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The Moth Radio Hour: Truth and Power - Global Stories of Women

2024/3/12
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Purity Kagwiria
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Timothy Bell
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Betty Reid Soskin：95岁高龄独自生活，遭遇入室袭击后凭借智慧和勇气制服歹徒，体现了女性的独立自主和顽强精神。她并没有因为年龄和袭击事件而放弃独立生活，反而更加坚定了自己的选择。 Purity Kagwiria：在肯尼亚的文化背景下，女性的姓名选择受到诸多限制，她讲述了自己多次改名，最终选择保留自己真正喜欢的名字的经历，展现了女性在命名权上的自主选择，以及对传统习俗的挑战。 Timothy Bell：讲述了他与母亲复杂的关系，在他母亲去世后，整理遗物时，才逐渐理解母亲的困境和不易，并最终释怀。这反映了母子关系的复杂性，以及对女性在家庭角色中的多重理解。 Musih Tedji Xaviere：在喀麦隆，她为了出版自己的第一部小说，遭遇了因性别歧视而导致的重重阻碍，最终凭借坚持不懈，克服困难，成功出版。这体现了女性在追求梦想道路上的挑战和韧性。 Nya Abernathy：分享了她生产的经历，揭示了社会对孕妇的误导，以及分娩的真实感受，强调了女性在生育过程中的强大和韧性，以及对社会刻板印象的挑战。

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In this hour, stories of female strength and empowerment. Independence at any age, refusing to participate in sexist societal conventions, and the complicated layers of motherhood. This hour is hosted by The Moth's Executive Producer, Sarah Austin Jenness. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

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95 year old park ranger Betty Reid Soskin squares off with an intruder.

Purity Kagwiria chooses a name for herself.

Timothy Bell discovers that there are more layers to his mother than meets the eye.

Musih Tedji Xaviere attempts to get her first novel published.

Nya Abernathy discovers who gets lied to the most: pregnant women!