It's a Jungle Out There: Jan Alpert Speaks with Rita Mae Brown + Reads from Her Books
Item
Title
It's a Jungle Out There: Jan Alpert Speaks with Rita Mae Brown + Reads from Her Books
Subject
Lesbian radio
Gay movement
Women's movement
Feminism
Lesbian authors
Lesbian autobiographies
Activism
Civil rights
Discrimination
Lesbian activists
LGBTQ+ civil rights
Lesbian writers
Organizing
Rita Mae Brown
Social movements
Violence
Women's political movements
Writing
Description
Jan Alpert and Rita Mae Brown discuss Rita Mae's career path and motivations outside of being a writer, as well as her involvement as a street organizer in the women's and gay rights movements. Occasionally throughout the interview, Jan will read excerpts from Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae's first novel, and In Her Day, Rita Mae's second novel. While discussing In Her Day, they cover the lessons Rita Mae learned from writing it.
Publisher
WBAI radio
Date
1976-10-08
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 Pacifica Radio, owner of WBAI and other historical stations. See also LHA Copyright Statement.
Rights Holder
Pacifica Radio Archives
Interviewee
Rita Mae Brown
Host
Jan Alpert
Physical Format
Audio cassette
Duration
1:33:58
Collection
Citation
“It's a Jungle Out There: Jan Alpert Speaks with Rita Mae Brown + Reads from Her Books,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 9, 2026, https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1396.