This is Sarah Stewart Holland and this is Beth Silverce.

Thank you for joining us for Pantsuit Politics.

Hello!

Thank you for joining us here at Pantsuit Politics.

This Beth Sarah is on her summer sabbatical, though you will hear her voice in just a few minutes.

This episode is coming out on July 4th, 2023.

The 247th anniversary of America's Independence from Great Britain and a birthday of sorts.

I think birthdays are always good times for reflection.

Here's what's going right.

Here's what needs attention.

Maybe most importantly, here's what we've learned.

So it got us thinking with almost every major story of the last couple of years.

The Afghanistan withdrawal, the Ukrainian invasion,

classified document leaks, efforts to impose accountability on the executive branch,

even COVID and abortion.

Sarah and I find ourselves returning to lessons from the Vietnam War era.

And, relatedly, we keep thinking about activism.

What makes activism effective and necessary and impactful?

So as we celebrate this July 4th, we wanted to talk with an expert

about a very specific and effective form of activism that took place during the Vietnam War.

Led by the wives of soldiers taken as prisoners of war or designated as missing in action.

Before we get to that conversation, let's orient ourselves in time and space.

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