Intersectional Feminism Could Save the World

Intersectional Feminism Could Save the World

From Come As You Are Podcast by Ally Hamilton

May 17, 2026 · 1h 25m

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of intersectional feminism on societal issues and the ongoing challenges faced by marginalized communities.

It has been hard lately, a thing I was writing about this week in French Toast for the Table — and something Dina was also writing about in her essay, If Men Are in Crisis, I Know Something That Might Help (Shhh…It’s Feminism) . For those of us who grew up with chaos, uncertainty and violence, and learned hyper-vigilance as a tool of survival, waking up in this country day after day feels all-too-familiar. It’s an ongoing assault on the nervous system to hear the voices of smug men spewing contempt toward women, Black people, brown people, the LGBTQ community, the immigrant community, survivors of abuse, or anyone who doesn’t please them, for any number of reasons — from the highest offices in the land. Of course it’s not just their words, it’s the real-life consequences that follow. We knew when they overturned Roe women and girls would suffer, and — in many cases — lose their lives. Maternal and infant mortality rates have gone up in every state with restrictive abortion bans because that’s how it works. Then they started talking about the SAVE Act. The president canceled all funding for DEI programs in the government and in public schools and universities , refused funding for…

People in this episode

Host: Ally Hamilton

Topics covered

  • feminism
  • social justice
  • abortion rights
  • intersectionality
  • politics
  • mental health

Keywords

  • intersectional feminism
  • abortion
  • social justice
  • mental health
  • politics
  • marginalized communities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAVE Act, Voting Rights Act

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