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You will find works by Nancy Vedder-Shults,
Emily Melcher, Women's Drumming Circle, Rev. Dorothy Emerson, Laurie James, Meg
Bowman, Rev. Shirley Ranck, Elizabeth Fisher...and more! |
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| CAKES FOR THE QUEEN OF
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 IN ANCIENT
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a five-session religious education curriculum in feminist
thealogy for adults and older youth
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Shirley Ann Ranck
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 ON THE
THRESHOLD
a six-session religious education curriculum in
feminist thealogy for adults and older youth
by
Shirley Ann
Ranck
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Volume One of the
long-awaited update of the popular feminist theology curriculum, Cakes for
the Queen of Heaven, is ready to order. IN ANCIENT TIMES introduces
participants to ancient Goddesses, weaving their stories together with major
concerns of women today.
The five-session adult religious education
curriculum includes an introductory section featuring author Shirley's Ranck's
"Statement of Feminist Thealogy," Elinor Artman's "Brief Herstory of Cakes,"
and Nancy Vedder-Shults, "Baking Cakes for the Queen of Heaven." The themes of
the Session Plans are: The Sacred Female, In the Name of the Mother and the
Daughter, Womanpower, The First Turning-From Goddess to God, and Reclaiming
Women's Heritage of Peace." The resource section includes supplementary essays
by a number of important authors, a listing of highly recommended materials,
and the sheet music of songs by Carole Eagleheart and Ann Forfreedom for use
with the curriculum. The curriculum also includes a CD-ROM with five Visual
Programs to accompany the sessions, plus resource material for easy
distribution to participants.
ON THE THRESHOLD, the six-session
continuation of the course, will be shipping Summer 2008. In Part 2 of this new
Cakes for the Queen of Heaven program we will continue our journey into the
past to reclaim the stories of powerful women to be found in ancient Judaism
and in early Christianity. We will also look at the global silencing and
brutalization of women that accompanied the rise of patriarchal religion and
society. Finally we will celebrate the exciting new world-view and thealogy
that has emerged in our time, and explore the personal and social changes that
may be suggested by that new world-view and thealogy. We will continue the
complex process of telling a new story.
In addition, you may order
Carole Etzler Eagleheart's CD "She Calls to Us," which contains many of the
songs in the curriculum. Sound samples are available at the UUWR online Store,
www.uuwr.org/store.htm. To read more about Cakes and talk
with other facilitators, go to
www.cakesforthequeenofheaven.org/blog.
UU Women
& Religion, Publisher
Cakes Part I Funded in part by the Fund
for Unitarian Universalism and the UU Women's Federation |
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CAKES PART I: In Ancient
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. . . 5 sessions, $40 |
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CAKES PART II: ON THE THRESHOLD
. . . 6 sessions, $40
(shipping summer 2008) |
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 Unraveling the Gender Knot: Challenging the System
that Binds Us
A course for Unitarian Universalist adults and youths
and our friends, published by UUWR in 2004. Topics in the seven two-hour
sessions include gender, religion, feminism, economics, invisibility and
denial, and how to challenge the patriarchal system.
Participants and
co-leaders: * Examine religious writings that influence our beliefs about women
and men * Study how the patriarchal system shapes women and men * Identify and
practice confronting patriarchal actions by organizations, other people, and
ourselves Participants learn that: * We are not responsible for our inherited
patriarchal system, and we participate in it. * Paths of least resistance are
easy to take and hard to recognize. * We can change our attitudes and behavior,
and can influence others.
Course materials include a 100-page detailed
course guide for co-leaders with handouts for participants, and two documentary
films: Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics
(National Film Board of Canada, 1995) and The Gods of Our Fathers (Green Lion
Productions, 1994). More detail
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| 100 page course guide . . . $30 |
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| Film: Who's Counting? DVD Format . .
