Restlessness, Maternal Ambivalence, and the Buried Stories of Women in History with Julia Cooke
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Julia Cooke joins Sarah and Miranda to discuss her book and the complexities of motherhood and women's roles in history.
A quick announcement: We will be recording our 100th episode LIVE in San Francisco on May 8th at 7pm. Poet Rachel Richardson will join us for a conversation about the legitimacy of motherhood as a serious topic for artists, academics and writers. We have room for 80 people, and we’d love to have you there. Click here to get your ticket! In this episode, author Julia Cooke joins Sarah and Miranda to discuss her new book, Starry and Restless: Three Women Who Changed Work, Writing, and the World , and how it made us think differently about maternal ambivalence, the woman’s gaze, and the relationship between work, adventure, and motherhood, as well as bring us much-needed images of raising young children in a world that is rapidly descending into fascism. Links: * Starry and Restless by Julia Cooke * Joan Crillo * China To Me by Emily Hahn * Rebecca West * Martha Gellhorn * Moms Gone Wild (The Cut) * Nina McLaughlin Hammer Head * How It Feels To Be Alive by Megan O’Grady * Queen Mab by Emily McBride If you love the work we do, please consider becoming a ✨paid subscriber✨ on substack. Paid subscribers get access to everything behind the paywall, like subscriber-only episodes, book…
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