White Picket Fence
Wonder Media Network
White Picket Fence interrogates the structures of inequity affecting women since the United States' founding. On the newest season, host Julie Kohler investigates a long-brewing gender backlash that’s reached a boiling point in American politics. Join us in pulling back the curtain on an extremist agenda designed to enforce strict gender roles. An agenda that stands to harm millions of Americans. We're examining the ways this backlash is showing up in our policies, our culture—even the social media content we scroll past every day. And we're asking what becomes possible when we imagine a future beyond the gender binary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 25, 2020 • 30min
American Dream
Rebecca Traister, a writer and columnist focusing on gender and politics, teams up with Nicole Rogers, leader of Family Story, to dissect the dynamics of the American family ideal. They explore how post-WWII policies shaped the nuclear family and how advertising marketed homemaking as women's primary role. The conversation delves into the racial implications of suburbia, the political power of marriage, and how economic policies benefit traditional family structures, ultimately questioning the political motivations behind these enduring ideals.
Nov 18, 2020 • 31min
Legacy
Treva B. Lindsey, an academic specializing in African American women's history, discusses the deep historical ties between abolition and women’s suffrage. Elizabeth Killespie McRae, a historian, highlights how white women have played pivotal roles in maintaining racial segregation. Jessie Daniels, a sociology professor, critiques the intersections of online white supremacist movements and femininity. They delve into how respectability politics and historical exclusions from feminism continue to impact today’s movements for racial justice.
Oct 7, 2020 • 8min
Prologue
Dive into the complexities of suburban politics and the urgent role of voting. Discover how Trump's strategies target suburban white women by exploiting fears from the past. Julie shares her political beginnings, inspired by dynamic figures like Mondale and Ferraro. Reflecting on the surprising 2016 election, she confronts the unsettling reality of white women's political choices. The podcast emphasizes the importance of accountability and building multiracial solidarity among women as a path forward.
