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Gregory, Elizabeth; Farrar Karkabi, Barbara; Cassidy, Helen
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A panel discussion led by Barbara Karkabi, in which Houston area feminist leaders from the 1970s (Helen Cassidy, Nikki Van Hightower, Barbara Farrar Karkabi, Frances M. Northcutt, and Celia Teresa)...
King Herring, Joanne; Gregory, Elizabeth; Feldman, Claudia
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Claudia Feldman interviews Joanne King Herring about her charities, book, and role in Charlie Wilson's effort to help Afghan resistance fighters get support from the United States government.
Gregory, Elizabeth; Divakaruni, Chitra L. Banerjee; White, Andrea
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Chitra Divakaruni interviews writer Andrea White. Topics include: her career in law, thoughts on parenthood and being a political spouse, recollections of memorable engagements, community programs,...
Andrea Greene interviews Audrey and Melanie Lawson. Their experiences with segregation are discussed, as well as their experiences in the community, inspirations, and the social work they have done.
Panel discussion with members of the Baha’i faith Elham Abassi, Cheryl Love Hanks, and Deanna McCullum, moderated by Tiphanie Yanique. Topics of discussion include: how their faith has impacted the...
Breast cancer survivor, Ellen Cohen interviews Lourdes Hernandez and Susan Rafte, also breast cancer survivors and members of the Pink Ribbons Project. They each talk about their personal experienc...
Monica Perales interviews Sylvia Garcia, the first Hispanic woman to be elected Commissioner in Harris County. Garcia discusses her personal life, growing up in Palito Blanco, her family, childhood...
Belton Oliver, Patricia; Gregory, Elizabeth; Gray, Lisa
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A panel discussion led by Lisa Gray with three deans, Patricia Benton Oliver, Ikhlas Sabouni, and Sarah Whiting in which they discuss the shifting gender dynamics in the world of architecture, both...
Andrea Greene interviews former Houston city council member Eleanor Tinsley. She discusses her life and career, challenges such as school integration and facing resistance as a woman in politics, h...
Gregory, Elizabeth; Swilley, Catherine; Cartey, Anne
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Betty Adams moderates a panel with four former nuns, Catherine Swilley, Anne Cartey, Sheila Doran-Benyon, and Lucia Betteler. Topics discussed include: individual experiences as nuns, reasoning for...
Shannon Buggs moderates a panel discussion with Ann Hamilton, Karen Lantz, Kathy Lord, Laura Spanjin, discussing their roles in the environmental movement in Houston.
Gayles, Joyce M.; Anderson, Pokey; Eversmeyer, Arden
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Panel interview with Pokey Anderson, Arden Eversmeyer, and Joyce Gayles, moderated by Jane Ely. Panelists describe how they came to Houston, their process of coming out, and the difficulty of findi...
Gregory, Elizabeth; Carroll, B. Jill; Adatia, Shaida
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Panel interview led by moderator, B. Jill Carroll, and three members of the Ismaili Muslim faith, Shaida Adatie, Fatima Mawji, and Rishma Visram Mohamed. Panelists discuss the current Muslim leader...
Teresa Tomkins-Walsh interviews Jacqueline Goettsche about the organization she founded, "The Women's Fund for Health Education and Research". She discusses the founding, the goals of the organizat...
Jane Ely interviews former Houston mayor Kathy Whitmire, a political science professor and the first woman to be elected to Houston government. She talks about her path into politics and her experi...
In this interview moderated by Claudia Feldman, panelists Toby Myers and Rhonda Gerson discuss their involvement with the women's movement and the issue of domestic violence. They discuss the devel...
In this interview conducted by Bonnie Gangelhoff, author Maguerite Johnston talks about the inspiration for her book and her initial impressions of Houston. The interview transitions to her opinion...
A three part interview with Nikki Van Hightower. In the first interview, Hightower discusses her childhood, influences, and background. She speaks about women in politics at the time she was growin...
A panel interview of three Pakistani women, author Bapsi Sidwa, educator Dr. Suraiya Saleem, and author Sehba Sarwar, moderated by Dina Alsowayel of the UH Women's Studies Program. They discuss for...
Gregory, Elizabeth; Walton Sieber, Ann; Cowan, Barbara
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A panel discussion consisting of three members of the Quaker faith, Barbara Cowan, Kathryn van der Pol, and May Mansoor Munn and one moderator and fellow Quaker, Ann Walton Sieber. The moderator di...
Andrea Greene interviews Ruth Simmons, a professor and the first African American woman to hold the title of president at a major college/university, Smith College. She talks about her childhood, v...
In this interview with Harriet Joan Ehrlich and Cassandra Thomas, the topic of sexual harassment is discussed. They discuss becoming involved with civil rights, sexual harassment and its change ove...
In this interview, Gloria Neal discusses a wide variety of topics with Sissy Farenthold. She begins the discussion with talking about why she decided to run for office in 1968. The interview then ...
A panel interview moderated by Lydia Lum, in which she interviews Lucie Bowing, Philoan Tran, Yani Keo, and Rothman Kou, originally from Vietnam and Cambodia. They discuss childhood memories, cultu...
A panel interview with Irma Galvan, Anita Jaisinghani, Janice Schindler, Pam Walker, and moderator, Monica Perales, discussing how gender has shaped women's experiences in the food industry.
Gregory, Elizabeth; Klein, Anne C.; Alsowayel, Dina
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Dina Alsowayel interviews Gaellyn Godwin, Anne Klein, and Kim-Lan Viola about women and Buddhism. Panelists describe Buddhism and what brought them to the religion. They discuss various aspects and...
D'Alessandro Behr, Francesca; Sewing, Joy; Whitaker, Toni
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A panel interview with Toni Whitaker, Roz Pactor, Michelle Ngo, and Kay King, from Houston's fashion industry, with moderator Joy Sewing, also in the fashion industry. Topics include: whether or no...
