On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Richie Reseda, also known as Richard Edmond-Vargas, an artist, activist, and entrepreneur. Â Richie was formerly incarcerated and his experiences were featured in the CNN documentary, The Feminist on Cellblock Y. In the film, Richie is depicted using the texts of black feminist, bell hooks, to lead group…
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On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Rachel Louise Snyder, an Associate Professor of Literature at American University and the author of Fugitive Denim, What Weâve Lost is Nothing and the recently released, No Visible Bruises. We speak with Rachel today about her book and experience as a journalist and her coverage of the…
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On this episode of en(gender)ed, our guest is Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox, a domestic violence survivor, activist and educator. Dawn has been working as a registered nurse for 23 years and runs Women Count USA, a national database that compiles data on femicides in the United States. Â Dawn began this project in 2017 out of her…
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Todayâs guest is Dorchen Leidholdt, the Legal Director of the NYC domestic violence agency, Sanctuary for Families. Â In her main role, Dorchen heads the agencyâs legal services for survivors of gender-based violence, including providing support for obtaining orders of protection, immigration, sex trafficking. In addition to this important work, Dorchen also leads the âIncarcerated Gender…
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In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on Episodes on systemic responses to trauma in domestic violence – Episode 38: Dr. Tanja Jovanovic on how witnessing abuse is just as bad for children as being abused, Episode 39: Trauma therapist Julia Hochstadt on working with survivors of abuse and violence, and Episode 40: Kathleen…
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