We talk about the series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” the state of feminism in 1960, the constraints for women comedians at the time, and Midge Maisel’s own brand of feminism and femininity. Cited in this episode:Maud Anne Bracke, Penelope Morris and Emily Ryder. "Introduction. Translating Feminism: Transfer, Transgression, Transformation (1950s–1980s).” Gender & History, 2018. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1468-0424.12358Betty Friedan. The Feminine Mystique. Norton, 1963. https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Feminine-MystiqueConstance Grady. “The waves of feminism, and why people keep fighting over them, explained.” Vox, 2018. https://www.vox.com/2018/3/20/16955588/feminism-waves-explained-first-second-third-fourthRichard Severo and Peter Keepnews. “Phyllis Diller, Sassy Comedian, Dies at 95.” The New York Times, 2012. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/arts/television/phyllis-diller-sassy-comedian-dies-at-95.htmlKrystie Lee Yandoli “The Accidental Revolutionaries In ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’.” BuzzFeed, 2019. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/marvelous-mrs-maisel-season-3-threePhyllis Diller stand-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwzOflhCJCoJoan Rivers stand-up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppj6Syvwn_o“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” excerpt from season 3, episode 6. Amazon Prime Video, 2019. https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07WRDTFNT/ref=atv_hm_hom_1_c_iEgOEZ_2_1The music used in this episode is "Lost Souls" by Portrayal freemusicarchive.org/music/Portraya…l_-_Lost_Souls used under an attribution license creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/