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“Love, Gilda”… A Documentary Celebrating The Life And Legacy Of The Great Gilda Radner

wyskSeptember 21, 2018

When Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer in 1989 I was 20 years old, having grown up with Roseannadanna, Emily Litella and her other one-of-a-kind characters, I...

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Annie Govekar Delivers Megadose Of Badass Woman-Powered Inspiration Through Art Project

wyskSeptember 21, 2018

On Inauguration Day 2017, Annie Govekar, a self-taught artist and photographer, was looking for a way to counter the "defeat and uncertainty" she was seeing all...

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Dolly Parton Gives Us New ’19th Amendment’ Anthem About Women’s Right To Vote… Volume Up

wyskSeptember 20, 2018

This week, a new song from Dolly Parton hit the digital airwaves that’s a head boppin', toe tappin' historical anthem centered on women’s fight for the legal ri...

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45 Years Ago Today: Billie Jean King Defeated Bobby Riggs In Battle Of The Sexes

wyskSeptember 20, 2018

More than 50 million Americans tuned in to watch, making it the most viewed U.S. tennis match of all time. More importantly, King's victory made it a game-changer for women’s tennis....

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A Bay of Botany: Alice Eastwood’s Nine Decades and Three Hundred Thousand Specimens

Dale DeBakcsySeptember 19, 2018

April 18, 1906, and Alice Eastwood's lunch bag hangs casually from a mastodon's tusk while outside, a proud city burns. It is the morning of the great San Fran...

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The Hard Rise And Long Fall Of Elizabeth Blackwell (1818-1910), The First Woman MD

Dale DeBakcsySeptember 12, 2018

The long life of Elizabeth Blackwell (1818-1910), the first woman to earn a Medical Degree in America, can be divided into two roughly equal parts: four decades...

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Children are People: The Life and Science Of Anna Freud

Dale DeBakcsySeptember 5, 2018

Humans have a profound genius for generating terrible ideas. Slavery. Theocratic government. But there is one particular idea we hung onto for an unfathomabl...

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“Tea With The Dames” Trailer… Documentary Featuring Film Legends Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, and Joan Plowright

wyskSeptember 4, 2018

"What happens when four legends of British stage and screen get together?" That’s what the new film Tea With The Dames asks… and answers. Judi Dench, Maggie Smi...

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Mary Shelley… What You Should Know About Frankenstein’s Creator

wyskAugust 30, 2018

On what would have been her 221st birthday, we pay homage to Mary Shelley (August 30, 1797 - February 1, 1851), creator of one of the greatest horror stories ev...

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