Underunderstood

Tom and Gerry

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Regina searches for the true story behind a sexist remark.

Show notes:

  • 00:40 - This is Geraldine Ferraro's Wikipedia page.
  • 0:52 - And this is Walter Mondale's.
  • 01:21 - This episode published on November 4, 2020, which is election day in the United States for the 2020 Presidential election.
  • 01:31 - The 2020 Democratic National Convention kicked off on August 17, 2020. It was technically in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but because of the Coronavirus pandemic it was a mostly virtual event.
  • 03:15 - Edit desk: Shades of sexism, published April 30, 2017, is the piece of Emily's that I am referring to.
  • 04:05 - hereGeraldine Ferraro's full acceptance speech
  • 04:30 - Walter Mondale's full acceptance speech
  • 06:10 - Kamala Harris Tests America’s Relationship to Women in Power, published in The New York Times on August 19, 2020
  • 06:57 - In 1992, Hillary Clinton got in some trouble for implying she didn't want to "stay home and bake cookies" and as a result ended up in a bake-off with Barbara Bush. She won, apparently due to using shortening instead of butter.
  • 07:56 - Prematurely mentioned obituary in The Economist.
  • 12:04 - Tom Brokaw was accused of sexual misconduct in April 2018. Here is an Opinions piece in The Washington Post that his former colleague wrote about the experience.
  • 13:41 - The Vanderbilt Television News Archive.
  • 15:56 - "The Lady Is a Pol," by Marie Brenner for New York Magazine's July 1984 issue.
  • 17:07 - "out of sight of the cameras, her feet began doing a secret minuet, an odd, pigeon-toed dance. Her size 7 ½’s were sheathed..."
  • 17:51 - "The Rise of Geraldine Ferraro," written by Elisabeth Bumiller and published by The Washington Poston April 29, 1984
  • 19:05 - Here are the details for Caroline's article, published in 2015.
  • 20:46 - Some of the great research Caroline is referencing can be found in these research study results from Celinda Lake for Name It Change It with the Women's Media Canter and She Should Run.
  • 23:07 - "Cosmetic Coverage," by Jennifer L Pozner
  • 24:47 - The Representation Project.
  • 34:39 - Check out our patreon to sign up and get access to Overunderstood as well as our Discord channel!
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