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WMC Live

May 20, 2017 | Linda Fentiman, Meg Urry | Politics, Robin Morgan

WMC Live #209: Linda Fentiman, Claudia Megan Urry. (Original Airdate 5/21/2017)

Robin on Trump's "High Crimes and Misdemeanors," gerrymandering, jailing press, and leakers. Guests: Linda Fentiman on how blaming mothers is embedded in the law; Claudia Megan Urry on the wonders of astrophysics—and fighting sexism in the field. Linda Fentiman:

Blaming Mothers:
American Law and the Risks to Children’s Health on Amazon »

Claudia Megan Urry:
At Physics.Yale.edu »
Women at Work: A Meeting on the Status of Women in Astronomy »

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