Women, like the yellow wallpaper and it went on to create some of the first texts of women and gender studies movement in universities and now that every publisher publishs some feminist books at least we publish the most cutting edge, issues other publishers are not touching because they dont know to or too controversial so all our books have an urgency to them but also might have kind of new and cutting edge. Host what is your background . How did you get into this . Guest i am a journalist. I was born 45 years ago, a lot of feminists things happen. I have written six books, made two documentarys traveled the country speaking about feminisms all i know it is very mainstream. The word feminism is not the worst people would label but it probably is feminist or their belief system is often very feminist allies dont get hung up on the word, i love the title the feminist press. We were really expansion definition of that but i think my career as the way i practice it demonstrates i write
Psychiatrist. Medical school and by divide their time between treating patients psychiatry. What made you go into psychiatry . Good question. When i was in medical school i was decided between psychiatry and cardiology which are two very different deals. Actually leaning towards the cardiology part initially. As i was getting to see patients in getting into the nittygritty of being a doctor, i found a really like the idea of talking to people and helping people through the problems in that way more so than the more mechanical side of treating their hard. Thats how it all unfolded. Youre also an author. What possessed you to write a book. This book that ive written is basically a memoir of my journey through medical treatment written through the lens of race. There are a lot of physician authors out there and a lot of books out there but i feel like raise is an important issue in medicine and these authors largely overlooked the subject. I think thats a really so many of the leading med
Profile and encourage award. She will be here along with her son, jack, first live sit down ever. What is next for her and does he have a future in politics . And theyre almost off. The 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby just a day away as a horse with one eye emerges as a fan favorite. You cant help but root for him. What are his chances . Dylan is at Churchill Downs with all the horses, the hype and the hats. Today, friday, may 5th, 2017. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a friday morning. I just want to say it again. I love this time of year. I love the triple crown races. My family is way into this. I dont know how to tell you this. Look at Kentucky Derby grounds right now. It is raining and it doesnt look like its necessarily going to let up. Al, al. How can a mother be does not look good. Rain today, more rain tomorrow. The track, at best, is going
North philadelphia. Tomorrow we could see record heat, but the biggest story is what happens the day after snow. Nbc 10 first alert chief meteorologist zblen hurricane schwartz has the most accurate forecast and the latest on the snow. As wild as it seems, its going to happen. Were going to be near record warmth tomorrow, and its going to snow thursday morning. First alert for that thursday morning snow for the entire area except the jersey shore and southern delaware where it will be a little bit too warm. The general timing is from 4 00 a. M. To noon. Its not going to be a total waste of a day on thursday. Accumulating snow. Heavy at times. Slick roads. Poor visibility. Much of that happening right during the morning rush. Here we are tomorrow night at this time, and its not snowing yet. Its moving in from the west as the cold air comes down from the north, and by the morning rush, the darker blue indicates some of the heavier snow right there. 6 00 a. M. All the way down almost to d
Above 44. Jobless claims, below 300,000. Yellen expected to make her first public speech after that big september fed meeting. Continuing of that major shakeup at volkswagen as martin winterman resigns. Microsoft with a big deal and a 38 billion commitment with boeing. Pope francis has departed for the u. S. Capital where the pontiff is scheduled to address a joint meeting of congress in about an hour. Pope francis expected to speak on a number of topics during yesterdays remarks at the white house. He spoke about Climate Change, im immigration and ledgeus liberty. He will be the first pope to address congress in this fashion. Boy, is he different. I have had the privilege of having an audience with the pope two weeks ago in the vatican s he is revolutionary in his own, quiet, reserved way. The one thing i would point out about this pope was that i was at rome. He went to go buy eyeglasses by himself. He has made the vatican accessible to everyone. This immigration is going to be front