. $25 |
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| Film: Who's Counting? VHS tape
Format . . . $40 |
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| Film: The Gods of Our Fathers DVD
Format . . . $25 |
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| Film: The Gods of Our Fathers VHS
tape format . . . $40 |
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Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy, by Allan G. Johnson
(Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1997). |
Paperback is $19.95, ISBN
1-56639-519-4. Available from the UUA Bookstore (toll-free phone,
1-800-215-9076; online www.uua.org/bookstore) and from libraries, bookstores, and
other online booksellers. |
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Global Literacy Project: Weaving a UU
Global Village Network
Part of the International Convocation of
Unitarian Universalist Women To be held in Houston, February 26-March 1, 2009
As a way to prepare for the International Convocation of Unitarian
Universalist Women, the Global Literacy Project: Weaving a UU Global Village
Network provides a process and resources for educating ourselves and each other
in global and cultural literacy, encouraging individuals, families,
congregations, and women's groups to:
- Examine how we are connected with others around the
world
- Explore the impact our connections have on
others
- Consider ways to be in right relations with people
in our global village
- Learn about UU and United Nations organizations
that are working globally
- Consider what we know and what we need to know to
be competent global citizens
- Strengthen our UU global village network
The program may be used by individuals and families
or by congregations and women's groups, and is designed as six two-hour
sessions, with time in between for individual research and reflection. It will
be published on the Convocation website at
www.icuuw.com in February
2008. You can order the curriculum online at a cost of $25 for individuals and
families and $50 for congregations.
PLEASE ORDER SEPARATELY.
FLYER (PDF)
ORDER FORM (PDF) |
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The Re-Release of RISE UP AND CALL HER
NAME
A Woman-honoring Journey into Global Earth-based Spiritualities by
Elizabeth Fisher
Now available in DVD, CD, and PDF formats with spiral
bound Leader's Guide and Sourcebook!
Originally published by the UUWF in
1995, this multicultural and multimedia course has been experienced by
thousands around the world. Many have been profoundly moved by its exciting
exploration of sacred narratives that honor the cross cultural female divine,
as well as the many diverse and creative activities included.
This
re-release contains all the original content but is more flexible.
Easier-to-use formats give facilitators additional possibilities for
programming. Components are sold as a complete kit or separately. See
www.RiseUpandCallHerName.com for more detailed
information. Complete Kit contains:
- Leader's Guide to 13 individual sessions, each
running from 2-3 hours-with complete facilitation notes, orientation essays and
group leadership guidelines; also suitable for solo use. Spiral bound.
- Two hour DVD of woman-honoring sacred art, both
ancient and contemporary, that is sensitively narrated in 11 individual
segments with full color menu.
- Music CD of chants, songs, stories, and
instrumental selections which express the emotional essence of the journey.
Selections playable in any order.
- 385 page Sourcebook in a PDF searchable file
comprised of background and resources. It is recommended that each participant
have a copy of this file or a printed version of this Sourcebook to use for
home study. File can be shared with participants or additional copies of file
on disk can be purchased.
- 385 page Sourcebook in spiral bound format, printed
on recycled paper with a cover in black and white of the new Rise Up collage.
Same content as the PDF file. Some participants may prefer the printed format.
See Rise Up website for details.
Complete Kit -- $100
Kit
includes Sourcebook in both print form and disk form. |
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| Leader's Guide - $25 |
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| DVD - $30 |
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| Music-CD - $20 |
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All prices include shipping and handling in the
continental United States and Canada. Other locations please inquire by calling
510-236-9131, or by email to
lizfisher@RiseUpandCallHerName.com
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| BOOKS |
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CAKES FOR THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN -- Rev. Shirley Ranck
. . . $16.95 |
 Cakes for the Queen of Heaven, by
Shirley Ranck, provides in book format the powerful lessons of the
life-transforming curriculum by the same author. The book version, first
published 10 years ago, makes this material accessible for women today. It can
be used by individuals or small groups to explore key issues women still
struggle with today.
