Pulling the Thread with Elise Loehnen

Pulling the Thread with Elise Loehnen

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Knitting Together Our Lives (Peggy Orenstein)

Knitting Together Our Lives (Peggy Orenstein)

Listen now (53 mins) | “Women spent so much time in the ancient world spinning, like they spent all their time, any spare moment. And spinsters were not bad, it wasn't bad to be a spinster..."

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Apr 27, 2023
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Peggy Orenstein is a celebrated journalist who is acclaimed for her insightful analysis of gender, sexuality, and identity issues. She’s written several best-sellers about the topic, including Girls & Sex and Boys & Sex. But that’s not what we’re going to talk about today.…

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