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Inspired To HealHealing Women with HIV/AIDS (Toyin Falusi & Mildred Williamson)At a time when many were reluctant to provide care for people with AIDS, staff at Cook County Hospital rose to the challenge. With support from a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant, the Midwest’s largest provider of HIV services emerged with a welcoming and nurturing clinical center for women & children living with HIV. Mildred & Toyin share the perspectives of a social worker and physician on compassionate patient-centered care.Epilogue provided by John Peller, CEO & President at the @AIDS Foundation of Chicago. Additional guest information & links to podcast platforms are a...2025-03-2041 min
WomanicaDivas: Mildred BaileyMildred Bailey (c.1900-1951) was a Native American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Queen of Swing", "The Rockin' Chair Lady", and "Mrs. Swing.” She was a major pioneer of the “swing” style of singing that became synonymous with jazz vocals. For Further Reading: Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of its Second Century Mildred Bailey: Queen of Swing Indigenous Pop: Native American Music from Jazz to Hip Hop “Mrs. Swing” Rocks the House – The Story of Mildred Bailey This month, we're diving into the "Divas" of history, exami...2025-01-1506 minWomanicaAdversaries: Joan CrawfordJoan Crawford (c.1908 - 1977) was an American actress known for Hollywood classics like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? and Mildred Pierce. Her feud with Bette Davis is one of the most well-known and remembered from Old Hollywood. After Joan passed, her daughter released a memoir, Mommie Dearest, depicting her experience of abuse from her mother. For Further Research: A Timeline of the Real Feud Between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford Daughter Dearest Not the Girl Next Door Mommie Dearest at 40: the derided camp classic that deserves a closer look This month we’re talking about ad...2024-08-1207 minWomanicaTastemakers: Mildred Cotton CouncilMildred Cotton Council (1929-2018) was a woman whose cooking and community activism cemented her legacy in North Carolina history.Food has been a unifier for millennia, not just gathering people together to share a meal, but acting as a warm introduction to new histories and traditions. This February on Womanica, we’re celebrating Tastemakers - the Black chefs, cooks, and food historians who created new foodways and preserved important culinary stories of the past. The impact of chefs like Pig Foot Mary, Mama Dip, and Georgia Gilmore stretch far beyond the culinary scene - uplifting their local co...2023-02-1607 min
Nathalie Language Experience5. Canterbury Tour - Westgate GardensAs its name suggests Tannery Field was once part of St. Mildred’s Tannery. The Tannery was
owned by the Williamson family. They gave Tannery Field to the City in the 1930s, along with
Tower House and Westgate Gardens.2020-04-1303 min
Book Lounge by LibbyEp. #245 - Read Harder Challenge Part 3We're back with a bunch more recommendations to help you tackle the Book Riot Read Harder Challenge! Here's what we're chatting about today: Book About Nature Animals Strike Curious Poses by Elena Passarello The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Rain: A Natural and Cultural History by Cynthia Barnett Shark Drunk by Morten Strøksnes Tarka the Otter by Henry Williamson Western True Grit by Charles Portis The Ox-Bow Incident by Walter Van...2018-07-1240 min
Escape Into a World of Words With Free Audiobook BlissMoment of Battle: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World Audiobook by James LaceyListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 243238
Title: Moment of Battle: The Twenty Clashes That Changed the World
Author: James Lacey, Williamson Murray
Narrator: Kevin Foley
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15:22:00
Language: English
Release date: 10-21-13
Publisher: Tantor Media
Genres: History, Biography & Memoir, World, Science & Technology, Military, Technology & Engineering
Summary:
In the grand tradition of Edward Creasy's classic Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, James Lacey and Williamson Murray spotlight only those engagements that changed the course of civilization. In gripping narrative accounts they bring these conflicts and eras to vivid life, detailing the cultural imperatives...2013-10-213h 22
Bandana Blues, founded by Beardo, hosted by SpinnerBandana Blues #433 Spinner Goes OLD!!show#43304.14.12Davina and the Vagabonds - River (Black Cloud 2011)Lloyd Spiegel - Who Do You Love (Tall Stories 2007)Kim Wilson - I Can Tell (Smokin' Joint 2001)Bo Diddley - Dearest Darling (20th Century Masters)Little Walter - Don't Have to Hurt No More (A Proper Introduction to Little Walter 1953)Chet Atkins & Les Paul - 'Deed I Do (Chester & Lester 1977)James Day - Better Watch Your Step (Firecracker 2009)Mitch Kashmar - The Waddle (Wake Up and Worry 2006)The Nighthawks - Help Me (Open All Nite 1976)Anders Osborne...2012-04-151h 51
Experience Audiobook in Teens, Sci-Fi & FantasyThe Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #1: Origins by L. J. Smith | Free AudiobookListen to full audiobooks for free on :https://hotaudiobook.com/freeTitle: The Vampire Diaries: Stefan's Diaries #1: Origins
Author: L. J. Smith, Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec
Narrator: Kevin T. Collins
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-02-10
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Summary:
Set during the Civil War, against a backdrop of grand estates, unimaginable riches, and deadly secrets, three teenagers in Mystic Falls, Virginia, enter a torrid love triangle that will span eternity.
Brothers Stefan and Damon Salvatore are inseparable, until they meet Katherine, a stunning, mysterious woman who turns their world upside down...2010-11-026h 22
Grab This Transformative Full Audiobook — Perfect While Traveling.Mildred and Sam by Sharleen CollicottPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/347497to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Mildred and Sam
Author: Sharleen Collicott
Narrator: Uncredited
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 0 hours 13 minutes
Release date: June 17, 2008
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
Mouse dreamsMildred and Sam live in a tiny burrow underneath the daffodil roots. Sam is happy, but Mildred dreams of a bigger house. Will her dream come true?2008-06-1713 min