Archived Radio Show

October 16, 2023

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA231016

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Duration 57 minutes

The Guest interview begins at 24:00

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Featuring

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

2. Guest: Lyne Woolsey,  Retired Congresswoman D-CA

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1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz:  I am so excited, also joining me on the phone will be retired Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey. Lynn Woolsey is a former U.S. Representative for California's 6th congressional district, serving from 1993 to 2013. She is a member of the Democratic Party.. She was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and was its co-chair from 2010 until her retirement in 2013.

We will be talking about her career as a Congresswoman and what she is doing during her retirement. Lynn Woolsey is one of my favorite politicians and we have a lot to learn from her. We will also talk about Senator Dianne Feinstein who passed away on September 29, 2023. Both Congress woman Woolsey and Senator Feinstein came to Washington about the same time. Both came in when more women were running for election and winning. It truly was an exciting time to see women serving in such high offices. Our hopes for a better world were high. 

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2. Our Guest, Lynn Woolsey shares influences in her rise in politics. She was the first Congresswoman to admit that she was a "welfare mom" after her first husband abandoned the family with 3 young children after 10 years of marriage in 1968, and she remarked that her subsequent tax payments more than compensated for the benefits she received in a desperate time in her life.  Lynn said that her acting on issues that interested her and her willingness to take on leadership roles in the various issue groups helped prepare her for elected political office. While serving on the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women , Lynn is proud to giving the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) a start. She was elected to the Petaluma City Council. Lynn ran against 7 men and 1 woman vying for the Congressional seat in 1992, was encouraged to drop out by the local Democratic Club leader but pursued her campaign to a successful outcome, winning by 6%, with the help of women from the NWHP. 1992 was called the Year of the Woman because so many women were elected to political offices that year, including Dianne Feinstein as U.S. Senator for California. Lynn feels that women bring personalism and humanity to politics.

Lynn remembers Senator Dianne Feinstein as a fair person with integrity, whom she could trust as being 100% with you on a project that she committed herself to. Senator Feinstein was more centrist than Lynn, but any House bill that Lynn signed would be supported by Dianne. The Sonoma Marin smart train that Lynn supported also received support from Dianne, as well as the doubling in size of the Farallon Island Marine Sanctuary.

Lynn has one regret and that was not joining Congresswoman Barbara Lee in opposing the Iraq War. She advises would-be political candidates to know yourself, know your goal, know where you stand, as there are forces pulling you in a thousand directions.

About our Guest: Lynn Woolsey was elected in 1992—the “Year of the Woman”—Lynn C. Woolsey joined 23 other freshman women Representatives in the 103rd Congress (1993–1995). Woolsey used her experience as a member of the Petaluma city council in California to mount a successful congressional campaign and to build a two-decade career in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Woolsey was born in Seattle, King County, Wash., November 3, 1937; graduated from Lincoln High School, Seattle, Wash.; attended the University of Washington, Seattle, Wash., 1955–1957; B.S., University of San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif., 1980; human resources manager and personnel service owner; teacher, Marin Community College, Indian Valley, Calif.; instructor, Dominican College of San Rafael, Calif.; member, Petaluma, Calif., city council, 1984–1992; vice mayor, Petaluma, Calif., 1989 and 1992; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Third and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1993–January 3, 2013).

Reference Link:

Lynn Woolsey biography on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Woolsey

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary:  https://farallones.noaa.gov/

 Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART Train):  https://sonomamarintrain.org/

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 Herstory

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.

Herstory Events:

Herstory Birthdays:

October 16, 1895 (1989) – Marguerite Rawalt, lawyer, president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women (1954-56), supporter of the ERA and entire feminist agenda, particularly including the word “sex” in Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964.

October 18, 1956 – Martina Navratilova, tennis champion, 9-time Wimbledon singles winner.

October 19, 1891 (1984) – Lois Meek Stolz, first president of Education of Young Children, (1929-31), urged Works Progress Administration to establish nursery schools

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Announcements;

Friday, October 20, 2023, 6 to 8:30 PM, North Bay Black Chamber of Commerce (NBBCC )Mixer, Church of the Roses, located across from Montgomery Village at 2500 Patio Ct. , Santa Rosa, CA. This promises to be an evening of valuable connections, insightful conversations and new opportunities,   https://www.nbbcc.org/   Tel. 707-623.2701  email: secretary @nbbcc.org

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Sunday, October 22, 4:00 to 6:30 PM; 10th Anniversary Memorial for Andy Lopez Cruz, Andy's Unity Park, Moorland and West Robles Aves., Santa Rosa,  CA, Andy's family invites the community to a gathering featuring poems, songs, music, memories, images, flowers and activism. Everyone is welcome.

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Sunday, October 22, 2023, 7 PM, 3 Seconds in October: The Shooting of Andy Lopez, KRCB/PBS (North SF Bay) Channel 22.1, Check the KRCB TV schedule

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Monday, October 23, 2023, 11 AM PT # repeats 11 PM PT, the show will feature guest guest Leticia Hanke, founder of the LIME Foundation. Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 11 AM PT, repeat of Monday's show that will feature guest tguest Leticia Hanke, founder of the LIME Foundation.  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

Candles in the Window, sung by Betsey Rose from the album Real To Me (2011 Betsy Rose). 

The Ones Who Have Gone Before Us, sung by Bev Grant from the album We Were There – Women in the Labor Industry (2002 Human Condition Music)

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Link:  Spinitron.com Playlist for Women's Spaces Show