The Sitting Room: A Treasure Trove of "Lost Ladies"

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In this special episode, Kim and Amy recount their recent visit to The Sitting Room, a unique library and literary salon in Sonoma, CA, dedicated to women's literature. Trip highlights included a stay at a Julia-Morgan-designed architectural gem in Berkeley, a private tour of Jack London State Park, and a fascinating tour of The Sitting Room’s extensive collection of books and artifacts. Listeners will also hear snippets from an engaging evening with library co-founder J.J. Wilson, making this episode a heartfelt homage to the preservation and celebration of books by women writers.
Mentioned in this episode:
Julia Morgan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Morgan)
The Berkeley City Club (berkeleycityclub.com)
Litquake (litquake.org)
Jack London State Park (jacklondonpark.com)
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 27 (lostladiesoflit.com/transcripts/27-charmian-ki…) on Charmian Kittredge London
Charmian Kittredge London: Trailblazer, Author, Adventurer (bookshop.org/p/books/charmian-kittredge-london…) by Iris Jamahl Dunkle
The Sitting Room (sittingroomlibrary.org)
J.J. Wilson (irisjamahldunkle.substack.com/p/finding-lost-v…)
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 187 (lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/187-kay-boyle-fift…) on Kay Boyle
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 162 (lostladiesoflit.com/transcripts/162-meridel-le…) on Meridel Le Seuer
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 264 (lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/264-jessica-mitfor…) on Jessica Mitford
Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 140 (lostladiesoflit.com/podcast/140-the-letters-of…)on Zora Neale Hurston
Lyndall Gordon (lyndallgordon.net)
A Luminous Halo: Selected Writings by Virginia Woolf (citapress.org/a-luminous-halo-selected-writing…)
The Life of Violet: Three Early Stories (press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691263…) by Virginia Woolf
Gorgeous Nothings: Emily Dickinson’s Envelope Poems (bookshop.org/p/books/the-gorgeous-nothings-emi…)
A Room of One’s Own (bookshop.org/p/books/a-room-of-one-s-own-the-v…) by Virginia Woolf
Etel Adnan (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etel_Adnan)

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