Jane Block Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Item
Title
Jane Block Homegrown Heroes Full Interview
Identifier
2024.017.007
Type
Moving Image
Description
This interview with Jane Block was conducted on November 10, 2023. Block is a 94-year old community and environmental advocate and activist from Riverside, California. In this interview, Block recounts her life story, from growing up in a rural Catholic community in Idaho, to moving to Riverside where she became a prominent figure in the local women's rights movement. Through her advocacy, Jane played in active role in founding and leading several organizations in Riverside like the County Childcare Consortium, the Women's Resource Center, and the Commission for Women in Riverside County. Jane also mentioned her work in environmental activism through protecting natural areas like the Santa Rosa Plateau and how she's connected environmental issues and women's rights.
Subject
Environmental Justice Activism
Women's Rights
Women
Spatial Coverage
Riverside (Calif.)
Temporal Coverage
1929 - 2023
Creator
Scherly Virgill
Date
11/10/2023
Contributor
Jane Block
Format
.mov
Language
English
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