PLAY PODCASTS
SMNTY Classics: Librarians, Part 1

SMNTY Classics: Librarians, Part 1

Stuff Mom Never Told You

June 1, 202451m 51s

Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (podtrac.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.

Show Notes

Being a librarian was originally a man's job. Then Melvil Dewey and his book-loving bros came along and changed all that. But while the feminization of librarianship offered a new occupation for women, it was built on old ideas about female nature and its proper place. Learn more in this classic episode.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics

stuff mom never told youmomstuffmom stuffanney reesesmntyfeminismfeministactivismsocial justicesamantha mcveylibrarianslibrariesbook banningpublic librarieswomen librarianshistory of librarians