Women of The Daily Show

4:57

S27 • E110
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Dul-Sayin' - Gender Stereotypes in Children's Books

Dulcé Sloan explores the long and continuing history of outdated gender role portrayals in children's books, from the "Dick and Jane" series to Dr. Seuss's "The Cat in the Hat" and beyond.
07/20/2022
5:32

S27 • E65
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Histhery with Desi Lydic - Bras

Desi Lydic looks at the history and evolution of the bra, including its eventual replacement of the corset and role as an instrument of both physical liberation and cultural oppression.
03/03/2022
4:52

S27 • E56
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Dul-Sayin' - Celebrating Black Romance Novelists

Dulcé Sloan highlights the steamy prose of pioneering Black women who made their mark as romance novelists, including Beverly Jenkins, Rubie Saunders and Sandra Kitt.
02/09/2022
4:46

S27 • E26
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Histhery with Desi Lydic - Woman Veterans

In honor of Veterans Day, Desi Lydic highlights America's unsung woman soldiers throughout history, including Deborah Sampson, Malinda Blalock, Opha May Johnson and Charity Adams Earley.
11/11/2021
5:00

S26 • E111
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Histhery with Desi Lydic - Men vs. Women Bearing Children

Desi Lydic chronicles Western medicine's history of mishandling the childbirth process, and the squeamish and unsympathetic male doctors who've put women at risk.
09/15/2021
5:47

S26 • E86
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Dul-Sayin' - Pioneering Women Rappers

Dulce Sloan highlights trailblazing women rappers whose early contributions to hip hop have largely been forgotten, including Sylvia Robinson, Roxanne Shante and Queen Latifah.
04/27/2021
3:44

S26 • E76
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Dul-Sayin' - Celebrating Activist Women Athletes

Dulce Sloan explores the unsung history of women athletes whose controversial acts of protest made them trailblazers for justice, from Eroseanna Robinson to Wyomia Tyus to Allyson Felix.
03/24/2021
6:07

S26 • E75
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Histhery with Desi Lydic - Female Orgasms in Film

Desi Lydic explores the complicated history of women having orgasms on-screen, from Hedy Lamarr's groundbreaking scene in the 1933 film "Ecstasy" to the 2020 series "Bridgerton."
03/23/2021
3:54

S26 • E64
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Dul-Sayin' - The Strong Black Woman Stereotype

Dulce Sloan breaks down the history of the stereotype of the strong Black woman and argues that, despite its well-meaning post-slavery origins, it places a destructive burden on Black women.
02/24/2021
5:09

S25 • E141
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Dul-Sayin' - The 19th Amendment

Dulce Sloan commemorates the 100th anniversary of American women winning the right to vote and highlights the major obstacles Black women continue to face at the polls.
08/18/2020
4:00

S24
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Desi Lydic Womansplains Female Representation in Government

Desi Lydic examines how far female representation in government has come and offers up ways the U.S. can go even further to achieve gender equality in politics.
05/14/2019