About this episode

Joan Gelfand discusses her career and the impact of significant social movements on her writing.

BABBLERY.com: Writer Joan Gelfand's career has been bookended by two "strange moments," with the power of the 70s women's movement at one end and the fight against authoritarianism on the other.

People in this episode

Host: Suki Wessling

Guest: Joan Gelfand

Topics covered

• women's movement
• authoritarianism
• writing
• career
• social commentary

Keywords

• Joan Gelfand
• women's movement
• authoritarianism
• writing career
• social commentary

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