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Dear New Village Friends,
I was in Blue Hill, Maine, last month for the launch of Portraits of Peacemakers. In this chiaroscuro photo is author Robert Shetterly signing copies by candlelight of his newest Americans Who Tell the Truth book. Despite a blackout on this coastal peninsula, there was a significant crowd for his book's launch and discussion with World Peace Game founder, John Hunter, and "Solutionary," Zoe Weil. I could point out that Mainers are intrepid, but I think it is more significant that these supporters of Rob Shetterly's work recognize what a dark time we live in and how important it is to lift up those who give their lives to creating a more humane world.
In peace and community, Lynne
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Inspired and Outraged
The Making of a Feminist Physician
Alice Rothchild
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The cover portrait of Alice Rothchild by Robert Shetterly is also featured in the new book Portraits of Peacemakers: Americans Who Tell the Truth | |
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We are thrilled to announce the publication of Inspired and Outraged, a most powerfully written, free-verse memoir of Dr. Alice Rothchild that runs from her adolescence to her mid-40s and the experiences that contributed to her passion and influence as a physician, an activist, and a woman. Rothchild explores the events of her childhood, her training as an obstetrician-gynecologist, and her discovery of feminism as a guiding force in her life.
The book offers her vulnerable insights into the sexist – and often contradictory – world of medicine and how she forged a new, womxn-centered healthcare path. Her personal perspective reveals the mundane to outrageous challenges she faced that led to her embrace of liberation politics in the 1960s and beyond. Her narrative poetry expresses the important moments that reach not only the mind but a cauldron of feelings. Rothchild’s voice encapsulates her perseverance in the face of the male-dominated medical world and the shifting sexual politics of the late twentieth century. It is both a record of the past and an urgent call to action.
Hardcover with dustjacket, 424 pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in
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Praise for Inspired and Outraged
“The extraordinary Alice Rothchild has done it again: made us understand intellectually and emotionally her very American Jewish woman's journey into an adulthood of passion, justice, and sensitivity. Written in free form poetry, this very accessible and powerful memoir of her coming of age into feminism, medicine, and justice should be read by everyone. It will help you make sense of our world as it moves you to tears.”
— Susan M. Reverby, Professor Emerita in the History of Ideas and Women and Gender Studies, Wellesley College
“Alice Rothchild's memoir in verse is an embodied, poignant romp through second wave feminism's struggle to remake the medical profession's approach to women's bodies. Enraging as it should be, readers learn not only to what extent condescension (and worse) reigned, but how it felt to try to fix it. Inspired and Outraged is poetry sparkling with purpose.”
— Erin Matson, Co-founder, President, CEO, Reproaction
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Alice Rothchild is a physician, author, and filmmaker who loves storytelling that pushes boundaries and engages in unexpected conversations. She practiced obstetrics and gynecology for almost 40 years and served as Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School. She received Boston Magazine’s Best of Boston’s Women Doctors Award, was named in Feminists Who Changed America 1963–1975, had her portrait painted for Robert Shetterly’s Americans Who Tell the Truth project, and was named a Peace Pioneer by the American Jewish Peace Archive. | | |
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Fern Tiger – Pratt Institute Book Talk
Pratt Brooklyn Campus, ARC E-02 TEC Lecture Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Monday, November 11, 3:00–4:00 pm
Join Fern Tiger, author of Creative Instigation: The Art & Strategy of Authentic Community Engagement, for a conversation with Yazmany Arboleda about the power of the arts to democratize local decision-making.
Author Fern Tiger has engaged communities, organizations, institutions, and public agencies in solving controversial issues and overcoming power gaps throughout the U.S.
Discussant Yazmany Arboleda serves as the first People's Artist for New York City at the Civic Engagement Commission. Cofacilitated by Alex Strata, Civic Engagement Fellow at Pratt Fine Arts, and Eve Baron, Chair of Pratt’s Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment.
This event is cosponsored by Pratt's Urban and Community Planning program, Pratt's Fine Arts, New Village Press, and the New York City Civic Engagement Commission.
More information HERE. RSVP HERE.
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Book Talk at Sam Houston State University
Lower auditorium, Beto Criminal Justice Center, 816 17th St, Huntsville, TX
Thursday, November 7, 5:00–6:30 pm
Open to the public. More information soon.
Theater Workshop
Dance Theater, Gaertner Performing Arts Center, 816 17th St, Huntsville, TX
Friday, November 8, 1–3 pm
RSVP to Jody Wood (jcw081@shsu.edu) or Peter Lehemann (psl003@shsu.edu).
Houston Museum of African American Culture Book Talk
Houston Museum of African American Culture, 4807 Caroline St, Houston, TX
Saturday, November 9, 2–4 pm
More information soon.
Book Talk at Tulane University
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Monday, November 11, 7:30 pm
More information soon.
Book Signing at Community Book Center
Community Book Center, 2523 Bayou Rd, New Orleans, LA
Tuesday, November 12, 6–7 pm
More information soon.
Book Signing at The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes, 2303 Government St, Baton Rouge, LA
Wednesday, November 13, 6–7 pm
Register HERE.
