Radicals & Revolutionaries Lab

This week’s revolutionary is one you may have heard of or seen before: Amy Pence-Brown. She describes herself as fat, feminist, mother, writer, artist, historian, and body image activist. She grew up in southern Idaho, within a very patriarchal family. Her parents raised their family Mormon for the first 10 years of Amy’s life. After their family broke away from that church, she began showing some feminist tendencies. As she grew up, cut her hair, and began the journey to get comfortable in her own skin, she became the body image activist she is today.Now, Amy—the radical Idahoan she is—believes in opening her heart and her mouth. She is a storyteller who serves people in her community, always spreading a message about self-love. In this episode, she shares how she rebuilt her life after everything fell apart and how she utilizes adversity to fuel her fireSome Questions I Ask: Where did you grow up? What was it like? (1:24)What was your feminist awakening moment? (3:57)Is there a gendered element related to d