American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
IZ1486	Radiation victim advocate Janet Gordon and victim Gloria Gregerson interviewed by Eileen Zalisk	Production reel for a program produced by Eileen Zalisk, possibly Velvet Sledgehammer. Includes...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Health	WBAI, ca. 1980 (date unknown)
BB3958.02	Radical feminists : the Stanton-Anthony Brigade / interviews by Kay Lindsey.	Kay Lindsey discusses the group, New York Radical Feminists, with members of its Stanton/Anthony...	American Women -- Radical Feminism	WBAI, 24 Feb. 1970.
IZ1378	Radical History Radio: Feminism in the 1800s	Interview with Ellen DuBois, Associate Professor of History and American Studies at SUNY Buffalo...	American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, April 13, 1982
BC0158	Radical psychiatry and women's oppression / Hogie Wyckoff ; introduced by Claude Steiner.	In July of 1970, Dr. Claude Steiner, one of the founders of the Rap Center of Berkeley, offered...	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy	KPFA, 8 Mar. 1971.
BC0934	Rae Lake Costos on the androgynous soul / interviewed by Lois Hansen.	Rae Lake Costos, known as the "Bard at Large" on Pacifica's Houston station KPFT...	American Women -- New age/Wicca	KPFA, 8 Aug. 1972.
KZ1929	Ragtime women / Max Morath interviewed by Mario Casseta	Max Morath discusses his discovery of over 100 ragtime piano compositions by middle class white...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFK, ca. Jan 1978? (no broadcast info on box)
BC0763	Ralph Abernathy and Angela Davis	Angela Davis, recently released from prison, is interviewed by civil rights leader Rev. Ralph...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, Apr. 1972.
BC1526	Rape : the victim as suspect / produced by Susan Scheftel and Gail Boehm.	A documentary examining the mythology surrounding rape and its effect upon the social, medical...	American Women -- Violence against women, American Women -- Law	Part 1: KPFA, 2 Oct. 1973; Part 2: KPFA, 16 Oct. 1973.
BC1628.04	Rape and punishment / Paul Leser (Episode 4 of 10)	Paul Leser talks about differing attitudes about rape between America and Europe, and how in the...	American Women -- Violence against women	KPFA, 15 Nov. 1973.
BC3061	Rape in prison.	Bill Monaghan and John "J.D." Davis moderate a roundtable discussion about sexual...	American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	WBAI, 1976.
AZ1674.04	Rape: Susan Brownmiller, Diana Russell and Martha Shelley (Part 1 only)	Susan Brownmiller, author of Against Our Will: Men, Women and Rape, and Diana Russell, author of...	American Women -- Violence against women	KPFA, ca. June 1977?
AZ1674.03	Reactions to the Redstockings journal, "Feminist Revolution"	Local women discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the Redstockings journal, "Feminist...	American Women -- Radical Feminism	KPFA, May 31, 1976
IZ1468	Reading and interview with novelist and artist Ursule Molinaro	Ursule Molinaro (1916 - 2000), Paris-born social-satirist, novelist, playwright, and artist...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, August 31, 1981
WZ0268	Reading of the short story, "Changes" by author Denise Oliver	Reading of short story "Changes" by author Denise Oliver / Produced by WPFW, Broadcast on KPFA....	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 3 May 1976
AZ0649	Readings on national liberation / translated and read by William Mandel	Readings on national liberation / translated and read by William Mandel. Soviet news stories on...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, November 12, 1979
IZ0089	Rebecca Newth and Rachelle Bijou / produced by Susan Howe.	Poets Rebecca Newth and Rachelle Bijou read from their work. Rebecca Newth's poems have...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 16 Sep. 1977.
BB3770.04	Recent studies in the psychology of abortion (Episode 4)	This is the fourth program in the WBAI series on abortion. In this program, guests are Lawrence...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, January 22, 1969
AZ0027.03	Recombinant DNA : genetic engineering in the corporate world / produced by Adi Gevins and Laurie Garrett (Episode 3)	In this program on DNA, the thin line between research and corporate profit, public benefits and...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Science and scientists	KPFA, Feb. 3, 1977.
