On this week’s 51%, we recognize Women’s Equality Day and speak with Noreen Farrell, executive director of Equal Rights Advocates, about just where gender equality in the U.S. stands after the fall of Roe v. Wade. Also, Serena Williams is making one last stand at the U.S. Open before calling it a career. We’ll look back on her tennis legacy with fellow legends Chris Evert and John McEnroe.
Guest: Noreen Farrell, executive director of Equal Rights Advocates
51% is a national production of WAMC Northeast Public Radio. It's produced by Jesse King. Our executive producer is Dr. Alan Chartock, and our theme is "Lolita" by the Albany-based artist Girl Blue.
On this week’s 51%, we spend time with feminist poet and activist Margaret Randall, she has advice for activists today and a Native American poet says working on her latest volume brought some pain to the surface. Whether it is one object or several, we all have touchstones. Things that we consider crucial to our […] ...
On this week’s 51%, we revisit an interview with Ruth Bader Ginsburg from 2019. The Supreme Court Justice’s death on September 18 sparked vigils across the country, and controversy over the timing of the next appointee. We’ve gone to the archives for an interview with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second women who […] ...
On this week’s 51%, we speak with Tracy Brown, the new president of Riverkeeper, about how nature-based infrastructure can combat pollution in the Hudson River. We also get crafty with the Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery in Saratoga Springs, New York, as part of a global art project drawing attention to the impact of climate change on coral reefs. (more…) ...
