Erik Biemans, Gaurav Mathur, Sameer Halai, Hans Peng, Tekin Gultekin, Hector Quintanilla, PH Chua, Raheem, Penelope Misquitta, Ravi S. Ramphal, Emma Moyse, Fahad Nasser Chowdhury, Marin Kovachev, Roman Pinchuk, Mohamad Aiman Fitri Bin Annuar, Daniel Huerga, Maria Lerchbaumer, Kevin Le, Edgar Campos Barrachina, Dianne Palomar, The Brock, Curtis Light, Ernest Chow, Liana Switzer, Maija Chapman, Pamela Harrison, Dylan Drover, Mighterbump , Beatriz Inacio, Robert Hargis, Soma Ali, Mark wisdom, Mircea Sirbu, Ai Ejima, and Molly Gardner.

TED wants to promote student ideas! Learn more here- http-//bit.ly/2M7hd87 View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/how-one-scientist-averted-a-national-health-crisis-andrea-tone In 1960, Frances Kelsey was one of the Food and Drug Administration's newest recruits. Before the year was out, she would begin a fight that would save thousands of lives -- though no one knew it at the time. Andrea Tone explains how Kelsey was able to prevent a massive national public health tragedy by privileging facts over opinions, and patience over short-cuts. Lesson by Andrea Tone, animation by TED-Ed. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Claudia Mayfield, Justus Berberich, Pavel Zalevskiy, Yankai Liu, Duo Xu, Ghassan Alhazzaa, Milos Stevanovic, Joy Love Om, Gi Nam Lee, Shawn Quichocho, Simone Kidner, Anika Westburg, Barun Padhy, Brandy Jones, Devin Harris, Tony Trapuzzano, Stephen Michael Alvarez, Tom Lee, Juliana, Jason Weinstein, Kris Siverhus, Alexander Walls, Annamaria Szilagyi, Morgan Williams, Abhijit Kiran Valluri, Mandeep Singh, Sama aafghani, slTn lkhlyfy, Marylise CHAUFFETON, Marvin Vizuett, Jayant Sahewal, Quinn Shen, Caleb ross, Elizabeth Cruz, Elnathan Joshua Bangayan, Gaurav Rana, Mullaiarasu Sundaramurthy, Jose Henrique Leopoldo e Silva, Dan Paterniti, Jerome Froelich, Tyler Yoshizumi, Martin Stephen, Justin Carpani, Faiza Imtiaz, Khalifa Alhulail, Tejas Dc, Benjamin & Shannon Pinder, Srikote Naewchampa, Ex Foedus, and Sage Curie.

Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission- http-//www.audible.com/teded Check out Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own"- https-//shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/a-room-of-ones-own View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-virginia-woolf-iseult-gillespie How best can we understand the internal experience of alienation? In both her essays and her fiction, Virginia Woolf shapes the slippery nature of subjective experience into words, while her characters frequently lead inner lives that are deeply at odds with their external existence. Iseult Gillespie helps make sense of these disparities to prepare you for the next time you read Virgina Woolf. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Sarah Saidan. Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible. Grant Albert, David Douglass, Jonathan Reshef, Joshua Downing, Ricardo Paredes, Bill Feaver, Eduardo Briceno, Delene McCoy, Arturo De Leon, Christophe Dessalles, Jeff Hanevich, Janie Jackson, Dr Luca Carpinelli, Muhamad Saiful Hakimi bin Daud, Heather Slater, Ded Rabit, Patrick leaming, Martin Lohmus, Joris Debonnet, Yuh Saito. Check out our Patreon page here- https-//www.patreon.com/teded

View full lesson- http-//ed.ted.com/lessons/rosalind-franklin-dna-s-unsung-hero-claudio-l-guerra The discovery of the structure of DNA was one of the most important scientific achievements in human history. The now-famous double helix is almost synonymous with Watson and Crick, two of the scientists who won the Nobel prize for figuring it out. But there's another name you may not know- Rosalind Franklin. Claudio L. Guerra shares the true story of the woman behind the helix. Lesson by Claudio L. Guerra , animation by Chris Bishop.

