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PRA Archive # Titlesort descending Description Genre Broadcast Date
IZ0420 13th Moon: A reading of feminist literature

This program is a live reading sponsored by feminist literary magazine "13th Moon,"...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 18 Mar, 1981
IZ0173 A Cabaret / with Terry Garthwaite, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, and Rosalie Sorrels ; produced by Edward Haber.

This cabaret with Terry Garthwaite, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, and Rosalie Sorrels took place at the...

American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Poetry WBAI, 18 Apr. 1980.
BB3368 A conversation with Doris Lessing / interviewed by Richard Keffler

Doris Lessing, the author of The Golden Notebooks and other novels, talks with free-lance writer...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- International women WBAI, October 13, 1963
IZ0032 A Conversation with Grace Paley / interviewed by Lin Harris.

Grace Paley (1922 - 2007), author of the short story collections Enormous Changes at the Last...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 8 Mar. 1976.
KZ0209 A conversation with Ntozake Shange / interviewed by Clare Spark

Ntozake Shange, the black feminist poet, author of "For colored girls who have considered...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFK, 7 Aug. 1977.
BC1191 A Mingled Yarn : chronicle of a troubled family / Dr. Beulah Parker ; interviewed by Betty Roszak.

Betty Roszak interviews Dr. Beulah Parker, psychiatrist and author of A Mingled Yarn: Chronicle...

American Women -- Health, American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy KPFA, 4 Dec. 1972.
SZ0547.21 A Natural curiosity / Margaret Drabble ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Margaret Drabble reads from...

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SZ0065 A Reading / by Alice Walker.

Author reads selections from You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down, How Did I Get Away with...

KUSP, 1982?
IZ1429 A reading and interview with Diana Chang

A reading and interview with Chinese-American novelist and poet Diana Chang. Chang first reads...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, November 5, 1978
IZ0047 A Symposium of women writers / Cynthia Ozick, Lois Gould, Jill Robinson, Muriel Rukeyser, and Ellen Moers.

A symposium of women writers taped on March 16, 1976 at the Library of the Performing Arts at...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, May 15, 1976.
IZ0355 Adrienne Rich reads from Susan Griffin's "Woman and Nature"

Adrienne Rich (1928 - 2012), poet and author, reads excerpts from Susan Griffin's Woman and...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Poetry WBAI, 1978?
SZ0547.03 Adventures on the Isle of adolescence / La Loca ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Los Angeles-based...

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SZ0001 Against our will : men, women and rape / by Susan Brownmiller.

Lecture on the thesis of her book: that sexual force is consciously used by men to intimidate...

WKNH, 1976.
AZ0676 Alice Walker : the color purple / produced by Laurie Udesky and Corless Smith.

This program contains an interview, a speech, and readings from Alice Walker's book, "...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, Sept. 4, 1982.
BC2663 All The Livelong Day: The Meaning And Demeaning Of Routine Work / by Barbara Garson; interviewed by Bonnie Bellow.

Bonnie Bellow talks with Barbara Garson (b. 1941), the author of "Macbird," about her...

American Women -- Work and unions WBAI, November 14, 1975
IZ1362 Allies / by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's read by Viv Sutherland

Viv Sutherland reads Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's short story "Allies" from her...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, January 30, 1980
IZ1390 An eclectic evening with Rosalyn Drexler and David Shapiro

This is part one of a performance which was presented live in Studio C at WBAI in November 1972...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Music and musicians WBAI, November 19, 1972; first rebroadcast March 8, 1973
BC2165 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...

American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 1974 (day unknown)
BB1207 An interview with Dr. Han Suyin /conducted by Marshall Windmiller

Marshall Windmiller interviews Dr. Han Suyin, noted writer and lecturer and author of "A...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Vietnam conflict KPFA, January 9, 1967
BB1102 An interview with Elizabeth Bowen conducted by David Watmough (Episode 3 of 4)

Author Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) talks with David Watmough, discussing her writings and...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, May 22, 1959
BB4200 Anais Nin / interviewed by Clare Spark

Anais Nin discusses her life and work with KPFK's Clare Spark (nee Loeb). This is a shorter,...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, 25 May 1970.
BB5351 Anais Nin : a reading.

