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Alan recalls feelings from the 70s
Back in 70s, he remembers thinking how women making less than men was bad. And how women that were fighting for the right to make equal pay were scrutinized and treated poorly, that didn't seat well with him. -
Early Critic of Masculinity
Alda was an early critic of masculinity. In an interview Alda did with the Boston Globe, he talks about how testosterone is thought of as a male hormone but is found in both men and women. He goes on to say men overdose it, and that men over using it like they do is not okay. -
Equal rights amendment doesn't pass
Alan was angry when the amendment wasn't ratified by the 38 states needed. He was angry as he felt half the citizens in the country were not equal under the law. He felt it shouldn't be denied or obliged by the US because of sex. -
Discovers his feminist roots
Alan while flying thought about it and that's when he knew he was a feminist because the people most involved with helping cure polio were women. Because of the brave courage of women he owed their life to them because they weren't afraid to stand up against sexism. -
References
All images from Alan Alda's twitter, https://twitter.com/alanalda. Hoffman J. (2015) Alan Alda Knows his Feminist History https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/10/alan-alda-feminist Ellsworth K. (2019) Alan Alda, Feminist: M*A*S*H Star Was The Sensitive '70s Man https://groovyhistory.com/alan-alda-mash-feminist-sensitive Halliburton S. (2021) ‘M*A*S*H’: Alan Alda’s Near-Death Experience with Polio is Why He Became a Feminist