The Other "F" Word

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
Feminists young and old gather at Hunter College this weekend for "Freedom on Our Terms: From Houston 1977 - New York 2007" commemorating the 30th anniversary of the first National Women’s Conference. Liz Abzug, president and co-founder of the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute and Jerin Alam, president of the Hunter Women's Rights Coalition (HWRC) talk about trying to "pass the torch" from one generation of feminists to another.

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