Thursday, March 27, 2008 6-8 pm:
Manchester, NH
Reading/discussion
Barnes & Noble
1741 South Willow Street
Manchester, NH 03103
603-663-5557
Friday, March 28, 2008 7-9 pm:
Exeter, NH
Reading/discussion
Water Street Bookstore
125 Water Street
Exeter, NH 03833
603-778-9731
waterstreet.booksense.com
Sunday, March 30, 2008 2-3 pm:
Dartmouth College
Reading/discussion at Dartmouth College Bookstore
http://dartmouthbooks.bncollege.com
Friday, May 2, 2008, 11 am ET:
Internet Radio Interview, "On the Home Stretch" with Debbie Alan
http://onthehomestretch.com
Friday, May 30, 2008, 11 am ET:
Internet Radio Interview, "On the Home Stretch" with Debbie Alan
http://onthehomestretch.com
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008:
Internet Radio Interview, "On the Home Stretch" with Debbie Alan
Click to hear the show
November 16, 2007:
International Women's Forum Luncheon, Hong Kong
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November 15, 2007:
University of Hong Kong
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The Women's Studies Research Centre and Department of History, University of Hong Kong cordially invite you to a brown bag seminar entitled: Oral History - Experiences from Morocco and the U.S. by Dr. Alison Baker
The talk will be on Dr. Baker's "discovery" of oral history in Morocco, at the nexus of history, anthropology, and folklore, and about how these two oral history projects came about, the first focusing on women who played active roles in the Moroccan independence movement, the second focusing on her college classmates from the class of '62 at Bryn Mawr, a women's college. These each presented different challenges, issues relating to her relationship, as researcher, to the women interviewed, issues of language and culture, questions of subject, presentation, and audience. She will explain her approach to oral history in the context of the development of oral history in the United States, drawing on recent journal articles, and insights from the latest 2007 American Oral History Association annual meeting in Oakland, California.
Bio-data:
Alison Baker was born in New York City, and educated at the Putney School, Bryn Mawr College, and the George Washington University (PhD, History/Asian Studies), with a doctoral dissertation on the early 1950s consolidation of Chinese central government control in Szechuan. Her career has been partly in university teaching and academic administration, partly in foreign affairs (US Foreign Service and State Department International Visitors program). She first went to Morocco in 1990 as academic director of the School for International Training semester abroad program, and it was in Morocco that she began doing oral history. Since the mid-90s, she has been working as an independent writer and oral historian, and as a consultant to the US Department of State International Visitors Program. She has published two books: "It's Good To Be a Woman" (2007) and "Voices of Resistance" (1998).
Wednesday, July 18, 2007:
New
York, NY
The author, Alison Baker, will be a guest (together with Vivian
Steir Rabin, author of Back on the Career Track) on
the Joey Reynolds Late Night Radio Talk Show, co-hosted by
Judith West. Theme: the empowerment of women.
Joey Reynolds is carried live in the New York Tri-State area from
midnight to 1 am (WOR and the WOR network), and then carried by 100
stations nationally from 1 am to 5 am. For more on the Joey Reynolds
show (or to listen to the July 18 show after it has aired) go to
www.wor710.com. (For the
Archive, click on Joey's photo, then click on Archive, select
the July 18 show and click on play.)
Friday-Saturday, June 29-30, 2007:
Chicago, IL
National Women's Studies Association conference "Past Debates, Present Possibilities, Future Feminisms" held at Pheasant Run (a unionized resort hotel) in St. Charles, Illinois. On Saturday, June 30 (time to be determined) Alison Baker will present a poster session on "The Bryn Mawr Class of 1962: Opening Doors for Women Entering the Professions."
Friday-Sunday, June 1-3, 2007:
New York, NY
Revolution Booksellers will be showcasing It's Good To Be a Woman in the New Books Display at the National Book Expo at the Jacob Javitts Center in New York City. Alison Baker will be there to sign copies on Sunday, June 3,
at 2pm.
Friday-Saturday, June 1-2, 2007:
Bryn Mawr, PA
Official Book Launch at Bryn Mawr at the Class of '62 45th Reunion. Book signing in the Bryn Mawr Bookstore on Saturday of the Reunion Weekend.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007:
Philadelphia, PA
7:00-9:00 pm Book reading and signing at:
Barnes & Noble
1805 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel: 215-666-0716
Thursday, May 10, 2007:
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
7:00-9:00 pm Reading/Discussion/Signing at Amazon Bookstore Cooperative, the oldest feminist bookstore in the U.S., located at 4755 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407. Contact: Barb at 612-821-9630.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007:
New York, NY
6:00-8:30 pm Discussion/signing hosted by Nancy Kirk (BMC '59) at her New York apartment. Marion (Coen) Katzive and Barbara (Paul) Robinson, two of the women featured in the book (see pictures page) will join me in leading the discussion. Sponsored by the Bryn Mawr Club of NYC, but not just for Bryn Mawr grads. Attendance limited to 20 people. For information and to reserve your place email Nancy Kirk at NancyKirk9@aol.com.
Nancy Kirk emailed me a couple of days after the event, saying
that Marion's comments on praise versus recognition had sparked a
real epiphany for her. Later, she elaborated a bit:
“Marion's statement brought back to me a
flood of moments that pushed me off the dime, times when something
concrete happened as a result of my efforts. I wrote a cookbook
published in 76 and my boss at the time ordered 100 copies to send
to all his clients. He never said a word, just recognized my
efforts. Marion helped me understand why this is so much more
important than praise, and why raises at work are so important. Even
if they don't change your lifestyle, but if they are for merit, they
help you gain confidence. This helps me not only with myself but
with those I care about.”
Friday, April 20, 2007:
Donna Seebo Show (Seattle, radio)
3:00-3:30 pm Pacific Time Live or archived at The Donna Seebo Show.
Callers are welcome. The call in number, toll free from anywhere in the world, is (877) 876-5227 or (530) 876-3222. If you can't listen to the live show, listen to the April 20th audio archive after the live broadcast.
