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

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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Mother’s Day 2020 Episode Look Back

Mother’s Day, like many other holidays, can generate mixed feelings for many people.  For some who lost their mothers, it elicits a sense of loss.  For others who have conflicted relationships with their mothers, the day may present an unwelcome journey down memory lane they would rather not take.  For protective moms whose efforts to…

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Episode 40: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett on domestic violence, trauma, breastfeeding, mothering and their intersection

Our guest today is Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, a health psychologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and the Owner & Editor-in-Chief of Praeclarus Press, a small press specializing in women’s health. Dr. Kendall-Tackett is Editor-in-Chief of two peer-reviewed journals: Clinical Lactation and Psychological Trauma. She is Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Health and Trauma…

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