Playlist: Women's History Month
Compiled By: StoryCorps
A collection of stories from and about some amazing women.
StoryCorps Griot: Betty Thompson
From StoryCorps | Part of the StoryCorps series | 02:47
Ms. Betty Thompson talks about her work at the last remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi, and what led her there.
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Ms. Betty Thompson talks about her work at the last remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi, and what led her there.
StoryCorps: Tan
From StoryCorps | 02:39
Grandma Crescenciana was no stranger to sacrificing for family. Her grandchildren called her Lola. They grew up hearing stories about her life in the Philippines and how hard she worked to survive. Four years after Lola passed, her grandson Kenneth came to StoryCorps to tell his mother Olivia about the greatest lesson Lola ever taught him.
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Grandma Crescenciana was no stranger to sacrificing for family. Her grandchildren called her Lola. They grew up hearing stories about her life in the Philippines and how hard she worked to survive. Four years after Lola passed, her grandson Kenneth came to StoryCorps to tell his mother Olivia about the greatest lesson Lola ever taught him.
StoryCorps: Cohen
From StoryCorps | Part of the StoryCorps series | 02:54
Time now for StoryCorps,
As the end of year approaches, we’re taking time to remember those we’ve lost.
This week, we honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with a story about her first appearance before the Supreme Court. The case... ”Frontiero v. Richardson.”
Recently the plaintiff, Sharron Frontiero...now Sharron Cohen, came to StoryCorps with her son Nathan to remember.
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Time now for StoryCorps,
As the end of year approaches, we’re taking time to remember those we’ve lost.
This week, we honor the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with a story about her first appearance before the Supreme Court. The case... ”Frontiero v. Richardson.”
Recently the plaintiff, Sharron Frontiero...now Sharron Cohen, came to StoryCorps with her son Nathan to remember.
StoryCorps: Grete Bergman and Sarah Whalen-Lunn
From StoryCorps | Part of the StoryCorps series | 02:06
Grete Bergman came to StoryCorps with her friend, Sarah Whalen, to talk about their experiences giving and receiving traditional Native markings.
Grete Bergman came to StoryCorps with her friend, Sarah Whalen, to talk about their experiences giving and receiving traditional Native markings.
StoryCorps Griot: Sharon Brangman and Jenna Lester
From StoryCorps | Part of the StoryCorps series | 02:20
Dr. Jenna Lester talks to her mother, Dr. Sharon Brangman, about growing up in a family of black women who have dedicated their lives to medicine.
Dr. Jenna Lester talks to her mother, Dr. Sharon Brangman, about growing up in a family of black women who have dedicated their lives to medicine.
StoryCorps: Wally Funk and Mary Holsenbeck
From StoryCorps | 02:32
When Wally Funk was 8 years old, she jumped off the roof of her barn while wearing a Superman cape, hoping to fly. That desire never left her, and as an adult she became a pilot and flight instructor. But for Wally, the ultimate destination was always outer space.
She almost got the chance to go in 1961. That year, she was part of a group of female pilots who took part in tests to determine if women were fit for space travel. The project was run by the same doctor who developed tests for NASA astronauts.
The women, who became known as the Mercury 13, passed many of the same tests as the men, but never got to go to space. More than half a century later, Wally Funk hasn’t given up.
She was interviewed in Dallas by one of her flight students, Mary Holsenbeck.
Wally bought a ticket for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic and hopes to be onboard its maiden voyage into space.
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When Wally Funk was 8 years old, she jumped off the roof of her barn while wearing a Superman cape, hoping to fly. That desire never left her, and as an adult she became a pilot and flight instructor. But for Wally, the ultimate destination was always outer space.
She almost got the chance to go in 1961. That year, she was part of a group of female pilots who took part in tests to determine if women were fit for space travel. The project was run by the same doctor who developed tests for NASA astronauts.
The women, who became known as the Mercury 13, passed many of the same tests as the men, but never got to go to space. More than half a century later, Wally Funk hasn’t given up.
She was interviewed in Dallas by one of her flight students, Mary Holsenbeck.
Wally bought a ticket for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic and hopes to be onboard its maiden voyage into space.
StoryCorps: Dorlie Fong
From StoryCorps | Part of the StoryCorps series | 03:08
In the late 1930’s, dancer Dorothy Toy debuted on Broadway with her partner Paul Wing. It capped years of hard work on the Vaudeville circuit and launched them to stardom. Decades later, her daughter Dorlie came to StoryCorps to remember her mother’s legacy.
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In the late 1930’s, dancer Dorothy Toy debuted on Broadway with her partner Paul Wing. It capped years of hard work on the Vaudeville circuit and launched them to stardom. Decades later, her daughter Dorlie came to StoryCorps to remember her mother’s legacy.
StoryCorps American Pathways and Griot: Rich Jean, Abigail Jean, and Hasina Islam
From StoryCorps | Part of the StoryCorps series | 03:12
Abigail Jean and her father, Rich Jean, thank their local librarian, Hasina Islam, for encouraging Abigail’s love of reading.
Abigail Jean and her father, Rich Jean, thank their local librarian, Hasina Islam, for encouraging Abigail’s love of reading.
StoryCorps Griot: Sabrina Beavers and Shantay Davies-Balch
From StoryCorps | Part of the StoryCorps series | 02:25
Sabrina Beavers talks to her friend and colleague, Shantay Davies- Balch about Black maternal health and the premature births of their children.
Sabrina Beavers talks to her friend and colleague, Shantay Davies- Balch about Black maternal health and the premature births of their children.
StoryCorps: Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed
From StoryCorps | 02:19
Best friends, Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed, talk about their military service and their experience as transgender women.
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Best friends, Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed, talk about their military service and their experience as transgender women.
StoryCorps: Flip Cuddy and Christine Cuddy
From StoryCorps | Part of the StoryCorps series | 02:23
Flip and Christine Cuddy remember their mother, Susan Ahn Cuddy, a Navy gunnery officer who served in World War II.
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Flip and Christine Cuddy remember their mother, Susan Ahn Cuddy, a Navy gunnery officer who served in World War II.
StoryCorps: Helen Merrill and Elizabeth Hartley
From StoryCorps | 02:53
At 91, Helen Merrill has never missed a presidential election. She sat down with her granddaughter to remember her mother, Blanche, who rose from her sick bed to vote during the 1918 flu pandemic.
At 91, Helen Merrill has never missed a presidential election. She sat down with her granddaughter to remember her mother, Blanche, who rose from her sick bed to vote during the 1918 flu pandemic.
StoryCorps: Alexis Martinez and Lesley Etherly Martinez
From StoryCorps | 02:49
Alexis Martinez (L) tells her daughter, Lesley Etherly Martinez (R), about being a transgender woman.
In the early 1960s, while growing up in a rough housing project on Chicago’s South Side, Alexis Martinez (L) had to hide that she was transgender.
Her name back then was Arthur.
At StoryCorps, she told her daughter, Lesley Etherly Martinez, how in the last few years, she has been able to live as a woman full time.
StoryCorps: Monica Harwell and Andrea Cleveland
From StoryCorps | Part of the StoryCorps series | 01:59
Monica Harwell, talks to her daughter, Andrea Cleveland, about being the first woman to climb electric utility poles for ConEd in New York.
In 1991, Monica Harwell became the first woman to climb electric utility poles for ConEdison in New York.
As a line constructor, her job was to install power lines dozens of feet in the air.
She worked alongside men whose families had been working on the lines for generations.
At StoryCorps, she tells her daughter, Andrea Cleveland -- who now also works for ConEdison -- that many of them never thought she’d make it.