Stuff Mom Never Told you
Stuff Mom Never Told You
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The Birth of Maternity Fashion
Compared to pregnancy, the history of maternity clothes is in ...
Compared to pregnancy, the history of maternity clothes is in its infancy. Cristen and Caroline strut through the timeline of maternity fashion and what those prenatal outfits then and now tell us about how we view pregnant bodies.
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Why America Hates Maternity Leave
Why is the United States the only developed nation that ...
Why is the United States the only developed nation that offers no federally mandated paid maternity leave? Cristen and Caroline trace the origin of America's paltry postnatal care to World War II and the business behind the American Dream.
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Bye Felipe
Online dating offers documentary proof of men not handling women's ...
Online dating offers documentary proof of men not handling women's sexual rejection gracefully. Cristen and Caroline talk about what happens when masculinity constructs and swiping left collide and why straight guys sometimes can't take 'no' for an answer.
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The Dead Ladies Project
In her new book, author Jessa Crispin travels the world ...
In her new book, author Jessa Crispin travels the world solo, following in the footsteps of artists who’ve come before. Caroline and Cristen chat with the writer and Bookslut founder about trading complacency for carrying your own bag.
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Feminist Transphobia
Trans-exclusionary radical feminists, or TERFs, is considered a slur. Yet, ...
Trans-exclusionary radical feminists, or TERFs, is considered a slur. Yet, some radical feminists who define womanhood through biology rather than gender identity exist. Cristen and Caroline explore how this transphobia has impacted feminism, women's colleges and public perceptions of what radical feminism means.
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The Lavender Menace
Betty Friedan, author of "The Feminine Mystique," once infamously referred ...
Betty Friedan, author of "The Feminine Mystique," once infamously referred to radical lesbian feminists as a "lavender menace" that threatened the credibility of the National Organization for Women. Cristen and Caroline revisit the homophobic rift within second-wave feminism and the development of lesbian feminism in the 1970s.
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Margaret Mead
Nicknamed Mother to the World, Margaret Mead was an icon ...
Nicknamed Mother to the World, Margaret Mead was an icon of cultural anthropology who laid an academic foundation for the sexual revolution and second wave feminism. Cristen and Caroline explore Margaret Mead's fascinating backstory, love life and intellectual legacy.
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Feminist Anthropology
Anthropology, or the study of past and present humans, was ...
Anthropology, or the study of past and present humans, was a discipline largely developed by and focused on men. Cristen and Caroline examine how pioneering women anthropologists and the rise of feminist anthropology changed mainstream ideas about gender, sex and women's roles.
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Samurai Women
Did women samurai exist in ancient Japan? Cristen and Caroline ...
Did women samurai exist in ancient Japan? Cristen and Caroline uncover the truth about Japanese women warriors and how their uncommon backstories became the stuff of legend.
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The Asian Fetish
The fetishization of East Asian women, derisively referred to as ...
The fetishization of East Asian women, derisively referred to as ""yellow fever,"" is as old as the Silk Road. Cristen and Caroline unpack the history and Hollywood perpetuation of stereotyping Asian women as either submissive lotus flowers or cunning dragon ladies, defined only by their exoticism and sexuality.
