Sat October 1, 2022
Julia Flynn Siler talks with Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert
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Julia Flynn Siler will discuss Listen, World, a biography of famed Hearst newspaper columnist Elsie Robinson, with authors Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert, followed by a Q & A.
In 1924, media powerhouse William Randolph Hearst hired Robinson and made her the highest-paid woman writer in his company. For more than 30 years, Robinson shared her blistering and unapologetic opinions in support of women's rights and immigrants; deriding capital punishment, racism, and anti-Semitism; and urging women to realize bigger, more fulfilling lives.
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Presented by San Francisco Public Library
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In 1924, media powerhouse William Randolph Hearst hired Robinson and made her the highest-paid woman writer in his company. For more than 30 years, Robinson shared her blistering and unapologetic opinions in support of women's rights and immigrants; deriding capital punishment, racism, and anti-Semitism; and urging women to realize bigger, more fulfilling lives.
Free
Presented by San Francisco Public Library
Julia Flynn Siler will discuss Listen, World, a biography of famed Hearst newspaper columnist Elsie Robinson, with authors Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert, followed by a Q & A.
In 1924, media powerhouse William Randolph Hearst hired Robinson and made her the highest-paid woman writer in his company. For more than 30 years, Robinson shared her blistering and unapologetic opinions in support of women's rights and immigrants; deriding capital punishment, racism, and anti-Semitism; and urging women to realize bigger, more fulfilling lives.
Free
Presented by San Francisco Public Library
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In 1924, media powerhouse William Randolph Hearst hired Robinson and made her the highest-paid woman writer in his company. For more than 30 years, Robinson shared her blistering and unapologetic opinions in support of women's rights and immigrants; deriding capital punishment, racism, and anti-Semitism; and urging women to realize bigger, more fulfilling lives.
Free
Presented by San Francisco Public Library
show less
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