Amazon Country - Victoria Brownworth Speaks with Bertha Harris
Item
Title
Amazon Country - Victoria Brownworth Speaks with Bertha Harris
Subject
Lesbian radio
Women's music
Lesbian authors
Lesbian fiction
Patriarchy
Lesbian identity
Bertha Harris
Discrimination
Feminism
Lesbian literature
Lesbian separatism
Music
Writing
Media
Lesbian musician
Description
Victoria Brownworth interviews author Bertha Harris in an episode of Amazon Country. Bertha discusses how writing has been a means of freedom and escape for her, and how she would like fiction to help define what it means to be a lesbian. They also explore whether and how the patriarchy has an impact on what women write. They ruminate on the overlap between politics and art.
Publisher
WXPN radio
Rights
This item is protected by copyright. You are free to use this item for personal and educational purposes, as outlined in CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Requests for further uses and licensing questions should be forwarded to WXPN. See also LHA Copyright Statement.
Rights Holder
WXPN
Series Title
Amazon Country
Interviewee
Bertha Harris
Host
Victoria Brownworth
Physical Format
Audio cassette
Duration
0:58:41
Music/Sound Used
"Your Mama Won't Like Me" by Suzi Quatro
"It's Gonna Take A Miracle" by Jade and Sarsaparilla
Collection
Citation
“Amazon Country - Victoria Brownworth Speaks with Bertha Harris,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 16, 2026, https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1399.
