It’s a feminist true crime story time! In this episode Summer tells the story of Ann Cooper Hewitt, who was involuntarily sterilized by her mother in order to steal her inheritance. The ensuing court case captured the attention of a nation that was on the leading edge of eugenics—the United States.
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As we wrap up our discussion on the fourth (current) wave of feminist leaders, Joy takes us through a discussion that hits on critical race theory, so-called “body positivity”, depression, social media influence, and fame. Join us!
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As we kick off our discussion of the wave of feminism that we are currently in, Summer breaks the rules a little bit because the topic of transgenderism—which can’t be skipped over if we are talking about current feminism—is such an emotional one. Join us!
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In this episode, Joy tells us the story of Rebecca Walker, the author and activist responsible for coining the term “third wave” in a time when many were arguing for a “postfeminist” era. Her mother was Alice Walker, author of “The Color Purple” and their relationship, which was tense and difficult, was the subject of much of Walker’s writing regarding motherhood and feminism. Join us!
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In this episode, because we discuss the author of Prozac Nation, Elizabeth Wurtzel, we end up discussing mental health, clinical depression, and why the women of the third wave were so angry with the world.
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Arlie Hochschild was the sociologist and second wave feminist that coined the term “the second shift” in reference to mothers who had full-time jobs in the workforce as well as at home. In this episode we discuss her legacy and how so many of her observations regarding the multitudinous issues with women full-time in the workplace were correct, while her solutions were hopelessly wrong.
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“The Feminine Mystique” by Betty Friedan is often credited with kicking off the second wave of feminism. Both the book and the movement focused on freeing women from the constraints of being wives and mothers without ever think to ask, “Should we free women from being wives and mothers?”
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This week Joy tells us the life story of Lucy Stone, the “Morningstar” of the Women’s Rights movement. She was the first woman to graduate with a college degree in the state of Massachusetts. She was strongly against slavery, marriage, and contentment. Join us!
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In this episode we kickoff our next feminism series! Over the next several weeks we are going to analyze some of the key women in each wave of the feminist movement. What did they believe? How have they impacted us still today? Join us!
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This week we discuss how the Sexual Revolution is still impacting us today, how the revolutionaries in the 60s are the normies today, and why you should abandon all feminist ideology stat.
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