Tag: Feminist
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Mini-Series 1.2. Lilith: Of the Same Earth
Maybe you’ve heard of the story of Adam and Eve, but have you heard of the story of Lilith? If Eve was created from Adam’s rib, Lilith was created as Adam’s equal, from the soil of the earth. But from the moment of her conception, she forged her own path and has been branded as…
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Mini-Series 1.1. Pandora: Our Last Hope
In the beginning… life was apparently perfect. Until men made the Gods upset and they sent down their greatest fear. Women. Well, one woman in particular. Join us in this episode to learn the ancient Greek story of Pandora, the first woman and bringer of all gifts. But what does this story mean when you…
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Episode 36. STIs: The Ultimate Booby Trap
Tying tubes, nonconsensual hysterectomies, withholding medical care without contraception use…these are just a few ways that forced sterilization has occurred in the United States. The history of forced sterilization is sewn into the fabric of US history, and has played an insidious role in this country. This episode, we learn about the eugenics movement, its…
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Episode 34. Electroconvulsive Therapy: The Shocking Truth
Tying tubes, nonconsensual hysterectomies, withholding medical care without contraception use…these are just a few ways that forced sterilization has occurred in the United States. The history of forced sterilization is sewn into the fabric of US history, and has played an insidious role in this country. This episode, we learn about the eugenics movement, its…
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Episode 32. Internal Medicine: The Tell All
Tying tubes, nonconsensual hysterectomies, withholding medical care without contraception use…these are just a few ways that forced sterilization has occurred in the United States. The history of forced sterilization is sewn into the fabric of US history, and has played an insidious role in this country. This episode, we learn about the eugenics movement, its…
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Episode 5. Birth Control: The Seventh Wonder
Part 1: Before modern medicine, what lengths would you resort to in an attempt to not get pregnant? Well men and women throughout history pushed the limits on what qualified as birth control. In Part 1 of this episode we laugh and joke as we learn the methods of birth control used by people across…
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Episode 4. Anarcha, Betsey and Lucy: Remember Their Names
Human experimentation has had a long, dark history in the practice of medicine, with people of color being the subjects far too often. This week, we discuss the lives of Anarcha, Betsey and Lucy, three of the ten enslaved Black women subjected to the gynecological experiments of Dr. J. Marion Sims, an Antebellum physician. Learn…
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Episode 3. Freudian ideas of women: The Riddle
If you have ever taken an introduction to psychology class or read an obscure psych article on a blog, you may have heard of Sigmund Freud. Freud is known as the Father of Psychology. His various theories have impacted society throughout the past century and his theories and ideas about women are no different. In…
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