CN27 She is Pretty She is Powerful

Crossing North

Lithuanian actresses Marija Žemaitytė and Rugilė Latvėnaitė share songs from their performance “Graži ir ta galinga” (The Pretty and the Powerful One), and together with Professor Emeritus Violeta Kelertas, they discuss the legacy of Žemaitė, Lithuania's most famous female literary figure. *** This episode was written, edited, and produced by Colin Gioia Connors. Special thanks to Guntis Šmidchens and Violeta Kelertas for helping to translate the lyrics of "Žemaitė” from “Graži ir ta galinga.” *** Transcript available at https://scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-27-she-pretty-she-powerful *** At 22:27, Violeta misspeaks. The First Lithuanian Women’s Congress was held in 1907, not 1909. *** At 34:34, Colin misspeaks. Žemaitė raised an equivalent amount of money to 30,000 USD in 2020. *** Music from “Graži ir ta galinga” used with permission by Marija Žemaitytė and Rugilė Latvėnaitė. *** Violeta Kelertas and Maryte Racys's translated anthology of Žemaitė’s works is titled "Marriage for Love: A 19th Century Lithuanian Woman’s Fight for Justice" and published by Birchwood Press. *** Crossing North is a production of the Department of Scandinavian Studies and the Baltic Studies Program at the University of Washington in Seattle. scandinavian.washington.edu/crossing-north-podcast *** Support Crossing North: Donate to the "Friends of Scandinavian Languages and Literature Fund" scandinavian.washington.edu/support-us