"Sweet Woman, Risin' So Fine": The Story of Olivia Records

Smith College Project

Bibliography

From the archives:

Smith College Archives, Sophia Smith Collection, Ginny Berson papers. https://findingaids.smith.edu/repositories/2/resources/1659

Smith College Archives, Sophia Smith Collection, Women’s Music Archives records and collected music. https://findingaids.smith.edu/repositories/2/resources/891

Smith College Archives, Sophia Smith collection, Joan E. Biren papers. https://findingaids.smith.edu/repositories/2/resources/915

Secondary

Berson, Ginny Z. Olivia on the Record: A Radical Experiment in Women’s Music. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books, 2020. 

Enke, Finn. “Collective Memory and the Transfeminist 1970s: Towards a Less Plausible History.” Transgender Studies Quarterly 5, no. 1 (2018).

Faderman, Lilian. The Gay Revolution: the Story of the Struggle. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015.

Morris, Bonnie J. The Disappearing L: Erasure of Lesbian Spaces and Culture. Albany: Suny Press, 2016. 

Morris, Bonnie J. “How Should We Archive the Soundtrack to 1970s Feminism?” Smithsonian Magazine. Smithsonian Magazine, March 30, 2018. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-should-we-archive-soundtrack-1970s-feminism-180968637/

Morris, Bonnie J. and D-M Withers. The Feminist Revolution: The Struggle for Women’s Liberation. London: Elephant Publishing Company Limited, 2018.

Rosen, Ruth. The World Split Open: How the Modern Women’s Movement Changed America. New York: Penguin Books, 2006.

For further research:

“At Home with Olivia – ‘I Know You Know’ with Judy Dlugacz and Ginny Z Berson.” Olivia Travel. March 30, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XrdNAHI6pg

Lula, Chloé. “12 Essential Songs From the Lesbian Label Olivia Records.” The New York Times. June, 23, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/arts/music/olivia-records-lesbian-playlist.html

Matthews, Crys. “Love In Abundance: A Guide to Women’s Music.” NPR. June 17, 2020. https://www.npr.org/2020/06/17/877383217/love-in-abundance-a-guide-to-womens-music

“Women’s Music Index.” Queer Music Heritage. http://www.queermusicheritage.com/women.html?fbclid=IwAR2DWC7SRRVijKX30uU_QIQ1C7GzjpYmynUJ1ZuYgKURm7FFqTvgVp-yuvQ

 

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