Download a free audiobook version of "The Underground Railroad" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission- https-//adbl.co/2LEl0sU Check out our full book recommendation- https-//shop.ed.ted.com/collections/ted-ed-book-recommendations/products/the-underground-railroad View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/the-courage-of-harriet-tubman-janell-hobson Escaping slavery; risking everything to save her family; leading a military raid; championing the cause of women's suffrage; these are just a handful of the accomplishments of one of America's most courageous heroes. Janell Hobson details Harriet Tubman's many fights for freedom. Lesson by Janell Hobson, directed by Yan Dan Wong. Thank you so much to our patrons for supporting us on Patreon! Without you this video would not be possible! Philippe Spoden, Samantha Chow, Armando Ello, Ayala Ron, Manognya Chakrapani, Simon Holst Ravn, Doreen Reynolds-Consolati, Rakshit Kothari, Melissa Sorrells, Antony Lee, Husain Mohammad, Max Shuai Tang, Come Vincent, Astia Rizki Safitri, Alan Froese, alessandra tasso, Gerald Onyango, Katrina Harding, Ezgi Yersu, Al the Scottish Wildcat, Katie Dean, Kin Lon Ma, Carsten Tobehn, Boris Langvand, Jeremy Fryd, Charlene You, Carolyn Corwin, rakesh Katragadda, Sergi Paez, Janelle, Jorgen Osterpart, Karla Brilman, Cindy O., Nicu Boanda, Reagen O'Connor, Anh Dau, Sabrina Gonzalez, Dino, FAWWAZ GHUWAIDI, Hadi Salahshour, Clement, Sarah Burns, Nick Debenedictis, Abdullah Altuwaijri, and Jessie McGuire.

View full lesson- http-//ed.ted.com/lessons/the-contributions-of-female-explorers-courtney-stephens During the Victorian Age, women were unlikely to become great explorers, but a few intelligent, gritty and brave women made major contributions to the study of previously little-understood territory. Courtney Stephens examines three women -- Marianne North, Mary Kingsley and Alexandra David-Neel -- who wouldn't take no for an answer (and shows why we should be grateful that they didn't). Lesson by Courtney Stephens, animation by Lizzi Akana.

English novelist Jane Austen's beloved works, like "Pride and Prejudice," explored the dependence of women on marriage in British high society. -- Whether she's describing bickering families, quiet declarations of love, or juicy gossip, Jane Austen's writing often feels as though it was written just for you. Her dry wit and cheeky playfulness informs her heroines, whose conversational tone welcomes readers with a conspiratorial wink. Iseult Gillespie explores the sly societal satire and unique tongue-in-cheek humor of Jane Austen. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Compote Collective. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/the-wicked-wit-of-jane-austen-iseult-gillespie Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Milad Mostafavi, Rob Johnson, Clarence E. Harper Jr., Mihail Radu Pantilimon, Karthik Cherala, haventfiguredout , Violeta Cervantes, Elaine Fitzpatrick, Lyn-z Schulte, cnorahs, Henrique 'Sorin' Cassus, Tim Robinson, Jun Cai, Joichiro Yamada, Paul Schneider, Amber Wood, Ophelia Gibson Best, Cas Jamieson, Michelle Stevens-Stanford, Phyllis Dubrow, Andreas Voltios, Eunsun Kim, Philippe Spoden, Samantha Chow, Ayala Ron, Manognya Chakrapani, Simon Holst Ravn, Doreen Reynolds-Consolati, Rakshit Kothari, Melissa Sorrells, Antony Lee, Husain Mohammad, Max Shuai Tang, Come Vincent, Astia Rizki Safitri, Alan Froese, alessandra tasso, Gerald Onyango, Katrina Harding, Ezgi Yersu, Al the Scottish Wildcat, Katie Dean, Kin Lon Ma, Carsten Tobehn, Boris Langvand, Jeremy Fryd, Charlene You, Carolyn Corwin, rakesh Katragadda and Sergi Paez.

Learn about the life and art of Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo, who explored disability, relationships and Mexican culture in her work. -- In 1925, Frida Kahlo was on her way home from school in Mexico City when the bus she was riding collided with a streetcar. She suffered near-fatal injuries and her disability became a major theme in her paintings. Over the course of her life, she would establish herself as the creator and muse behind extraordinary pieces of art. Iseult Gillespie dives into the life and work of Frida Kahlo. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Ivana Bosnjak and Thomas Johnson. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/frida-kahlo-the-woman-behind-the-legend-iseult-gillespie Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Jan-Erik, Auxiliadora Trejos, Josue Perez Miranda, Jesse Jurman, NinjaBoffin, Siobhan O'Connor Gwozdz, Po Foon Kwong, Nazmul Idris, Vladimir Ivanchenko, Elizabeth Gu, Felderblick, Faizan, Rayo, Rare Media, France Lipuzic, Cristian Cristian, Eric McDaniel, Avinash Amarnath, Tonya Ratliff-Garrison, Dmitry Neverov, Connor Roberts, Regina Zurbano, Laurence McMillan, Monkeypatcher, Jorge Rodriguez, Bradley Heinold, John simmons, Ramanan , Mark Byers, Marcus Poulsen, Lam Nguyen, Uira Maira Resende, Sebastiaan Vleugels, Adam Foreman, Jeremy Shimanek, Bethany Connor, Vivian & Gilbert Lee, Maryam Sultan, Peng, Tzu-Hsiang, Gabriel Balsa, Shafeeq Ansari, Norbert Orgovan, Dowey Baothman, Amer Harb, Courtney Thompson and Guhten.

