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Women of Sound: Una Marson

Women of Sound: Una Marson

FromWomanica


Women of Sound: Una Marson

FromWomanica

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
Mar 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Una Marson (1905-1965) was a Jamaican feminist, activist, writer, and broadcaster. She became the first Black producer at the BBC with her show Calling the West Indies, which connected West Indian migrants with family and loved ones during the turbulent wartime years.
For Further Reading:

The Life of Una Marson, 1905-65
Una Marson: Our Lost Caribbean Voice (Review)
West Indies Calling (1944)
Tropic Reveries (1930)

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Released:
Mar 19, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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