PRX - Pieces for Topic: Women
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Wherever you look in history, you’ll find misogyny. It’s equally rampant in the rumors surrounding Cleopatra during her reign and Kamala Harris bef...
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- Added: Sep 12, 2022
- Length: 29:00
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If you are going to write a history, a basic premise is that it must be believable. But, as you know, there are several true stories that actually ...
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- Added: Mar 30, 2021
- Length: 29:01
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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...
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- Added: Dec 07, 2017
- Length: 29:00
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First ladies have been a vital part of American policy and politics since the election of George Washington.
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- Added: Mar 06, 2017
- Length: 29:00
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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
The Gatekeeper: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the Untold Story of the Partnership That Defined a Presidency
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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 ...
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- Added: Sep 20, 2016
- Length: 29:00
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Since the late 1800s four women have run for the office of US president.
- Added: Jul 26, 2016
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
This is a series of quotations from women who were passionate about their politics, power and immortality. They sought justice, equality, knowledge...
- Added: Mar 02, 2016
- Length: 29:28
- Purchases: 2
White upper-class women seeking to become honorary blacks. Unheard of –right? That’s what began to happen during what became known as the Black Ren...
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- Added: Oct 02, 2013
- Length: 28:57
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In her new book, journalist Denise Kiernan shares the never before told story of the young women who played a crucial role in one of the most signi...
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- Added: Jul 04, 2013
- Length: 28:58
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Fifty years ago, on September 29, 1963, Pope John XXIII opened the second working section of The Second Vatican Council and asserted its agenda to ...
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- Added: Jun 18, 2013
- Length: 28:58
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Composer Harry Warren is best remembered for the music he wrote for Judy Garland, and the musicals, 42nd Street and The Gold Diggers, however, long...
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- Added: Dec 19, 2012
- Length: 58:55
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The allure is undeniable. Six talented, attractive women breathe renewed life into the rich texts of medieval songs and poetry with their haunting...
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- Added: Apr 15, 2010
- Length: 03:30
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A conversation with Prof. Gerda Lerner, a foremother of women's history.
- Added: Jan 30, 2004
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 3
