Mar 5, 2023
On episode 163, we welcome Elizabeth Cobbs to discuss
the history and necessity of feminist thought, the contrasting
lives of Abigail Adams and Abigail Bailey, the nefarious reason
feminism became a dirty word, the historical and modern examples of
sexist laws, the widespread adoption of feminism as a means of
signaling safety for women wanting to report abuse, the beginnings
of Me Too, the divisiveness and self-defeatism of labeling people
bad feminists, Beyoncé’s adoption and adaptation of feminism to
include traditional femininity, female competition and the envy of
“mean girls,” the mindsets of women struggling with eating
disorders and body dysmorphia and why they deserve our sympathy,
Gretchen Carlson’s decision to challenge the misogynistic culture
of Fox News, and how feminist activism can continue to foster
progress.
Elizabeth Cobbs holds the Melbern Glasscock Chair in American
History at Texas A&M University. A prizewinning historian,
novelist, and documentary filmmaker, she is the author of The Hello
Girls: America’s First Women Soldiers, American Umpire, The
Hamilton Affair (a New York Times bestseller), and The Tubman
Command.Her newest book, available now, is called Fearless Women:
Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncé.
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