Author reads Under a Glass Bell, Lillian, Julian, Sabina and an excerpt from Ladder of Fire.|...

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Under a Glass Bell -- Lillian -- Julian -- Sabina -- Ladder of Fire.

WBAI, 22 May 1966.
AZ1220 Anais Nin at the University of California at Berkeley

Writer and diarist Anais Nin answers questions from audience members at UC Berkeley, touching on...

American Women -- Authors and journalists 1971?
BC0900 Anais Nin interviewed by Frank Roberts on her diary and letters from Henry Miller

Author Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) talks with KPFK's Frank Roberts and reads excerpts from the...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, July 15 and October 4, 1965 and 1972 (date unknown)
BC0888 Anais Nin interviewed by Frank Roberts on the publication of The Diary of Anais Nin.

Francis (Frank) Roberts interviews author Anais Nin (1903-1977) on the occasion of the...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, April 25, 1966 and 1972 (date unknown)
BC0919 Anais Nin interviewed by Milton Hoffman on the publication of The Diary of Anais Nin: Volume Four

Novelist and diarist Anais Nin (1903-1977) is interviewed by WBAI's Milton Hoffman about...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 1971 (day unknown)
AZ1083 And not to yield: Ella Winter interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson

Ella Winter, author, foreign correspondent, world traveler, interviewed in studio by Elsa Knight...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, January 16, 1964
IZ1430.01 Anne Forer reads her work

Anne Forer reads from her work: an autobiographical piece (title not given on recording), "...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, June 10, 1980
IZ1063 Author Alesia Kunz speaks at Womanbooks

Novelist Alesia Kunz reads from her new book "Shangrila & Linda" and other works...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians WBAI, 24 Feb. 1982
IZ1478 Author Fanny Howe reads from her novel Holy Smoke

American poet, novelist and short story writer Fanny Howe (1940 - ) reads from her novel "Holy...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 15 Jul 1979
IZ1363 Author Lois Gould interviewed by Josephine Hendin

Josephine Hendin, teacher of American fiction at the New School for Social Research, interviews...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, December 4, 1974
BB3240 Ayn Rand.

Author gives speech.|AYN RAND. -...

WBAI, 26 Mar. 1961.
AZ0338 Blood ties / by Anica Mander ; produced by Michael Butler

Anica Vesel Mander (b. 1935 - d. 2002), feminist author and professor (2014 note: founded Women...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies KPFA, August 12, 1979
WZ0019 Changes / written and read by Denise Oliver.

This program features a reading of the short story "Changes" by author Denise Oliver, former...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination WPFW, Apr. 1976.
AZ0623 Characters: a one woman sharing by Kathy Kendall ; produced by Karla Tonella

This is a set of monologues performed by Southern writer/actor Kathy Kendall called "...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies KPFA, January 30, 1982
IZ1430.02 Charlotte Carter reads her novel-in-progress

Charlotte Carter, author of "Sheltered Life" (United Artists, 1975) reads the first...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, February 11, 1980
BC2522 Cheri / Colette ; read by Maureen McIlroy.

Reading of Colette's novel.

KPFK, 18-27 Feb. 1975.
KZ1282 Cinderella complex / Colette Dowling interviewed by Barbara Cady

Author Colette Dowling discusses her book "Cinderella complex" (Summit Books) with...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, June 29, 1981
BB2877 Conversation with Ella Leffland / interviewed by Eleanor Sully

Eleanor Sully talks with Ella Leffland (born November 25, 1931), author of a recently published...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Feminism KPFA, July 27, 1970
BB2878 Conversation with Theodora Kroeber / interviewed by Eleanor Sully

Theodora Kroeber (March 24, 1897 – July 4, 1979), author of the much-loved book Ishi in Two...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Relatives of notable men KPFA, July 20, 1970
SZ0759.06 Crossroads / produced by Elizabeth Perez-Luna.

Ongoing weekly radio newsmagazine focusing upon minority issues and broader issues from a...

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pt.1. The Atlanta Project : Jimmy Carter's urban reform program / Ron Schachter (5:21) --...

