Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Gaye LeBaron on local Sonoma County history, recorded on 7/30/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Santa Rosa, Self esteem, Sonoma County, Sonoma County History, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Gaye LeBaron on local Sonoma County history, recorded on 7/30/18, has been uploaded to the web archives. The show was recorded, broadcast and streamed over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM in the NorthBay on Monday 7/30/18 and repeat broadcast and streamed over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM in Petaluma on Tuesday 7/31/18.

The link to the show’s archive webpage is

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180730.html 

Gaye LeBaron’s Eye on the Local History of Sonoma County

Announcements    (See Links below)

Featured Guest

1. Gaye LeBaron , Columnist of The Press Democrat, Author, Teacher, and Local Historian of Sonoma County, California

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1. Gaye LeBaron shares how she entered journalism and the challenges she faced as one of the few women journalists in newspaper when she joined the Press Democrat, and later how she mentored women entering the field of journalism as a professor at Sonoma State University. Gaye takes us back 150 years as we commemorate Santa Rosa receiving its city charter.this year.  Gaye reminds us of the heritage of the Pomo and Coast Miwok tribes, and the importance of the history of Sonoma County that shapes our present.

About our Guest:  Gaye LeBaron is an American newspaper columnist, author, teacher, and local historian of Sonoma County, California. She wrote for The Press Democrat here in Sonoma County from 1961 until her semi-retirement in 2001. She also co-authored two books on the history of Santa Rosa, California.  Producing more than 8,000 columns for The Press Democrat, ranging from human interest to cultural events to ethnic history to local politics. At one point she published six columns a week. And was considered the “premier columnist” of the paper, and a readership survey confirmed that hers was “the most popular feature in the paper”. She became a local celebrity. Gaye taught Sonoma County history at Santa Rosa Junior College and at the Lifelong Learning Center at Sonoma State University. In 2001 LeBaron gifted her interview notes and research material to the Sonoma State University Library, which entered the material into its special collections department. In 2003 the library added the Gaye LeBaron Collection to its online catalog and also opened a Gaye LeBaron website for the use of students, researchers, and community organizations. Mike Thompson named her Sonoma County Woman of the Year in 2015. In 2016 LeBaron received the California Community College Distinguished Alumni Award from the Community College League of California.

Guest Links: Contact Gaye LeBaron through the Press Democrat  www.pressdemocrat.com

 The Gaye LeBaron Digital Collection at Sonoma State University Library includes materials selected from the Gaye LeBaron Collection, a special collection held in the University Library. Digital objects include letters, photographs and newspaper columns that chronicle the history of the region. New objects are added each week. Printed versions of these images can be viewed by appointment. To view LeBaron newspaper columns from 1995 to the present, go to The Press Democrat website. More about the Gaye LeBaron Collection.

 http://northbaydigital.sonoma.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/Lebaron

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Announcement Links

Radio KBBF Annual Low Rider Car Show Fundraiser Event

August 28, Saturday, 1 pm – 6 pm at the Carpenter Union Campus, 1700 Corby Ave, Ste B, Santa Rosa, CA

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Santa Rosa’s Sesquicentennial Celebration

September 8, Saturday, 3 pm -10 pm, Old Courthouse Square

https://santarosacity150.com/event/

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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

Happy Birthday sung by: Madacy Kids  from the Album 100 All Time Kids Favorite (2001 Madacy Kids)

The Ones Who Have Gone Before Us by Bev Grant from the Album We Were There – Women in the Labor Industry (2002 Human Condition Music)

What a Wonderful World sung by LeAnn Rines from the Album:What a Wonderful World  (2004 Curb Records Inc.)

Link to Spinitron.com Playlist of the Women’s Spaces Show

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Wei-Ling Huber on Hospitality Workers and Erin Brockovich on holdng PG&E accountable for wildfires, recorded on 7/9/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Community organizing, living wage, Self esteem, Wildfire, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Wei-Ling Huber on Hospitality Workers and Erin Brockovich on holdng PG&E accountable for wildfires, recorded on 7/9/18, has been uploaded to the web archives. The show was recorded, broadcast and streamed over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM in the NorthBay on Monday 7/9/18 and repeat broadcast and streamed over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM in Petaluma on Tuesday 7/10/18.

The link to the show’s archive webpage is

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180709.html

Announcements    (See Links below)

Featured Guests

1.  Wei-Ling Huber , Presidemt – UNITE HERE Local 2850,
North Bay Hospitality Workers

2.  Erin Brockovich, Author, Consumer Activist

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1. Wei-Ling Huber shares her road to activism that began in the university to  clamor for Ethnic Studies. Wei-Ling’s research helped her to realize the best way to bring people of color to more equitable living conditions was through the labor movement. Wei-Ling talks about the plight of hospitality workers in Sonoma County where hotel rooms are expensive yet the hospitality workers often make just over minimum wage with heavy work loads in unsafe conditions. Wei-Ling announces a rally in support of hospitality workers at the Hyatt Vineyard in Santa Rosa on Friday at 1:30 pm.

About our Guest: Wei-Ling Huber is a lifelong activist for justice,and has worked to improve and expand economic opportunities for Alameda, Contra Costa and Sonoma County workers since 1995 through her work with UNITE HERE 2850, the East Bay hospitality workers union. She has been the President of UNITE HERE Local 2850 since 2006 and a General Vice President of her international union since 2014.

