The 60s

Gritty Women

In this rendition of Gritty Women, we'll take a closer look at the turbulent 60s and how it created a societal consensus in favor of coeducation. 

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This episode featured a conversation with Professor Melody Barnes, Co-Director for Policy and Public Affairs at UA's Democracy Initiative. She is also a professor of practice at the Miller Center and a distinguished fellow at UVA School of Law. 

You also heard from Blake Morant (CLAS '75), Paulette Morant (CLAS '74), Betty McGehee (School of Education '71), Daniel Sullivan (Law '70), Charles Vasaly (Law '70), and Ann Brown (CLAS '74). 

Audio clips from protest movements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBm48Scju9E and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFXFS2lARcU 

Reporting on the Kent State Massacre by CBS Evening News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmd6CHah7Wg 

Clip from the show Bewitched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw_OdPInxe0 

Clip of Betty Freidan from CBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfgxHKli9CU 

The music in this episode is "Palms Down" and "Two in the Back" from Blue Dot Sessions. 

For more information about May Days, check out UVA Law School's May Days exhibit: https://maydays.law.virginia.edu/exhibit. The interviews of Daniel Sullivan and Charles Vasaly can be found in this exhibit. 

Thank you to Mary Garner McGehee for her editing work on this podcast and for the help of my advisors, Sarah Milov and Sidney Milkis. 

This podcast is a member of the Virginia Audio Collective: https://virginiaaudio.org/

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