Being a librarian was originally a man's job. Then Melvil Dewey and his book-loving bros came along and changed all that. But while the feminization of librarianship offered a new occupation for women, it was built on old ideas about female nature and its proper place. Learn more in this classic episode.

Being a librarian was originally a man's job. Then Melvil Dewey and his book-loving bros came along and changed all that. But while the feminization of librarianship offered a new occupation for women, it was built on old ideas about female nature and its proper place. Learn more in this classic episode.

Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.

Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.

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SMNTY Classics: Librarians, Part 1

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Women's magazines have a long legacy of influence that exists to this day. In this classic, we flip through the past of some of how some of the most impactful examples came to be.

Women's magazines have a long legacy of influence that exists to this day. In this classic, we flip through the past of some of how some of the most impactful examples came to be.

SMNTY Classics: The History and Growth of Women's Magazines

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Today we shine a light on the work of Amal Azzudin and the Glasgow Girls.

Today we shine a light on the work of Amal Azzudin and the Glasgow Girls.

Activists Around the World: Amal Azzudin

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In this classic, Anney and Samantha delve into Madeline Miller's 2018 novel Circe. Join us for discussion of goddesses, witches, myths and feminism. And turning men into pigs.

In this classic, Anney and Samantha delve into Madeline Miller's 2018 novel Circe. Join us for discussion of goddesses, witches, myths and feminism. And turning men into pigs.

SMNTY Classics: Circe

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SMNTY Classics: Librarians, Part 1

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