American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
BB2012.11	Lotte Eisner interviewed by Herbert Feinstein	Prof. Herbert Feinstein talks with Lotte Eisner (1896-1983), curator of the Cinematheque of...	American Women -- Film and television	KPFA, 23 Dec. 1968.
AZ1132.09	Los Angeles Symposium of Women Composers, July 24, 1976 (Episode 9)	Presentation of women composers of all musical periods. Tapes from women composers affiliated...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, July 24, 1976
KZ0075	Loneliness in America and taxi dancers	A listener’s personal view of alienation, sexual loneliness and prostitution. Carlos Hagen...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 16 Dec. 1973
BB4942	Lone heart mountain	A reading of Lone Heart Mountain (Los Angeles, 1972), an autobiographical account by American...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women's history, American Women -- International women	KPFK, Part 1: 28 May 1966; Part 2: 11 June 1966; Part 3: 18 June 1966.
AZ1674.01	Lois Ann Thomas live at Bishop's Coffeehouse	Lois Ann Thomas singing and playing at the Bishop's Coffeehouse in Oakland, California...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, September 6, 1976
AZ1132.20	Lois Ann Thomas / produced by Joan Medlin (Episode 20)	Feminist folksinger and composer Lois Ann Thomas has long been performing her music for the... , Previously cataloged as AZ0108.	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, May 21, 1977
BC0709.34	Local chamber music / featuring soprano Lucy Shelton (Part One only)	A program of local Chamber music, organized by and featuring vocalist Lucy Shelton, performed at...	American Women -- Music and musicians	18 Dec. 1973
BC2249.05	Living and dying with cancer / Lois Jaffe ; interviewed by Larry Soloman (Episode 5 of 11)	A very personal program centered around a woman diagnosed as terminal. The woman, Lois Jaffe,...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, April 1975 (day unknown)
BB1719.01	Lives and times of some famous and not-so-famous Black personalities / produced by Gene De Alessi.	An audio history featuring the lives and times of some famous and not-so-famous black people....	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 6 June 1968
BC2945.01	Literary censorship in Iran, Korea and Ghana / Muriel Rukeyser ; interviewed by Anne Fremantle. (Episode 1)	Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980), poet and president of the PEN American Center, discusses censorship...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 1976 (day unknown)
IZ0670.01	Linda Pastan and Melanie Kaye read their poetry	Two women poets read their poetry. First is Linda Pastan (b. 1932) of Potomac Maryland, author...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, May 15, 1982
BC1986	Linda Nochlin at the National Conference on Women in the Arts	A talk by feminist art historian Linda Nochlin delivered at the National Conference of Women in...	American Women -- Art and artists	KPFK, 5 May 1974.
BB1656	Lilian Westphal reads selections from European literature	The distinguished Swiss actress in a program of readings in German and English. Miss Westphal...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, February 2, 1967
BB2820	Life is motion / Jane Brown interviewed by Betty Roszak	An interview with Jane Brown, dancer, choreographer, and teacher, conducted by Betty Roszak....	American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, May 16, 1970
AZ0808	Life in the female job ghetto : service and office work / produced by Peggy Irene Bray, Maggie Geddes, and Karla Tonella.	A documentary that takes a look at women's place in the paid labor force. Features audio of...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 15 Nov. 1980.
PZ0047.10	Life and death : the issue of abortion (Episode 10 of 15)	The tenth in the series Bill of Rights Radio Education Project, co-sponsored by the Pacifica...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	KPFA, 10 February 1983.
BB0130.03	Liberty, equality, and fraternity (Episode 3 of 14)	On women's view of their role in Colonial life. Contains dramatic readings of Benjamin...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women's history	KPFA, 26 Nov. 1958.
BC0721	Letters of a woman homesteader (Series title)	Readings of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, March 1972, 1982; KPFA, 1974
BC2023	Let us now praise laboring men and women	A collage of labor news, history, music, poetry and comment. Produced by Jim Berland of KPFK...	American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, 2 Sep 1974
BC1762	Let 'em eat kitsch	A broad collage portrait of American society, made up of music, improvisations and speeches...	American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, March 24, 1974
AZ0293	Lesbians and alcoholism / produced by Karla Tonella	Host: Ann Noolen, Lesbian Task Force of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women....	American Women -- Lesbians	KPFA, January 22, 1979
BC1574	Lesbian-Feminist Dialogue / produced by Nanette Rainone.	After two years of dispute during which lesbians accused various women's groups of...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, 16 Dec. 1972; 2 Apr. 1974.
