Ep5: Sex in the 1960s & 70s. A conversation with historian Marjorie Spruill.

She's History

*Disclaimer, you do not need to watch the Mrs. America limited series to enjoy the history conversation in this podcast. However, the 5th episode of the series is a good companion piece for this podcast episode. In this episode, Marjorie talks about sex and marriage in the 1960s and 70s. Marjorie Spruill wrote the book “Divided We Stand”. Her book details how this time in history was a crossroads for American politics and drew the line in the sand between liberals and conservatives. We learn about real life married couple Brenda Feigen and Marc Fasteau and how their view of marriage was very different from Phyllis and Fred Schlafly's. We talk about questioning roles within a traditional marriage and men changing diapers. We discuss the sexual revolution, what it was like to be gay at the time, the role of politics in the bedroom, and more.