153: The Sexual Revolution and False Feminism ft. Sue Ellen Browder

The Catholic Feminist

Claire Swinarski

Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Politics, Jesus, Catholic, Religion, Socialjustice, Christianity, Feminist, Women

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

If you’re a feminist, you’re probably familiar with Betty Friedan’s “Problem That Has No Name.” This was the idea that “housewives” of the 50s and 60s and widespread unhappiness that stemmed from their oppression. While some of that is certainly factual—being a woman in the 60s had plenty of very real burdens, some of which Betty Friedan correctly identified—today’s guest, Sue Ellen Browder, believes that problem DOES have a name: a God-sized hole in our hearts. Sue Ellen is a former writer for Cosmopolitan who witnessed firsthand as the media created the sexual revolution and tried to push women towards a freedom that actually wasn’t free at all. She breaks down what the “false feminism” of the second wave feminist movement was, why she continues to identify as a feminist, and why we as modern women can’t opt-out when it comes to fighting against lies from the pages of magazines. Enjoy!

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0:00.0	You are listening to the Catholic feminist episode 153.
0:05.0	Today we're talking all about the sexual revolution and
0:08.0	Catholic feminism.
0:09.6	Today's episode is brought to you by the Classic Learning Test.
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0:18.0	Today's episode is also brought to you by Select International Tours.
0:22.0	Head to Select international tours.com
0:24.6	slash feminists today to hear about their pilgrimages in 2021
0:28.8	and beyond.
0:29.5	Welcome to the Catholic feminist, a podcast for strong women who want to be
0:36.1	informed, inspired, and intentional. I'm your host, Claire, and I'm so glad you're here. If you know anything about me you know that I am a huge reader. I don't just write books I read them all the time
1:00.1	fiction non-fiction children's books spiritual books, I am all over it.
1:04.5	And today's guest wrote a book that I absolutely loved and I know that you are going to love it too.
1:10.5	It's called Sex and the Catholic Feminist and it talks about her history as a writer at
1:15.7	Cosmopolitan and how the sexual revolution shaped feminism and how we as Catholic
1:21.5	feminists should respond.
1:23.0	It is really a great read and so I am so thrilled to have Sue Allen Browder on the show today.
1:28.0	Honestly, this is a good one, chock full of wisdom, so it does not need much of an intro.
1:33.6	Without further ado let's jump on into my conversation with Sue Allen Browder.
1:38.1	Sue welcome to the show.
1:41.1	It's the light to be here, thank you.
1:44.2	Tell us a little bit about you and what your life as a Catholic feminist looks like.
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