The Origins of the Women’s Self Defense Movement - An Interview with Historian Wendy Rouse

We’ve got an award-willing guest speaking with us and we’re about to learn a lot about the origins of the women's self-defense movement in the United States. Turn up your volume and put on your thinking cap. Here we go!

Wendy Rouse, among many other things, is a historian who teaches at San Jose State University in CA. She’s a researcher, the author of various articles and several books, and as the program coordinator for the History/Social Science Teacher Preparation Program at SJSU she also mentors other people who want to become educators.

• Wendy’s website:com 
• Her Own Hero – The Origins of the Women’s Self Defense Movement: https://wendylrouse.com/research/

Connect with Silvia

Resources:

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

National Association of Adult Survivors of Child Abuse

Support this important work:

Buy Me a Coffee

Donate through my website

Thank you!

#theempowermentpodcast, #theempowermentproject, #theempowermentpodcastybynaga, #empowermentselfdefense, #selfdefense, #nagacommunity, #herownhero, #wendylrouse, #womensselfdefensehistory