What if many of the freedoms women celebrate today didn’t begin in the 1960s at all?
In this fascinating conversation, author Scott Reisfield explores how Greta Garbo quietly challenged expectations nearly a century ago—not through speeches or slogans, but through the women she portrayed, the life she chose, and the influence she had on generations that followed. Together, we explore history, Hollywood, cultural change and why many of today’s conversations about women aren’t nearly as new as we imagine.
In this episode:
- Why Greta Garbo became far more than a Hollywood legend
- The surprising ways women in the 1920s were already redefining independence
- How Garbo quietly challenged expectations without calling herself a feminist
- Why censorship was about much more than sex and scandal
- What Garbo and Taylor Swift unexpectedly have in common
- How every generation of women builds on those who came before
Sometimes understanding where we’ve come from changes how we see where we’re going.
Learn more about Scott Reisfield and find all his links at The Boomer Woman’s Podcast
I’ve probably done most of the things you expect a woman my age to have done: married and divorced; three children; variety of jobs over the years including a couple of home-based businesses and, finally, a pretty good career; gave up that career (and home and life) to move and take care of a dementing mother; adult daughter moved back home with a baby; financial struggles; sucker-punched by the post-2007 economy. You tell a similar story.
My podcast is for Boomer Women. A variety of subjects, a variety of viewpoints... and open to suggestions if I'm not covering a topic you want to hear about.
