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Episode 154: Lizzy Hershberger and Molly Maeve Eagan on “Behind Blue Curtains: A True Crime Memoir of an Amish Woman’s Survival, Escape, and Pursuit of Justice”

On this episode of the en(gender)ed podcast, guest host Kerri Holt speaks with Lizzy Hershberger and Molly Maeve Eagan to discuss their book Behind Blue Curtains, A True Crime Memoir of an Amish Woman’s Survival, Escape and Pursuit of Justice.  Their conversation will explore Lizzy’s struggle to survive the abuse, support herself, marry and raise…

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Episode 56: en(gender)ed Reflections on the criminal justice system

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on the criminal justice system – Episode 47: Dorchen Leidholdt on incarcerated women and survivors of gender-based violence, Episode 48: Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox of Women Count USA on femicide as a national crisis, Episode 49: Rachel Louise Snyder on “No Visible Bruises” and domestic violence…

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Episode 51: en(gender)ed Reflections on body literacy

In this “Reflections” episode,Teri and Michael reflect back on episodes on body literacy – Episode 42: Amanda Laird on menstrual equity as a human right, Episode 43: Professor Spring Cooper on the importance of sexual health and agency, , Episode 44: Georgie Barden on fertility literacy as a form of reproductive choice and freedom, and…

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Episode 49: Rachel Louise Snyder on “No Visible Bruises” and domestic violence as intimate partner terrorism

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 We’ve 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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Episode 48: Dawn Elizabeth Wilcox of Women Count USA on femicide as a national crisis

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.  Dawn began this project in 2017 out of her…

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