18. Celebrating Women's History Month

An episode of the Not Your Cup of Tea podcast, hosted by Kelsie West, titled "18. Celebrating Women's History Month" was published on March 13, 2024 and runs 77 minutes.

March 13, 2024 ·77m · Not Your Cup of Tea

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Summary

*Please be aware that this episode contains sensitive content relating to sexual violence, sexual assault, rape, violence towards women, domestic abuse, and references to blood* It's Women's History Month! In today's episode, we talk about all things womens rights. I give y'all the rundown on some bad bitch women of history that impacted my personal rights and access to things like writing, driving, and mental health treatment. Then, I cover the facts on when women were granted certain rights and freedoms throughout history, which you'll find isn't as distant as we often think it is. Lastly, I give an overview of just a few of the injustices and lack of rights women around the world still face today. This last piece of the podcast contains some sensitive content, so please listen with caution <3 And be sure to keep an eye out on Instagram for prompts for next week's dream episode! Sources referenced for this episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/world/middleeast/saudi-driving-ban-anniversary.html https://www.runvermont.org/blog/womens-history-month/ https://scoop.upworthy.com/10-women-whose-achievements-ignored-history-celebrated-more https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/index.html https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/female-genital-mutilation/#:~:text=Around%20the%20world%2C%20over%20230,are%20in%20the%20Middle%20East. https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/commission-on-the-status-of-women-2012/facts-and-figures https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-one-studied-menstrual-product-absorbency-realistically-until-now/ You can follow the podcast on Instagram @notyourcupoftea.podcast for BTS, listener submissions, updates and announcements, and more! To submit long-form stories, questions, concerns, or suggestions, please email the podcast at: [email protected]

Episode Description

*Please be aware that this episode contains sensitive content relating to sexual violence, sexual assault, rape, violence towards women, domestic abuse, and references to blood*

It's Women's History Month! In today's episode, we talk about all things womens rights. I give y'all the rundown on some bad bitch women of history that impacted my personal rights and access to things like writing, driving, and mental health treatment. Then, I cover the facts on when women were granted certain rights and freedoms throughout history, which you'll find isn't as distant as we often think it is. Lastly, I give an overview of just a few of the injustices and lack of rights women around the world still face today. This last piece of the podcast contains some sensitive content, so please listen with caution <3 And be sure to keep an eye out on Instagram for prompts for next week's dream episode!

Sources referenced for this episode:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/world/middleeast/saudi-driving-ban-anniversary.html

https://www.runvermont.org/blog/womens-history-month/

https://scoop.upworthy.com/10-women-whose-achievements-ignored-history-celebrated-more

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/index.html

https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/female-genital-mutilation/#:~:text=Around%20the%20world%2C%20over%20230,are%20in%20the%20Middle%20East.

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/commission-on-the-status-of-women-2012/facts-and-figures

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-one-studied-menstrual-product-absorbency-realistically-until-now/

You can follow the podcast on Instagram @notyourcupoftea.podcast for BTS, listener submissions, updates and announcements, and more! To submit long-form stories, questions, concerns, or suggestions, please email the podcast at: [email protected]