Cakes for the Queen of Heaven explores the
relationship between women's religious history and the personal issues that
arise in women living in this patriarchal society. Women struggle with issues
of body image, troubled mother-daughter relationships, sexual freedom and
access to power. We need to know that there was a time when the female body was
sacred; that there once was a long-lasting religion in which the chief divine
actors were a mother and her daughter; that in very ancient times women had
significant power in their societies; that although patriarchal societies have
oppressed women for centuries, there have always been strong and talented
women. Our female history has been erased and trivialized for too long. In this
book we meet ancient goddesses and their stories from around the world, real
women in ancient Sumer, in Greece, in Judaism and in Christianity. In Cakes for
the Queen of Heaven the past is before us, the women are there, and they help
us change our lives.
Review from Helen Popenoe, past convener of UU
Women & Religion:
To read this taste of the Goddess days,
especially in discussion with others, can elicit an inner spiritual journey
toward value and meaning as a pro-active adult. That exposure to Goddess power
can lead to an increased sense of personal power, sense of dignity and
self-worth, improved self-image, self-confidence and feeling valued. This book
provides a grounding in seeing oneself as sacred. |
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GLORIOUS WOMEN: Award-Winning Sermons about Women--
edited by Rev. Dorothy Emerson . . . $17.95 |
 Glorious Women is a compilation of
sermons that have won the MSUU Sermon Award. The book is edited by Dorothy
Emerson and includes her account of the amazing growth of women in UU ministry
from the early 1980s through 2004. The sermons are filled with insight to
inspire the translation of faith into action and the living of more authentic
lives.
Glorious Women is a unique chronicle of women's changing
lives and concerns, told through sixteen award-winning sermons. It is also the
story of women in ministry and their rise from a tiny minority to over half of
the Unitarian Universalist ministers in only twenty-five years. The sermons in
this collection speak to the central issues of our times, issues that concern
both women and men. Often drawing on historical women's lives and words for
inspiration, thirteen women and three men explore the challenges of living
lives of integrity and faith in today's world. By sharing their insight and
wisdom, these authors encourage all who share their words to live more
authentic lives and do what they can to work for a more just world.
Review from Marni Harmony, Minister, First Unitarian Church of Orlando,
Florida, and Founding Member of MSUU:
The three decades since the founding of MSUU
(Ministerial Sisterhood Unitarian Universalist) have seen not only a remarkable
increase in the percentage of women in professional ministry but an equally
remarkable transformation of the nature of ministry itself. Reading these
sermons affords an opportunity to see what's been on women's (and men's) minds
and how these concerns have contributed to the changes! |
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 STANDING BEFORE US: Unitarian
Universalist Women and Social Reform 1776-1936 Edited by Dorothy May
Emerson ... $25
We still confront many of the same issues faced by our
foremothers. By engaging with these women of the past, we hope to empower and
inspire today's women and men to continue the work of creating a world of
justice and peace for all.--from the preface Standing Before Us presents 160
years of women's work. This long-awaited volume contains letters, essays,
stories, poems, and speeches by Unitarian and Universalist women. The reformers
and leaders represented here write and speak eloquently for social justice,
equality in education, religious reform, and an end to slavery and prejudice.
Includes a biographical sketch of each woman, and informative notes on the
texts selected.
SAMPLE. |
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GREAT GODDESS: Fact, Working Hypothesis, or Feminist Myth?
BOOKLET . . . $6.00 |
 Great Goddess: Fact, Working Hypothesis, or Feminist Myth?
is a compilation of panel presentations given at General Assembly 1992, edited
by Dorothy Emerson. The panel and the publication were sponsored by the
Feminism Section of Collegium, Association for Liberal Religious Studies, as
part of its "Edge of the Wave" series, coordinated by Betty Hoskins. The 40
page booklet, in part a discussion of issues raised by Cakes for the Queen
of Heaven, includes contributions by Carol Graywing, Shirley Ranck, Carol
Hepokoski, Holly Horn, Christa Heiden Landon, Elizabeth Fisher, and Betty
Hoskins. |
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The
Water Ritual BOOKLET ... $5.00 |
 Published by
Pacific Central District W&R, "The Water Ritual" by Carolyn McDade and
Lucille Longview is the original worship service "Coming Home, Like Rivers to
the Sea: A Women's Ritual," created for the November 1980 Women and Religion
Continental Convocation of Unitarian Universalists in East Lansing,
Michigan.
