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Ideas · 2026-04-29 · 55 min · 8,278 words

How a feminist flipped the colonial travelogue on its head

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One summer evening when she was 20 years old, something terrible happened to Vienna Luke. I can't figure it out, but I do know that it was a violation. Then people started asking questions. What a creep. Who else knows about this?

From CBC's personally, this is Agent Layla, the story of how a victim went undercover. So bring it on, let's go. Let's get a confession. Available now on CBC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts. This is a CBC podcast.

Welcome to Ideas. I'm Nala Ayed. March 3, 1886. 28-year-old Pandita Ramabai looked up from the deck of the British princess, the ship carrying her from Liverpool to Philadelphia. They had just sailed through a storm.

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