KZ4500	Lesbian sisters: October 5, 1976	This is Helene Rosenbluth's first episode of the series "Lesbian Sisters" on KPFK...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFK, October 5, 1976
BC2542	Lesbian sisters: July 3, 1973-Getting together in the lesbian community	This episode features an examination on living in the lesbian community, and dealing with...	American Women -- Lesbians	KPFK, 3 July 1973.
BC2380	Lesbian sisters: August 6, 1974	This episode of the series Lesbian sisters includes 1.--Conversation between women artists:...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Art and artists	KPFK, 6 Aug. 1974.
BC2416	Lesbian sisters: August 5, 1975 - Witchcraft / produced by Judy Chunco and Jan Oxenberg.	This episode of the series "Lesbian sisters" is an examination of witchcraft. Produced...	American Women -- New age/Wicca	KPFK, 5 Aug. 1975.
KZ0067	Lesbian sisters special: Women's music	Women's music has come a long way from the Andrew Sisters to Holly Near. What is "...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFK, 4 Jan. 1977
KZ1215	Lesbian sisters / Deborah Posey and Rita Mae Brown interviewed by Helene Rosenbluth	This episode of "Lesbian Sisters" features an interview with Deborah Posey, a Black...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFK, Feb. 7, 1978.
IZ1455.01	Lesbian sexuality	This episode of the Lesbian Radio Spectacular with a Cast of Millions, hosted by Judy Pasternak...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Sex	WBAI, October 12, 1976
BC2627	Lesbian separation / hosted and produced by Ron Gold.	Three women who believe that lesbians can find their own identities by relating exclusively with...	American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, 15 July 1975.
AZ0499	Lesbian purges in the military / produced by Karla Tonella	Panel with four women who were in the military from 1946 until 1980 including Judy Grahn, author...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, September 20, 1980
IZ1511	Lesbian Pride Week, 1977 (Part 2 only): Coming Out Proud and A Personal Politic	Actuality from the panel "Coming Out Proud" and the beginning of the panel "A...	American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, July 23, 1977
IZ1509	Lesbian Pride Concert 1978	Actuality from the 1978 Lesbian Pride Concert held during Lesbian Pride Week '78, organized...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, ca. June 1978?
IZ1069	Lesbian Pride Concert 1976 (Part 1 only)	Music of Casse Culver, Willie Tyson, Alix Dobkin, and Maxine Feldman. Casse Culver performs: "...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, 4 Sept. 1976
IZ1066	Lesbian perspectives (Part 2): the Christmas holiday	The Real Live Lesbian Show's lesbian Christmas special, also called "Lesbian...	American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, December 20, 1977
IZ1455.02	Lesbian parenthood: Nancy Johnson and Diana Utah	This episode of Lesbian Radio Spectacular with a Cast of Millions, hosted by Judy Pasternak is...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, October 5, 1976
IZ1065	Lesbian non-mothers	Katherine Davenport of KPFA explores the thoughts, feelings, and politics of lesbians who don...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFA August 22 and WBAI December 11 ,1985
KZ3946	Lesbian nation / Jill Johnston	KPFK's Barbara Cady and Los Angeles Free Press reporter Helen Koblin interview Jill Johnston,...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 22 July 1975.
BC0645	Lesbian mothers / moderated by Susan Howe	A panel of four lesbian mothers, each with a different parenting situation and circumstances...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFK, 28 Feb. 1972
AZ1365	Lesbian moms / produced by Kim Brown and Janet Cuddihy	Kim Brown talks with three lesbian mothers, Betty, Cheryl, and Joann, and Gardener, her five-...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFA, March 20, 1982
AZ1366	Lesbian images in literature	Valerie Taylor talks about the history of lesbian literature in front of an audience at the West...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, December 26, 1981
IZ0016	Lesbian feminism / Charlotte Bunch ; interviewed by Ronald Gold (Episode 18)	An interview with Charlotte Bunch, lesbian-feminist theorist, on what the insights of the...	American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, Dec. 23, 1975.
