What is a Tomboy?: A Discussion with Lisa Sel...

Women, Gender, and Socialist Ideology in Soviet Russia (Routledge, 2026) examines the place of women in Soviet Russia from the 1917 Revolution through the post-World War II period, discussing how the Soviet construction of gender perpetuated inequality even as it dramatically e ...  Show more

How can we achieve lasting social and political equality for women? Dr. Leda Pérez tackles this thorny question in Searching for Democracy: Women, Domestic Work, and Social Reproduction in Latin America (Temple University Press, 2026) by interrogating egalitarianism in Latin Amer ...  Show more

Lisa Selin Davis join Heather to talk about what she learned while writing her new book "Tomboy: The Surprising History and Future of Girls Who Dare to Be Different". Lisa describes what it was like when her daughter first started dressing and acting like a "Tomboy" and how her u ...  Show more

We know that the Super Woman audience is a lot of moms and parents, who are all navigating raising children of all genders.

We know that the Super Woman aud ...

This week, author and journalist Lisa Selin Davis returns for her third visit to The Unspeakable. Lisa is best known to listeners for her thorough and rigorous reporting on the new gender movement and her probing insights into how ideas around gender nonconformity have shifted ...

What is the etymology of "tomboy," and how has it evolved from meaning a whiskey-drinking man to a rough-and-tumble girl? Tune in to learn more about pop culture, tomboys, sissies and gender identity in this episode.