AZ0298	Red crystal : Sheli Nan / interviewed by Susan Sailow	Sheli Nan is an exceptional composer in the classical/jazz field. Her pieces reflect great...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, Sept. 5, 1978.
BC1661	Reflecciones de la Raza: September 8, 1973	Aircheck for "Reflecciones de la Raza", hosted by a woman (identity unknown), likely...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFA, ca. September 8, 1973.
BB4089	Relevant theater of the now / Leslie Perry interviewed by Eleanor Sully	Eleanor Sully interviews Leslie Perry, Black playwright and director, about his commitment to...	American Women -- Theater, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, June 24, 1969
BB3779.36	Reminiscences of Brecht / moderated by Eric Bentley. (Episode 36)	Producer and actor John Houseman (1902-1988), actress Elsa Lanchester (1902-1986), Marta...	American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, 25 June 1964.
IZ1351	Report back from Copenhagen	Tapes edited and selected from "Report back from Copenhagen," an event for women to...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, January 16, 1981
IZ1436	Report from Vietnam by Judy Coburn - August 7, 1970	This is a special report broadcast the same day as it was recorded, from Pacifica's Saigon...	American Women -- Vietnam conflict	WBAI, August 7, 1970
BB3958.01	Report on the Congress to Unite Women	This is a February 1985 rebroadcast of a November 1969 Womankind episode, hosted by Nannette...	American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, ca. November 23, 1969 and February 12, 1985?
BC2243.03	Reports from the 1975 American Association for the Advancement of Science (A.A.A.S.) Convention	This program consists of various reports on panels. Including a short interview by Bob Zalisk...	American Women -- Science and scientists	WBAI, 30 Jan. 1975.
BB3817.03	Research with the poor (Episode 3 of 6)	Documentary on New York City hospitals, evaluating the affiliation program between municipal and...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, September 18, 1968
BB0130.10	Revolt of Mother (Episode 10 of 14)	Dramatization of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman's story The Revolt of "Mother" (1890),...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women's history	KPFA, 14 Jan. 1959.
BB0130.05	Revolution (Episode 5 of 14)	On the beginnings of feminist organizing in the mid 19th century, with a dramatization of the...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women's history	KPFA, 10 Dec. 1958
BC2599	Revolutionary violence / Dorothy Healey and Bob Wells	Jim Berland interviews Communist Party activist Dorothy Healey and community organizer Bob Wells...	American Women -- Activists	KPFK, 24 Nov. 1975.
BC1776	Rhyme and reason	English actress Rohan McCullough is interviewed by Barbara Kraft and discusses and then reads...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Theater	KPFK, March 11, 1974
KZ4464.02	Richland woman: April 10, 1974-Passover edition	Richland Woman, a music program special Passover edition, is presented by Roberta Friedman....		KPFK, 10 Apr. 1974
KZ4464.01	Richland Woman: March 27, 1974	Richland Woman, a music program with traditional music from around the world, is presented by...		ca. March 27, 1974 and March 23, 1994
AZ0299	Rickie Lee Jones / by Susan Sailow	Susan Sailow talks about Rickie Lee Jones' life and music. Program features her eponymous...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, June 23, 1979
KZ0734	Rise gonna rise : a portrait of Southern textile workers / Mimi Conway interviewed by Dorothy Healey	Mimi Conway describes the present status of the unionization of textile workers in the South....	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, 2 Sep. 1979.
KZ1213	Rita Mae Brown at the Woman's Building	Writer and activist Rita Mae Brown (1944 - ) delivers a speech at the Woman's Building in... , ...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians	KPFK, 1976?