AZ1675.05	Lesbian Express: Therapy (Part 2 only)	Lesbian Express presents a program on Therapy. This is part 2, part 1 is missing. Note found in...	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy	KPFA, 197?
AZ1675.03	Lesbian Express: Sweet Chariot interview	Sweet Chariot is a women's rock band from the Bay Area who play funk, blues, rock and soul...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, March 23, 1975
AZ1675.02	Lesbian Express: Self defense (Part 2 only)	Aircheck of Lesbian Express episode about self-defense, December 9, 1973. Women are both leading...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Violence against women	KPFA, December 9, 1973
AZ1675.01	Lesbian Express: Live music show	Aircheck of a live music edition of Lesbian Express, from September 1973. Contents (Reel 1): 1....	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, September 17, 1973
AZ1675.06	Lesbian Express: Lesbian mothers (Part 2 only)	Lesbian Express presents a program on lesbian mothers. Issues concerning child-rearing, child...	American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Lesbians	KPFA, 197?
AZ1675.04	Lesbian Express: Book reviews for January 12, 1975	Production reel with general review of lesbian presses and titles of books by and about lesbians...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, January 12, 1975
KZ0885	Lesbian culture / produced by Helene Rosenbluth	A program on lesbian culture, starting with a radio presentation of "An Oral Herstory of...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, July 1, 1979.
AZ1755	Lesbian and gay employment rights conference / produced by Katherine Davenport.	A recording of the Lesbian and Gay Employment Rights Conference, sponsored by The Lesbian Rights...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, 21 Aug. 1985.
BC1199	Les Guérillères / by Monique Wittig.	A radio adaptation of Monique Wittig's surrealistic drama about militant feminist...	American Women -- Radio, American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 17 Oct. 1972.
IZ0391.01	Leonore Tiefer on rape prevention and awareness	Nancy Kramer, director of the Committee for Public Justice, interviews Dr. Leonore Tiefer, head...	American Women -- Violence against women	WBAI, August 31, 1981
BB1989.01	Lenore Kandel and Stephen Vincent; introduced by Dave Gitty	POETS THEATRE / Lenore Kandel and Stephen Vincent read their own work. Miss Kandel also reads a...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, September 17, 1968
BB0921	Lena Horne / interviewed by Gene De Alessi.	"Lena: a sound portrait of a multifaceted lady." Lena Horne (b. June 30, 1917; d. May...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, 12 Apr. 1966.
BC0665	Laying down the tower / Marge Piercy.	Poet, novelist and activist Marge Piercy (1936 - ) reads her eleven-poem sequence Laying Down...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, 20 Jan. 1972; KPFT, 29 May 1972.
BB4451.12	Law : the laggard (Episode 12 of 12)	Talk on the failure of the legal system to keep pace with social change in America by Nancy...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Law	KPFK, 11 Apr. 1967.
AZ1008	Laurie Anderson on her music / interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian	Noted experimental musician Laurie Anderson discusses her music, the development of ideas, and...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, 11 Mar. 1979. Probably first broadcast April 7 or 8, 1979.
AZ0136.04	Latvian women / William Mandel	Interview with a 36-year old woman of white formerly-tribal Livonian minority within Latvia,...	American Women -- International women	KPFA, 24 November 1977
BC2578	Latin American folk singer : Violeta Parra / produced by Carlos Hagen.	A biographical portrait of Chilean folk singer Violeta Parra (1917 - 1967). An activist and...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- International women	KPFK, 4 Feb. 1973.
BC1076	Lappin and Lapinova by Virgina Woolf; read by Maureen McIlroy	KPFK's Maureen McIlroy reads Virginia Woolf's feminist short story "Lappin and...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, September 1, 1972
BB0722.10	Language and attitude / Richard Tansey. (Episode 10 of 12)	The first Sunday morning, April 11, speaker at the symposium "The Uncertain Quest - The...	American Women -- Sex	KPFA, 11 Apr. 1965.
