Season 2: Episode 17: Did WWII really bring women into the workforce?
​With Dr. Dorothy Cobble

This week Kelsie and Brooke do a deep dive with Dr. Dorothy Cobble a women and labor historian from Rutgers University on the often overlooked women's labor movement of the 20th century. We are asking a question this week that many listeners might say, "Uh yes?" as an answer, but Cobble will challenge you to consider a more intersectional answer to the question. Join us! 

Transcript

A distinguished professor of history and labor studies emerita, Dorothy Sue Cobble specializes in the study of work, social movements, and social policy in the United States and globally. She is the author of multiple prize-winning books and essays. Recent honors include fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the Swedish Research Council. In 2017, Stockholm University awarded her an Honorary Doctorate of Social Science. In 2018, she was elected to the Society of American Historians, a national organization honoring literary distinction in the writing of history. Her latest book, For the Many: American Feminists and the Global Fight for Democratic Equality, tells the stirring story of the twentieth-century feminists who fought for the rights of women, workers, and the poor, both in the United States and abroad. Currently, she is writing on how labor’s public intellectuals of the past can help us reimagine a fairer, more inclusive America. For more information, please visit DorothySueCobble.com.​