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When we think of women in jazz, we typically think of singers like Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday, and Sarah Vaughn. But what about the other instruments in the band, like pianos, trumpets, and trombones? And what about the composers and the band leaders? That’s what the current exhibit “Rhythm Is My Business: Women Who Shaped Jazz” at the New York Public Library’s Library for the Performing Arts explores in photographs, short videos, audio pieces, and other music paraphernalia.… read more.
I joined the Chicago Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in 1983. That was one year after I married Richard (on 6/27/82), and part of the emotional process of relinquishing my hopes for an academic career. I didn’t know where the future would lead, I only knew that although I would probably never be a university professor, my commitment to education in general–and my commitment to education for women in particular–would never waiver.… read more.
August 16, 2014: 10th Anniversary Celebration of the WITASWAN Project at the CineMark in Evanston, Illinois (preceded by a brunch at Bravo Restaurant)
Jan Lisa Huttner: Wow, it is so great to see so many old—and new—faces here today!
Now I know that I’m big and loud and I make a lot of fuss, but WITASWAN (Women in the Audience Supporting Women Artists Now) is an “us” project, and we want to open today’s program by telling you all very briefly how it started.… read more.