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JESSICA MITFORD, THE GREAT TROUBLEMAKER (w/Carla Kaplan)
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39:07Now PlayingI spoke with Prof. Carla Kaplan about her new book, Troublemaker: The Fierce Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford, which details “Decca” Mitford’s transformation from British aristocrat to communist, muckraking journalist, instinctual feminist, and lifelong anti-fascist.
I had the great honor and pleasure of meeting Decca in the early 1970s, after having been inspired by her great muckracking book "The American Way of Death." Carla and I discussed Decca's rather idiosyncratic feminism, her dedication to class analysis, and her remarkable ability to remain principled, funny, and humane through war, repression, and personal loss. All in all, it’s a model of engaged resistance which feels especially relevant now.
I highly recommend the book. (and, of course, the conversation in this video!)
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