Satellite, 28 May 1993.
BC1716 Current themes in women's writing : masturbation / produced by Irene Schram, Ellen Turner, Dorothy Engleman and Linda Cohen.

This program explores the evolution of women's consciousness through poetry, prose, fiction...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Sex WBAI, 12 Mar. 1974.
SZ0547.09 Disappearing acts / Terry McMillan ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Terry McMillan reads from...

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BC1014 Doris Lessing interview / interviewed by Josephine Hendin.

Josephine Hendin, Current Fiction teacher at the New School for Social Research and author of...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 2 Oct. 1972; 30 Dec. 1972.
AZ1271 Dramatic reading of Carson McCullers' "Correspondence"

Dramatic reading of Carson McCullers' short story "Correspondence". The story...

IZ1412 Dying to be heard: the work of Ann Sexton

Dying to be heard: the work of Ann Sexton read by Karen Ludwig. Opens with a reading of the New...

American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, August 8, 1979
IZ0137 Fading rhythms in a fading land

Two programs that focus on American attitudes towards the Vietnam War, based on Gloria Emerson...

American Women -- Vietnam conflict, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, Part 1: 3 Feb. 1977, 20 June 1978; Part 2: 24 May 1978.
AZ1072 Feminist Perspectives on Pornography Conference (1978): Kathleen Barry and Susan Griffin

Lilia Medina opens the first session of the Feminist Perspectives on Pornography Conference,...

American Women -- Violence against women, American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Poetry KPFA, ca. November, 1978?
AZ0457 Feminist poetry reading / Grace Paley.

Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 - August 22, 2007), feminist writer, reads poetry at the San...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Poetry KPFA, June 29, 1980.
SZ0547.15 Flowers from the volcano / Claribel Alegria ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Salvadoran poet Claribel...

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AZ1221 Germaine Greer with Muriel Murch

Australian author Germaine Greer (born in Australia, 1939) is interviewed by KPFA's Muriel...

American Women -- Feminism KPFA, 1992?
WZ0090 Heliotrope : a woman's magazine / Mary Bailey ; interviewed by Sandra Porter

Sandra Porter interviews Mary Bailey, co-founder of the feminist publication "Heliotrope....

American Women -- Authors and journalists WPFW, May 27, 1977.
IZ0607 Hot type / by Marjorie Lipsyte interviewed by Phyllis Kriegel

"Hot Type" is a novel about a woman working on a newspaper in the 1960's,...

American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, March 25, 1982
IZ1459.02 Interview with Brett Harvey of The Feminist Press

Eileen Zalisk interviews Brett Harvey of the Feminist Press, founded in 1970 in Baltimore, MD...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, April 10, 1974.
AZ1659 Interview with Margaret Shedd

Interview with local author and prison activist Margaret Shedd (interviewer not identified in...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, January 28, 1974
IZ0449.09 Interview with Marge Piercy

Blossom Neuschatz interviews novelist, poet, essayist and teacher Marge Piercy (1936 - ). They...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, March 21, 1980.
BC3072 Interview with Pat Derby, author of The Lady and Her Tiger

Barbara Cady interviews British animal trainer Pat Derby (1942-2013) about her book "The...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, 14 June 1976.
BC1600 Interview with Susan Sontag

Author Susan Sontag (1933 - 2004) is interviewed by WBAI's Nanette Rainone in October 1973...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 1973?
AZ1272 Isabel Allende: All About Love

Produced recording for KPFA's Eleventh Hour.
Features Chilean-American writer Isabel...

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IZ1380 Janet Sternburg: Journal from a semi-private room

Janet Sternburg reads her autobiographical fiction, titled "Journal from a semi-private...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, October 2, 1978
KZ0024 Kate Millett and her book Flying

Kate Millett interviewed by Paul Vangelisti on her book "Flying" and her ideals about...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, Mar. 28, 1975.
AZ1145 Kate Millett reading from The Basement and Andrea Dworkin at the Feminist Perspectives on Pornography Conference (1978)

Contents: 1. Kate Millett reads from a new book (to be published in about a year) entitled The...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Violence against women KPFA, November, 1978?
AZ0764 Large mind history / Paula Gunn Allen, Judy Grahn, Carol Lee Sanchez ; produced by Ginny Z. Berson and Pam Scola.

