Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Gail Simons on Masking Up as Covid Surges and Amie Windsor – the New Publisher of the Sonoma County Gazette, has been uploaded to the web archive. The show was broadcast in the North Bay and streamed worldwide over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM on Monday 11/16/2020 at 11 AM, repeats at 11 PM on KBBF, and then repeat broadcasts in Petaluma and streamed worldwide over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM on the following Wednesday 11/18/2020 at 11 AM.
Read description of the show and bios of the guests, see links referenced on the show and the playlist, on its archive page at:
http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSA20/WSA201116.html
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Mask Up as Covid Surges
Sonoma County Gazette’s New Publisher
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New as of 1/1/2020: Subscribe for Podcasts of the Show
via this link for iTunes or via this link for Podcasts.com
Featuring Guests
1. Gail Simons, Retired Nurse, Volunteer Homeless Action
2. Amie Windsor, Publisher, Sonoma County Gazette, Sonoma Media Investments
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Commentary by Host Elaine B. Holtz
on heeding the health order of mask wearing and social distancing to hinder the spread of Covid-19 with some examples of people Elaine knows.
This is followed by
Discussions with Featured Guests:
1. Gail Simons shares how she began her many years in nursing and her insights on preventing the spread of the Covid-19 virus by diligently wearing masks, practicing the social distancing protocols, and limiting one’s physical contacts with other folks from other households. This is an important reminder as the holidays come with the temptations to let our guard down among family and friends. Gail is active in advocating for more affordable housing, shelters and porta potties for basic sanitation for the homeless, of which there are about 3,000 in Sonoma County, with 2,000 sleeping outdoors.
About our Guest: Gail Simons served as a nurse most of her life and is recently retired. She is a volunteer with Homeless Action.
Guest Links:
CDC Guidelinesfor Holiday Celebrations and Small Gatherings: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays.html
Homeless Action – Sonoma County https://homelessaction.net/
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2. Amie Windsor tells of her beginnings in journalism and how her love of stories and storytelling is a good fit for her dream come true, becoming publisher of the Sonoma County Gazette community newspaper. Amie says “Farewell, Elaine” as Elaine hands the authorship of the column Santa Rosa Snippets in the Gazetter to Leslie Graves beginning with the November 2020 issue.
About our Guest: Amie Windsor is the new publisher of the Sonoma County Gazette. She is a mother of two girls, seven chickens and one cat. She is happily married, lives in Sebastopol and loves to bake pies. She has been in Sonoma County for a handful of years and feels grateful to be putting down roots here. She originates from eastern Washington which is why she’ll call you from a 509 area code phone number, but with her hippie politics, fairy children and support for small businesses, she’s about as west county as they come.
Guest Links:
https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/
Farewell Elaine – Santa Rosa Snippets
in the Sonoma County Gazetter, November 2020 https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/sonoma-county-news/santa-rosa-snippets/
The Sonoma County Gazette honors Elaine B. Holtz as she hands over her column Santa Rosa Snippets to Leslie Graves beginning with the November 2020 issue. 2020 Photo by Sonoma County Gazette.
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Herstory
Our history is our strength. Check out important dates to remember in herstory at the National Women’s History Alliance
Herstory Events:
November 14, 1903 – The U.S. Women’s Trade Union League is established.
November 14, 1946 – Emily Greene Balch, co-founder of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Herstory Birthdays:
November 18, 1857 (1950) – Rose Knox, one of America’s foremost businesswomen, co-founded Knox Gelatin Co., revolutionized the company following her husband’s death initiating a five-day work week and two-week vacations.
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Annnouncements
Check links in case of postponement, cancellations, or restrictions due to pandemic precautions:
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Beginning October 8, 2020, 50,000 Mice, the Selena Solomons Story, online theatre presentation as part of the exhibit Petaluma’s Participation in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, Petaluma Library and Historical Museum, the link will be posted October 8th at https://www.petalumamuseum.com/petalumas-participation-in-the-womens-suffrage-movement/
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Sonoma County 2020 Women’s Suffrage Project’s
19th Amendment Centennial Series
has occured with live online presentations from
Tuesday, August 18 to August 26, 2020.
Visit the Project’s YouTube channel main site for the 19th Centennial Series recordings of online presentationss at www.youtube.com/channel/UCqynwJCqhLMtPtjdDdsdQdQ
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The Women’s Vote Centennial Initiative is a collaboration of women-centered institutions, organizations, and scholars from across the US, works to ensure that this anniversary, and the 72-year fight to achieve it, are commemorated and celebrated throughout the United States. www.2020centennial.org/.
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August 26 – November 8, 2020, Petaluma’s Participation in the Women’s Suffrage Movement, Petaluma Library and Historical Museum The Petaluma Museum Association’s suffrage exhibit has been rescheduled. For details visit
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January 25, 2020 through (extended!) January 24, 2021, From Suffrage to #MeToo at Museum of Sonoma County. Please note: Fee is required for entry to museum. For more information, also for Covid precautions taken at museum, visit https://museumsc.org/suffrage-metoo/
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League of Women Voters of Sonoma County has scheduled candidate debates and ballot measure discussions. See their webpage listing the events at https://www.facebook.com/lwvsonomacounty/ and at http://lwvsonoma.org/
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Sonoma County Women’s Suffrage Project https://socowomen2020.org/
with Calendar of related Events at https://socowomen2020.org/calendar
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Music Selections
The Opening and Closing Theme song is with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin: The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (Women’s Wax Works) – www.alixdobkin.com
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