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Feminism, Then and NOW

Episode 2 of the Feminism NOW podcast, hosted by National Organization for Women (NOW), titled "Feminism, Then and NOW" was published on January 28, 2026 and runs 34 minutes.

January 28, 2026 ·34m · Feminism NOW

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Summary

What can feminist history teach us in 2026? This week, Kim and Rose sit down with Dr. Katherine Turk, historian and author of The Women of NOW, to find out. They discuss the promise and the challenges the founders of NOW faced as feminists in mid-20th century America, and what they can teach us about building effective feminist coalitions today. Whether you’re a lifelong feminist or newly feminism-curious, join us this season as Kim and Rose speak with the movers and shakers defining the feminist movement. Listen to new episodes of Feminism NOW released every other Wednesday. To find out more about the National Organization for Women, visit our website.Leave us a voicemail for us to include in a future episode! Call 202-628-8669 or send a voice memo to [email protected].  Guest:Katherine Turk is Professor of History and Adjunct Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her books include Equality on Trial: Gender and Rights in the Modern American Workplace, which won the 2017 Mary Nickliss Prize, and The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America, named a New Yorker Best Book of 2023.Find the LaSalle County NOW Chapter @LaSalleCountyNOW on Facebook and TikTok.Follow us on social media:Find Kim on Instagram @KimVillanueva_NOW, and find Rose on X @BrunacheRose. Find today’s guest, Katherine Turk, on Bluesky @katherineturk.bsky.social. Find NOW here:Instagram: @nationalnowTikTok: @national_nowBlueSky: @nationalnow.bsky.socialFacebook: NationalNOWTwitter: @nationalnow

Episode Description

What can feminist history teach us in 2026? This week, Kim and Rose sit down with Dr. Katherine Turk, historian and author of The Women of NOW, to find out. They discuss the promise and the challenges the founders of NOW faced as feminists in mid-20th century America, and what they can teach us about building effective feminist coalitions today. 


Whether you’re a lifelong feminist or newly feminism-curious, join us this season as Kim and Rose speak with the movers and shakers defining the feminist movement. Listen to new episodes of Feminism NOW released every other Wednesday. To find out more about the National Organization for Women, visit our website.


Leave us a voicemail for us to include in a future episode! Call 202-628-8669 or send a voice memo to [email protected]. 

 

Guest:

Katherine Turk is Professor of History and Adjunct Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her books include Equality on Trial: Gender and Rights in the Modern American Workplace, which won the 2017 Mary Nickliss Prize, and The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America, named a New Yorker Best Book of 2023.

Find the LaSalle County NOW Chapter @LaSalleCountyNOW on Facebook and TikTok.

Follow us on social media:

Find Kim on Instagram @KimVillanueva_NOW, and find Rose on X @BrunacheRose. 

Find today’s guest, Katherine Turk, on Bluesky @katherineturk.bsky.social. 


Find NOW here:

Instagram: @nationalnow

TikTok: @national_now

BlueSky: @nationalnow.bsky.social

Facebook: NationalNOW

Twitter: @nationalnow


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