The Feminist Agenda
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The Feminist Agenda is a podcast that will explore what it means to be a professional feminist, how to bring feminism into your work no matter what you do, and we'll talk about how we keep our agendas organized. Some guests have women's studies degrees, some don't. Learn how you can make any job a feminist job. The Feminist Agenda aims to be a mini-podcast. We get you in and out of..
The Feminist Agenda
1y ago
Jennifer Baumgardner is a writer, activist, filmmaker, and lecturer. Baumgardner joined The Feminist Agenda to discuss the need to publish feminist children's books, letting projects go, and editing the new feminist book review LIBER.
Originally from Fargo, Baumgardner has been working in New York City at the intersection of feminism and publishing for three decades, beginning in 1993 as an intern (and later editor) at Ms. magazine. From 1997 on, she wrote dozens of features for a diverse array of magazines (Glamour, Teen Vogue, Bust, Dissent, Harper’s Bazaar, Harper’s, The Nation, Elle ..read more
The Feminist Agenda
1y ago
Anne Elizabeth Moore joins the Feminist Agenda to discuss her latest book, Gentrifier: A Memoir. From Catapult: In 2016, a Detroit arts organization grants writer and artist Anne Elizabeth Moore a free house—a room of her own, à la Virginia Woolf—in Detroit’s majority-Bangladeshi “Banglatown.” Accompanied by her cats, Moore moves to the bungalow in her new city where she gardens, befriends the neighborhood youth, and grows to intimately understand civic collapse and community solidarity. When the troubled history of her prize house comes to light, Moore finds her life destabi ..read more
The Feminist Agenda
1y ago
Jennifer Baumgardner is a writer, activist, filmmaker, and lecturer. Baumgardner joined The Feminist Agenda to discuss the need to publish feminist children's books, letting projects go, and editing the new feminist book review LIBER.
Originally from Fargo, Baumgardner has been working in New York City at the intersection of feminism and publishing for three decades, beginning in 1993 as an intern (and later editor) at Ms. magazine. From 1997 on, she wrote dozens of features for a diverse array of magazines (Glamour, Teen Vogue, Bust, Dissent, Harper’s Bazaar, Harper’s, The Nation, Elle ..read more
The Feminist Agenda
1y ago
Dr. Tara T. Green has two books out in 2022 that center the respectability of Black women, specifically lesser-known women of the Harlem Renaissance era such as Alice Dunbar-Nelson. Green is an award-winning teacher-mentor-scholar and is currently Professor and former Director (2008-2016) of African American and African Diaspora Studies at the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Her areas of research include Black gender studies, African American autobiographies and fiction (late nineteenth through contemporary), African women’s literature, African American parent-child relationships ..read more
The Feminist Agenda
1y ago
Anne Elizabeth Moore joins the Feminist Agenda to discuss her latest book, Gentrifier: A Memoir. From Catapult: In 2016, a Detroit arts organization grants writer and artist Anne Elizabeth Moore a free house—a room of her own, à la Virginia Woolf—in Detroit’s majority-Bangladeshi “Banglatown.” Accompanied by her cats, Moore moves to the bungalow in her new city where she gardens, befriends the neighborhood youth, and grows to intimately understand civic collapse and community solidarity. When the troubled history of her prize house comes to light, Moore finds her life destabi ..read more
The Feminist Agenda
1y ago
Gloria Feldt joins The Feminist Agenda to discuss her latest book, Intentioning: Sex, Power, Pandemics, and How Women Will Take The Lead for (Everyone's) Good. Gloria is a New York Times best-selling author, speaker, commentator and feminist leader who has gained national recognition as a social and political advocate of women's rights. In 2013, she co-founded Take The Lead, a nonprofit initiative with a goal to propel women to leadership parity by 2025. She is a former CEO and president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, directing the organization from 1996 to 20 ..read more
The Feminist Agenda
1y ago
Author, Publisher, and Hire Women founder Jocelyn de Leon joins The Feminist Agenda to discuss the launch of two new products with the purpose of helping women shift their mindsets, move past limiting beliefs, and level up.
Things mentioned in this episode:
Mindset Mami Workbook + Journal
Dueña Daily Planner + Mindset Check-In
Mindset Mami Podcast: Signs
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The Feminist Agenda
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Feminist AF: A Guide to Crushing Girlhood is forthcoming from Norton Young Readers on October 5. It’s a resource guide for young feminists designed to help them navigate some of the most pressing issues young people face. Authors Susana M. Morris and Chanel Craft Tanner join The Feminist Agenda to discuss their book, how they bring feminism to their work, and how they keep themselves organized. Susana M. Morris is Associate Professor of Literature, Media, and Communication at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She is the co-editor with Brittney C. Cooper and Robin M. Boylorn ..read more
The Feminist Agenda
1y ago
Valerie Orth is a professional singer and songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. Her music is described as electro alt-pop. She writes with a strong sense of self and a fierce feminist perspective, telling stories about alienated humanity and visions of a better tomorrow. Her new album, Rabbit Hole (released Dec 4, 2020) couldn’t be more timely. Valerie's fan are invited to join Planet Orth, a subscription service that provides exclusive access to new music and events.
Books, music, and organizations mentioned in this podcast:
Heather Corinna's "What Fresh Hell is This?: Perime ..read more
The Feminist Agenda
1y ago
Award-winning journalist, Maria Hinojosa, joins The Feminist Agenda to discuss her memoir, Once I Was You.
In 2010, Maria created Futuro Media, an independent, nonprofit organization based in Harlem, NYC with the mission to create multimedia content for and about the new American mainstream in the service of empowering people to navigate the complexities of an increasingly diverse and connected world. She is the Anchor and Executive Producer of the Peabody Award-winning show Latino USA, distributed by PRX, as well as Co-Host of In The Thick, Futuro Media’s award-winning political podcast ..read more