Elizabeth Gregory interviews Leela Krishnamurthy, Nalini Mukhopayada, Lakshmy Parameswaran, and Tara Narasimhan. They discuss the many aspects of Hinduism such as its complexity, its numerous gods,...
Holmes, Cecile S.; Drooby, Nabila; Noorbaksh, Sarah
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A panel discussion moderated by Cecile Holmes, in which Nabila Drooby, Sabah Farooq and Sarah Noorbaksh discuss Islam and women. They open by discussing common misconceptions about Islam, followed ...
A panel discussion moderated by Ellen Cohen, interviewing Judith Abrams, Leah Lax, and Devora Urkowitz on what it means to be a Jewish woman. The discussion focuses on the how the panelists' faith ...
Gregory, Elizabeth; Yip, Pamela; Rockwell, Elizabeth D.
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This is a panel discussion led by Pamela Yip, in which she interviews Elizabeth Rockwell, Janet Casstevens, Barbara Stanley, and Debra Stephens. Discussion includes general financial advice, how th...
Gregory, Elizabeth; Georgsson, Andrea; Fender, Donna
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In this interview led by Andrea Georgsson, Donna Fender and Nancy Currie discuss their careers at NASA. They speak of women at NASA, including support roles and astronauts, and how roles have chang...
Jody Goldstein interviews Diane Howell and Toby Ingersoll on their involvement in initiating changes for women in sports. The interview focuses on the panelists' perception of how Title IX has chan...
A panel discussion moderated by Mona Shoup in which Cath Conlon, Jane Laping, and Mary Ellen Whitworth discuss the importance of environmentalism. Topics also include: spirituality and the environm...
In this panel discussion led by moderator Liz Embry, panelists Anissa Gordon, Sehba Sarwar, and Gwendolyn Zepeda discuss their careers, influences, and work with adolescent teen girls. Topics also ...
In this interview led by L. M. Sixel, three entrepreneurs, Jane Howze, Mariette Melchior, and Delores Guerrero, discuss their backgrounds and what led them to start their own businesses. They talk ...
Gregory, Elizabeth; Johnson, Patricia Covo; Herbert, Lynn M.
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A panel discussion with Lynn Herbert, Susanne Theis, Emily Todd, and Michelle Barnes, moderated by Patricia Johnson, discussing women and art, with a focus on curation. The participants begin by di...
Holmes, Cecile S.; Gregory, Elizabeth; Havens, Helen
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In this interview conducted by Cecile Holmes, two local Houston area reverends Helen Havens and Angela Shannon discuss their experiences as women clerics. The women also discuss womanist theology, ...
A panel discussion with Telisa Toliver, Janet Clark, and Cheryl Collarini from the energy industry, and moderator, Lynn Cook, also in energy. Topics include: advice for women who want to get into c...
An interview by Ruth SoRelle with Dr. Edith Irby-Jones and Dr. Dianna Redburn, both with their own stories as women in the field of medicine. Dr. Edith Irby-Jones discusses challenges she faced gr...
A panel interview with four nurses, Anne Young, Sandra K. Hanneman, Marianne Marcus, and Katherine Walsh, in which moderator and fellow nurse, Adrian Menicinos, discuss the nursing profession. The ...
Storrs, Landon R. Y.; Alvarado, Carol; Schecter, Sue
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Panel interview with elected officials and political experts including Carol Alvarado, Beverly Kaufman, and Nancy Sims, moderated by Sue Schecter. Dr. Landon Storrs, history professor at University...
Panel interview with Carol Alvarado, Peggy Hamric, and Annise Parker, and moderator, Kathryn McNiel. The panelists take questions from the moderator and audience on topics such as how they entered ...
Gregory, Elizabeth; Georgsson, Andrea; Behar Molad, Clarisee
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Moderator Andrea Georgsson discusses a variety of topics with Clarisee Molad and Patricia Thompson. The participants start by discussing why it is important to be proficient with technology and the...
A panel interview with Houston news reporters, Sue Davis and Elma Barrera, led by Mitzi Vorachek. They discuss the different aspects of their careers as television professionals and the challenges ...
An interview with two chefs, Laura Crucet and Monica Pope led by Alyce Eyster. The discussion begins with the panelists recalling what sparked their interest in cooking and how their careers began....
Gregory, Elizabeth; Storrs, Landon R. Y.; Pace, Jayne
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Moderator Betty Luman, interviews aviator Jayne Pace, who conducted surveillance in the Civil Air Patrol in World War II, and Tamerson Glenn-Critchlow, a current Captain of the U.S. Marine Corps. D...
Carolyn Castillo interviews Judge Ruby Sondock of the Texas Supreme Court. Judge Sandock discusses her personal experiences and challenges of being a woman in law school. She also recalls various e...
This interview includes experiences of New Orleans residents during hurricanes Rita and Katrina. The video begins with commentary from Pat Jasper and Glenda Harris regarding the Surviving Katrina a...
Gregory, Elizabeth; O'Connor, Kyrie; Scott-Hagle, Mary
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A panel interview consisting of four bloggers Kyrie O' Connor, Robin Reagler, Latisha Johnson Wallace, and Anita Wadwa, moderated by fellow blogger Mary Scott-Hagle. The panelists discuss the blog'...
Panel interview with three runners, Melissa Aguilar, Caryn Honig, Eva Moldovanyi, moderated by runner Roberta MacInnis. Topics discussed include how each person began running,"getting hooked" on ru...
A panel interview with authors Karleen Koen, Gail Donohue Storey, and Margie Walker, moderated by Claudette Sims. They discuss a variety of topics ranging from why they chose a career as a writer, ...