Women’s diaries and letters series (KPFA)
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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Elinore Pruitt Stewart letters: letters from a woman homesteader (Part 1 of 3) / read by Luce Morgan
Reading of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in Wyoming around 1910. Part 1 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 one: Pruitt (June 3, 1876-October 8, 1933), a widow, relates her duties as house…
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The diary of Mary Richardson Walker / produced by Brett Vuolo.
Readings from “The Diary of Mary Richardson Walker.” The diary was read by Donna Dooley, and narrated and produced by Brett Vuolo. Technical production by Peter Zanger. The music was provided by the Choir of the First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn, recorded by David Lerner. Part one covers the courtship and marriage of Mary and…