Guest Links: www.facebook.com/UniteHere2850

Related Link: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/7311579-181/hyatt-vineyard-creek-workers-vote

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2.  Erin Brockovich shares her story on becoming one of the most successful consumer activists in taking on PG&E in Hinkley, CA, in 1993, about which a movie was made called Erin Brockovich. Erin encourages us to break free from the box of other’s expectations and to develop the self-esteem needed for the long and persistent fight for justice.  Erin comes to Sonoma County to help those who were victims of last October wildfire storm that appears to have been sparked by PG&E’s negligent behaviour in protecting their equipment from nearby brush and trees as required as a public utility. Erin warns of legislation that would shield PG&E from accountability in future wildfire disasters in California, inspite of the corporation’s vast wealth.

Erin Brockovich

About our Guest: Erin Brockovich was born in Kansas in 1960. While working as a file clerk at a Los Angeles law firm in 1992, Brockovich uncovered documents that ultimately led to more than 600 residents of Hinkley, California, filing a lawsuit against utility giant PG&E. The $333 million settlement they received was the largest of its kind in the history of the United States. The story of Brokovich’s life and involvement in the case was the subject of the 2000 film Erin Brockovich, which starred Julia Roberts in the title role. Since the film’s release, Erin Brockovich has continued to work as a consumer advocate and environmental activist.

Guest LInk: wwww.brockovich.com

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/ErinBrockovichOfficial

Related Links: Erin Brockovich joins legal team suing PG&E over October wildfires http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8449965-181/celebrity-environmental-advocate-erin-brockovich

http://pgelawsuit.com/erin-brockovich/

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Announcement Links

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors (BOS) cutting staff funding for the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women and for the Commission on Human Rights

 Really Sonoma County Board of Supervisors (BOS)! You are cutting staff funding for the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women at a time when women’s productive rights are in jeopardy and there is an effort to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. A good example of that is on the federal level: Trump and his fellow Republicans are still trying to defund Planned Parenthood. With a majority of women on the Board, how was this allowed? Have they forgotten whose shoulders they are standing on and the continuous struggle to have a significant place at the table?
In addition the BOS is cutting the staff funding for the Sonoma County Human Rights Commission (HRC) at a time when The United States has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, with Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley calling it “a mockery of human rights” for allowing China, among other countries, to join, and for a statement that scrutinizes Israel’s treatment of the Palestinian people. In cutting county staff support, in my mind, they are degrading both commissions thus creating a high potential to fail. I encourage you to call your supervisor and let them know this is not acceptable to you.

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors: (707) 565-2241

https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Board-of-Supervisors/

https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Commission-on-the-Status-of-Women/

https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Commission-on-Human-Rights/

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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

Standing on the Shoulders  by Earth Mama  from the Album Love Large (Rouse House)

 I’s Political by Shannon LaBrie from the Album: War and Peace ( LaBrie Records and BUTR Records LLC)

Link to Spinitron.com Playlist of the Women’s Spaces Show

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Noreen Evans on PGE Wildfire Litigation and Christine Pelosi on local Democratic Party strategies, recorded on 7/2/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Wildfire, women in politics, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Noreen Evans on PGE Wildfire Litigation and Christine Pelosi on local Democratic Party strategies, recorded on 7/2/18, has been uploaded to the web archives. The show was recorded, broadcast and streamed over Radio KBBF 89.1 FM in the NorthBay on Monday 7/2/18 and repeat broadcast and streamed over Radio KPCA 103.3 FM in Petaluma on Tuesday 7/3/18.

The link to the show’s archive webpage is

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180702.html

Wildfire Litigation Against PG&E

San Francisco Area Democratic Party Strategie

Announcements    (See Links below)

Featured Guests

1.  Noreen Evans, former California State Senator, Litigation Attorney on Tubbs Wildfire of October 2017.

2.  Christine Pelosi, Author, Campaign Bootcamp; Democratic Party strategist

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1. Noreen Evans shares what sparked her interest in law and in politics, and as a woman navigated her way through the halls of power. Since the wildfire disaster that struck Sonoma and surrounding North Bay counties in the Fall of 2017, Noreen has been in the forefront to represent victims of the fires in litigation against the utility power company PG&E. Noreen explains the issues before the court and the mounting evidence against PG&E for neglecting to maintain the power lines properly in wooded areas and keep them free from interfence from brush and trees as mandated by the Public Utilities Commission. Noreen announces the addition of Erin Brockovich to her team, as Erin led the charge against PGE in HInckley, California, of which a film as been made. Noreen gives this advice when facing injustice: “Bear witness – make a fuss!” Noreen did just that when as a state senator and leader of the State Commission on the Status of Women she led the fight to keep the funding when it was challenged.