Explore the haunting and intimate works of poet Sylvia Plath, who digs into issues of mental health, trauma and sexuality in works like "The Bell Jar." -- Under her shrewd eye and pen, Sylvia Plath turned everyday objects into haunting images- a "new statue in a drafty museum," a shadow in a mirror, a slab of soap. Her breathtaking perspectives and unflinching language made her a touchstone for readers seeking to break the silence around issues of trauma, frustration and sexuality. Iseult Gillespie shares why Plath's writing continues to captivate. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Sarah Saidan. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-sylvia-plath-iseult-gillespie Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! MJ Tan Mingjie, Yansong Li, Jason A Saslow, Joanne Luce, Kyle Nguyen, Taylor Hunter, Noa Shore, Lex Azevedo, Merit Gamertsfelder, Bev Millar, Rishi Pasham, Jhuval, SookKwan Loong, Bruno Pinho, Javier Aldavaz, Rodrigo Carballo, Boytsov Ilya, EdoKun, Misaki Sato, Craig Sheldon, Andrew Bosco, Catherine Sverko, Nik Maier, Mark Morris, Adi V, Peter Liu, Leora Allen, Hiroshi Uchiyama, Michal Salman, Gilly , Ka-Hei Law, Maya Toll, Ricardo Rendon Cepeda, Renhe Ji, Andres Melo Gamez, Tim Leistikow, Shawar Khan, Chris , Megan Douglas, Barbara Smalley, Filip Dabrowski, Joe Giamartino, Clair Chen, Vik Nagjee, Karen Goepen-Wee, Della Palacios, Stephanie Perozo, Marc Bilodeau, Ivan Tsenov and Claudia Mayfield.

Ida B. Wells was an investigative journalist, civil rights leader, and anti-lynching advocate who fought for equality and justice. -- In the late 1800's, lynchings were happening all over the American South, often without any investigation or consequences for the murderers. A young journalist set out to expose the truth about these killings. Her reports shocked the nation, launched her journalism career and a lifelong pursuit of civil rights. Christina Greer details the life of Ida B. Wells and her tireless struggle for justice. Lesson by Christina Greer, directed by Anna Nowakowska. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/how-one-journalist-risked-her-life-to-hold-murderers-accountable-christina-greer Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Lam Nguyen, Uira Maira Resende, Sebastiaan Vleugels, Adam Foreman, Jeremy Shimanek, Bethany Connor, Vivian & Gilbert Lee, Maryam Sultan, Peng, Tzu-Hsiang, Gabriel Balsa, Shafeeq Ansari, Norbert Orgovan, Dowey Baothman, Amer Harb, Courtney Thompson, Guhten, Jordan Tang, Juan , Sid , Tracey Tobkin, emily lam, Kathryn J Hammond, Elliot Poulin, Noel Situ, Oyuntsengel Tseyen-Oidov, Latora Slydell, Sydney Evans, Victor E Karhel, Bernardo Paulo, Eysteinn Gudnason, Andrea Feliz, Natalia Rico, Josh Engel, Barbara Nazare, Gustavo Mendoza, Zhexi Shan, Hugo Legorreta, PnDAA, Sandra Tersluisen, Ellen Spertus, Fabian Amels, sammie goh, Mattia Veltri, Quentin Le Menez, Yuh Saito, Heather Slater, Dr Luca Carpinelli, Janie Jackson, Christophe Dessalles and Arturo De Leon.

