Susan Brownell Anthony discusses her book "The Ghost in My Life"
Ms. Anthony, the grand-niece of Susan B. Anthony, comments on the women's liberation movement, her personal political life and her view of Christian life.
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Gloria Steinem discusses and reads from her book "Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem"
Jan. 30, 1992 Author, feminist, and women’s rights activist Gloria Steinem discusses and reads from her book “Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem.” The book focuses on the connection between internal and external change necessary for a revolutionary mindset. Steinem discusses several figures of inspiration during the writing of this book such as Steve Biko, Frederick Douglass, and Wilma Mankiller. This program includes an excerpt of a 1982 interview with Steinem discussing the 10th anniversary of "Ms." magazine.
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Discussing the book "Poetic Justice: The Literary Imagination and Public Life" with Martha Nussbaum.
Feb. 16, 1996 Program includes an excerpt of a 1963 interview with Mary Parparis(T2180).
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Barbara Kingsolver discusses her book "Holding the Line: Women in the Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1983"
Sep. 17, 1990 Since no men were allowed to picket against the Phelps Dodge Corp., Mexican American women showed up and according to Kingsolver’s book, “Holding the Line,” the picket lines were a brand new experience for the women. Some of the women had to get their husbands’ permission to picket. The group of women found their lives transformed not only with their cause but with new bonds of friendship from the other women.