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Massachusetts Peace Action Conversation with Louise Dunlap
Virtual Event
Tuesday, November 12, 7–8 pm EST
Louise Dunlap, author of Inherited Silence: Listening to the Land, Healing the Colonizer Mind, will explore her understanding of the impact of settler colonialism on Native and settler peoples in Massachusetts. This event is cosponsored by the Native Land Reparation Pledge, Community Land and Water Coalition, New Democracy Coalition, Extinction Rebellion Boston, and more.
RSVP HERE.
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Muriel Fox at the Dutch Treat Club
3 West Club, 3 W 51st St, New York, NY
Tuesday, November 12, 1 pm
Muriel Fox, cofounder of the National Organization for Women (NOW), will speak at the Dutch Treat Club about her book, The Women’s Revolution.
RSVP HERE.
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Americans Who Tell the Truth Exhibition
Bates Mill Atrium, 35 Canal Street, Lewiston, ME
November 15–December 15
For the second time ever, the entire collection of Robert Shetterly’s AWTT portraits will be on display. This special exhibition features over 270 portraits of American figures—historical icons to contemporary activists—who have acted to confront injustice and advocate for change.
More information HERE.
Truth Tellers Documentary Screening
The Public Theater, 31 Maple Street, Lewiston, ME
Saturday, November 2, 7–8:30 pm
This event is a prelude to the AWWT exhibit and will feature an exclusive screening and discussions with the AWTT Education Director Connie Carter.
More information HERE. Get tickets HERE.
Exhibition Opening Event
Bates Mill Atrium, 35 Canal Street, Lewiston, ME
Friday, November 15, 5–7 pm
Robert Shetterly, author of Portraits of Peacemakers, will speak at his exhibition's opening event, along with portrait subjects Sherri Mitchell and Doug Rawlings.
Open to the public. More information HERE.
Teaching Workshop
Bates Mill Complex, 35 Canal Street, Lewiston, ME
Wednesday, November 20, 3:00–5:30 pm
Join Robert Shetterly for a Teaching Workshop featuring AWTT education programs, lessons, and a panel discussion.
More information HERE. Register HERE.
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Meredith Taylor at St. Mary's County Library Author Fair
Charlotte Hall Library, 37600 New Market Rd, Charlotte Hall, MD
Saturday, November 16, 11 am–2 pm
An opportunity to meet local authors, including Meredith Taylor who will speak about her writing experience and latest book, Making a Way Out of No Way: Lives of Labor, Love, and Resistance.
More information HERE.
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Muriel Fox Book Signing
Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Ave, Ossining, NY
Saturday, November 16, 11 am–2 pm
Muriel Fox, author of The Women’s Revolution, will share a behind-the-scenes look at the women’s movement she helped catalyze, take questions, and sign books in this very special appearance at Hudson Valley Books for Humanity.
Free and open to all. RSVP HERE.
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Reparations Workshop with Louise Dunlap
Zoom
Sunday, November 17, 2–5 pm EST
Louise Dunlap and Aravinda Ananda will explore a broad spectrum of ways settler-Americans are choosing to repair the harm of colonization.
Register for the event HERE.
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Margaret Randall's 88th Birthday at City Lights!
City Lights Bookstore, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco
Thursday, December 5, 7 pm PST
City Lights welcomes back the legendary feminist and revolutionary poet, Margaret Randall, to celebrate her 88th Birthday and her publication of four new books, including Luck.
The event will be in-person and on Zoom.
Register for the event HERE.
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American Theatre reviews Art in Democracy
In a review for American Theatre, Todd London writes that Art in Democracy, edited by Ben Fink, collects “truly democratic art, in which marginalized and stigmatized communities get to speak—and sing—loudly.”
Full article HERE. Get Art in Democracy HERE.
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Muriel Fox interview in Person Place Thing
Muriel Fox is interviewed by Randy Cohen to discuss her book The Women’s Revolution and her involvement in second-wave feminism alongside Betty Friedan.
“After thousands of years when women were in servitude to men, we changed it. I hope we’re going to have a woman president. I take some credit for that.”
Listen to the interview HERE. Get Muriel Fox's book HERE.
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Letter to the Editor: Americans Who Tell The Truth
Ellen Gibson praises Robert Shetterly's AWTT portrait series in a letter to the the editor of The Rangeley Highlander.
"These are Americans who define what it means to be a good citizen. They speak up for what’s right, stand up to those who abuse their power, and take action to change the world for the better."
Read the article HERE. Get Robert Shetterly's book HERE.
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Americans Who Tell the Truth portraits at Syracuse University
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University has installed ten portraits from Robert Shetterly's AWTT series, in part of the school's "wide-ranging effort to make its physical space more representative of its diverse community."
Read the article HERE.
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Mark Dowie on Bevival's The Exit Interview
Podcast host Jade Adgate speaks with author Mark Dowie about death, grief, and his book Judith Letting Go.
"I learned more in that six months about life and death than I ever learned before, or probably will learn since."
Listen to the podcast HERE. Get Mark Dowie's book HERE.
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Fern Tiger on The Future in Context
Author Fern Tiger is interviewed on the podcast The Future in Context about her new book Creative Instigation. Fern discusses her book's in-depth case stories of effective and innovative community engagement and policymaking. The episode will be released on November 22nd.
Listen to the podcast HERE. Get Fern Tiger's book HERE.
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