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 REVOLUTION BY RESOLUTION Sunday
Service booklet ... $5
A Sunday service script/ritual developed by
UU Women and Religion -- Developed by Nuala Carpenter, Laurie James, Doddie
Stone, Geri Kennedy and Helen Popenoe. Written by Dorothy Emerson. Songs by
Carolyn McDade.
Video of the presentation at General Assembly 2007
here. |
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BOOKS BY MEG BOWMAN
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separately from Hot Flash Press |
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 Readings for Older Women . . . 311 Pages
$12.00
Feel good about aging - ageism, growing old gracefully, humor,
happiness, living & dying, parenting, social change, rites & rituals,
self acceptance, sisterhood, wisdom & serenity.
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 Readings for Women's Programs
. . . 130 Pages $9.00
Wonderful collection to open and close your
meetings.
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 Dramatic Readings on Feminist Issues,
Vol. 1. Edited by Meg Bowman . . . $12.00
Includes WHY WE BURN exposing
sexism in religiouns, DOUBLE CROSSED BY THE DOUBLE STANDARD, the anti-war and
anti-violence work of Ellen Bass, OUR STUNNING HARVEST, the re-creating of
planning the first women's rights conference, SENECA FALLS 1848, and MILITANT
MENOPAUSAL WOMAN. |
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 Goddesses,
Witches and The Paradigm Shift . . . 230 pages. $15.00
Readers theater
on UU Women such as Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Jane Addams, Florence
Nightingale and many more.
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 Memorial Services for Women.
Non-theistic. 156 pages. $9.00
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 Women's History: Dramatic Readings . . .
210 pages. $13.00
Sappho, Hypatia, Mary Wollstonecraft, Deborah Sampson,
Emma Goldman, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn.
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Celebrating Ourselves . . . 142 pages.
$12.00
Biographies of the Pacific Central District Women & Religion.
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 Four Women. 306
pages. $20.00
Ideal for readers theater: Agnes Smedley - An Independent
Woman, May Arkwritgt Hutton - Hitch Your Wagon to a Star, Miria Matembe - Bog
Mouth: An Untraditional Woman of Uganda, Who Was Sally Hemings? plus poetry and
readings.
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 Guide to Crone Rituals . . . 212 pages. $17.00
Source manual with 10 complete celebrations plus songs, poetry
readings, etc.
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 Women's Wisdom . . . 205 pages. $17.00
Readers
theater on Margaret Fuller, Catharine Greene, Juliette Gordon Low and an anti
FGM dramatic reading and more.
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Shared Leadership. A how to booklet.
$6.00
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Revolution by Resolution. UU Resolutions
for Women 1963 - 2006. $6.00
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 Feminist Classics: Women's Words That Changed the
World. 179 pages. $8.00
Short articles, poems, book segments, humor from
the "Second Wave of Feminism", designed as consciousness raisers.
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 Lilith: Adam's First Wife . . .
$15.00
Edited by Meg Bowman. For the Classroom, Women's History
Programs, retreats, parties, lay-led services, and just for pleasure. Includes
"George Sand: Deviant Extraordinaire" and Harriet Ross Tubman" plus "Moon
Goddess" and Dorothy Satir's "Circle of Sisterhood." |
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BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS BY LAURIE
JAMES
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| Men, Women, and Margaret
Fuller |
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The story encompasses the Transcendental
circle of friends, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Bronson
Alcott, Thomas Carlyle, Theodore Parker and many others.
Revitalizes the noble spirit of the day -
ideals of individualism, truth, beauty, harmony of nature, the divinity of
humankind and faith in America.
500 pages, in quality paperback,
featuring the full color Thomas Hicks portrait, with photos of the
Transcendentalists, footnotes, page notes, bibliography, appendix,
index. |
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| Outrageous Questions, Legacy of Bronson
Alcott and America's One-Room Schools |
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The father of the author of Little
Women, Bronson Alcott, believed children could learn by answering
questions.
This book speaks to the nostalgia of the "good
old days," contrasting traditional methods with Alcott's groundbreaking ideas.
