Tillie Olsen was born in 1913 into a working class family and saw much suffering in her early years. Olsen reads from her book, “I Stood There Ironing,” her first person narrative of a working woman explaining to a visiting social worker what went wrong with her talented but emotionally restricted daughter. Kay Bonetti interviews Olsen about her life and thoughts on this Audioprose program. Not self-contained.
Audioprose: Tillie Olsen
PRA Archive #:
AZ1142
Date Recorded On:
1982
Date Broadcast On:
KPFA, October 10, 1982
Item Duration:
1 reels (44 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
Total Duration (All Reels):
Station: KPFA
View Folio: KPFA Folio, October 1982
Program: Audioprose: Tillie Olsen
Keywords: Olsen, Tillie.
Contributors:
Interviewer: Kay Bonetti
Asset Type: Program
Distributor: Distributor
Rights Summary:
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