About our Guest: Noreen Evans is a California native,and has been practicing law in Sonoma County since 1982. She served in the California State Legislature for a decade and is responsible for numerous pieces of legislation relating to the administration of justice and California’s wine industry. Noreen received her BA degree in Government (with honors) in 1978 from California State University, Sacramento. She graduated from University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 1981. In 1996, Noreen was elected to the Santa Rosa City Council, and re-elected in 2000. She served until 2004, when she was elected to represent the 7th Assembly District in the California State Assembly and served until 2010. She was elected to represent the 2nd Senate District of California in 2010 and served until 2014 when she decided to return to law practice. Noreen became the first (and only) woman to receive the Judicial Council’s Stanley Mosk “Defender of Justice Award.” She currently works at the law firm, O’Brien Watters & Davis LLP.; and on the wildfire litigation works at Mauro, Archer, and Associates LLC.

Guest Link: http://pgelawsuit.com/

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2. Christine Pelosi shares her insights on the Families Belong Together rallies, local Indivisible groups and other democratic groups for people to join to prepare for the November elections to win more seats for progessive Democrats.

About our Guest: Christine Paule Pelosi is an American Democratic Party political strategist from California and author of Campaign Boot Camp 2.0 (2012) and Campaign Boot Camp: Basic Training for Future Leaders’ (2007), books used in her leadership trainings for candidates and causes.
Since 2005 she has directed the AFSCME PEOPLE Congressional Candidates Boot Camp, which prepares Democrats for campaigns and has helped over 40 challengers get elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the nation’s largest and fastest growing public services employees union with more than 1.6 million working and retired members. She holds a JD from the University of California Hastings College of the Law and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.[1] In addition, Pelosi has served as volunteer board member for the National AIDS Memorial Grove and the New Leaders Council. Pelosi has also served as a board member and the Interim Executive Director of the Young Democrats of America (2011). Christine is the daughter of San Francisco Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives since 2011 and before that the first and only woman to serve as the House Speaker.

Guest LInk: www.christinepelosi.com

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Announcement Links

Last week’s guest Leslie Graves wrote on Facebook about the Families Belong Together Rally of Saturday June 30:

“Hung out with 3000+ friends, family and community yesterday ….
So many moments touched my heart – from the individual stories of each of our amazing speakers to those who came and told me their stories afterwards. Courthouse Square was made for events like this where the community comes together to affect change. We are all connected and now thanks to great front line community groups we have the resources to take action in that change. Thank you again to everyone for coming out and standing together! #familiesbelongtogether”

Families Belong Together Rally in Courthouse Square fb event page

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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

Prayer Of Saint Francis sung by Elira Hari  from the Album Open Hand  (2000 Elira Hari)

We Are The World sung by the Countdown Kids from the Album: You’ve Got a Friend ( 2002 Madacy Kid)

Link to Spinitron.com Playlist of the Women’s Spaces Show

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guest Sgt.(Ret.) Cheryl Dorsey on the Need to Change Police Culture, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 3/26/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Law enforcement, Self esteem, Sonoma County, women in public service, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guest Sgt.(Ret.) Cheryl Dorsey on the Need to Change Police Culture, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 3/26/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180326.html

Retired LAPD Sergeant Cheryl Dorsey on the Need for
Change in the Culture within Law Enforcement Agencies

Announcements  (See Links below)

March is Women’s History Month –  (see some tributes below)

Featured

1.Cheryl Dorsey , Author, Retired Sergeant, LAPD

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1. Cheryl Dorsey shares her odyssey through the ranks of LAPD as a black woman beginning at the end of the 1970s at a time when women were first encouraged to join the police force amidst strong resentment by male officers in a traditionally all male force. She describes how supervisorial abuse abound especially due to bias of racism, sexism and reverse racism. She describes what she means by culture and the bond of officers who “have your back,” and the difficulty of accountability and transparency when reporting fails to happen for fear of retaliation at “breaking the bond”, forming what she called a Sheeple mentality. As a woman and single mom she avoided the after work social life of the male officers and this helped her not to be compromised in her conscience by the culture which presented so many obstacles to her. Cheryl honorably retired in 2000, but not without much disputing with the agency’s internal Board of Rights. Cheryl was proud to report that she never had to shoot a person, After a fellow officer went beserk after unfair treatment within the LAPD and took the lives of many innocent victims, Cheryl published her memoir Black & Blue: The Creation of a Manifesto  in 2013.  Sgt. Dorsey descibes what changes she sees necessary to lower the stress of officers to help prevent the horrific overreaction in confronting suspects, especially people of color. She encourages the agencies to hire more women and minorities, especially women for their natural nurturing attitude in confronting suspects, since she noticed male officers most often take it personal when a suspect resists arrest as a matter of male pride, heightening the tense situation with rage. This is a fascinating interview and not to be missed in light of the upcoming election for Sonoma County Sheriff, in which we for the first time in decades have more than one candidate to choose from. Maybe a change is coming?

 

About our Guest:  Cheryl Dorsey is a Los Angeles native and began a career in law enforcement in 1978 with the State of California, Department of Justice. Cheryl later joined the Los Angeles Police Department where she worked in all four bureaus of operation; South, Central, West and Valley. During her tenure on the LAPD, she worked exclusively in patrol and specialized units such as traffic, vice and the infamous gang unit known as Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums(C.R.A.S.H.) She retired after 20 years of service. As an LAPD insider, Cheryl Dorsey has written an autobiography, The Creation of a Manifesto, Black & Blue, which pulls the covers off the LAPD and provides an unfiltered look into the department’s internal processes along with offering suggestions of how to improve the culture. Cheryl is a much sought after police expert on important issues making national headlines; as such she has appeared as a guest expert with Tavis Smiley & on the Dr. Phil Show. Cheryl is a frequent commentator on CNN , HLN, MSNBC and KPCC.

