Pillars of Change With Koa Beck

First Draft Episode #284: Koa Beck

Koa Beck, former editor-in-chief of Jezebel and co-host of “The
#MeToo Memos” on WNYC’s The Takeaway, discusses her debut
non-fiction work, White Feminism: From the Suffragettes to
Influencers and Who They Leave Behind.


This episode is sponsored by Revision Season, the seven-week,
virtual master class in novel revision led by award-winning
author Elana K. Arnold. The Winter 2021 session runs January 17 –
March 4, with Week Zero work arriving January 10. Check out more
details about Revision Season and sign up at
www.elanakarnold.com.


Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode:




Toni Morrison, author of Beloved, The Bluest Eye, Sula, and
many more




Jezebel - the website where Koa served as
editor-in-chief 




Feministing




Harvard Kennedy Shorenstein fellowship




Michelle H. Mulligan, Koa’s editor at Atria Books




Wall of Moms, which was formed in Portland and re-formed
under Black leadership in August 2020, according to Vox




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