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Today on the Podcast: Buffy the Feminist Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been hailed as one of the most feminist shows in TV history. Cristen, Caroline and HowStuffWorks galpal Lauren Vogelbaum deep dive into the Hellmouth of Sunnydale, California, to assess how effectively Buffy and the Scooby gang took on the patriarchy.

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Little Ellie is killin it as RBG! No candy yet? I DISSENT!

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Today on the Podcast: Villainesses

Evil women and villainesses are the spice of pop culture life. Cristen and Caroline mine the dark side for what Ursula, Catwoman, Cersei and other mavens of immorality can tell us about how we view real-world women.

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Women win 30 parliamentary seats in Iceland, making it the most equal parliament in the world

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When Melinda Grube was in grade school, a male teacher told her that “women are not in the historical record, because they never did anything important.’’

She vowed then that she “would never allow anybody to say that to me again.” Grube, now armed with a PhD in women’s history,  is a historical interpreter at Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, working to make sure girls now hear a different message.

What it’s like to relive women’s history, told at the Seneca Falls national park

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Ad of the Day: Secret's Latest Stress Test Has a Transgender Woman in a Pinch Women Know Well

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Why thousands of women in Iceland left work two hours early this week ...

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Stuff Mom Never Told You: Feminist WITCHcraft

W.I.T.C.H. was a feminist group that dressed as witches to get attention. Learn more about W.I.T.C.H. in this video from Stuff Mom Never Told You.

Welcome to the Women's International Terrorist Conspiracy From Hell, otherwise known as feminism.

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It was definitely like I was putting it on her lapel, like, ‘This one’s for you Susan, here you go.’

New York voter Brianne Wojtesta, who was one of many to place her ‘I Voted’ sticker on Susan B. Anthony’s headstone

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Today on the Podcast: Oprah Wasn’t Built in a Day

Failure is a cornerstone of success, or as Oprah says, it's just life moving us in the right direction. Cristen and Caroline discuss productive failure, the science of grit and why gender plays such a strong role in whether we're willing to try, try again.

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Junko Tabei, the first woman to conquer Everest, has died

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Roxane Gay’s rules of female friendship

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Stuff Mom Never Told You: Phyllis Schlafly & Me:

Phyllis Schlafly was a prominent conservative figure. Learn more about Phyllis Shlafley in this video from Stuff Mom Never Told You.

Phyllis Schlafly was an anti-feminist Republican political organizer who paved the way for alt-right political conservatism and the candidacy of Donald Trump. She also played a surprisingly influential role in Cristen's upbringing.

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A few encouraging words from a role model can change the lives of female STEM students

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A federal judge has ruled in favor of Free the Nipple, which means a Colorado topless ban may violate the Constitution

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Why doesn’t spending time with the women in their lives make men less sexist?

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Under a Japanese law that dates back to the Meiji era, more than a century ago, all married couples must use one surname. In theory, a couple may choose either the husband’s or the wife’s last name, but in practice, 96 percent of women assume their husband’s.

Advocates for women, including lawmakers across the political spectrum, say they simply want women to make their own choices about their names. But recent court rulings indicate that the law is unlikely to be softened anytime soon, despite rising criticism.

More Japanese women are fighting to keep their surnames