About this episode

Anna Malaika Tubbs discusses the implications of American patriarchy on women's access to money, power, and history.

To work to change a system, you have to understand it first. But as today’s guest will show you, it turns out our understanding of American patriarchy is completely different than what we thought it was. Today I sat down with Anna Malaika Tubbs –– two-time New York Times bestselling author, sociologist, and storyteller with a PhD in sociology and a master's in gender studies from the University of Cambridge, plus a BA from Stanford (whew!) — and we're talking about American patriarchy. We get into why the Founding Fathers and the Constitution are inherently patriarchal, what history actually teaches us about how change happens, and why Anna wasn't surprised by Trump's reelection. I threw out almost every prepared question because this conversation was that good. This episode will make you furious and hopeful in the same breath. Anna’s links: Website: https://annamalaikatubbs.com/   Erased by Anna Malaike Tubbs:  https://bookshop.org/a/90037/9781250876690  The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs: https://bookshop.org/a/90037/9781250756138  Also mentioned in this episode: Steve Phillips, How We Win the Civil War: https://bookshop.org/a/90037/9781620978481 Sarah…

People in this episode

Host: Her First $100K

Guest: Anna Malaika Tubbs

Topics covered

• American patriarchy
• gender studies
• sociology
• history
• women's empowerment

Keywords

• patriarchy
• women's rights
• sociology
• history
• gender studies

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Erased, The Three Mothers, How We Win the Civil War

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