An Intimate History of Pockets @nyhistory
An Intimate History of Pockets  @nyhistory
Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Recorded October 24, 2023

Hannah Carlson, author of "Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close" and Keren Ben-Horin, curatorial scholar in women's history, discuss how we tuck gender politics, security, sexuality and privilege inside our pockets—and why it matters.

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