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NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM | Life on the Frontlines: COVID-19 Through the Eyes of Women Workers
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I talked to women doing “essential work” about their experiences.
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MS. MAGAZINE | On The Hate for Hillary
In the wake of the 2016 election, I reviewed Pulitzer Prize-winning political biographer Michael D’Antonio’s book “The Hunting of Hillary”—a compelling examination of the “vast, right-wing conspiracy” to take down the esteemed former first lady and secretary of state.
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IG LIVE | Adrienne Lawrence Wants You to Stay in the Game
I talked to Lawrence—the first on-air personality to sue ESPN for sexual harassment—about her new book, what it takes to face down “harassholes,” and how women can avoid toxic workplaces and demand accountability for bad behavior.
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POPAGANDA | Glamour Beyond Capitalism
Capitalism has complicated our cultural definition of “glamour”—and corrupted how we see and express ourselves. As part of Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season, I explored how we might untangle the word from elitism, excess and exclusion.
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POPAGANDA | How to Lipstick It to the Man
I met up with Davida Hall from Lipstick Lobby in Los Angeles — and learned the stories behind each shade of the feminist beauty brand’s movement-oriented products.
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MS. MAGAZINE | Inside Mathangi Subramanian’s History of Heaven
The award-winning writer, author, and educator’s first novel for adults took readers into the slums of India for a feminist reckoning. She talked to me about what inspired the story, how she met her diverse roster of characters, and the power of writing the stories we’re hungry to read.
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POPAGANDA | Class War, but Make It Fashion
For Popaganda’s GLAMOUR season, I investigated the labor crises facing women who work in fashion’s supply chain—and challenged listeners to become part of a better fashion economy.
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SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | “Pandora’s Box” Screening and Talkback on Menstrual Equity
A new 75-minute film takes viewers around the world to witness the global pandemic of menstrual inequity with their own eyes. During a conversation at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, they talked to me about what they’ve learned from the movement fighting back.
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POPAGANDA | Inside Michele Pred’s Feminist Artist Studio
I visited feminist artist Michele Pred in her Oakland, California, studio and watched her make some of her famous vintage-handbags-turned-mini-billboards.
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POPAGANDA | Climate Anxiety, But Make It Fashion
Building a fashion economy where the environment and the workers along the supply chain are treated with respect is possible. I talked to experts outlining how we can build it together.
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