Guest Link:https://sgtcheryldorsey.com/

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Announcement Links 

Women’s Spaces Sponsored Event: Film Screening: The Rape of Recy Taylor

sponsored by Sat On Her Case, a Sonoma County volunteer intitiative for the speedy processing of rape kits by law enforcement agencies.

Thursday, March 29, 6-9:00 PM at Rialto Cinemas in Sebastopol

www.facebook.com/events/247384775802412/

Announcement Links 

Women’s History Month in Sonoma County

List of 2018 Honorees of the NWHP: www.nwhp.org/2018-theme-honorees/

Event Link: NWHP Honoree Luncheons

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**“Las Adelitas” Talk by SRJC History Instructor Laura Larqué
Tuesday, March 27, 9-10:30 AM
“Adelitas” were women who served as cooks, cleaners, scouts, and nurses during the Mexican Revolution. If their male relatives died in battle, these women took their place and started fighting in the army as Soldaderas. Larqué will share some of the untold stories of these valiant women and how their contributions to the revolution have been overlooked by historians because they were poor Indigenous or Mestiza ethnic background. For more info, visit: www.facebook.com/events/1986491074951737/

SRJC Petaluma – 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Jacobs Hall PC 116, Petaluma
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**“What if Women Built a Community College – and EVERYbody Came?”
Thursday, March 29, 12:00-1:00 PM
As the Santa Rosa Junior College campus and local communities reflect upon the College’s 100th anniversary, various historical events and demographic trends serve as a meaningful backdrop. Acclaimed local historian and journalist Gaye Le Baron will provide an insightful historical overview of Sonoma County shedding light on the role and legacy of Santa Rosa Junior College. In partnership with Arts and Lectures, and SRJC’s 100th Anniversary Committee.
Free and open to the public.
For more info, visit: https://pr.santarosa.edu/womens-history-month-2018

Parking permits are required, cost $4 and are available on campus lots.
Santa Rosa Junior College – Lawrence A. Bertolini Student Center, Santa Rosa
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**Film Screening: The Rape of Recy Taylor
Thursday, March 29, 6-9:00 PM
Reception 6pm. 7-8:30pm Screening to benefit Verity. 8:30 Panel Discussion with District Attorney, Jill Ravitch, Verity Executive Director, Christine Castillo and Sonoma county National Organization for Women (NOW) President, Elaine B. Holtz. For more info, visit: www.facebook.com/events/247384775802412/

Rialto Cinemas – 6868 Mckinley St., Sebastopol

The Petaluma Museum has some great events for Women’s History Month:
www.petalumamuseum.com

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March is Women’s History Month

Geraldine Ferraro (1935-2011)

Geraldine Ferraro was the first female vice-presidential candidate representing a major political party. Suffering multiple election defeats, she went on to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Visit the link below on the National Women’s HIstory Project website for more on the life of Geraldine Ferraro and other 2018 Honorees.

www.nwhp.org/2018-theme-honorees

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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

Ain’t Gonna Let Anyone Turn Me Around sung by Lydia Violet from theAlbum: Already Free  (2016 Lydia Violet

Link to Spinitron.com Playlist of the Women’s Spaces Show

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Attorney Gloria Allred on Empowering Women with Constituional Rights and Shekeyna Black on Peace and Justice updates, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 3/5/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

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Self esteem, Sonoma County, unite women, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with guests Attorney Gloria Allred on Empowering Women with Constituional Rights and Shekeyna Black on Peace and Justice updates, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 3/5/18, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA180305.html

Announcements  (See Links below)

March is Women’s History Month –  (see some tributes below)

Featured

1.Gloria Allred , Attorney for Women’s Rights; Founder, Women’s Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund

2. Shekeyna Black, Center Coordinator, Peace and Justice Center, Sonoma County

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1. Gloria Allred shares her journey from teacher to attorney advocating for women’s rights for 40 years. Gloria talks of what sustains her in her committment to social change.  Her hope is that this year will be known as the Year of Empowerment for Women, and she certainly is a mentor as she confronts rich and powerful men Harvey Weinstein, Judge Roy Moore, Bill Cosby, O.J. Simpson and even the President of the United States as she represents courageous but hurt women.

About our Guest:  Gloria Allred was born n Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned her B.A. with honors in English from the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her M.A. from New York University and her J.D. cum laude from Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles. She was also awarded an honorary J.D. from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law. Ms. Allred is a founding partner of the law firm Allred, Maroko & Goldberg(AM&G). Her firm handles more women’s rights cases than any other private firm in the nation and has won hundreds of millions of dollars for victims. Ms. Allred also founded and is currently president of the Women’s Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund (WERLDEF). in 2017 Netflix announced “Seeing Allred” an original documentary about Ms. Allred and her battles for justice which launched globally on Netflix in February 2018 after its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. In addition to being an attorney, Ms. Allred holds California life credentials in secondary school education and supervision. She taught in public schools for 6½ years and was a lecturer at the University of Southern California for several years. Ms. Allred is the author of Fight Back and Win: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Injustice — And How You Can Win Your Own Battles

Guest Link: www.gloriaallred.com

Link to new Netflix Film: Seeing Allred

SUMMER ZERVOS V. DONALD TRUMP CASE FUND Gloria Allred’s legal services on this case shall be fully donated by her at no compensation and no legal fees will be charged for her time.

