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Podcast: Life Elsewhere
Episode: Feminist Patriots Or Patriotic Feminists?
Description: When America became a nation, a woman had no legal existence beyond her husband. If he abused her, she couldnât leave without abandoning her children. Abigail Adams tried to change this, reminding her husband John to âremember the ladiesâ when he wrote the Constitution. He simply laughedâand women have been fighting for their rights ever since. Fearless Women tells the story of women who dared to take destiny into their own hands. They were feminists and antifeminists, activists and homemakers, victims of abuse and pathbreaking professionals. Inspired by the nationâs ideals and fueled by an unshakeable sense of rig...