The Intertwined Legacies of Gloria Steinem and Dolly Parton
The episode reflects on the nearly simultaneous deaths of feminist icon Gloria Steinem and cultural legend Dolly Parton, exploring how both women—despite vastly different public personas and approaches—advanced feminist ideals in complementary ways. It argues that feminism needed both the
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