Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections

Victoria Brownworth Speaks with Bertha Harris

Item

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Title

Victoria Brownworth Speaks with Bertha Harris

Subject

Lesbian radio
Women's music
Lesbian authors
Lesbian fiction
Patriarchy
Lesbian identity

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

See the LHA Copyright Statement

Type

Audio Recording; Radio talk shows

Rights Holder

WXPN

Series Title

Amazon Country

Interviewee

Bertha Harris

Interviewer

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

“Victoria Brownworth Speaks with Bertha Harris,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1399.