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EPISODE · Mar 25, 2025 · 35 MIN

Feminists in the '70s Knew More About Their Bodies Than We Do Now. What Happened?

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Kate talks to her mom about joining the Boston Women's Health Movement in the 1970s. Why was body literacy such a big part of feminism in the 70s, but when Kate became an active feminist in Boston in the 2000s, she didn't get information about body literacy? To learn more, Kate talks to Laura Prieto, program director of Our Bodies, Ourselves.Sound Design & Mixing: Kelly Kramarik at Maven Post MediaAssociate Producer: Katelyn Sabater Theme song: FaridehPodcast art: Nicholas ScheppardThis podcast is supported by the Simons Foundation’s Science, Society & Culture InitiativeFiscal partnership is provided by the Arkansas Podcast CollaborativePublished in partnership with Multitude. Contact them for advertising inquiries at https://multitude.productions/adsThis publication is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and does not represent itself as medical advice. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Kate learns about how essential body literacy was to 1970s feminism, and wonders when and how that changed.

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