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2. Shekeyna Black gives us an update on the Peace and Justice Center activities in Sonoma County. Shekeyna supplied us with the list of events around the county for Women’s History Month.

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Announcement Links 

Women’s History Month in Sonoma County

Next Week’s Women’s Spaces Show on March 12th features Molly Murphy MacGregor. on the 40th Anniversary of the National Women’s History Week,.which led to the celebration of National Women’s History Month in March, Tune in at 11 AM (repeats at 11 PM) to Radio KBBF 89.1 FM in the North Bay or streaming online at that hour at www.kbbf.org.

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**Celebrating Women’s History Month: Extraordinary Women are Ordinary
Tuesday, March 6, 5:30-8:00 PM
Petaluma Community Relations Council & Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women to Host: “Nevertheless, She Persisted”. In recognizing achievements of women, the Petaluma Community Relations Council is partnering with the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women to co-sponsor a public forum celebrating Women’s History Month. Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women will hold its public meeting at 5:30 pm, which is open to the public. The Women’s History forum hosted by both SCCSW and PCRC will begin at 6:30 pm.
Claudia de la Peña, Petaluma Social Justice Advocate, will serve as moderator. Scheduled Speakers/panelists will include: 1. Lynn Woolsey, former U.S. Representative for California’s 6th congressional district 2. Dmitra Smith, Vice Chair of Sonoma County Commission on Human Rights 3. Molly MacGregor, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) The co-sponsored March forum is free and open to the public. Free childcare provided!
For more info, contact Erica Stuart at (559)676-9905 or Ericas@Petalumacrc.org
B’nai Israel Jewish Center – 740 Western Avenue, Petaluma
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**Women in Sonoma County Politics: First Wave
Thursday, March 8, 3-5:00 PM
A panel discussion in honor of former Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, welcoming her congressional papers to Sonoma State University. Join us for a conversation moderated by columnist, Gaye LeBaron, featuring Lynn Woolsey, Deb Fudge and Teresa Barrett. This event is free and open to the public. For a complimentary parking pass for this event only, email library@sonoma.edu.
Sonoma State University Library – 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park
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**“Las Adelitas” Talk by SRJC History Instructor Laura Larqué
Monday, March 12, 1-3:00 PM
“Adelitas” were women who served as cooks, cleaners, scouts, and nurses during the Mexican Revolution. If their male relatives died in battle, these women took their place and started fighting in the army as Soldaderas. Larqué will share some of the untold stories of these valiant women and how their contributions to the revolution have been overlooked by historians because they were poor Indigenous or Mestiza ethnic background. For more info, visit:https://pr.santarosa.edu/womens-history-month-2018
SRJC – Doyle 4245, Santa Rosa
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**Together at the Table: Women’s Rights
Monday, March 12, 7-8:30 PM
Join us for a community conversation with experts from local organizations working on women’s rights and history in Sonoma County. Learn how you can get involved, and share your voice on this important topic.
For more info visit: sonomacounty.libcal.com/event/3851012

Sebastopol Regional Library – 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol
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**History of Women at SRJC: By the Numbers
Wednesday, March 14, 12:30-1:30 PM
SRJC Director of Institutional Research, KC Greaney will present the 100-year history of women as students, instructors, administrators, trustees, and more at SRJC. This session is held in conjunction with the celebration of SRJC’s 100th Anniversary. Free and open to the public.
For more info, visit: https://pr.santarosa.edu/womens-history-month-2018

Parking permits are required, cost $4 and are available on campus lots.
Santa Rosa Junior College – Frank P. Doyle Library, Room 4245, Santa Rosa
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** Recognizing 38 Years: The National Women’s History Project
Thursday, March 15, 6:30 PM Reception, 7:00 PM Talk
Molly Murphy MacGregor, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Chair of the National Women’s History Project (NHWP) Board of Directors will give a talk about the History of NWHP, its impact on women, and its future. at the Sonoma County Museum, located at 425 7th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
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**Sonoma County N.O.W. (National Organization for Women) Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, March 21, 1:00 PM
Mission: to bring women into full participation in American society. Monthly meeting on feminist issues and goals. For more info visit: www.nowsonoma.org  or call (707)545-5036 or email sonomacountynow@yahoo.com
Round Table Pizza – 1791 Marlow Rd., Santa Rosa
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**“Las Adelitas” Talk by SRJC History Instructor Laura Larqué
Tuesday, March 27, 9-10:30 AM
“Adelitas” were women who served as cooks, cleaners, scouts, and nurses during the Mexican Revolution. If their male relatives died in battle, these women took their place and started fighting in the army as Soldaderas. Larqué will share some of the untold stories of these valiant women and how their contributions to the revolution have been overlooked by historians because they were poor Indigenous or Mestiza ethnic background. For more info, visit: www.facebook.com/events/1986491074951737/

