The Bridge from The Aspen Institute

Cecile Richards, Ai-jen Poo, Katherine Grainger: Our Rights Shall Not Be Abridged

Episode Summary

How has the women’s movement evolved since 1919? This episode features a conversation on how we can learn from the lessons of the past in order to rebuild the women’s movement in a different way.

Episode Notes

How has the women’s movement evolved since 1919? What challenges remain in the fight for gender equality? This month marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment that granted white women the right to vote in the U.S. Constitution. In this episode of The Bridge, host Peggy Clark, Vice President of the Aspen Institute and Executive Director of the Aspen Global Innovators Group, interviewed Cecile Richards, former president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Ai-Jen Poo, executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and Katherine Grainger, adjunct professor at New York University’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, on how we can learn from the lessons of the past in order to rebuild the women’s movement in a different way. Learn more about The Bridge podcast and other programs at https://www.aspenglobalinnovators.org/.