Because Margaret Fuller, as teacher in his school, recorded his questions, his
Conversation on Conscience is included, and readers can compare their answers
with what students said in 1836. Appeals to both adults and children.
102 pages, in quality
paper/hardcover. Creative suggestions for adults working with children,
original drawings by John Hartnett, photos of one-room school houses,
biographical information. |
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| How I Got to Harvard, Off and On Stage with
Margaret Fuller |
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This is the behind-the-scenes story of how
author/actress Laurie James "discovered" Margaret Fuller and finally presented
a solo drama at Harvard with introductions by Buckminster Fuller,
great-grand-nephew of Margaret Fuller, and with Radcliffe sponsoring a
reception.
James' drama "grew" as she survived
limitations of grassroots facilities in libraries, churches, conference sites,
colleges throughout the United States, Mexico, Hong Kong, Edinburgh, eventually
touring theaters in Los Angeles and New York.
Audiences hungrily asked questions, driving
James to the library for answers. More information on Fuller was needed and
James learned how to research and write books.
In total, James challenges you to "get to
Harvard" too, in your own unique way.
339 pages, in paperback,
photographs including some never-before-seen of Buckminster Fuller, performance
schedule, bibliography, index. |
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| The Wit and Wisdom of Margaret Fuller
Ossoli |
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Zero in on the substance of
Fuller's brilliant mind and expression - words as relevant today as over a
century ago. Quotable passages. An intriguing sampler of Fuller's diaries,
journals, letters, articles and books, arranged by subject for easy
reference.
96 pages, in quality paperback,
references, footnotes, bibliography. |
| Why Margaret Fuller Ossoli is
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Fuller's book on equality - the first in
America - sent shock waves throughout the USA and Europe. Author Laurie James
traces how Fuller's achievement has been slighted as her first co-biographers,
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Clarke and Channing mutilated her letters and papers and
portrayed her to conform to the standard of womanhood of the day. The facts
show how scholars today have followed this same pattern.
72 pages, in quality paperback,
footnotes, bibliography. |
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| DOCU-DRAMAS FOR STAGE
PRESENTATION |
Excellent for staged or roundtable readings;
follow-up discussion.
Script, stage plan, director’s notes, program,
marketing materials, license for one performance included. |
Roots of Rebellion – a docu-drama for
stage with audience participation.
By Laurie James |
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Presents excerpts from the speeches
of the first women who dared to defy 19th century American code that it was a
"sin" for women to speak in public or church. Speeches reveal women pressuring
to effect change in laws on slavery, poverty, inequality, and women’s
right to vote. Groundbreakers are Frances Wright, Angelina Grimke, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, and Susan B. Anthony; each is described by a
woman eyewitness who attended the event. Excerpts of Gloria Steinem’s
writings highlight why even today women find it difficult to speak in public.
Included is the famous 1872 trial of Susan B. Anthony who had the audacity to
vote illegally. The audience may hiss or applaud the speakers in the spirit of
the 19th century. 1 hour. 14 adult roles, including 2 male roles (may be played
by women).
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Look Who’s On Third! – Part
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Sliding Home! – Part 2
by Laurie James |
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Two docu-dramas for stage
presentation, featuring women athletes who have made history by breaking
barriers and exposing issues and attitudes in women’s sports. Real-life
situations alternate with stories by famous and not-so-famous athletes.
Flexible. 1 hour. 30+ characters, both male and female, ages ten through adult;
actors may double/triple roles. |
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| CDs and Music Books |
 Chants for
the Queen of Heaven CD by Nancy Vedder-Shults...$15.00
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 Breathe Me Open by Emily
Melcher CD...$15.00 |
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 "As the River We Flow" drumming and chant
CD...$12.00
sample sound files
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 She Calls to Us CD
...$15.00
Songs to Celebrate the Goddess by Carole Etzler
Eaglehart
SOUND CLIPS (mp3):
She Calls to Us
Keep Walking in the Light
May We Be Strong
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 She Calls to Us
songbook ...$15.00
Songs to Celebrate the Goddess by Carole Etzler
Eaglehart |
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For audio CDs and DVDs
from 2007 General Assembly, click
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