Feminism and literature.
-
Battles, feats and solitude: the writings of Colette / produced by Maureen McIlroy
Dramatic documentary on the life and views of Colette and her feminist writings. An original documentary by Maureen McIlroy. The script was taken from the works and letters of Colette and the autobiography of Maurice Goudeket. Colette was played by Maureen McIlroy; her mother Sido was portrayed by Eve Brenner; Henri de Jouvenel by George…
-
The Yellow wallpaper / by Charlotte Perkins Gilmore ; produced by Liz and David Cohen.
-
Lappin and Lapinova by Virgina Woolf; read by Maureen McIlroy
-
Sex and other sacred games / Kim Chernin and Renate Stendahl ; produced by Jeanne Paslegreen.
Reading and discussion of Chernin and Stendahl’s book Sex and Other Sacred Games: Women, Love, Eroticism and Passion. The co-authors discuss their novel, set in a Pariscafe, where a European feminist lesbian and an American heterosexual women discuss passion, eroticism and pleasure. |r.1. Introduction and selected readings from the work (42 min.) — r.2. Interview…
-
Sister of the road : the autobiography of Boxcar Bertha / by Bertha Thompson; produced by the Unlearning To Not Speak Collective
This is a recording of members of the Unlearning To Not Speak Collective reading excerpts from the book “Sister of the Road,” by Bertha Thompson, published in 1937 and out of print at the time the program was created. Bertha told her story to Dr. Ben L. Reitman, who wrote the introduction. The book describes…