Houston (MRS. AMERICA, Ep 8)
Sharpening Our Oyster Knives
English - June 09, 2020 16:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBPhilosophy Society & Culture TV & Film After Shows Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Alice, Rosemary and Pamela cross into enemy territory at the National Women's Conference in Houston, where they come face-to-face with Feminist leaders. -FX
Sarah Paulson as Alice in Mrs. America. Courtesy of FX.
From their COVID-19 bunker deep in the woods of Massachusetts, three sisters— a novelist, a historian and a playwright/professor— discuss the new FX mini-series Mrs. America.
Through a Black feminist lens, Kaitlyn, Kerri and Kirsten Greenidge sort through the history referenced in the show and discuss why it's still relevant today.
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Resources
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
"Gloria Steinem says TV drama of 1970s feminist history ‘ridiculous'" by Mark Brown, The Guardian, May 22, 2020
What is a masque? (not mask)
Credits Featuring: Kaitlyn Greenidge, Kerri Greenidge and Kirsten Greenidge Produced, Edited & Mixed by: Beandrea July Music by: Jordan Balagot Clips, Photos: All Sole Property of FX #GreenidgeSisters