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Anne Firor Scott, Professor at Duke University, writer, activist and pioneer in the history of women, discusses her work and the importance of the African-American women activists and their part in the expansion of the "Black Middle Class."
Lisa Eorio, research scientist at the University of Virginia, discusses the gender wage gaps and her dissertation focused on theory of Human Capital. Her research finds that women were obtaining less wage compensation, and concentrated in lower paying industries.
Gertrude Fraser author of African American Midwifery in the South: Dialogue of Birth, Race, and Memory discusses her ethnographical study on how older African-American women narrate their life course. She underscores the intergenerational relations of the experiences of these women, and their experiences as adolescents in retrospect.
Chinta Gaston, graduate of Virginia Law is discusses her role in the United States Attorney's Office, and her role in Kroll Law Firm with bringing justice in the lawsuits dealing with sex discrimination.
Recent University of Virginia graduates, Jessie Blundell and Sarah Curtis-Fawley, discuss their long-term project regarding the widespread problem of sexual assault at the University of Virginia and myths surrounding sexual assault.
Gene Brosok, music critic and program host of Listening of Women and Men for WOMR, discusses the exclusionary practices in the hiring of women and racial minorities in the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
Central Spokesperson for Palestinian people and author of This Side of Peace discusses the moral imperative for obtaining a central and recognized place for Palestinians. She focuses on her commitment to social justice and diplomacy in her home country.
Karen Holt, director of the Equal Opportunity Office at the University of Virginia, discusses the program's goals and sexual harassment in the White House.
Lisa Lindquist Dorr, fellow at the Carter Woodson Institute at the University of Virginia, discusses her project concerning black on white rape in Virginia from 1900 to 1960s.
Karen Holt, director of the Equal Opportunity Office at the University of Virginia, discusses Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education focusing on peer-to-peer sexual harassment.
Rebecca Young, 1999-2000 Bayly McIntire Graduate Student Fellow, discusses her dissertation that focuses on the relationship of non-conformist communities to art production in San Francisco in 1950's- '60s and her latest curation "African American Graphic Work of Contemporary Women Artists."
Michelle Kisliuk, professor of Music at the University of Virginia, discusses the transgeneric culture process through music focusing on socio-aesthetic.
Karen Holt, director of the Equal Opportunity Office at the University of Virginia, discusses sexual harassment and the recent Supreme Court decisions.
Ellen Contini Morava, program chair of linguistics and professor of anthropology at the University of Virginia, discusses the different feminist moral stands on the Clinton White House's controversy.
Miki Liszt, dancer and founder of the Miki Liszt Dance Company, discusses her latest modern dance performance based on the book Veils and Words as an avenue of self-exploration and the veil as an Iranian-born woman.
Susan Fraiman, associate professor of English at the University of Virginia, discusses "Crashing the Party: Women in the Academy Now" and feminist literary criticism.
Grace Hale, assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia, discusses her book Making Whiteness: The Culture of Segregation in the South, 1890-1940 that focuses on white racial identity and its meaning.
John Generri, research fellow at the Carter G. Woodson Institute at the University of Virginia, discusses the history of intellectual debates and cultural politics of Jazz from the early 1950s to mid 1960s.
Mary Gaston's has a great sensibility towards Jane Austen's literature. She discusses the morality and romanticism of Jane Austen's novels made into films (Emma, Sense and Sensibility).
Shu Jinghuan, professor of Education in Beijing currently in a Fulbright research fellowship at the University of Maryland, discusses the cultural revolution's effects on gender issues, women and education in China.
Author Luise White, discusses her book that focuses on the rumors of vampirism in Central Africa as well as the general phenomenon of rumors in our culture.
Sandi Cooper, the Chair of the University Faculty Senate and professor of European History at CUNY, discusses her talk for the Curry School of Education regarding the endangered fate of public higher education. She focuses on New York City mayor's critique on the open-enrollment of public higher education.
Janet Beizer, associate professor of French at the University of Virginia, discusses her book Ventriloquized Bodies: Narratives of Hysteria in 19th Century France and her research on cultural conceptions of gender in Paris.
Doctor Bernice Sandler, whose focus has been on the "chilly climate" of women in society discusses the gendered interactions in every day lives that lead to domestic violence.
Phillip Troutman, research fellow at the Carter G. Woodson Institute at the University of Virginia, discusses his dissertation focusing on family and market geography in the slave migration patterns in Antebellum Virginia.
Virginia Himes, professor of Anthropology at the University of Virginia, discusses her course on Native American women using their published life histories.
Rae Blumberg, professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, continues her discussion of policy implications on gender in economic development during the African food crisis.
Jenny Ganell, discusses her role in the Hetrick-Martin Institute in New York City, which hopes to create a safe space for gay, lesbian, and transgender students in their high school years.
Professor of criminal Law at Vanderbilt University discusses the significance of the verdict of OJ Simpson Trial; the larger cultural context of racial politics in the L.A. police department; and the lack of focus on domestic violence.
Gertrude Fraser, professor of Anthropology at the University of Virginia, discusses the Holsinger Studio Collection - a collection of local Charlottesville studio portraits, including a significant collection of portraits of African-Americans - on exhibit at the Carter Woodson Institute.
Leslie Nuchow, New York singer songwriter, discusses her offer from the label Phillip Morris: Women Thing Music and what led to her to anti tobacco industry activism.
Xiaolin Li was born in mainland China and obtained her PhD from the University of Maryland focusing on women in the military; in this episode she discusses Mulan and the history of women warriors in China.
Martha Craven Nussbaum discusses her book "Love's Knowledge" and her work as an expert witness on Colorado's Amendment 2 dealing with sexual orientation and state laws.
Ellen Contina Morava, program chair of Linguistics at the University of Virginia, discusses the origin, stigmas, and the importance of considering Ebonics as a valid form of communication.
Lisa Eorio, research scientist at the University of Virginia, discusses her experience as a person living with MS and the new grant that hopes to slow down the effects of MS in women through water aerobics fitness.
Ellen Phipps is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist and the Director of the Adult Day Care at Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA) in Charlottesville discusses how caring for an elderly adult is a women's issue in regards to assistance as well as care giving.
Student leaders discuss the history of Take Back the Night beginning in the 1970s, and the importance of protesting against general violence and reclaiming safe spaces.
Gweneth West, associate professor in the drama department at the University of Virginia, discusses the practice of Costume Design and its connection to historical and cultural contexts.
Sharon Hays, professor at the University of Virginia, discusses her book The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood, and the idea of intensive mothering is an ideological construct.
Ingrid Sandole-Staroste, professor of Sociology at George Mason University, discusses her research of women in East Germany and how the unification affected their daily lives.