International Women's Day / Women's History Month Specials

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International Women's Day (March 8th) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. International Women's Day honors the work of the suffragettes, feminists, and pioneers who have fought for gender equality.

The first International Women's Day event was run in 1911, based on suffragettes campaigning for women's right to vote.

KBOO is celebrating International Women's Day in 2026 with our annual marathon, running from 12am on Saturday March 7th to 12am on Monday March 9th.  

We'll also being airing specials throughout the month of March for Women's History Month. All the episodes will be archived below, so be sure to give them a listen! 

 

 

 


 

 

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Women's Strike and Reproductive Justice

Airs at: Fri, 03/08/2019 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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  Jan Haaken talks with feminist activists about the International Women's Strike  (with Portland events starting 4pm 3/8 in 'Pioneer' Courthouse Square),  and particularly about one of the strike demands: Reproductive Justice.  Guests include organizers from the Intern... Read more

Folk Music for IWD

Airs at: Fri, 03/08/2019 at 5:30am - 7:00am
Diane Hunt plays folk music for IWD Read more

Really Loud Women

Airs at: Fri, 03/09/2018 at 3:00am - 5:30am
We end 24 hours of special programs by for and about Women / Femme identified people with a show highlighting women who scream.  Join us for an annual catharsis as we give voice to our rage, our pain, and our power.     Read more

I don't steal the air I breathe

Airs at: Thu, 03/08/2018 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
  Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12, 1815 – October 26, 1902) was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement. Her Declaration of Sentiments, presented at the Seneca Falls Convention held in 1848 in Se... Read more

IWD Special: Trans Women's Panel

Airs at: Thu, 03/08/2018 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Host Emma Lugo brings together a panel of trans women in the KBOO studios for a live discussion on International Women's Day! Read more

International Women's Day on 03/08/18

Airs at: Thu, 03/08/2018 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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Happy IWD! Memoirs of a trans bus driver

Airs at: Thu, 03/08/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
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I was a bus driver for nearly twenty years.  In 2001, I walked into my bosses' office and announced I was "changing" gender.  These stories reflect that struggle, and the struggle of serving an increasingly oppressed population.  Some passengers are saints, some are dang... Read more

Screaming Women

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2017 at 3:00am - 5:30am
Ani wraps up International Women's Day with 2 1/2 hours of women who get really loud.   Featuring experimental, punk, rock, spoken word, and even the occasional folk song or two.... Photo credit, ani  "She Speaks Anarchism"   Read more

Women's Punk and Metal

Airs at: Thu, 03/09/2017 at 12:00am - 3:00am
Godiva brings a three hour mix of punk and metal to the air, International Women's Day style.  This show will highlight the music of women of color, including trans and nonbinary identified people. Photo credit to Dr Case, from Flickr, used under Creative Commons License ... Read more

Nevertheless She Persisted - Music for IWD

Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Songs of persistence, resistance and protest. Songs of self-empowerment, feminism, social justice. Some old, some very new.. Read more