An independent study
project at a local high school fueled Jennifer's passion for
photography. Frequent trips to protest and social justice meetings
in NYC with her older sister had her snapping photos of the likes
of Abbie Hoffman. A gifted musician, Jennifer put her camera down,
picked up the alto sax and flute and...
Susan Rukeyser describes
herself as 'difficult company at the cookie swap'. She's aware that
she doesn't like the things your supposed to like and talks about
the things you're not supposed to talk about. Which is why, after
growing up in Connecticut, it was so hard to find her people living
in places like Georgia and...
In
tracking down some family history on her Dad's side, Mia's first
desert experience was in Sedona, AZ. Later, frequent travels with
theatre companies or just her own wanderlust seeking out a place to
call home, Mia began using Joshua Tree National Park as her
're-set' location. She'd stop in on her way out of...
This
episode is a little different than what you've heard so far.
Typically, I sit down and have a casual one on one conversation for
the entire 30 minutes. In this
episode, I've had similar, shorter conversations with
eleven desert women, asking them, in most cases, the same five or
so questions. As you listen to the...