Conversations With Creative Women captures the fire, energy, humor, heart, soul and impact of the female creative experience.
Episodes
Tuesday Dec 24, 2013
Tuesday Dec 24, 2013
Karen Malpede is the author/director of 19 plays produced in the
US, Europe and Australia... a body of work that focuses on critical
issues of the day - war, human rights and social change. She and
husband, actor/producer George Bartenieff are the co-founders and
co-artistic directors of Theater Three Collaborative in New York.
Tuesday Nov 19, 2013
Tuesday Nov 19, 2013
Marione Ingram lived in Hamburg, Germany in the late 1930s/early 1940s. In her memoir, The Hands of War, she shares her harrowing, yet fascinating account of growing up Jewish under Hitler,and surviving Operation Gomorrah, 10 days and nights of relentless bombings by US and British Air Forces. As a teenager Marione emigrated to the US and having experienced racial discrimination in Europe became very active in the civil rights movement.
Tuesday Nov 12, 2013
Tuesday Nov 12, 2013
Kate Clinton is nothing short of hilarious, in fact, she's been
described as the most talented lesbian comedienne ever, but her audience
extends well beyond the gay community. Her humor is irreverent,
liberating and 'on the money.' In addition to performing, Clinton's
worked extensively with social justice and non-profit groups.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2013
Tuesday Oct 29, 2013
Latisha Daring is a New Yorker with talent,
tenacity, creativity and drive. She's a fashion designer, businesswoman
and entrepreneur who has spent more than 22 years in retail. She is
also the force behind Ladies Who Lunch, an organization that brings
together accomplished women of various industries who share their
stories to empower and inspire others.
Monday Oct 21, 2013
Monday Oct 21, 2013
With $50, vision and determination, Amanda Kraus, founded Row New York in 2002 and serves at its Executive Director. What began as a pilot program has grown into a thriving organization serving more than 2,000 middle and high school boys and girls a year in Queens and Manhattan. Kraus was named a 2012 Community Leadership Award winner by the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
Tuesday Oct 08, 2013
Tuesday Oct 08, 2013
A committed feminist, Brooklyn College Professor Barbara Winslow teaches in the School of Education and the Women's Studies Program. She is also the founder and director of the Shirley Chisholm Project of Brooklyn Women's Activism (1945-present).
Tuesday Oct 01, 2013
Tuesday Oct 01, 2013
Passion, talent, creativity, commitment...Lisa Johnson-Willingham has an abundant supply.A member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater from 1993-1999, she's also choreographed for a number of other companies, ran several dance programs, including Ailey Camp Chicago and is currently Director of the Ailey Extension which offers more than 80 classes a week in over 25 different dance and fitness techniques.
Tuesday Sep 17, 2013
Tuesday Sep 17, 2013
Educator, writer, storyteller, filmmaker, artist, activist, mentor, mom -- Aiesha Turman is a force to be reckoned with. Tired of not seeing positive images of black women and girls in the media, Turman decided to take matters into her own hands. She founded Super Hussy Media and The Black Girl Project.
Tuesday Sep 10, 2013
Tuesday Sep 10, 2013
From covering the White House and the Supreme Court, to the world of Private Equity, to Seminary -- the Rev. Julie Johnson Staples in a Renaissance woman. She shares the stops made along the way to becoming Interim Minister for Education at New York's Riverside Church.
Wednesday Aug 28, 2013
Wednesday Aug 28, 2013
Who doesn't know Dress For Success? Founder Nancy Lublin came up with the idea in 1995 during her first year of law school. She has since gone on to become the CEO of DoSomething.org, the largest organization for teens looking to make social change.