2021 Podcasts
The Woman in the Hat
In 1970, Bella Abzug took on an incumbent Democratic Congressman––and won. A tough Jewish lawyer raised in the Bronx, Bella would become one of the icons of second-wave feminism, passing laws that changed the lives of men and women. 50 years after she first ran for Congress, Bella has had a resurgence. In the past few years there have been plays, movies, and TV shows about her life. Why does she still spark such fascination today? How did she rise to power so quickly? And why didn’t she stay in office longer? All we’ll say for now is that everyone we interviewed for this podcast couldn’t stop talking as soon as we said the words “Bella Abzug.”
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- Shoe Leather
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- https://shoeleather.podcasts.library.columbia.edu/podcast/the-woman-in-the-hat/
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- Journalism
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- Shoe Leather
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- July 20, 2022
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This episode's duration is: 39:53