Breaking Down Patriarchy

Amy is joined by guest Vanessa Loder to discuss The Beauty Myth by Naomi Wolf. Topics include internalized patriarchy, how patriarchy profits off the beauty industry, beauty qualifications in the professional world, and how beauty standards can leave us exhausted. Vanessa Loder  is an inspirational keynote speaker and sought-after expert on women’s leadership, mindfulness, stress management a...

Amy is joined by guest Suzette Duncan to discuss Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde. Topics include the daily toll of hatred, modeling action instead of guilt, Black hair, and code switching. Suzette Duncan  is a proud first generation American, born to parents from the Caribbean nation of Guyana. She has spent most of her adult life working in education and has been lucky enough to work in both...

Amy is joined by guests Manuela Zoninsein & Ashley Jackson to discuss ain’t i a woman by bell hooks. Topics include sexual repression, the reclamation of Black beauty standards, having difficult conversations, and the importance of making our feminism intersectional. Manuela Zoninsein  is a Brazilian-American passionate about accelerating the transition to a sustainable and circular econo...

Amy is joined by guest Brianna Jovahn to discuss Women, Race and Class by Angela Davis. Topics include the legacy of racialized violence in the United States, the significance of natural hair, having integrity in our beliefs, and the challenges Black women face in the workforce. Brianna Jovahn  was born August 7th, 1992 in Cedar Hill, Texas. She received her bachelor’s degree from Texas South...

Amy is joined by guest Jenn Lee Smith to discuss This Bridge Called My Back by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua. Topics include the burden of being a cultural ambassador, false equivalencies, and how white supremacy hurts people of all races. Jenn Lee Smith  was born on the friendly, vibrant island of Taiwan. She is a filmmaker who focuses on women-led stories of underrepresented...

Amy is joined by guest Lindsay McPhie Hickok to conclude their discussion of Roe V. Wade . This is Part Two of Two and covers personal stories of loss, the health and life of mothers, the right to privacy, the remaining text of the decision.  Lindsay McPhie Hickok  is a labor and delivery nurse and a mother of three children. She loves biochemistry, the Rocky Mountains, and water slides....

Amy is joined by guest Lindsay McPhie Hickok to begin their discussion of Roe V. Wade . This is Part One of Two and covers the language of Pro-Choice and Pro-Life, the preamble to the supreme court decision, the life of Jane Roe, and the history of abortion. Lindsay McPhie Hickok  is a labor and delivery nurse and a mother of three children. She loves biochemistry, the Rocky Mountains, and wa...

Amy is joined by guest Whitney McPhie Griffith to discuss the congressional bill known as Title IX authored by Patsy T. Mink. Topics include sexual assault on school campuses, lived experiences with Title IX, and how much progress still needs to be made to keep our students safe. Whitney McPhie Griffith  is a musician, graphic designer, and interdisciplinary artist. Born and raised in Denver,...

Amy is joined by guest Jessica Harder to discuss Our Bodies, Ourselves by the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. Topics include shortcomings of representation, birth control, shame, and the liberation that comes with knowing our bodies. Jessica Harder  has spent her life revolved around the human body. She began filtering her creativity into designing clothing for the body at the age of f...

Amy is joined by guest Maxine Hanks to conclude their discussion of Sexual Politics by Kate Millett. This is Part Two of Two and covers sexism among the leftist authors of Millett’s time, interior colonization, distinctions between constructivist and biological ideas of identity, and the possibility of sexual revolution.  Maxine Hanks  is a historian and theologian who lectures and write...

Amy is joined by guest Maxine Hanks to begin their discussion of Sexual Politics by Kate Millett. This is Part One of Two and covers the author’s biography, the repressive context which created Second Wave and Radical Feminism, compulsory heterosexuality, and bridging the gap between academics and public discourse around gender.  Maxine Hanks  is a historian and theologian who lectures a...

Amy is joined by guests Emily Bell McCormick & Kelly Whited Jones to discuss the Equal Rights Amendment authored by Alice Stokes Paul. Topics include the history of equal rights legislation, common counter-arguments against this legislation, and the ongoing struggle to pass the ERA today. Emily Bell McCormick  is founder of The Policy Project— a group of individuals and like-minded organi...

