SERIES: What' s the Word? - A series of half-hour programs to celebrate Women's History Month in March

Summary:

A series of programs that can be aired for Women's History Month in March

Website:

http://www.mla.org/radio

Additional Credits and Funding:

Technical Director: Duke Markos, Production Coordinator: Lee Morgan

Timely on:

March: Women's History Month

Tones:

Engaging, Polished, Thoughtful

Language:

English

Description:

http://prx.org/pieces/16919
What's the Word? Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen's _Pride and Prejudice_ continues to be popular nearly two hundred years after it was first published.

http://prx.org/pieces/16877
What's the Word? Elizabeth I and Victoria - Literary portrayals of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria.

http://prx.org/pieces/16840
What's the Word? Women Warriors - From Joan of Arc to GI Jane--a look at women warriors.

http://prx.org/pieces/16838
What's the Word? Medieval Women - A literary view of the lifestyles of medieval women.

http://prx.org/pieces/17295
What's the Word? Women Public Intellectuals - While men of letters have traditionally achieved the influential position of public intellectual, in the twentieth century a number of important women took on the same role.

Promos available.

Photo: courtesy of University of Illinois Press

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