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Literary Chautauquas - Betty Jean Steinshouer spends years of research for one-woman shows on Willa Cather, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Gertrude Stein, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Sarah Orne Jewett and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Lynn Schrichte - Actress/playwright Lynn Schrichte brings Mrs. Fiske and Nellie Bly to life. American Theatre and Journalism.
Marge Piercy Homepage - This website includes a biography, bibliograph, FAQ, and selected poems, among other things.
Miriam Reed Productions one-woman performances - Miriam Reed presents "Margaret Sanger:Radiant Rebel," a one-woman 90-minutes performance, comprising two forty-minute monologues, on the woman who founded what became Planned Parenthood. Two events in the life of Margaret Sanger are recreated using her own words from her speeches and letters: a press conference in 1940 and an after dinner speech in 1916. Also available: "Louisa May Alcott: Living Little Women," "Oscar Wilde's Women," Mrs. Stanton and Susan."
National Women's History Project - Over 150 costumed U.S. women's history performers are listed for every programming interest!
Olympia Dukakis - Known for her Oscar-winning performance in "Moonstruck."
Queen Bee Productions - A traveling professional theatre group producing works that promote equity for women.
Speak Out - Speak Out is the country's only national not-for-profit speakers and artists agency. Committed to political, economic and social justice, Speak Out encourages critical and imaginative thinking about domestic and international issues.
Suppressed Histories Archives - International women's studies -- priestesses, witch hunts, women drummers, weavers, liberators, indigenous history, racism and patriarchy -- in Max Dashu's articles and slide series.
Susan G. Butruille: Women's Voices - Susan Butruille, author of the Women's Voices series.
The Gender Knot - An approach to gender inequality that empowers both men and women to be part of the solution instead of just part of the problem. By Allan G. Johnson.
The Power Project - My Spirit Flies From Bay City Press - A collection of portraits and prose of women in their power. By Cathy Angell.
The many faces of Jane Curry - Jane Curry is an author, storyteller, performer, and recovering academic with a knack for provoking both thought and laughter with her one-woman shows. Since 1983, she has traveled with her various personae to forty-six states, Israel and Japan and is available for single-show events, multiple-show tours, and residencies. Written and performed with a sense of history and humor, the four shows described address themes of women's history and gender equity.
Voices of Africa - African American percussion and choral ensemble. Site has instrument information, program, and schedule.
Weddington Center - The Weddington Center is the base for the professional activities of Sarah Weddington and provides support for her speaking, conference teaching, and writing activities. It also provides the umbrella for a variety of collaborative endeavors.
Women in History - Women in History, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1991 by Sophia Mastrandreas-Dadas, former historian for the city of Norwood, Ohio and group of women from Lakewood, Ohio. Women in History brings American stories to life through the voices of such noted women as Annie Oakley, Marian Anderson, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, Margaret Bourke-White, Rachel Carson, Isadora Duncan, Amelia Earhart, Maria Mitchell, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ida Wells Barnett, Hariet Tubman, plus 60 others. Each one-hour program includes two portrayals, audience interaction.
Women's History ALIVE! - Four fascinating one woman plays on famous women in American history. Meet Midge the owner of the Chewing Gum Junque Shop who buys, reconditions, and recycles used chewing gum while involving the audience in songs, dancing, magic, and silliness about famous women in twentieth century America. Three other fun and exciting plays are available for your organization.
Womynkind.org - Live multimedia programs dealing with the issues of violence against Women performed by Nancy Hulse.
loudrmouth theatre company - Theatre company that changes views and myths about feminism and raises money for women in need. Past shows include Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues amongst others.
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