Author Molly Gloss and the Heroines of the American West
Series: Stage and Studio
From: Dmae Roberts
Length: 00:27:52
Dmae Roberts presents an Oregon Treasures feature piece for Stage and Studio. The new series profiles veteran artists and arts organizations that have enriched the state of Oregon through their art.
This show profiles Molly Gloss, Portland novelist. Gloss’ books have shed light on untold stories of women in the American West.
Molly Gloss was a finalist the PEN/Faulkner award for American fiction for The Jump-Off Creek about a woman who homesteads in Oregon in 1895 and won the James Tiptree Jr. Award for her novel Wild Life about an early 20th century feminist in Washington. Her newest work is The Hearts of Horses—the story of a young woman who breaks horses in Eastern Oregon.
Oregon Treasures is made possible by an individual artist grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
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Piece Description
Dmae Roberts presents an Oregon Treasures feature piece for Stage and Studio. The new series profiles veteran artists and arts organizations that have enriched the state of Oregon through their art.
This show profiles Molly Gloss, Portland novelist. Gloss’ books have shed light on untold stories of women in the American West.
Molly Gloss was a finalist the PEN/Faulkner award for American fiction for The Jump-Off Creek about a woman who homesteads in Oregon in 1895 and won the James Tiptree Jr. Award for her novel Wild Life about an early 20th century feminist in Washington. Her newest work is The Hearts of Horses—the story of a young woman who breaks horses in Eastern Oregon.
Oregon Treasures is made possible by an individual artist grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
Broadcast History
Broadcast on Stage & Studio on KBOO, June 1, 2010.
Transcript
DMAE ROBERTS: I’m Dmae Robers and this is a special Oregon Treasures Edition of Stage and Studio…with funding from the Regional Arts and Culture Council …Oregon Treasures features veteran artists and arts organizations that have made an impact on the state.… today I talk with one of Portland’s esteemed authors, Molly Gloss who has focused her career writing about strong women of the American West. Molly Gloss was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for American Fiction for The Jump-Off Creek about a woman who homesteads in Oregon in 1895 and won the James Tiptree Jr. for her novel Wild Life about an early 20th century feminist in Washington. Her newest work is The Hearts of Horses—the story of a young woman who breaks horses in Eastern Oregon.
So much of Gloss’ work features women in the rural West, and a lot of it is from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. I asked about her fasci...
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lark in the Clear1 | Shake That Little Foot | Free Music Archive | 00:00 | ||
| Father Murphy | Cornelius Cardew | Ubu Web Sound | 00:00 | ||
| Slow | Foghorn String Band | FoghornStringBand.com | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Production assistant: Tali Singer
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