US Herstory: from the Remedial Herstory Project Podcast
1) 26. MODERN WOMEN
In modern history women’s roles remain complex. Women’s identities are shaped by themselves as individuals, within their families, and in their public lives. This chapter discusses women's history in ...Show More
2) 25. WOMEN AND THE LGBTQ+ MOVEMENT
Since the Stonewall riot, the LGBTQ+ movement has fought to dismantle gender and sexual norms. Although not always embraced by feminists, the LGBTQ+ movement gradually worked to dismantle the patriarc...Show More
3) 24. THE FEMINIST ERA
Following the Civil Rights Movement, women were inspired to fight for equality and opportunity in society. As a result, many social movements arose in different communities which combatted sexism and ...Show More
4) 23. REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
Reproductive Freedom, or the rights to control your reproduction, came under attack by laws in the late 19th century. As soon as women gained political freedoms, they began attacking these restriction...Show More
5) 22. WOMEN AND THE COLD WAR
Women were pivotal in many aspects throughout the Cold War. They were soldiers, pilots, code breakers, nurses, and more. They supported the Cold War either on the front lines or from home. Of course n...Show More
6) 21. WOMEN AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
The bold actions and sacrifices made by many women involved with the Civil Right Movement are frequently overlooked or overshadowed by the contributions of their male counterparts. The pivotal impacts...Show More
7) 20. POST-WAR WOMEN
After World War II, women returned home, or at least that’s what society hoped. The reality was a bit more complicated than that. The 1950s is remembered as the good old days, when gender roles were c...Show More
8) 19. WOMEN AND WORLD WAR II
Women in World War II, again, entered new fields. They became members of the military, and even faced combat. Took over their families, became correspondents, spies, and code breakers. The war created...Show More
9) 18. WOMEN AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION
The Great Depression brought a new era of economic reform headed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Although these reforms mainly helped men who were dispositioned, leaving women to fight for themsel...Show More
10) 17. THE NEW WOMAN
The period between 1919 and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 “roared.” Who roared and why gives us some interesting things to examine in this episode. The term “Roaring Twenties” brings to mind cultural...Show More