Three Bay Area women poets read selections of their own poetry.

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pt.1. Skins and Bones / Paula Gunn Allen -- pt.2. Queen of Wands / Judy Grahn -- pt.3. Last Days...

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pt.1. Skins and Bones / Paula Gunn Allen -- pt.2. Queen of Wands / Judy Grahn -- pt.3. Last Days...

KPFA, 10 June 1984.
BB5348 Lorraine Hansberry : in her own words / produced by Ted Rubin.

The second part of the two-part documentary "Lorraine Hansberry: In Her Own Words" celebrating...

WBAI, 14 Dec. 1967.
AZ0469 Maxine Hong Kingston / interviewed by Helen Mickiewicz and Elaine Kim.

Maxine Hong Kingston won rave reviews in 1977 for her book "The Woman Warrior." She...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, June 23, 1980.
BZ3940 Myths and stereotypes / produced by Mary Lenox.

Series which explores the accomplishments of Black women throughout history. Professor Mary...

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Presents stereotypes of Black women and readings of poetry. Discusses several stereotypical...

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BC2340 Nadine Cordimer reads from The Conservationist.

South African author reads from her novel.

WBAI, 197-.
KZ1288 New York, capitol of the 20th century / Elizabeth Hardwick

Novelist and critic Elizabeth Hardwick presents "New York, Capitol of the 20th Century...

American Women -- Women's history KPFK in two parts, Jan. 6 and 13, 1982
KZ0558 Nuclear madness / by Helen Caldicott

Dr. Helen Caldicott, author of "Nuclear madness: what you should do", speaks on the...

American Women -- Science and scientists, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism KPFK, 4 Apr. 1979.
KZ1283 Number our days / Dr. Barbara Meyerhoff interviewed by Barbara Cady

Dr. Barbara Meyerhoff, author of "Number our days" discusses her book about the elder...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Aging KPFK, May 1, 1979
BC0389 On Sylvia Plath

Actresses Sondra Lowell, Jay MacIntosh, Juliana McCarthy, Constance Pfeiffer, Judith Roberts,...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies KPFK, 1 Oct. 1971.
BB5041 Orange crest homes have no breasts / Rebecca Newman.

Repertory Unlimited and KPFK Presents a reading of the play "Orange Crest Homes Have No...

American Women -- Theater KPFK, 30 Apr. 1970.
BC2945.05 Penelope Gilliatt interviewed by Anne Fremantle (Episode 5 of 5)

Anne Fremantle interviews Penelope Gilliatt (1932 - 1993) -- film critic for the New Yorker,...

American Women -- Film and television, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 29 Mar. 1976.
AZ0936 Poets and politicians against the war / June Jordan.

Talk by poet June Jordan, Professor of Afro-American and Womens' studies at the University...

KPFA, Mar. 1991.
KZ1084 Pornography and silence / Susan Griffin

Susan Griffin, noted feminist author, discusses the thesis of her book "Pornography and...

American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, Aug. 1981. First KPFK broadcast Jan. 6, 1982.
AZ1761 Racism in the Women's movement (Part 1 only)

In this program, guests talk about the racism forum "Racism in the Women's movement:...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, December 6, 1980
IZ1468 Reading and interview with novelist and artist Ursule Molinaro

Ursule Molinaro (1916 - 2000), Paris-born social-satirist, novelist, playwright, and artist...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, August 31, 1981
KZ0734 Rise gonna rise : a portrait of Southern textile workers / Mimi Conway interviewed by Dorothy Healey

Mimi Conway describes the present status of the unionization of textile workers in the South....

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Work and unions KPFK, 2 Sep. 1979.
IZ1433 Sally George reads four short stories

Sally George reads four short stories: Dreaming; Hard Winter; Church Music; and Peter, Peter....

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, November 8, 1978
AZ0675 Sassafrass, cypress, and indigo / Ntozake Shange ; produced by Ginny Z. Berson and Pam Scola.