BB2789	Lady Randolph Churchill / by Anita Leslie interviewed by Eleanor Sully	Anita Leslie, the author of "Lady Randolph Churchill: the story of Jennie Jerome,"...	American Women -- Relatives of notable men	KPFA, June 7, 1970
BB5532	Lady Macbeth: moral scapegoat	A talk by John Monteverde, associate professor of English at San Diego State College, who...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 17 Apr. 1964; 9 Aug. 1971.
BC0657	Lady broadcasters : do you have to wear a jock to be one?	Four women disc jockeys from Los Angeles - Barbara Birdfeather, Gloria, Outrageous Nevada, and...	American Women -- Radio, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, February 2, 1972
WZ0002.02	Labor fights for the ERA	This episode of "Them and Us" is asking "Should labor unions support ERA (Equal...	American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), American Women -- Work and unions	WPFW, January 19, 1978
AZ0358	Kyrgyz woman interviewed by William Mandel	Rosa, a Kyrgyz woman in her thirties, describes how her schoolteacher mother managed to raise 12... , Previously titled "Soviet woman interviewed by William Mandel."	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFA, January 26, 1978
TZ0083	KPFT Special Women's Day program (1987)	This tape contains several clips of readings of women's literature or speeches to be used...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Feminism	KPFT, March 8, 1987
AZ0079	KPFA poetry festival (1977) / recorded by Randy Thom and Doug Maisel.	KPFA Poetry Festival May 14, 1977. From the folio: "On Saturday, May 14, U.C.'s S.U.P.E.R.B....	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, July 17, 1977
AZ0627	KPFA Evening News: a KPFA aircheck from Oct. 29, 1981. produced by Aileen Alfandary and Mark Mericle	The News: a KPFA aircheck from October 29, 1981 / produced by Aileen Alfandary and Mark Mericle... , Stories reported: United States economy plunge; President Reagan's approval rating;... , Previously cataloged as Women and health in Puerto Rico / Gail Anna Rivera ; interviewed by Sue...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	KPFA, October 29, 1981
BC0943	Know your body (Series record)	This is the program record for the series "Know Your Body," a series of eight lectures...		WBAI, June and October, 1972
AZ0356	Kirghizian woman interviewed by William Mandel	First audio heard is William Mandel introducing the phone-in portion of the show (about 9...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFA, February 2, 1978
BC1094	Kim Pontier interview.	Prisoner's wife discusses the fasting of her husband and ten other anti-war prisoners from...	American Women -- Vietnam conflict	KPFA, 21 Aug. 1972.
WZ0290	Kids talk about drugs / produced by Pamela Brooks	A Washington D.C. Public Schools Radio Project with several children (mostly Black) from Savoy...	American Women -- Parenting and children	WPFW, January 21, 1972
BB2929	Kay Boyle interviewed by Eleanor Sully	Author Kay Boyle (February 19, 1902 – December 27, 1992) talks with Eleanor Sully and reads from...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, August 17, 1970
AZ0110	Katrina Krimsky / produced by Susan Sailow	This episode features the music of Katrina Krimsky, a Bay Area composer, musician, and teacher....	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, July 2, 1977
IZ0996.02	Kathy Smith and Burt Lee	Guests on this show are folk singers Kathy Smith and Burt Lee and producer Mark Roth. The...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, January 9, 1970
KZ4167	Kathryn Kish Sklar speaks on married women workers	Kathryn Kish Sklar speaks on the radical impact married women workers, and their ability to...	American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, September 1, 1981
BC0936	Kathleen Cleaver on Black Panther politics / interviewed by Yolanda de Freitas, Cheryl Johnson and Jean Wiley.	KPFA's Yolanda de Freitas, Jean Wiley of Third World Media News, and Cheryl Johnson of the...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 1972; KPFK, 12 Dec. 1972.
IZ0651	Kathleen Cleaver interviewed by Rob Crocker	Rob Crocker, WBAI, interviews Kathleen Cleaver, wife of Eldridge Cleaver, and today representing...	American Women -- Relatives of notable men, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, October 17, 1971
AZ1108	Kathie Sarachild on Gloria Steinem and the CIA	Kathie Sarachild is interviewed on KPFA's "Unlearning to not speak" program by Susan Elisabeth....	American Women -- Radical Feminism	KPFA, December 30, 1975
AZ1145	Kate Millett reading from The Basement and Andrea Dworkin at the Feminist Perspectives on Pornography Conference (1978)	Contents: 1. Kate Millett reads from a new book (to be published in about a year) entitled The...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Violence against women	KPFA, November, 1978?
