Historian Jacqueline R. Braitman discusses her book, She Damn Near Ran The Studio: The Extraordinary Lives of Ida R. Koverman

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Historian Jacqueline R. Braitman discusses her book, She Damn Near Ran The Studio: The Extraordinary Lives of Ida R. Koverman

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