We internalize a lot of ideas about womanhood, good and bad, as we grow up. On this week’s 51%, we speak with Dr. Samra Zafar about how to ditch the b...
The Women of NOW
Mar 21 2025 • 00:31:08
On this week’s 51%, we sit down with longtime feminist activist Muriel Fox to chat about how the National Organization for Women got started in the 19...
Jane McManus on ‘The Fast Track’
Mar 14 2025 • 00:29:13
On this week’s 51%, we speak with sports journalist Jane McManus about the history and business of women’s sports, as detailed in her new book The Fas...
Kimberly Heckler on “A Woman of Firsts”
Mar 07 2025 • 00:29:17
On this week’s 51%, we chat with Kimberly Heckler about her book A Woman of Firsts: Margaret Heckler, Political Trailblazer. Kimberly is the daughter-...
Heather Pringle on “The Northwomen”
Feb 28 2025 • 00:35:09
When most of us think of the Viking Age, we think of its men: powerful warriors sailing ships, building armies, and sacking cities across Europe. But ...
Betsy Leondar-Wright asks 'Is it Racist? Is it Sexist?'
Feb 21 2025 • 00:30:45
On this week’s 51%, we speak with activist and sociologist Betsy Leondar-Wright about her new book, Is it Racist? Is it Sexist? examining why white Am...
Carol Cleaveland and Michele Waslin on "Private Violence"
Feb 14 2025 • 00:30:49
On this week’s 51%, we speak with Carol Cleaveland and Michele Waslin, author of Private Violence: Latin American Women and the Struggle for Asylum. A...
Robert Waldinger on how relationships make "The Good Life"
Feb 07 2025 • 00:29:37
What makes a good life? According to the world’s longest scientific study of human happiness, our relationships play a key role. On this week’s 51%, w...
Joelle Kaufman on "Crushing the Cancer Curveball"
Jan 31 2025 • 00:29:15
On this week’s 51%, we speak with author Joelle Kaufman about her new book Crushing the Cancer Curveball. After helping both her mother and sister bat...
Is the ERA truly the “law of the land?”
Jan 24 2025 • 00:34:13
Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden declared that he considered the Equal Rights Amendment to be “the law of the land.” On this week’s 5...
