Women authors
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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…
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The Three Marias : New Portuguese letters / Maria Isabel Barreno ; interviewed by Aurelia Morris.
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Where I’ve been: writings by Valerie Miner and Sandy Boucher / produced by Julia Randall
Feminist authors Valerie Miner and Sandy Boucher read from their works on treks through time and cross-country. Valerie Miner’s “Movement” (Crossing Press, New York) follows one woman (ad)venturing through the 1970’s — a story told by many characters, from many walks of life. Sandy Boucher’s “Heartwomen: an Urban Feminist’s Odyssey Home” (Harper and Row) chronicles…