About this episode

The episode discusses the mobilization of right-wing women in civic engagement and their impact on elections.

We discuss the enthusiasm for civic engagement by right-wing women, which translates to power and victory at the ballot box. Katie's civic action toolkit recommendations are: 1) Research and know the issues on your ballot 2) Vote in local elections Katie Gaddini is a sociologist, visiting scholar at Stanford University, and the author of Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right. Let's connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos Follow Katie on IG: https://www.instagram.com/drkatiegaddini/ Read Esther's Army : https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Sign up for a $1/month trial at shopify.com/hopeful . Early episodes for Patreon supporters: https://patreon.com/futurehindsight Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Katie Gaddini Executive Producer: Zack Travis Executive Editor: Mila Atmos

People in this episode

Host: Mila Atmos

Guest: Katie Gaddini

Topics covered

• civic engagement
• right-wing women
• voting
• local elections
• political power

Keywords

• civic action
• voting rights
• political engagement
• women in politics
• local elections

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Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right

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