SRJC Petaluma – 680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Jacobs Hall PC 116, Petaluma
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**“What if Women Built a Community College – and EVERYbody Came?”
Thursday, March 29, 12:00-1:00 PM
As the Santa Rosa Junior College campus and local communities reflect upon the College’s 100th anniversary, various historical events and demographic trends serve as a meaningful backdrop. Acclaimed local historian and journalist Gaye Le Baron will provide an insightful historical overview of Sonoma County shedding light on the role and legacy of Santa Rosa Junior College. In partnership with Arts and Lectures, and SRJC’s 100th Anniversary Committee.
Free and open to the public.
For more info, visit: https://pr.santarosa.edu/womens-history-month-2018

Parking permits are required, cost $4 and are available on campus lots.
Santa Rosa Junior College – Lawrence A. Bertolini Student Center, Santa Rosa
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**Film Screening: The Rape of Recy Taylor
Thursday, March 29, 6-9:00 PM
Reception 6pm. 7-8:30pm Screening to benefit Verity. 8:30 Panel Discussion with District Attorney, Jill Ravitch, Verity Executive Director, Christine Castillo and Sonoma county National Organization for Women (NOW) President, Elaine B. Holtz. For more info, visit: www.facebook.com/events/247384775802412/

Rialto Cinemas – 6868 Mckinley St., Sebastopol

The Petaluma Museum has some great events for Women’s History Month:
www.petalumamuseum.com

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March is Women’s History Month

To kick off Women’s History Month joining me on today’s show on the phone from her office in Los Angeles is Women’s Rights attorney, Gloria Allred and we will be talking about her career and importance of Women’s Rights and the contribution she has made. In watching the documentary, “Seeing Allred I just love this quote and in my mind gives one insight into who she is. The question that was asked was, “What do you consider to be your most outstanding feature?” Gloria Allred’s answer, “”I feel it’s my commitment, my commitment to making social change. I feel that if each one of us made that sort of commitment to other women; support other women that we would have social change very quickly,”

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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

Rise Up sung by Andrea Day from the Single: Rise Up -Mr. Rodgers Remix
(2016 Warner Brothers Records)

We Are Singing for our Lives sung by Holly Near from the album  And Still We Speak Out Spoken Collection  (Calico Tracks Music)

Link to Spinitron.com Playlist of the Women’s Spaces Show

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on Sexual Assault, Gender and Capitalism, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 12/11/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

Tags

capitalism, cooperative, Male dominance, Self esteem, Sexual predation, unite women, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest  Dr. Harriet Fraad on Sexual Assault, Gender and Capitalism,  broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 12/11/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA171211.html

Announcements  (See Links below)

Featured Guests

1. Dr. Harriet Fraad, Psychothrerapist, Author,  Feminist

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1.   Dr. Harriet Fraad talks of her early involvement in the Women’s Movement in the Sixties and its transformation over 50 years.  The Me,too activism since the recent Harvey Weinstein accusations, bolstered by a sitting President who was called out for his sexual predation during the 2016 Campaign, and engulfing established men in powerful leadership positions in entertainment, major media news, sports and other industries, including churches, prompted Dr. Fraad to write an essay Sexual Assault, Gender and Capitalism, which she discusses with Elaine.  Harriet describes what is fueling the current trend of women to raise children alone, and how boys are raised to be men with very limited avenues of emotional expression like sex and violence, such that the men’s fury of unmet needs are projected onto women rejecting sex.  Harriet encourages cooperation to replace competition, and change top-down corporate structure to co-operatives.

About our Guest:  Harriet Fraad, Ed.D, is a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in private practice in New York City. She is a founding member of the feminist movement and the journal Rethinking Marxism. For 40 years, she has been a radical committed to transforming US personal and political life. She writes regularly for Truthout, and journals such as Tikkun, and The Journal of Psychohistory. Her latest book written with Richard Wolff and Stephen Resnick is Class Struggle on the Home Front (Palgrave 2009). She writes a blog called Economy and Society with Richard D. Wolff that appears on her website, harrietfraad.com, and the website of Richard Wolff, RDWolff.com. Her newest publication is an essay written with Tess Fraad-Wolff, Imagine Personal and Sexual Life Under Socialism which appears in the forthcoming book Imagine Socialism in the USA (Harper Collins, 2013).

Guest Links: www.harrietfraad.com

Guest Link on Economic Update: www.RDWolff.com

Guest interview Economic Update: Revolt Against Sexual Abuse, 12/10/17 begins at 29 minutes into the show.

