THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Ronnie Gilbert
September 7, 1926 – June 6, 2015
“Somewhere along the line, I was developing a feminist consciousness not exactly against my will. It was certainly not against my will, but in spite of myself.”
Folk singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. One of the original members of the music quartet the Weavers, with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman.
More About Ronnie:
- Obituary, The New York Times
- Ronnie Gilbert: A Radical Life in Song, by Ronnie Gilbert, Foreward by Holly Near, 2015
- Ronnie Gilbert, Goldenrod Music
- Ronnie Gilbert papers, Smith College Libraries
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Voices of Feminism Oral History Project, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, March 10, 2004
- Wikipedia page