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When President Franklin D. Roosevelt took up residency at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in 1932, Eleanor looked upon the move to the White House with...
- Added: Feb 22, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Area Voices producer Katie Carter rode along on a bus from Bemidji full of women and girls headed to the Women's March in St. Paul. This segment o...
- Added: Jan 23, 2017
- Length: 18:11
The Gatekeeper: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the Untold Story of the Partnership That Defined a Presidency
From: Guy RathbunSeries: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
The Glass Ceiling: That’s a term that’s been bandied about for some time. Those women who reach the top of their field whether it’s in business or ...
Bought by KCBX
- Added: Sep 20, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Since the late 1800s four women have run for the office of US president.
- Added: Jul 26, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
In a Rough Drafts Diaries first, the connections have run dry. In our last episode, our interview only gave one connection instead of the usual thr...
- Added: Jun 27, 2016
- Length: 06:11
Award-winning historian Dr. Amanda Foreman argues that a history that pushes women to the margins is an untruth that must be challenged. To this en...
- Added: Jun 09, 2016
- Length: 53:59
- Purchases: 4
We talk with Connie Cox from Itasca State Park about Mary Gibbs, the first woman park commissioner in the nation.
- Added: May 24, 2016
- Length: 15:22
- Purchases: 3
Jill Lepore joins us to talk about three books: The Story of America; The Secret History of Wonder Woman; and Joe Gould's Teeth.
- Added: Mar 29, 2016
- Length: 01:03:04
NOTE: The :48 intro CAN be removed without prior permission. Ninety-year-old Nova Scotian, Aggie Barkhouse, reminisces about the hard life of the...
- Added: Feb 20, 2016
- Length: 29:59
Anne’s debut novel is an imaginative contemporary view of Italy's iconic star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet. Her newest book, "The Lost Sisterho...
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh and KCMJ Community Radio
- Added: Feb 04, 2016
- Length: 09:56
- Purchases: 2
As the British Empire expanded, the fabric of society depended upon women’s friendships. One letter from a “BFF” back home could save a colonist fr...
Bought by WJCT, KRDP, Troy Public Radio, WKCC, KRZA and more
- Added: Oct 30, 2015
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 8
As the British Empire expanded, the fabric of society depended upon women’s friendships. One letter from a “BFF” back home could save a colonist fr...
Bought by WCNY, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KEDT, WTJU and more
- Added: Oct 30, 2015
- Length: 53:56
- Purchases: 6
A culture has grown up around brewing beer locally and at home. The brewmasters at Champion Brewing Company discuss "shower beer" and beer made wit...
- Added: Aug 07, 2015
- Length: 53:58
- Purchases: 5
We go in search of the origins of a "perfect red," which once eluded scientists, pirates, and kings. Plus, how scientists are now tracking down rar...
- Added: Jul 17, 2015
- Length: 53:56
- Purchases: 4
The British Romanticist painter J.M.W. Turner was a painter of landscapes and light. He was also one of the first major artists to depict the smoke...
- Added: May 01, 2015
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 7
The British Romanticist painter J.M.W. Turner was a painter of landscapes and light. He was also one of the first major artists to depict the smoke...
- Added: May 01, 2015
- Length: 53:56
- Purchases: 5
From: Sandburg Media
Series: Things Not Seen: Conversations about Culture and Faith [Standard Clock]
Series: Things Not Seen: Conversations about Culture and Faith [Standard Clock]
On today's show, we have an in-depth conversation about the experience of women in religious communities and in the academic study of religion with...
- Added: Apr 21, 2015
- Length: 59:30
A new online archive of Grimm’s fairy tales reveals the evolution of these iconic stories, whose earlier versions were often violent and sexually s...
- Added: Feb 27, 2015
- Length: 53:55
- Purchases: 5
Katharine Weber discusses her historical novel TRIANGLE, about the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire.
- Added: Jan 29, 2015
- Length: 27:20
Feminist poet Honor Moore talks about the anthology she edited, Poems From The Women’s Movement.
Bought by WABE
- Added: Jan 29, 2015
- Length: 19:37
- Purchases: 1
Karen Abbott talks about her book Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy. It’s about four courageous women of the Civil War who made history. And later, we ...
Bought by KUHF, KWMU St. Louis, KUOW, KTSW 89.9, High Plains Public Radio and more
- Added: Jan 29, 2015
- Length: 59:01
- Purchases: 13
Historian and writer Eve LaPlante talks about her book, MARMEE AND LOUISA. It’s about the powerful relationship between Louisa May Alcott and her m...
- Added: Jan 29, 2015
- Length: 28:57
Susan Cheever talks about her acclaimed 2010 biography, LOUISA MAY ALCOTT and about her 2007 book, AMERICAN BLOOMSBURY, Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Wa...
- Added: Jan 29, 2015
- Length: 59:07
Signe Baumane and Sturgis Warner talk dreams, unexpected cultural differences, and making friends with depression.
- Added: Nov 27, 2014
- Length: 29:16
The myths and truths behind the lives of two native women—Pocahontas and Tituba. And more...
Bought by WCNY, KKRN, KWMR, WTJU, Accessible Media Inc. and more
- Added: Nov 07, 2014
- Length: 53:58
- Purchases: 6
