Women in Baseball
Civics & Coffee: A History Podcast
03/12/22
•16m
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Baseball is often referred to as America's favorite pastime. Millions watch their favorite sports teams battle it out for position and, hopefully, a championship. But why aren't there more women in baseball?
Join me this week as I dive into the history of women in baseball.
For source material, transcripts and show notes, please visit the website at www.civicsandcoffee.com
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Her Cold War with Dr. Tanya Roth
March 5, 2022
•46m
Happy Women's History Month!
Join me this week as I interview historian and author Dr. Tanya Roth about her analysis of women in the United States history, Her Cold War. Roth weaved an engaging and informative story about how women's roles in the military evolved in a post World War II nation and how slowly but surely they worked towards providing an equitable place at the table.
Several sources were listed in the episode, please see website www.civicsandcoffee.com for links to all of that and more.
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The Gilded Age: A Conversation with Dr. Einav Rabinovitch-Fox
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•57m
Joining me for a special discussion about one of my favorite periods in history, Dr. Einav Rabinovitch-Fox breaks down the Gilded Age in America and specifically how the period shaped the idea of women.
If you've been enjoying the HBO series, The Gilded Age, you'll enjoy our conversation as we discuss the era, its impact on the role of women and how material culture impacted the period.
Dr. Einav Rabinovitch-Fox is a historian who recently published a book, Dressed for Freedom, which examines the history of women's fashion as a tool of empowerment and political prowess, focusing on the time period spanning from the 1890's to the 1970's.
She teaches history at Case Western Reserve University and can be contacted through her website at https://www.einavrabinovitchfox.com/ and her book may be purchased at all fine booksellers or through the University of Illinois Press at their website: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=87kmg2yq9780252044014
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