NPR American Chronicles: Women's Equality

Name: NPR American Chronicles: Women's Equality
Brand: HighBridge Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: NPR
ISBN: 9781611746730

Author: NPR, Susan Stamberg, Susan Stamberg

Series: NPR American Chronicles

Narrator: Susan Stamberg

Unabridged: 3 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Highbridge Audio

Published: 03/07/2012

Categories: Nonfiction, History, Social History, Social Science, Women's Studies

Synopsis

NPR explores the issues, struggles, and triumphs of the American women’s movement, from early pioneers to modern groundbreakers and leaders of today who fight to preserve hard-won rights. Profiles of Victoria Woodhull, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony provide insights into the origins of the movement, while reflections from Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, Geraldine Ferraro, and others reveal the passion and dedication required to maintain progress in the continuing struggle for women’s equality.

About NPR

National Public Radio (NPR) is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that produces and distributes news and cultural programming.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joshua on June 12, 2017

Because this is an audio book it's an entirely different experience than sitting down and reading the testimonies of the women in this series, but nevertheless this collection managed to rekindle my love of feminism because it provided insights from a wide variety of women. Whether it was Gloria Ste......more

Goodreads review by Andee on February 06, 2019

I will be joining the Hamilton County chapter of NOW after listening to this episode on American Chronicles. (Shout out to the app Hoopla for recommending it!) My takeaway: Whether you get an abortion or do not...Whether you prefer to take a man's name in marriage and choose traditional roles..or not......more

Goodreads review by Sam on October 20, 2019

A decent overview of different aspects of the women's movement--Stanton & Anthony through Title IX --done mostly through NPR radio interviews and original clips. It was definitely a sort of greatest hits approach, but still pretty good. The interview with Phyllis Schlafly didn't fail to make my jaw......more

Goodreads review by Katie on August 27, 2017

A pretty short compilation of women's rights pieces NPR reported on over the years. Interesting and enraging, per the ushe.......more

Goodreads review by Fela on September 23, 2018

Very eye opening.......more