A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra Kollontai

50 - A.K. 47 - Bonus Episode - Post-IWD Greetings from Wellington, New Zealand


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In this episode, Kristen Ghodsee send greetings from New Zealand and shares some exciting news about various articles and interviews that were published in conjunction with International Women's Day and Women's History Month. Please find below a list of links mentioned in this podcast: three in English and two in German. There is also a link to a Spanish translation of the New York Times piece.

  • How the socialist behind paid child care and parental leave was erased from women's history, “ NBC Think, March 7, 2020
  • Women’s Unpaid Labor is Worth $10,900,000,000,000” with Gus Wezerek, New York Times, March 5, 2020 [en Español: "El trabajo no remunerado que realizan las mujeres tiene un valor de 10,900,000,000,000 dólares"]
  • Kristen de Groot, "The history behind International Women’s Day," Penn Today, March 6, 2020
  • Cornelia Meyer, “ “Der späte Erfolg des Sozialismus: Warum in Osteuropa mehr Frauen in Tech-Berufen arbeiten,Business Insider Germany, March 8, 2020
  • Juli Katz, „Care-Arbeit sollte staatlich organisiert werdenTAZ, March 2, 2020


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Kristen R. Ghodsee is the award-winning author of twelve books and Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Check out Kristen Ghodsee's recent books:

  • Everyday Utopia
  • Red Valkyries
  • Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism
  • Second World, Second Sex

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A.K. 47 - Selections from the Works of Alexandra KollontaiBy Kristen R. Ghodsee

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