1869, The Cornell University Press Podcast

This episode we speak with Anne Zacharias-Walsh, author of the recent book Our Unions, Our Selves: The Rise of Feminist Labor Unions in Japan. (https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501703058/our-unions-our-selves/) Anne Zacharias-Walsh is an activist and writer who lives in Atlanta, Georgia. She has worked with progressive labor unions and social justice organizations and campaigns throughout the United States and Japan for more than twenty-five years. We spoke to Anne about how she became interested in studying Japanese Women’s Unions, her successful work establishing the US-Japan Working Women’s Project with Women’s Union Tokyo, and her inspiring stories of cross-cultural activist collaborations between American and Japanese women. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on her new book. To receive your discount please go to https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501703058/our-unions-our-selves/ and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK u