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.