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Joan Kufrin discusses her book "Uncommon Women"

BROADCAST: Mar. 21, 1982 | DURATION: 00:50:55

Synopsis

Discussing the book, 'Uncommon Women', published in 1981. The book chronicles the lives of Gwendolyn Brooks, Julie Harris, Sarah Caldwell, Maria Tallchief, Alice Neel, Mary McCarthy, Eugenia Zukerman, Roberta Peters, and Mary Lou Williams, discussing the impressive things they have accomplished in their respective professions ranging from poetry, to opera, to literature, and art and abstraction.

Details

Broadcast Date
Mar. 21, 1982

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55.20 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
50 minutes, 55 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Feminism, Women, Women's Studies Literature American History & Politics

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Tags

Kufrin, Joan--Interviews Kufrin, Joan. Uncommon women. Authors, American--Biography. Artists--Biography.--United States Women--United States Audiotapes. Radio programs. Kufrin, Joan,-- interviewee WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000 Uncommon women Caldwell, Sarah, 1924-2006 Harris, Julie, 1925-2013 McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 Neel, Alice, 1900-1984 Peters, Roberta Tallchief, Maria Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981 Zukerman, Eugenia

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