Anita Hill reflects on her own experience as an African American woman in the late 20th century. How successful have the movements for racial and gender equality been in eliminating barriers to opportunity? Have the victories been robust or fragile? What challenges lie ahead?
Politics
Women and Leadership
Hear a powerful call to action for achieving equality in leadership from Julie Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia, as she reflects on her new book Women and Leadership.
History
The Health of Democracy: Economic Inequality
Historian Colin Gordon explores the growth of economic inequality and its implications for a healthy democracy. Michael Widmer, former president of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, examines how tax policy can support or lessen economic inequality.
History
Liberty Equality Fashion: The Women Who Styled the French Revolution
While the motto of the French Revolution was “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” it might as well have been “Liberty, Equality, Fashion,” as Anne Higonnet argues in her groundbreaking new book of the same title.