Knitting to Help Others, Honoring Lady Liberty, and Leaving a Beneficial Legacy

About this episode

In this episode, Kate Jones concludes her conversation with philanthropist Iris November and her daughters about legacy, activism, and literature.

This is the sixth and last excerpt from a longer conversation (Episode 121) with philanthropist and author Iris November and two of her daughters: the Rev. Rachel Hollander, also an author, and Anita Hollander, an actress, singer and songwriter who joined us on Zoom from New York City. In previous excerpts, we talked about Iris' two books; Anita's long professional career as well as her activism on behalf of performers with disabilities; and Rachel's book about living (and thriving) with depr...

People in this episode

Host: Kate Jones

Guests: Iris November, Rev. Rachel Hollander, Anita Hollander

Topics covered

• philanthropy
• activism
• disability rights
• family legacy
• literature

Keywords

• knitting
• philanthropy
• activism
• disability
• family

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Episode 121

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