Amy is joined by guest Amy Pal to discuss the speech “ Living the Revolution ” delivered by Gloria Steinem. Topics include feminism as a humanist movement, the work of unlearning hurtful ideas, the damaging influence of Sigmund Freud, and how women’s liberation is men’s liberation as well. Amy Pal  grew up in California and Utah. She attended Boston University where she completed her bachelor...

Amy is joined by guest Rayna Clay MacKay to conclude their discussion of Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female by Frances Beal. This is Part Two of Two and covers reform versus revolution, the history of medical cruelty carried out against Black bodies, and the fallacy of thinking all women face oppression equally.  Rayna Clay MacKay is a wife, mom, and Obstetric Anesthesiologist. She marri...

Amy is joined by guest Rayna Clay MacKay to begin their discussion of Double Jeopardy: To Be Black and Female by Frances Beal. This is Part One of Two and covers the author’s biography, The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, state violence against peaceful protestors, and racism in academics and professional spheres.   Rayna Clay MacKay is a wife, mom, and Obstetric Anesthesiolog...

Amy is joined by guest Rochelle Briscoe to discuss Jane Crow and the Law by Pauli Murray and Mary Eastwood. Topics include the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’, civil rights, originalist interpretations of the Constitution, and the ‘mommy track’ for professional women. Rochelle Briscoe  is a legal and policy wonk, who is passionate about improving the global landscape! Rochelle has always bee...

Amy is joined by guest Christie Skousen to discuss Keep the Damned Women Out by Dr. Nancy Weiss Malkiel. Topics include the struggle for co-education, gender ratios in U.S. colleges, and the sexist backlash against female students. Christie Skousen  is the founder of the Peery Piano Academy in Mountain View, CA and the author of the Peery Piano Curriculum, a certification and training system...

Amy is joined by guest Marta Luna Wilde to discuss The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan. Topics include womanhood in 50’s and 60’s America, housewife identity, Hegel’s dialectics, and the hierarchy of needs. Marta Luna Wilde  is the youngest of nine children, born and raised (with 7 brothers and 1 sister) in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her family immigrated from Central Mexico in 1962, her...

Amy is joined by guest Fya Parvis Jazra to conclude their discussion of The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir. This is Part Three of Three and covers de Beauvoir on abortion, childbirth, beauty, and consequences of subordination. Fyza Parviz Jazra , originally from Pakistan, is a Graduate Student in Stanford’s MLA Program. She is currently working on her Master’s thesis on the Seventeenth-Century E...

Amy is joined by guest Fyza Parvis Jazra to continue their discussion of The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir. This is Part Two of Three and covers the distinction between sex and gender, a girl’s transition from subject to object, and reaching our potential as human beings. Fyza Parviz Jazra , originally from Pakistan, is a Graduate Student in Stanford’s MLA Program. She is currently working on h...

Amy is joined by guest Fyza Parvis Jazra to begin their discussion of The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir. This is Part One of Three and covers the author’s biography, a brief overview of Existentialism, and initial thoughts on motherhood. Fyza Parviz Jazra , originally from Pakistan, is a Graduate Student in Stanford’s MLA Program. She is currently working on her Master’s thesis on the Seventeen...

Amy is joined by guest Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks to discuss The Real Wealth of Nations   by Riane Eisler. Topics include the distinction between power with and power over, the value of women’s labor, and the concept of benevolent patriarchy. Dr. Julie de Azevedo Hanks  holds an MSW from the University of Utah and a PhD from the University of Louisiana at Monroe. In 2002, she founded Was...

Amy is joined by guest Lucy Allebest to discuss an “ Open Letter to the Women of the World ” and the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights ” by Eleanor Roosevelt. Topics include women in World War II, equality from a global perspective, and the primacy of men in language. Lucy Allebest  is a high school senior who plans to study History in college next year, either at the University of Saint...

Amy is joined by guest Rachelle Burnside to discuss Killing the Angel in the House by Virginia Woolf. Topics include the Victorian cult of domesticity, the intersections of being adored and being oppressed, as well as the challenge of battling our own angels. Rachelle Burnside  has spent over 20 years working in education. During that time, she has taught all levels of high school English, fr...

Amy is joined by guest Susannah Harmon Furr to discuss A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf. Topics include the importance of personal space, privilege, accessibility, and learning to listen to yourself. Susannah Harmon Furr  is a designer and art historian with a research focus on the Dutch Baroque period. She founded a women’s clothing line inspired by her research of intricate embroidery...