Amalie Thieden, Author at Public Seminar

Interviews

“A Terrible Time”

A conversation with Camilla Fitzsimons about the ongoing global fight for abortion rights

February 6, 2023 • by Amalie Thieden and Camilla Fitzsimons

When I was campaigning to repeal the Eighth Amendment in 2018, many older people were very, very, very welcoming of the referendum; they had somebody in their family who had had to travel abroad to get an abortion, or they had experienced or known women who felt they’d had too ...

I can’t stop shaving—and it makes me feel like a fraud

January 23, 2023 • by Amalie Thieden

Here’s my confession: for years I’ve felt ashamed. Ashamed of spending more money than I’ll ever want to count on hair removal products, and ashamed of all the times I haven’t worn what I wanted to because I didn't have the time or energy to shave. I was ashamed of ...