Here She Is:  The Complicated Reign of The Beauty Pageant in America

Episode 145: en(gender)ed Reflections on “Mirrors and Windows” Part 2

April 22, 2021 Beauty and Lifestyle, Body Literacy, Domestic Violence, en(gender)ed Reflections, Feminism, Media and Culture, Podcasts, Sexism and Misogyny, Survivor Stories, Trauma and Abuse

In this “Reflections” episode Part 2, Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes in the “Mirrors and Windows” theme: Episode 141: Sonya Renee Taylor on “The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love,” Episode 142: #SurvivorStories Series with Karen Gosbee on her memoir, “A Perfect Nightmare:  My Glittering Marriage and How It…

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Episode 144: Hilary Levey Friedman on her book, “Here She Is:  The Complicated Reign of The Beauty Pageant in America”

April 15, 2021 Beauty and Lifestyle, Body Literacy, Children, Feminism, Media and Culture, Motherhood, Podcasts, Sexism and Misogyny

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, our guest is Hilary Levey  Friedman, a Brown University Sociology professor, a leading researcher on pageantry, and President of the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Organization for Women.  We speak with Hilary today about her book, Here She Is:  The Complicated Reign of The Beauty Pageant in…

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