“For white feminists, it’s imperative to really focus on and take responsibility for the role that race plays in feminism and equality or rather, inequality.” – Cristen Conger
This episode is brought to you in collaboration with Smitten Kitten.
Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin are the Atlanta-based, journalistically trained, research-addicted hosts of the podcast Unladylike and the cofounders of Unladylike Media, where they produce inclusive digital media. As creators and former cohosts of Stuff Mom Never Told You, iTunes’ first educational women’s podcast, the pair has spent the better part of a decade contextualizing constructs, debunking body myths, sourcing cultural stereotypes, and overusing the word heteronormative in casual conversation.
Cristen and Caroline launched Unladylike Media as a home for their creative work: A book (Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space), which came out in October 2018; a podcast (Unladylike), which launched in January 2018; and all the rest of their feminist-media endeavors like live events and speaking engagements. The through line of all of their work is a dedication to making feminist media that moves — they want to provide audiences with the “why” behind the way things are in addition to a solid dose of ragespiration.
Pick up your copy of Unladylike: A Field Guide to Smashing the Patriarchy and Claiming Your Space by Cristen Conger and Caroline Ervin
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Renee Powers founded Feminist Book Club in 2018 to provide a space for intersectional feminists to learn, grow, and connect. When not reading or running the biz, you can find her drinking coffee and trying unsuccessfully to teach her retired racing greyhound how to fetch.
Favorite genres: feminist thrillers, contemporary literary fiction, short stories, and anything that might be described as "irreverent"
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