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Twanda discusses the stereotypes facing Black women and the importance of empowerment and representation for Black girls and women in the United States.

My Mom is Brigitta Woodward, born and raised in Kalrsruhe, Germany, and 59 years young. My parents married in Germany when my mom was 32, and she left her life there to move to upstate New York with my siblings...

An interview with my Grandpa, Jim Conway, about important historical events that have taken course in the United States throughout his life.

In the car we discussed various topics like prioritizing family over careers, first jobs, and the biggest influences on our lives.

The life of Yudith Vargas

An interview revealing the predudice within the arts and how women arts has suffered at the hand of elitist preferences. Discussed here is how fibers art is a cultural identity and one that is being swept under the rug.

A story about a young girl living in South Korea who reflects on the depression she went through as a teenager and how it helped her start the journey of searching for her true self.

Growing up with strong female role models, and keeping people close to the heart.

I interview my mother about her experience raising her younger siblings after her parents were imprisoned by the East German government. This is a story of strength, perseverance, and overcoming extreme adversity while remaining true to her family and herself.

Interviewing my grandma about the changing times for women

This was an interview about my Grandma’s life starting from the 40s progressing to present day. It has her thoughts, opinions, and ideas and how worldly events have shaped her.

Eva Wang (21) talks with her mother, Zhu Hongying (48) about the memory in her childhood and the reason why a woman need to have a kid.

Betsy Wade Legacy Fund Fellow Lauren McGaughy sits down with Betsy Wade, long-time New York Times editor and columnist, at the 2017 Journalism and Women Symposium in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

My grandmother, a 73 year old woman shares her experience growing up in Ohio and her career as a female speech pathologist.

An interview with my mom about her life. This interview is full of laughs and some tears near the end.

We talked about being a women in America

Personal life

In this recording, mother and daughter discuss the themes and deep ideas that Walker brings about in The Color Purple, especially how times have changed regarding how we view society.

I asked my Aunt Kathy a few questions about what her experience was being a young woman growing up in the 1960’s and what kind of expectations were placed on her. This was a practice interview and it was not...

I interviewed my girlfriend and one of my oldest friends because I wanted to know a little more about her perspective. Devin and I have been friends for over 15 years and have recently begun a romantic relationship. This interview...

I interviewed my mom about where she came from, how she met my dad, spirtuality and other important aspects of life to carry with you.

Talk with my mother about womanhood/motherhood and overall memories of her life

My grandmother described leaving rural New York for her education and short career in the U.S. Secret Service in Beirut, Lebanon, in the early days of the Cold War, while her sister took a very different path (a convent). There...

Ella and her mentor/manager Nadia reflect on their experience at Hillary Clinton's "victory party" at the Javits Center on election night 2016, and on what Clinton's loss meant to them as women and coworkers.

Betsy Wade, former journalist with The New York Times, talks her granddaughter Leah Boylan and JAWS fellow Lauren McGaughy.