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The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan is widely credited for initiating the "second wave" of feminism. Dissecting the problematic themes of this framework, and Friedan's writing itself, is an important beginning in tackling the overall issues with white feminism. 

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Season Three! Introducing the idea of feminist "waves" - where they came from and why they are problematic.

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We sadly note the passing of bell hooks. We encourage you all to read her work and the many online tributes to her. We particularly resonated with this piece by Mikki Kendall. bell hooks will definitely be making more appearances in the next season about white feminism. 

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Forced sterilizations in the workplace and its ties to Robert Bork, failed Regan Supreme Court Justice nominee.

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We didn't know the end of our book club would coincide with the (almost inevitable) roll back of Roe v Wade; but given the material we have covered this season, we should have seen this coming. 

Read this, now: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/12/the-betrayal-of-roe.html

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A Thanksgiving minisode! Come learn about the Godmother of Thanksgiving, Sarah Hale. If you haven't heard about her before, you'll still recognize her immediately. Just remember what we've said in the past about white women commemorating things...

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Continuing the discussion of Jennifer Nelson's book, Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement. Wrapping up Chapter 3 and moving on to the Young Lords in Chapter 4. 

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Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement by Jennifer Nelson. We get deeper into the Redstockings radical feminist group.

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Intro to "Women of Color and the Reproductive Rights Movement" by Jennifer Nelson. We learn, again, that there is so much to history that we have no idea about and, once we learn it, we have the typical "ah, shit" response. It's not going out on a limb to say that abortion is a complex issue, but it get so much deeper when we add in race and eugenics and the medical industrial complex, and on and on....so join us again with your seatbelts tightly fastened!