#32-23 Saunas and Finnish women’s culture
Finnish scholar Kaarina Kailo’s recent book Sauna – on the rich history of women and saunas in her country – reminded WINGS of
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#26-23 The Nordic Model vs. the Sex Trade … in Canada, Sweden, and the world
In September 2023, a Superior Court judge in Ontario ruled that Canada’s 2014 law outlawing the purchase of sex did
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#04-23 Polish Abortion Struggle … Founder of Abortion Dream Team Sentenced
Alex of the Szpila collective describes the tactics of the ruling Law and Justice Party in Poland, and its government’s
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#42-22 Islamic identities … both faith and freedom
Irshad Manji is an Islamic scholar, a practicing Muslim, an anti-dogmatist, a feminist, and an out Lesbian. She believes it
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#41-22 Papal Politics: power, women and the poor
Joanna Manning is a former nun from England who studied theology then left the order under the influence of Vatican
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#28-22 Linguist Dale Spender: Characteristics of women’s speech, 1989
Spender is an Australian feminist scholar, teacher, writer and consultant with a PhD from University of London. Her early books
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#20-22 Apostasy is a Women’s Issue … A movement against the hegemony of religion in public life
In a recent edition of the Australian program Accent of Women, host Jiselle Hanna very cautiously takes on the topic
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#06-22 Let ‘Em Eat Cake! … Marie Antoinette’s famous phrase. If she said it, why?
An “Aural Tapestry.” Food journalist Lizet Kruyff cooks Marie Antoinette’s favourite cake from her childhood – an Austrian kugelhopf, while
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#51-21 Irish Grannies Rage for Peace … and for Ireland’s neutrality
Margaretta D’Arcy, known to longtime WINGS listeners as Radio Pirate Woman, is a nearly-88-year-old Irish actress, playwright, feminist, and peace
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#37-21 Nonviolent Power … Why Civil Resistance Works
Erica Chenoweth directs the Nonviolent Action Lab at Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy. Chenoweth and Maria Stephan researched
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