Author reads sections of her novel and discusses her life and writing. Identical to...

KPFA, Nov. 20, 1982.
IZ1420 Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic by Sorche Nic Leodhas

Fredi Dundee reads from a collection of stories by Sorche Nic Leodhas entitled “Sea-spell and...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, October 7, 1969
PZ0492 Second Birth: Anais Nin At College Of Marin, California, 1973

Anais Nin [1903-1977] speech to students at College of Marin, California, 1973. She discusses...

American Women -- Authors and journalists Pacifica National Programming, 1973
TZ0043.01 Shakti Gawain : 1990 / produced by Scott Cluthe.

Shakti Gawain, author of a New Age best seller Creative Visualization, shares her personal...

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KZ0806 Shoulder to shoulder / Midge McKenzie interviewed by Beverly Polokoff

Beverly Polokoff of KPFK interviews Midge MacKenzie (1938-2004), documentary film maker,...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Women's history KPFK, 1976.
KZ0125 Simone de Beauvoir : in conversation / with Studs Terkel ; narrated by Janet Dodson.

Simone de Beauvoir (b.1908- d.1986) French writer, intellectual, political activist, and...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, Mar. 8, 1977.
AZ0144 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...

American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies KPFA, September 28, 1973
IZ0046 Six women playwrights / produced by Lin Harris

Six women playwrights, Corinne Jacker, Myrna Lamb, Ruth Wolff, Tina Howe, Alice Childress, and...

American Women -- Theater WBAI, May 15, 1977.
KZ1201 Tar baby / Toni Morrison ; interviewed by Barbara Cady.

Author Toni Morrison (1931 - ) discusses her latest book, Tar Baby (Alfred A. Knopf, 1981) with...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFK, Aug. 4, 1981.
BB1178 The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, read by Alice B. Toklas

Alice Toklas reading from The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein and The...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, 11 and 16 April 1963.
IZ0148 The Complete travel guide to Cuba / Paula DiPerna ; interviewed by Bob Rosengrad.

Paula DiPerna talks with Bob Rosengard about writing her book The Complete Travel Guide to Cuba...

American Women -- International women WBAI, June 1979.
BC0611 The Female Angst / Anais Nin, Joan Didion, and Dory Previn ; interviewed by Sally Davis

Acclaimed writers Anais Nin (1903-1977) author of "The Diary of Anais Nin," Joan...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, 10 Feb. 1972.
AZ0454 The Fire of female fury / Mary Daly.

Mary Daly (October 16, 1928 – January 3, 2010), one of the most important figures in...

American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Radical Feminism KPFA, May 25, 1980.
BC0941 The Golden Notebook / Doris Lessing ; read by Mary Roman.

Reading from Doris Lessing's "Golden Notebook." Read by Mary Roman.

KPFA, 197-.
BC2518 The History of England / Jane Austen ; read by Penelope Dellaporta.

Penelope Dellaporta reads Jane Austen's "The history of England from the reign of...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, 20 Mar. 1975.
TZ0004 The Hite report / panel on women's sexuality with Shere Hite

Shere Hite participates with a panel of women on women's relationships to sex and work....

American Women -- Sex KPFT, Apr. 20, 1977.
BC3063 The Making of Gertrude Stein / Janet Hobhouse ; interviewed by Charles Ruas.

Charles Ruas discusses Gertrude Stein with Janet Hobhouse, author of a 1976 biography of Stein...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 24 May 1976.
KZ1128 The obsession / Kim Chernin

Author Kim Chernin talks about the fixation American women have with their bodies, what they eat...

American Women -- Health, American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, Nov. 1981; May 17, 1982.
SZ0547.24 The Other side / Mary Gordon ; produced by Tom Vitale.

Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Mary Gordon reads from her...

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KZ1446.04 The Power of woman : a talk with Lynn Andrews / interviewed by Sharon Almerigi and Barbara Dunlap.

Author of Medicine Woman, and other books which recount her experiences as apprentice to a...

KPFK, 31 Mar. 1987.
SZ0023 The Ripening of Meridel Le Sueur / produced by John Walsh.

Her poetry, writings, and memoirs of life on the Plains.

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