Historian and journalist Ruth Rosen was deeply involved in Second Wave feminism. When she heard male historians saying that “nothing important happened in the 70s,” she knew she had a job to do. In this interview, we explore her book, A World Split open, how the women’s movement fundamentally changed history, and how it’s still changing how women live and age.
What is swing and why does jazz violinist Nora Germain love it so much? In this short outtake from our full interview, Nora explains what swing is, how it feels to play it, and why she believes that everyone would love it if they gave it a chance.
Jazz violinist Nora Germain speaks about being a woman in a male-dominated industry.
Nora Germain is almost always the first jazz violinist her audience has heard, and she considers it part of her job to make a place for her instrument in the jazz world. She also believes deeply in the power of bringing swing to a wider audience. An independent artist whose social media acts as her agent, Nora speaks deeply and emotionally about the life of a modern musician.
How does becoming a mother—or choosing not to—shape women’s lives? Time and again, mothering is fundamental to how women do their work. Whether women choose to be mothers or not,….
Gloria Steinem died this week. In death, she’s being memorialized, but in life, one woman remembers her grace and perseverance.
Abortion, race, and the second wave History records that Black women felt excluded from Second Wave Feminism. In this short piece, historian Barbara Winslow reflects on the issue through her….
When Barbara Winslow moved to Seattle with her husband in the late 60s, she was already a radical feminist. But when she joined up with other women in the struggle for their basic rights, she became an effective activist. In this conversation, we explore Barbara’s work, the importance of thinking local when fighting for civil rights, and her advice for the new generation fighting the same old battles we thought we’d won.
Enid Baxter Ryce has just published a book that explores spells and incantations across time and cultures. In this short version of the full episode, Enid reads and explains some of her favorite spells. Please visit BABBLERY.com to listen to the full interview, in which we discuss magic and spells, but she also addresses the importance of nature and education in the age of artificial intelligence.
Enid Baxter Ryce is an artist who is a writer, she’s a professor who tells her students to put the computers away, she’s a mom who asks her kids to go dig a hole. In this wide-ranging conversation, we learn how Enid moved from a “feral” childhood to a life of the mind, never forgetting to keep her hands in the dirt and her self open to possibility.
