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BackStory is a weekly public podcast hosted by U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Brian Balogh, Nathan Connolly and Joanne Freeman. We're based in Charlottesville, Va. at Virginia Humanities. There’s the history you had to learn, and the history you want to learn - that’s where BackStory comes in. Each week BackStory takes a topic that people are talking about and explores it through the lens of American history. Through stories, interviews, and conversations with our listeners, BackStory makes histo ...
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In this episode Kelsie chats with Amanda Zurawski. Amanda is an American reproductive rights activist known for her role in suing the state of Texas in Zurawski v. State of Texas after she went into septic shock twice during her pregnancy after being denied an abortion. Amanda is an activist on the front lines, but a little known fact about her is that she used to be a secondary humanities teacher. Kelsie and Amanda discuss the intersection of women’s rights and secondary education. Take a listen to her story and how she is moving forward in the fight with hope!
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Host: Kelsie Eckert and Brooke Sullivan
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