Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections

Amazon Country - Victoria Brownworth Speaks with Bertha Harris

Item

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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

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.