Marie Michael Library

Title

The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen

Length

73 min.

File No

875

Format

DVD

Description

Angela Bowen grew up in inner city Boston during the Jim Crow era. She went on to become a classical ballerina, a dance teacher, a black lesbian feminist activist, writer and professor. Her stories reveal how the challenges of race, class, gender, age, and sexuality influenced her decisions and strategies for survival.