Find out why Flannery O'Connor, an American novelist, is known as a master of the grotesque in Southern Gothic literature. -- Flannery O'Connor scribbled tales of outcasts, intruders and misfits staged in the world she knew best- the American South. She was a master of the grotesque, but her work pushed beyond the purely ridiculous and frightening to reveal the variety and nuance of human character. Iseult Gillespie explores how O'Connor's endlessly surprising fictional worlds continue to draw readers decades later. Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, directed by Anton Bogaty. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-flannery-o-connor-iseult-gillespie Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Johnnie Graham, Harshita Jagdish Sahijwani, Amber Alexander, Yelena Baykova, John C. Vesey, Karmi Nguyen, Chung Wah Gnapp, Jane White, BRENDAN NEALE, Lawrence Teh Swee Kiang, Alex Pierce, Nick Cozby, Jeffrey Segrest, Anthony Arcis, Ugur Doga Sezgin, Kathryn Vacha, Allyson Martin, Srinivasa C Pasumarthi, Zhang Xiao Yu , Nishant Suneja, Javier Lara Rosado, Jerry Yang, Shubham Arora, Sebastian Regez, Danielle Downs, Clovis Norroy, Liz Candee, Vinh-Thuy Nguyen, Amy Lopez, SANG HAN, Aries SW, Sebastiaan Hols, Joao Henrique Rodrigues, Annastasshia Ames, Livia-Alexandra Sarban, Lee, Karthik Balsubramanian, Mathew Samuel, Turine Tran, Ido brown, Nathaniel Lupus, Anthony Benedict, Helen Lee, Minh Tran, Sami Khan, John Hong, Abeer Rajbeen, Yambu Ganesh Shaw, Aline de Paula Zillig and ml cohen.

Explore how the Women's Suffrage Parade on Washington in 1913 helped women secure the right to vote in the United States through the 19th amendment. -- On March 3, 1913, after months of strategic planning and controversy, thousands of women gathered in Washington D.C. for the Women's Suffrage Parade -- the first mass protest for a woman's right to vote. Michelle Mehrtens details how the march rejuvenated the fight for the 19th amendment. Lesson by Michelle Mehrtens, directed by WOW-HOW Studio. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/the-historic-women-s-suffrage-march-on-washington-michelle-mehrtens Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Zhexi Shan, Hugo Legorreta, PnDAA, Sandra Tersluisen, Ellen Spertus, Fabian Amels, sammie goh, Mattia Veltri, Quentin Le Menez, Yuh Saito, Heather Slater, Dr Luca Carpinelli, Janie Jackson, Christophe Dessalles, Arturo De Leon, Eduardo Briceno, Bill Feaver, Ricardo Paredes, David Douglass, Paul Coupe, Jen, Megan Whiteleather, Mayank Kaul, Ryohky Araya, Tan YH, Ph.D., Brittiny Elman, Ruth Fang, Alex Schenkman, Ivan Todorovic, Yanuar Ashari, Mrinalini, Anthony Kudolo, Scott Gass, Querida Owens, Hazel Lam, Manav parmar, Dwight Tevuk, Siamak H, Dominik Kugelmann, Mary Sawyer, David Rosario, Samuel Doerle, Susan Herder, Savannah Scheelings, Prasanth Mathialagan, Yanira Santamaria, Dawn Jordan, Kevin Wong, Goh Xiang Ting Diana and Cristobal Moenne.

Explore the works of science fiction visionary Octavia E. Butler, whose novels, such as "Parable of the Sower," influenced the growing popularity of Afrofuturism. -- Much science fiction features white male heroes who blast aliens or become saviors of brown people. Octavia E. Butler knew she could tell a better story. She built stunning worlds rife with diverse characters, and brought nuance and depth to the representation of their experiences. Ayana Jamieson and Moya Bailey dive into the works of the visionary storyteller who upended science fiction. Lesson by Ayana Jamieson and Moya Bailey, directed by Tomas Pichardo-Espaillat. Sign up for our newsletter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Support us on Patreon- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Follow us on Facebook- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram- http-//bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram View full lesson- https-//ed.ted.com/lessons/why-should-you-read-sci-fi-superstar-octavia-e-butler-ayana-jamieson-and-moya-bailey Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Tirath Singh Pandher, Athena Grace Franco, Terry Minion, Mauricio Basso, Kelvin Lam, jj5252, Karlee Finch, Chumi Ogbonna, Barthelemy Michalon, Lefty McGoo, Lucas Pincerato, Mohamed Elsayed, Amin Shahril, Mihail Radu Pantilimon, Chris Thompson, Derek Drescher, Karisa Caudill, Zhong Ming Zenny Tan, Christina Salvatore, Brady Jones, Todd Gross, Alexis Hevia, Heidi Stolt, Robert Seik, Coenraad Keuning, Charles A Hershberger, Laura Cameron Keith, Abhishek Goel, Marc Bou Zeid, JY Kang, Anastasiia , Madee Lo, Arpita Singh, Karl Laius, Tu-Anh Nguyen, Guy Hardy, Brandy Sarver, Jose Arcadio Valdes Franco, Akinola Emmanuel, igor romanenko, Dian Atamyanov, Abhishek Bansal, Austin Randall, Ryan B Harvey, Jennifer Kurkoski, phkphk123321, Arlene Weston, Mehmet Yusuf Ertekin, Ten Cha and Les Howard.