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"You do not have to do this alone": A History of Women's Advocates
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Sharon Rice Vaughn, one of the founders of Women's Advocates, Credit: Women's Advocates
The St. Paul nonprofit Women’s Advocates founded one of the first shelters in the country for women escaping domestic violence. It started in the e...

  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 06:46
Celebrating Reproductive Choice: Felicia Kornbluh, A WOMAN’S LIFE IS A HUMAN LIFE & Dolen Perkins-Valdez, TAKE MY HAND
From: Francesca Rheannon
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We talk with historian Felicia Kornbluh about her book, A Woman’s Life Is a Human Life: My Mother, Our Neighbor, and the Journey from Reproductive ...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
S06 Ep13: In Olden Times, 11/27/2021
From: WCNY
Series: Feminine Fusion
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It’s a trip through the centuries, as we hear music composed by women In Olden Days. From 16th century convents, to the court of a king, and Victo...

  • Added: Nov 19, 2021
  • Length: 58:30
Military Women’s Memorial: A little known gem preserving HERstory
From: World Footprints LLC
Caption: Phyllis Wilson's Military headshot
Phyllis Wilson, a retired Army veteran of 37 years and President of the Military Women’s Memorial Foundation, joins us to talk about the Memorial a...

  • Added: Mar 23, 2021
  • Length: 42:48
Amy Bloom – Love as Creator
From: Barry Vogel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Love Invents Us Amy Bloom is a Connecticut-based author and psychotherapist and the author of a novel entitled “Love Invents Us.” This book, the e...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
Finding Oneself: Victoria Price and Bobby Bluejacket
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Michael P. Daley and Victoria Price
Interviews with Victoria Price, author of The Way of Being Lost: A Road Trip to My Truest Self, and Michael P. Daley, author of Bobby Bluejacket: T...

Bought by WETS


  • Added: Jul 30, 2018
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
Code Girls
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Liza Mundy
The iconic image of Rosie the Riveter is cemented in America’s history and imagination. Meanwhile the book and movie Hidden Figures ignited an inte...

Bought by KCBX


  • Added: Dec 07, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Women's History Month 2016 - 23 piece series
From: WDSE
Series: Womens History Month series
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March is Women’s History Month and we're celebrating the women of Minnesota making history today. This series includes a 60-second piece for each w...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2016
  • Length: 23:00
Curtis and Kathy
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Curtis Billie from N'MPower
N’MPower participant and Program Manager, Curtis Billie, interviews Kathy Wan Povi Sanchez, a potter from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, in a community ...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 06:32
Anonymous and Diana
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Diana Moya Lujan's piece at the Museum of International Folk Art
An N’MPower participant, who wishes to remain anonymous, interviews Spanish Colonial artist Diana Moya Lujan, in a community engagement project bet...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
Marquell, Sharon, and Jane
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Sharon Wirtz, left, talks to Marquell Hicks, right, in front of a panel from the NM AIDS Memorial Quilt, Credit: Katy Gross
N’MPower participant, Marquell Hicks, interviews quilt artists Sharon Wirtz and Jane Gabaldon, in a community engagement project between the Museum...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 10:00
Anita O'Day
From: KUT
Series: KUTX Liner Notes
Caption: Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day was known for her counter-culture approach to performance. Breaking the molds of the stereotypical "girl singer" with her dress, her st...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Oct 08, 2013
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 1
Making Do
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Destination DIY producers spoke to senior citizens about self-sufficiency and "making do" in tough times. These folks had lots of wisdom to share o...

Bought by KVNF and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:51
  • Purchases: 2
Two Women for Peace: Peace Pilgrim and Sister Peggy O'Neill [Peace Talks Radio] (29:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
Caption: Peace Pilgrim & Peggy O'Neill
Two women, two elders, who deep into the later years of life, made peace their goal – one, Catholic Sister Peggy O’Neill landed in war-ravaged El S...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 07, 2013
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 2
Two Women for Peace: Peace Pilgrim and Sister Peggy O'Neill [Peace Talks Radio] (59:00 / 54:00)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
Caption: Peace Pilgrim / Peggy O'Neill
Two women, two elders, who deep into the later years of life, made peace their goal – one, Catholic Sister Peggy O’Neill landed in war-ravaged El S...

Bought by KUHF, High Plains Public Radio, KUOW, KUOW, KUOW and more


  • Added: Mar 06, 2013
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 6
KUT's Views and Brews: Billie Holiday and The Art of Persona
From: KUT
Series: KUT's Views and Brews Remix
Caption: Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday once said, "No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music." In a recent Views and Brews f...

Bought by WESM 91.3 FM and WJSU


  • Added: Sep 27, 2012
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 2
The Real Story of Rosa Parks
From: Caroline Harding
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Rosa Parks and the vital role of women in the civil rights movement

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KWMR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 22, 2008
  • Length: 06:36
  • Purchases: 5
This I Believe Pledge Spot - Sharing Our Stories
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Fundraising spot from NPR's This I Believe series

Bought by WEZU, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), WEKU, KJZZ, WGUC/ WVXU and more


  • Added: Mar 22, 2006
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 14