Tangren Alexander, Part 2: Her Life, Art, Writing and Friends
Channel: Stories of Southern Oregon
Date: 09/06/2020

Tangren Alexander arrived in Ashland, Oregon in 1974 and before long convened a group of like-minded women, women who wanted to express themselves through poetry, photography, art and song -- women who wanted the privacy of exercising their own sexuality. Tangren, Corrine Tee and others formed the nexus of the Southern Oregon Writer's Group, Gourmet Eating Society and Chorus that has continued to meet monthly for more than 40 years. Tangren, with her hospitable grin, open spirit, creative mind and loving ways has long served as a bridge between women of the town and women separatists who live on the land.

To see Tangren Alexander's writing and some of her art consisting of lovely doll magic and doll house vignettes, visit https://www.TangrenAlexander.com. For more information on the Southern Oregon Writer's Group, Gourmet Eating Society and Chorus, visit http://sowritersgroup.blogspot.com

Tangren Alexander's interview is made possible by a grant to Southern Oregon University from the Oregon Heritage Commission to document the Rogue Valley Women's Movement, 1970-1990. The video was edited by Mary White Gently, then a student in the SOU History and Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Program. Gently is now in a doctoral program at Rutgers University.

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