Guest Article Link: American Hyper-Capitalism Breeds the Lonely, Alienated Men Who Become Mass Killers, by Dr. Harriet Fraad, Truthout, 12/2/17

Related Women’s Spaces Shows:

Verity 24×7 Crisis Hotline WSA171204.html

Mother’s Day and the State of Mothers in the USA – with Dr. Harriet Fraad WSA170515

Dr. Harriet Fraad in our Radio KBBF Santa Rosa Studio on Feminism and Class Struggle WSA170227

Human Conectedness and the Health of the Nation with Dr Harriet Fraad, Two shows:

Part One WSA161219

Part Two WSA170206

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And the man selected by the Electoral College in 2016 to hold the Office of President of the United States of America needs to be held accountable:

16 Women Accuse Donald Trump of Sexual Predation – Brave New Films video 11/15/17

Live Press Conference with Women Accusers of Donald Trump -Brave New Films Video 12/11/17

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Announcement Links 

2017 Sonoma County Peace and Justice Awards presented 12/9/2017:

Alicia Roman – Peace & Justice Award
Ana Salgado – Russ & Mary Jorgensen Courage of Commitment Award
Yes on Measure C, Rent Control Campaign – Unsung Hero Award
Indivisible Groups in Sonoma County – Community Organization Award

www.facebook.com/PJCSonoma

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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

Yes You Can Can sung by Maria Muldaur from the Album: Yes You Can ((Telarc)

Hey Mr. Politican by Ellen Bukstel from the Album: Daddy’s Little Girl (Ellen Bukstel)

Link to Spinitron.com Playlist of the Women’s Spaces Show

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show (5th Anniversary!) with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Phyllis Meshulam on Poetry in Disasters and Rev. Mary Murray Shelton on Inner Recovery After the Fire, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 10/30/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

Tags

Inner Recovery, Mental Health, Poet, Self esteem, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show (5th Anniversary!) with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Phyllis Meshulam on Poetry in Disasters and Rev. Mary Murray Shelton on Inner Recovery After the Fire, broadcast via KBBF-FM 89.1 on 10/30/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA171030.html

Fifth Anniversary of Women’s Spaces’ Return to Radio KBBF

Poetry in Understanding Disasters

Inner Recovery After the Fire

Announcements  (See Links below)

This is our 5th Anniversary of  Women’s Spaces Radio Show returning to Radio KBBF

Featured Guests

1. Phyllis Meshulam,  Poet, Teacher and  Author of Land of My Father’s War

2. Rev. Mary Murray Shelton, Spealer. Religious Science Minister

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1   Phyllis Meshulam talks about her journey into poetry, beginning with parental influences. She shares a reading from the her new book Land of My Father’s War based on her father’s letters during World War II from Italy.  Phyllis announces a Poetry Reading called Rising from the Ashes, where you can meet her, on the Wildfire Disaster on Sunday, Nov. 12 at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts at 1pm.

About our Guest: Phyllis Meshulam, poet, teacher, coordinator for California Poets in the Schools and the nation-wide youth recitation series Poetry Out Loud, is the author of Doll, Moon (Finishing Line Press) and Valley of Moon (d-press). Her work also appears in literary magazines and the award-winning anthology Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace. A graduate of Pomona College with an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, Meshulam was the editor for Poetry Crossing, 50+ Lessons for 50 Years of California Poets in the Schools.

Guest Link: https://www.phyllismpoet.com/

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2. Rev. Mary Murray Shelton shares her experience with the Santa Rosa Wildfire Disaster and gives us hints on coping spiritually and emotionally with the post disaster trauma.  Rev. Mary announces her new weekly gatherings for inner recovery called After the Fire on Monday evenings 6-8 pm at the Share Exchange Conference Room at 535 5th St in  Santa Rosa. The meetings will be for the purpose of mutual support, comfort, telling our stories with respectful witnessing of others in our group, exploration and exercises for grief, safety, releasing, regaining balance and peace of mind.

About our Guest: Rev. Mary Murray Shelton
is a speaker, minister, performer, retreat facilitator, author, ceremonialist, mother and grandmother.  Rev. Mary officiated at the wedding of Elaine’s daughter Susan to David Jensen 30 years ago.

Guest Links:  www.revmary.com

Event Link: After the Fire meetups on Monday evenings with Rev. Mary https://www.meetup.com/preview/After-the-Fire/events/244471060

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Announcement Links – none this week

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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

Sending You Light by Betsey Rose and the Womensong Chorus from the Album: Welcome to the Circle (Paper Crane Music)

I Believe sung by LeAnn Rimes
from the Album: You Light Up My Life (Curb Records)

Link to Spinitron.com Playlist of the Women’s Spaces Show

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on Mothers Day origins and current motherhood in the USA, broadcast on 5/15/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

Tags

Human Rights, living wage, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guest Dr. Harriet Fraad on Mothers Day origins and current motherhood in the USA, broadcast on 5/15/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170515.html

Announcements and Commentary

Featuring Guest

1. Dr. Harriet Fraad, Psychothrerapist, Author,  Feminist

About our Guest:  Dr. Harriet Fraad, Ed.D, is a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist in private practice in New York City. She is a founding member of the feminist movement and the journal Rethinking Marxism. For 40 years, she has been a radical committed to transforming US personal and political life. She writes regularly for Truthout, and journals such as Tikkun, and The Journal of Psychohistory. Her latest book written with Richard Wolff and Stephen Resnick is Class Struggle on the Home Front (Palgrave 2009). She writes a blog called Economy and Society with Richard D. Wolff that appears on her website, harrietfraad.com, and the website of Richard Wolff, RDWolff.com. Her newest publication is an essay written with Tess Fraad-Wolff, Imagine Personal and Sexual Life Under Socialism which appears in the forthcoming book Imagine Socialism in the USA (Harper Collins, 2013).

