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Podcast: Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined
Episode: Hedy Ratner: Activist for Women’s and Civil Rights
Description: In semi-retirement, at age 79, Hedy Ratner imparts her prodigious wisdom on
women’s issues to high level policy makers. For over 50 years, as an advocate for intersecting
civil rights and the second-wave women’s movement, Hedy has confronted inequalities of
gender, race and class, e.g.,: working with Jesse Jackson, directing the YWCA-Chicago; founding
Women in Film-Chicago; and, co-founding the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC).
Under new leadership and with Hedy as President Emerita, WBDC continues to thrive in its 4th
decade, promoting entrepreneurship for low income...