What Has Socialism Ever Done For Women? w/ Julia Mead

Julia Mead, co-author of 'What Has Socialism Ever Done For Women?', discusses the achievements of socialist feminism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries, including abortion rights and women's unions. The podcast explores the impact of the October Revolution on women's emancipation, the influence of socialist texts on Eastern European social states, the challenges faced in early Soviet Union, the concept of freedom under socialism, shifting gender roles, and the benefits experienced by women in state socialist countries.