Backlash: The Undeclared War against American Women | Susan Faludi

In the following interview, Faludi discusses her views on feminism and its place in American society and the negative reaction to Backlash.

I think, underneath, all women are feminists. It’s just a matter of time and encouragement.’

Susan Faludi, author of the best-selling Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, recently gave a speech to a standing-room-only audience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Afterwards she appeared on Second Opinion, a radio program hosted by The Progressive’s Editor Erwin Knoll, and then she spoke with me in the studio for an hour or so. I’ve incorporated some of her remarks from Erwin’s show here, and some she made when we...

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