Season 2 Episode 7: In Conversation with Lindsey Tramuta
Today I’m talking to Lindsey Tramuta, a travel and culture writer who moved to Paris from Philadelphia 14 years ago. In 2017, Lindsey released her first book The New Paris, which explored key changes in Paris over the last decade. Her follow-up book is called The New Parisienne and focuses on the women of Paris. But as the title suggests, these women go far beyond the cliché and commercialized image of La Parisienne, which we’re all too familiar with.
In part one of this two part interview, Lindsey talks to me about the pitching process for The New Parisienne, the problem with French Universalism, the current state of reproductive rights and the role of intersectional feminism in modern-day French society. It’s an eye-opening discussion and if you’re looking for something that goes beyond the monolithic representation of Parisian women then I think you’ll get a lot out of this episode and you should probably order a copy of The New Parisienne.
Show Notes
The Women of The New Parisienne (mentioned during the episode):
Rokhaya Diallo (Journalist, Filmmaker, and Anti-Racist Activist)
Elisa Rojas (Lawyer and Disability-Rights Activist)
Sarah Sauquet (Teacher and Founder of Un Texte Un Jour)
Sandra Rey (Designer in Bioluminescence and Founder of Glowee)
Sarah Zouak (Social Entrepreneur, Filmmaker and Co-founder of Lallab)
Dr. Ghada Hatem-Gantzer (Ob-gyn and founder of La Maison des Femmes)
Further reading on issues discussed during this episode:
Let's talk about women and race (in France) with Rokhaya Diallo & Lindsey Tramuta