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The Mortified Podcast

130: Girl Power

The Mortified Podcast

Mortified Media and Radiotopia

Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

How do you do become an empowered woman when you’re not yet a woman? A tribute to teenage Betty Friedans and Gloria Steinams everywhere. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Listen and binge @  getmortified.com

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Radio Tapio.

0:04.0

From PRX.

0:10.0

Dear diary.

0:11.0

6th grade. February 14th.

0:12.0

1991.

0:13.0

I am really depressed.

0:15.0

How could she break up with me?

0:17.0

Mom, you can't read this.

0:24.0

April 15th.

0:26.0

I hate boys.

0:28.0

I hate them so much.

0:30.0

They say all sports are for men.

0:33.0

They get on my nerves because they think girls can't do anything.

0:38.0

But I'll show them one day.

0:40.0

As a kid on the playground, Mary Van Note discovered that the battle of the sexes starts early.

0:46.0

And just like that, a feminist was born.

0:49.0

I'll show them what boys can't do.

0:52.0

Well, kind of.

0:54.0

Like sewing.

0:59.0

Singing.

1:01.0

Dancing.

1:03.0

Cooking.

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