Tape 9: Interview with Ros Baxandall and Dana Densmore, 1992
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Rosalyn Baxandall briefly reflects on when she found out that Valerie Solanas had shot Andy Warhol, and talks about the actions she participated in as a member of WITCH and New York Radical Women. Dana Densmore begins her section of the interview by detailing where she was in '68, and speaks about how she first heard of Solanas. Densmore provides her analysis on SCUM Manifesto's call to eliminate men, and responds to Cramer's question on Solanas's mental state. People and organizations mentioned include Women's Strike for Peace; Abbie Hoffman; Boston Draft Resistance Group; Ti-Grace Atkinson.
Access and use
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- The collection is currently closed to all researchers in accordance with an ongoing documentary film project based on the interview footage, Civic-Minded Thrill-Seeking Responsible Females, dir. Eric Cramer, prod. Alexandra Juhasz. The interview materials will become unrestricted in April 2026.
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