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1.  Guest Dr. Harriet Fraad highlights some of the original ideas of Julia Ward Howe on Mother Day, as well as those of other women activists at the time. Dr. Fraad then talks about the current situation of mothers in the USA and the mixed messages of the worth of the mother by policy makers who make it difficult for mother’s to nurture their children with decreasing income and social resources.  The effect on men is also discussed.

Guest Links: www.harrietfraad.com

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Music Selections:

No Charge by Melba Montgomery, from the album Country Classics released in 1994 – 18 Country Classics (KTEL)

Julia Ward Howe Mothers Day Proclamation recited by Ghizela Rowe, from the album Mother’s Day No. 2 (Prime Music)

My Yiddisha Momme by Sophie Tucker, from the album Shalom Music of the Jewish People (Compendia)

Link  to Spinitron.com Playlist of the Women’s Spaces Show

 

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Vesta Copestakes on Community and Conversation and Zoe Nicholson on the Suffragette Miss Alice Paul , broadcast on 3/20/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

Tags

Self esteem, Sonoma County, unite women, women in art, women in business, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Vesta Copestakes on Community and Conversation and Zoe Nicholson on the Suffragette Miss Alice Paul , broadcast on 3/20/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170320.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Vesta Copestakes, Publisher/Editor, Sonoma County Gazette

2. Zoe Nicholson , Author, Producer, Miss Alice Paul – Heart of an Activist and The Hungry Heart – A Woman’s Fast for Justice

Announcements
(see Coming Events below)

Guest  1.  Vesta Copestakes discusses the need for communication with each other over community issues and realize the importance of passing the need for vigilant protection of hard gained rights for women to the new generations who may assume that such rights were always present.

Guest Link:   www.sonomacountygazette.com

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Guest 2.   Zoe Nicholson talks about her act of fasting for 37 days in Springfield, Illinoiss in support of the Equal Rights Amendment in 1982 and how it helped her to understand the soul committment of Alice Paul to the Women’s Suffrage Movement one hundred years ago.  Zoe talks about Alice Paul’s unwavering passion for Equality under the Law.  Zoe has produced an interactive website devoted to Miss Alice Paul to help the overcome the censorship of her contributions to the furthering of women;s rights from history books by rival political factions.

Guest Link:

www.lunesoleilpress.com/the-hungry-heart-a-womans-fast-for-justice.html

www.missalicepaul.com

National Women’s History Project Link:  http://www.nwhp.org/

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Announced Coming Events::

Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 4pm to 6pm: Women in Politics in Sonoma County,, Carpenters Hall, 1700 Corby Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA

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Music Selections:

We were there by Bev Grant

Which Side are You On by Bev Grant

www.bevgrant.com

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Molly Murphy MacGregor on National Woimen’s History Month of March and Barbara “Dusty” Roads NWHP Honoree and her biographer Elaine Rock, broadcast on 3/6/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

Tags

Self esteem, unite women, women in business, women in public service, women's rights, Women's Spaces

Women’s Spaces Radio Show on KBBF-FM 89.1 with host Elaine B. Holtz and guests Molly Murphy MacGregor on National Woimen’s History Month of March and Barbara “Dusty” Roads NWHP Honoree and her biographer Elaine Rock, broadcast on 3/6/17, has been uploaded to the web archives.

http://www.womensspaces.com/ArchiveWSKBBF/WSA170306.html

Featuring Guests:

1. Molly Murphy MacGregor, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Chair of the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) Board of Directors

2. Barbara “Dusty” Roads , NWHP 2017 Honoree for her lead for Flight attendant labor rights

3. Elaine Rock , Historian, Biographer of Barbara “Dusty” Roads

Announcements
(see Coming Events below)

Guest  1.  Molly Murphy MacGregor recounts some of the struggles for the country to acknowledge the valuable contribution of Women’s History. Molly shares some of the stories of the honorees of NWHP this year 2017 with the theme “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business.”

Guest Link: http://www.nwhp.org/womens-history-month/2017-honoree-nominations/

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Guest 2.   Barbara “Dusty” Roads is one of the NWHP 2017 Honorees.  She shares her journey to the skies as an attendant, since becoming a pilot was prohibited to women at the time.  Dusty led the fight for women’s rights while on the job as a flight attendant, inspired by Eleonor Roosevelt whom she served and talke with on a flight, organizing with the Airline Stewards and Stewardesses Association (ALSSA)  union to erase the age limit of 32 for stewardesses.  Dusty eventually became a lead lobbyist for ALSSA.

Guest Link: Read more about Dusty at her biographer’s Elaine Rock’s site http://elainerock.com/

Guest 3.  Elaine Rock is an historian and is in the process of gathering 2 years of inerviews with Barbara “Dusty” Roads. Elaine will help fill in the details for Dusty and share why she was attracted to write this biography.

Guest Link:  http://elainerock.com/

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Announced Coming Events:

March 22, 2017, 4pm to 6pm: Women in Politics in Sonoma County, Carpenters Hall, 1700 Corby Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA

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Music Selections:

We are the Women by Betsy Rose with the Womansong Chorus from the album Welcome to the Circle

Come to the Circle by Betsy Rose with the Womansong Chorus from the album Welcome to the Circle
www.cdbaby.com/cd/betsyrose3