461. Emily Toth on Kate Chopin, part 2

461. Part 2 of our talk with Emily Toth, Emily, a Robert Penn Warren Professor of English and Women's Studies at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, is a scholar, novelist, advice columnist, and feminist activist. She earned her PhD from The Johns Hopkins University. Toth's scholarly work includes over 300 articles and papers about academic mentoring, Louisiana literature and culture, women's humor, and music; biographies of the American women writers Kate Chopin and Grace Metalious; a cultural history of menstruation; edited collections of Chopin's papers and last short story collection, and a volume of essays about regionalism in women's writing. Toth's 1990 biography of Kate Chopin was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Toth's historical novel Daughters of New Orleans (1983) was named a "Best Feminist Historical Novel" by Romantic Times in 1984. Toth was also the founder and editor of the journal Regionalism and the Female Imagination (formerly The Kate Chopin Newsletter) from 1975-1979 and on the editorial board of the journal Southern Studies.

1. This week in Louisiana history. March 20, 1839. Shreveport become a "city" on the northern end of the Red River.
2. This week in New Orleans history. St. Joseph's Day is widely celebrated each March 19th in New Orleans.
   
3. This week in Louisiana.
   Crawfest
   March 18-20, 2022
   3:00pm - 9:00pm
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   3901 Fairfield Ave
   Shreveport LA 71104
   Crawfest is a celebration of  food, art, music, and community, held in Shreveport's historic Betty Virginia Park, March 18-20, 2022.
   Free Parking
   Phone:
   318-673-7727
   Did you miss us? After 3 years Crawfest is BACK in the Park! This year Crawfest will be a THREE day festival. Get ready for a full weekend of live music, food, art, drink, and fun in the park. The lineup will be out soon.
   DATES & TIMES
   Friday, March 18. 3 PM – 9 PM
   Saturday, March 19. 11 AM – 9 PM
   Sunday, March 20. Noon – 7 PM
   About Crawfest
   The first festival of its kind ever to be held in Shreveport’s historic Betty Virginia Park, Crawfest is a celebration of food, music, and community.  In its 2017 debut, Crawfest hosted over 6,000 people to the free admission event, and in 2018 the crowd of over 10,000 marked the largest single day gathering in the park’s history.  Concessions include Louisiana crawfish boiled onsite, a whole hog roast, smoked barbecue, and various other food, desserts, and drinks from a variety of local vendors. It’s history in the making…see you March 18-20, 2022!
   
4. Postcards from Louisiana. Treme Brass Band at dba.

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