Women

  • Letters of a woman homesteader (Series title)

    Readings of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in Wyoming from 1909-1913. The materials used in this program come from “Letters of a woman homesteader” by Elinore Pruitt Stewart, published by the Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston. Elinore Stewart’s letters were copyrighted by herself and by Atlantic Monthly in 1913. The letters…

  • I’m a woman– W-O-M-A-N (Part 2 of 2)

    Part two of the special program for International Women’s Day. Includes conversation, music, and poetry by, for, and about women. With Gina Blumenfeld, Elena Verano, Edith Leiberman, and Ruthie Gorton.

  • Hillbilly Women / Kathy Kahn ; interviewed by Nanette Rainone and Paul McIsaac. (Part 2 of 2)

    Kathy Kahn, songwriter, singer and author of Hillbilly Women (Doubleday) sings and talks to Nanette Rainone and Paul McIsaac about her book about women in the mountains. Kathy Kahn is accompanied on guitar by Holo DeSoteo.

  • An interview with Andrea Dworkin / interviewed by Nanette Rainone and Carol Lopate

    An interview with Andrea Dworkin, author of the book “Woman Hating” (E.P. Dutton, 1974), and several articles including “Marx and Ghandi were liberals: feminism and the radical left” and “Why Norman Mailer refuses to be the woman he is.” Interview conducted by Nanette Rainone with Carol Lopate. Contains sensitive language.

  • Elinore Pruitt Stewart letters: letters from a woman homesteader (Part 2 of 3) / read by Luce Morgan

    Reading of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in Wyoming around 1910. Part 2 of 3. These three episodes of Stewart’s letters were part of a continuing series on KPFA based on women’s diaries and letters. Part two: Stewart recounts her life on the ranches of her husband’s and her own,…

  • Elinore Pruitt Stewart letters: letters from a woman homesteader (Part 3 of 3) / read by Luce Morgan

    Reading of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in Wyoming around 1910. Part 3 of 3. These three episodes of Stewart’s letters were part of a continuing series on KPFA based on women’s diaries and letters. Part three: This portion begins in December 1913. Stewart describes Christmas with her neighbors; how…

  • Democracy Now! March 10, 2003

    Alice Walker, Maxine Hong Kingston, Medea Benjamin & 20 other women are arrested outside the White House: Thousands gather in Washington for Code Pink peace demonstration; Should President Bush be impeached? Progressive Congressional Democrats consider introducing articles of impeachment if the U.S. attacks Iraq; US & UK relied on forged document in making the case…

  • Democracy Now! March 10, 2003

    Thousands Protest at Code Pink Protest in Washington: We Hear Speeches From Gloria Johnson, Nancy Lessin and Hafsat Abiola; British woman arrested for violating the Official Secrets Act & the United Nations launches inquiry into U.S. spying ofnUN diplomats. We talk to Observer reporter Marin Bright who broke the story; Is MSNBC trying to out-fox…

  • Democracy Now! March 7, 2003

    pResident Bush: US will call for U.N. Security Council vote whether or not US has votes lined up; News conference scripted and reporters silenced: a report on the President s first primetime press conference in 1 and 1/2 years; Air Force admits at least 54 cases of rape and sexual assault at Air Force Academy…

  • Democracy Now! March 10, 2003

    Alice Walker, Maxine Hong Kingston, Medea Benjamin & 20 other women are arrested outside the White House: Thousands gather in Washington for Code Pink peace demonstration; Should President Bush be impeached? Progressive Congressional Democrats consider introducing articles of impeachment if the U.S. attacks Iraq; US & UK relied on forged document in making the case…