Women's Studies

A fearlessly feminist philosophical approach to defying diet culture, cultivating radical self-care, and rediscovering empowered embodiment Informed by personal narrative, cultural studies, and the work of luminaries from Simone de Beauvoir and Mary Wollstonecraft to Audre Lorde and Roxane Gay...

Why motherhood makes us angry and what to do about it.Why are so many women overcome with rage - at their partners, their children, even themselves - when they become mothers? Is it hormonal, a loss of control, lack of sleep? And why aren't we talking about it? Lauren Novak takes readers on a candid journey through her own instances of mum rage and explores the raw and often unspoken emotions that many other mothers go through. In delving into the physical, psychological and societal pressures that contribute to these intense feelings, she reveals just how common maternal anger is.

Entertainment was never just entertainment… It was instruction. From the sleek hallways of Constance Billard to the rainy corridors of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital, Doménica Feraud—like so many of us—was raised by TV. It was her greatest comfort, her most passionate obsession, her...

A bold look at the unexpected ways porn shapes our lives, with a feminist defense, drawn from Erika Lust’s decades in adult filmmaking, that argues for a more ethical porn that can transform sexual politics This program includes an audio-exclusive bonus conversation between the author and Emma...

From Ada Lovelace to Florence Nightingale, Rosalind Franklin to Tu Youyou—discover the women who changed science forever Imagine a scientist. White lab coat and goggles . . . check! A passing resemblance to Albert Einstein . . . yes, that too. So, most likely it's a man. However, from...