Flop-Off

Radiolab December 31, 2021

In 2005, a group of young women from Northwestern University won the lacrosse championship. A few months later they went to the White House wearing flip-flops. One of those facts made the national news, and the fact that it was the story about flip-flops can tell us a lot about gender, the presidency, and what we wear on our feet. (Story starts at 33:00)

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