1869, Ep. 119 with Carolyn Eichner, author of Feminism's Empire

1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

Transcript here: https://otter.ai/u/fuca04qlF52MtKs1DqyN7Mw5FFs Book info here: https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501763816/feminisms-empire/ This episode, we speak with Carolyn Eichner, author of Feminism’s Empire. Carolyn teaches History and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. She is the author of Surmounting the Barricades and The Paris Commune. Follow her on Twitter @EichnerCarolyn. Carolyn shared with us her research documenting the major role that feminism played in the development of 19th-century French anti-imperialism, the important role that race played in feminist thought and activism of the time, and some of the most memorable stories of the five prominent French feminists she profiles in her new book. If you’d like to purchase Carolyn’s new book, use the promo code 09POD to save 30 percent on our website at cornellpress.cornell.edu. If you live in the UK, use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.