Truth, Sojourner, -1883

  • …What time of night it is (Part 1 only)

    “…What time of night it is” by Patricia Horan & Marjorie DeFazio is a woman’s history musical. It has 16 songs, and the outrageous, revolutionary words of Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Victoria Woodhull, Margaret Sanger, and a dozen other fascinating women. Singer/guitarist is Hilary Morgan. The cast includes: Natalie…

  • Sojourner Truth : walking to freedom / produced by Darcell King. (Episode 3 of 7)

    This program tells the life of Sojourner Truth (c. 1797 – 1883), African-American abolitionist and women’s rights activist. Prior to the Civil War, Sojourner Truth traveled around the country on foot telling others how she was abused as a slave, how she was sold and exploited, and how she gained her liberty. She began to…

  • For her own good : an interview with Deirdre English / produced by Pearl Skotnes.

    About her book of 150 years of advice to women. Also includes documentaries on Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth and recorded music.

  • The women’s suffragist movement / Susan Rennie

    Feminist historian and co-editor of “The new woman’s survival catalog,” Susan Rennie talks about the suffragist movement with Helene Rosenbluth and Annette Hunt. Rennie discusses the early feminists, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and others…their efforts and accomplishments from 1848 to 1919. She speaks about the general opposition from the Church, and the linking…

  • Courageous sisters / produced by Deborah Janone.

    This program takes a look at some of the vibrant and exciting women of the 1800’s who were in many ways responsible for beginning the women’s movement in the United States. Dramatized versions of speeches and diaries are used, as well as live and recorded music, and discussion with Isabel Welsh, a member of the…