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International Women’s Day 1995
Date: 3/5/1995Call Number: JG/ 087BFormat: Cass BProducers: Judy GerberProgram: A Defiant HeartCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Interview with Judy Siff of the Prairie Fire Organizing Committee who speaks of the creation, destruction and recreation of International Women's Day. It is a day when women recognize women who are in struggle around the world. Siff advocates visiting women in prison and describes the situation of Laura Whitehorn, an anti-racist political prisoner accused of resistance conspiracy and sentenced to 15 years of prison.
Readings from Margaret Randall's 'Sandino's Daughters Revisited,' a book of interviews and commentary about Nicaraguan feminism following the defeat of the FSLN in 1990. The book describes how the Sandinista movement brought women into public leadership but within its male-dominated power structure. Following are excerpts of an interview with Michelle Nageles, a feminist activist at the University of Central America who envisions a newfound solidarity amongst women in Nicaragua.
Norma Jean Croy
Date: 8/28/1995Call Number: PM 327AFormat: Cass AProducers: Prison Activist Resource CenterProgram: On The Outside Collection: Norma Jean Croy
Norma Jean Croy & the 1978 Hooty Case are discussed in great detail in an interview with Rita Brown and Jane Segal. The claim for self-defense helped Hooty get acquitted from his sentence, but not Norma Jean Croy. She remains at Chowchilla for life. Bo and Jane encourage people to advocate for her release. They also question the government's use of prisons in the U.S.
News from the Homefront
Publisher: Family Violence Prevention FundYear: 1995Volume Number: Fall/WinterFormat: ArticleCollection: Violence Against Women
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