KZ2743	Kate Millett goes on all day about Simone de Beauvoir	Kate Millett speaks about Simone de Beauvoir as a biographer (38 min.). After some blank spots...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	ca. April 1985?
KZ0024	Kate Millett and her book Flying	Kate Millett interviewed by Paul Vangelisti on her book "Flying" and her ideals about...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, Mar. 28, 1975.
IZ0448	Kate Clinton performance	Lesbian, feminist and humorist, Kate Clinton speaks to a live audience. Clinton jokes about WASA...	American Women -- Comedians	WBAI, September 22, 1982
BB2012.05	Kashiko Kawakita / interviewed by Herbert Feinstein.	Herbert Feinstein interviews Japanese film importer, producer and curator Kashiko Kawakita (1908...	American Women -- Film and television, American Women -- International women	KPFA, 21 Nov. 1968.
BC2286	Karen Swenson reads her poetry.	Poet Karen Swenson reads selections from her own work. This recording is Part 1 of a two part...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, ca. May and November 23, 1975
IZ0921	Karen Cosden interviewed by Eileen Zalisk: March 21, 1979	Eileen Zalisk interviews Karen Cosden[sp?] about women and sex hormones. "Fighting the...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, ca. March 21, 1979
BB2415	Karate : women's liberation demonstration.	Members of Women's Liberation, determined to impress the University of California, Berkeley...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Athletes	KPFA, 8 Jan. 1970.
BB2275	Just you and me / Joan Baez ; introduced by Thomas Trutner.	Joan Baez (Harris) addresses members of Pi Chi, a youth organization at Piedmont Community...	American Women -- Vietnam conflict	KPFA, 20 Nov. 1969.
IZ0232	June 12th Rally: Nuclear disarmament rallies in San Francisco and New York (1982)	The International March and Rally for a Freeze and Reduction of Nuclear Arms and a Transfer of...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, June 12, 1982.
BB2012.23	Julie Newmar interviewed by Herbert Feinstein	Julie Newmar is interviewed by Herbert Feinstein on the set of Mackenna's Gold, Columbia...	American Women -- Film and television	KPFA, August 9, 1968
AZ0158	Julia / by Lillian Hellman ; read by Helen Mickiewicz	A dramatic reading of "Julia" written by Lillian Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30,...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, 9 Jan 1978
AZ1695	Judy Grahn: Poetry and interview	Laura Knowles interviews poet, writer and author Judy Grahn (1940 - ). Grahn talks about her...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, May 3, 1980
AZ0456	Judy Grahn reads her poetry	Edited tape of a reading by poet Judy Grahn of new work at the San Francisco Women's Building on...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, June 29, 1980
AZ1341	Judy Grahn and Grace Paley at the Women's Building	Poet and activist Judy Grahn and author Grace Paley speak at the Benefit for War Resisters...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	KPFA, June 28, 1980.
IZ0727	Judy Chicago interviewed by Celeste Wesson	Judy Chicago, pioneering feminist artist who created the first women's art program in...	American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, June 4, 1979
BC2307	Judith Vivell moderates panel with four women art critics.	Judith Vivell moderates a panel of four women art critics including Ellen Lubell, contributing...	American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, 1975 (day unknown)
BC3000	Judith Emlyn Johnson reads her poetry	Poet Judith Emlyn Johnson (Judith Johnson Sherwin) reads selections from her own work. Johnson...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 30 Mar. 1976.
AZ1679	Joanna Brouk / Conch Shell: the Sea at Sunset (1973)	Joanna Brouk: Conch Shell: The Sea at Sunset (1973). Joanna Brouk was born in 1949 in St. Louis...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- New age/Wicca	KPFA, ca. August 8, 1973
IZ0838	Joan Jara and Quilapayun interviewed by Kathy Jarvis	Joan Jara, wife of Victor Jara, a Chilean folksinger who was executed during the September 11,...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Relatives of notable men	WBAI, March 1, 1979

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