The first in a three-part series looking at what it is to be a “feminist” (ie, what it is to call yourself by this title) aired on BBC radio 4 this morning at 9.00. You can catch it again tonight at 21.30GMT, or listen again online here. The discussion ranges from silly, to insulting, to interesting and insightful; in other words, I think you’ll be annoyed but still glad you listened.
Historian Bettany Hughes presents the first in a series of three discussions tracing the development of feminist ideas from the 1960s onwards.
A panel of guests explore the issues which motivated women to join together under the banner of feminism. While activists pursued campaigns involving street protests and fighting through the courts, other women were alienated by their arguments. Both feminists and non-feminists join Bettany to recall key events.
Bettany’s guests are journalist Ann Leslie, American academic Elaine Showalter, activist and historian Sally Alexander and co-founder of the US National Organisation of Women, Sonia Fuentes.
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