Publications [#386757] of Jocelyn Olcott

Journal Articles

1. Ghodsee, K; Olcott, J, Women on the Verge of a Conference Showdown, Aspasia, vol. 19 no. 1 (June, 2025), pp. 1-15, Berghahn Books [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/02/06)

   Abstract:
   Abstract The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the United Nations International Year of Women (IWY) and for this interview, Kristen Ghodsee, author of Second World, Second Sex: Socialist Women’s Activism and Global Solidarity during the Cold War (Duke University Press, 2019) spoke with Jocelyn Olcott, author of International Women’s Year: The Greatest Consciousness-Raising Event in History (Oxford University Press, 2017), about her book, the overall importance of IWY for global feminism, and future directions for further research. The interview was held over Zoom on 18 January 2024 and transcribed from their one-hour conversation. This transcript has been edited for clarity and length.