Katherine Turk
@katherinelturk
Prof @UNChistory; Author _Women of NOW_ @fsgbooks (2023); _Equality on Trial_ @pennpress (2016); next _SILKWOOD_ @OneSignalPub with @allofmilov. she/her/hers.
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“NOW changed from a grassroots-driven, modestly funded collective dedicated to many goals into a top-down, streamlined system that raised and spent money,” Katherine Turk writes: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Excited to announce that UNC History is hiring an Assistant Professor of Asian American history, as part of a cluster hire in Asian American Studies. Please spread the word, DM/email with any questions, and see the specific posting to apply here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/265921
New Episode! "The History of the National Organization for Women (NOW)" At the Third National Conference of Commissions on the Status of Women, a group of women, led by writer Betty Friedan and orga… Player links & show notes: unsunghistorypodcast.com/NOW/ via Podpage — Podcast Websites
Lots of new podcast episodes this week, including the latest Unsung History Podcast featuring Katherine Turk on the history of @NationalNOW: unsunghistorypodcast.com/NOW/
📖 This month's edition of "Bookmark This" features Katherine Turk's "The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America." Turk teaches in the departments of history and women's and gender studies. college.unc.edu/2023/11/bookma… Katherine Turk @UNCHistory
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion, the story of NOW and the push for the Equal Rights Amendment serves as a valuable lesson on the importance of grassroots organizing, says author Katherine Turk. Katherine Turk Michel Martin
“Nuttall finds no shortage of gender essentialism reflected in pre-modern women’s words, and we still live with their logic.” Katherine Turk (Katherine Turk) reviews Jenni Nuttall’s "Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women’s Words." lareviewofbooks.org/article/unpack…
I learned so much from Nuttall’s book. Thank you, Los Angeles Review of Books, for the chance to review it.
New on the podcast: @unchistory’s Katherine Turk (FFP ’21) discusses her book, The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization that Transformed America. Listen now: unc.live/3R09Oe8 UNC College of Arts and Sciences
“English has always both belonged & not belonged to women, & even if the language became wholly theirs, no common vocabulary could ever capture their diverse priorities & perspectives.”Katherine Turk on @Stylisticienne MOTHER TONGUE, Los Angeles Review of Books lareviewofbooks.org/article/unpack…
Virtual The New York Historical event on #EqualRightsAmendment past & future! So excited to talk with @katherineLTurk and Irin Carmon Thurs 12/7 at 6 pm: about the 100 year struggle for #ERA Join us! nyhistory.org/programs/era-a…
So excited for this free, virtual program the Center for Women's History @nyhistory is hosting tomorrow to mark the 100 year anniversary of the ERA! Register to hear Katherine Turk Julie Suk Irin Carmon discuss the past, present, and future of ERA activism: nyhistory.org/programs/era-a…
✨ Happy paperback publication week to Anne Hull, Katherine Turk, Dustin Thao, Peter Moore and all of our authors with new paperbacks out! 📚✨