Archived Radio Show

February 3, 2025

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA250203

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Duration 57 minutes

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Featuring

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz,  Host of Women's Spaces  

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1. Commentary by our Host, Elaine B. Holtz:  Elaine's commentary blends personal reflection with broader social issues, emphasizing resilience, activism, and community. She begins by recounting her knee injury and recovery, expressing gratitude for the care she received, particularly from immigrant healthcare workers, and reflecting on global divisions.

Seeing her accident as a journey of acceptance, she ties it to larger struggles, urging historical awareness and collective action. She acknowledges ongoing challenges in women’s rights, including the closure of Sonoma State’s Women’s and Gender Studies department, and recalls her early exposure to feminist history.

In honor of Black History Month, she highlights the role of African Americans in labor, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and stressing the importance of remembering past struggles. She also welcomes news of Leonard Peltier’s impending release after nearly 50 years in prison, seeing his story as one of resilience against injustice.

Reflecting on the Chinese New Year (Year of the Snake), Elaine encourages embracing change and fostering community ties. She underscores the value of knowing one’s neighbors for creating safety and unity. Inspired by Neil Young’s Light a Candle, she urges listeners to take action for justice and remain hopeful.

At 84, Elaine contemplates life’s purpose, moved by Becky Hobbs’ Pale Moon. She believes in the power of love, kindness, and connection, questioning why humanity can achieve technological feats but struggle to find peace. Citing Standing on the Shoulders, she honors past trailblazers like Shirley Chisholm and Fannie Lou Hamer, emphasizing the ongoing fight for equality.
Elaine calls for persistence in activism, reminding listeners that change starts with action—writing, connecting, and speaking out. She closes with gratitude and a plea for kindness, urging continued engagement in creating a better world.

Special thank you to Judy Elliott, who came by to record Elaine and the music for this Women's Spaces show. Judy Elliott hosts her own show on Radio KBBF, 89.1 FM, called The Rainbow Zone (Zona Arcoíris), every 2nd, 4th and 5th Friday of the month. 

And special thank you to Edgar Avila, the Program Director of Radio KBBF, for helping us queue the show up these past weeks as Elaine recovers from her accident. Edgar Avila hosts The Broken Record Radio Show on Mondays from 9 to 11 PM, preceding the repeat of Women's Spaces at 11 PM.

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Our History Is Our Strength

Check out important dates to remember in Herstory at the National Women's History Alliance, where the date descriptions were sourced unless otherwise indicated.

Special thank you to the National Women’s History Alliance for making women’s history alive. Shout out to Co-Founder and Retiring Executive Director, Molly McGregor who will be on the show when we celebrate Women’s History Month in March for making the fabulous list of Women in History where I get most of the info I present in this Herstory segment.

Herstory Birthdays:

February 3, 1821 (1910) – Elizabeth Blackwell, the first fully accredited female doctor in the U.S. (1849), along with her sister Emily, founded the first medical school for women.

February 3, 1874 (1946) – Gertrude Stein, poet, author, art critic, famous for her phrase, “A rose is a rose is a rose is a rose”.

February 4, 1913 (2005) – Rosa Parks, “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,” her arrest after refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked a boycott of the bus system, which eventually led to the Supreme Court decision to integrate buses.

February 4, 1921 (2006) – Betty Friedan, author and activist, wrote The Feminine Mystique (1963), cofounded the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966.

February 5, 1905 (1999) – Mirra Komaroysky, Russian born, fled first to Kansas and then to Brooklyn, studied effect of male unemployment in families and conflicts in women’s lives, wrote Women in the Modern World (1953), predating Betty Friedan by 10 years.

February 9, 1944 – Alice Walker, writer, first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, for The Color Purple (1983).

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Announcements  

Monday, February 10, 2025 11 AM # repeats 11 PM PT, the show will feature our host Elaine B. Holtz giving a commentary on Black History Month with musical selections. Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025 Peace and Justice Center issues new weekly list of events and links to community non-profit organizations. It includes ongoing peace protests: PJC website www.pjcsoco.org

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025, 10 AM PT, the show will feature our host Elaine B. Holtz giving a commentary on Black History Month with musical selections.  Radio KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma, CA. https://petalumacommunityaccess.org/kpca   

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Music Selections

The Opening and Closing Theme song The Woman in Your Life is You is done with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin ((August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021) Alix Dobkin death was just announced - Thank you for all you did for Lesbians to be recognized and Women to be honored. May you rest in peace. See our Interview with Alix Dobkin on 12/1/2014 and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 5/24/2021

The Woman in Your Life is You by Alix Dobkin from the album Living with Lavender Jane (2010 Women's Wax Works) - www.alixdobkin.com