Letty Cottin Pogrebin has spent more than five decades amplifying women’s voices. A founding editor of Ms. Magazine and the author of twelve books including How to Be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick and Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy, Letty continues to challenge assumptions about feminism, identity, and intergenerational solidarity.
In this premiere episode of The Women’s Current, hosts Sylvia Beckerman and Molly Wadzeck sit down with Letty to explore whether women are still supporting one another across generations—and what “sisterhood” means today.
In this episode:
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Why Ms. Magazine was a cultural turning point
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The evolution of feminist thought—from the 1970s to now
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Mentorship, motherhood, and activism across generations
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What Letty hopes today’s younger feminists carry forward
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How women can keep the “current” flowing between generations
About Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Letty Cottin Pogrebin is an author, lecturer, and social-justice advocate whose essays have appeared in The New York Times, The Nation, and Harper’s Bazaar. Her latest book, Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy, examines the intersection of secrecy, belonging, and family legacy.
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