AZ1119	Rita Mae Brown, Donna Eagles and Zoe Nawoe discuss class differences	Rita Mae Brown, author of The Hand That Cradles the Rock, Songs to a Handsome Woman, Rubyfruit...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Activists	KPFA, June 24, 1974
BB2012.10	Rita Morrison interviewed by Herbert Feinstein	Dr. Herbert Feinstein talks with Rita Morrison, the Los Angeles producer of Chaim Soutine, a...	American Women -- Film and television	KPFA, 14 Dec. 1968
BC1377	Roadies vs. groupies / Cherry Vanilla ; interviewed by Richard Gollance.	Cherry Vanilla (née Kathleen Dorritie), publicist for David Bowie, talks with Richard Gollance...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFK, 1973.
BC1012	Robin Menken and F.T.A. / interviewed by Alan Farley.	Robin Menken is one of the writers of "F.T.A. (Fuck the Army)," a show that starred...	American Women -- Comedians	KPFA, 8 Nov. 1972.
BC0949.01	Robin Morgan (Episode 1 of 4)	Poet Robin Morgan (1941 - ) reads selections of her own work. Sensitive language.	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, March 23, 1972
BC2196.28	Robin Morgan reads The Network Of The Imaginary Mother	Feminist poet Robin Morgan (b. 1941) reads "The Network Of The Imaginary Mother" from...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 14 Feb. and 1 Apr. 1976
BC3002	Rochelle Owens reads her poetry	Poet Rochelle Owens reads selections of her work. Owens is the award-winning author of many...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, April 1976.
BB2082	Roman fever / by Edith Wharton; adapted by Erik Bauersfeld	This is a radio play based on Edith Wharton’s short story "Roman Fever" about two...	American Women -- Theater	KPFA, November 16, 1964
KZ2652	Rona Fields interviewed by Clare Spark about the psychology of Northern Ireland	Clare Spark interviews Dr. Rona M. Fields, author of "Society under siege, a psychology of...	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- International women	KPFK, September 3, 1976
KZ2466	Rosa Parks: Alabama bus boycotts start	Box label: Voice of Rosa Parks heard by phone telling her story of refusal to give up her seat...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	unknown
BC1736	Rosalie Sorrels : travelin' lady in concert.	Concert by blues, country and folk singer, Rosalie Sorrels (1933 - ) recorded at Upsala College...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, 9 July 1973.
IZ1449	Rose at ninety	On her 90th birthday, a prosperous woman named Rose looks back and speaks of her life and family...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies	WBAI, December 24, 1978
BC2641	Rose Kushner / interviewed by Viv Sutherland	Viv Sutherland interviews Rose Kushner (1929 - 1990), author of "Breast Cancer: A Personal...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, 1975 (day unknown)
BC0601.01	Rosella Pace (Part 1 of 4)	Alvaro Cardona-Hine introduces poet Rosella Pace, who reads from her own work. Her reading is...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, 6 Feb. 1972.
AZ0631.02	Rosh Hashanah through a feminist eye / Stacy Offner interviewed by Ginny Z. Berson	On the meaning of this Jewish holiday for women, both past and present; with music. Stacy Offner...	American Women -- Religion, American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, September 29, 1981
AZ0534	Rosie, the red riveter / William Mandel.	Inspired by viewing the documentary The Life And Times Of Rosie The Riveter, Mandel explores the...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFA, December 8, 1980
IZ1397	Roz Baxandall on the Coalition of Labor Union Women	Bonnie Bellow and Nanette Rainone talk with historian, Roz Baxandall, who attended the founding...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, April 10 and 11, 1974
IZ0643	Rukeyser Reading Series: Grace Paley and Allen Ginsberg interviewed by Dennis Bernstein	Rukeyser Reading Program on the Air. Part one: [30 min.] Dennis Bernstein interviews Grace Paley...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, April 6, 1980
IZ0485	Runaways / Elizabeth Swados ; interviewed by Virginia Goldner.	Virginia Goldner speaks to Elizabeth Swados, director of the stage musical Runaways, a musical...	American Women -- Theater	WBAI, 30 May 1978.
BC2745	Ruth Gage-Colby interviewed by Dorothy Eletz	Dorothy Eletz attended the U.N. International Women's Year Conference in Mexico City [June...	American Women -- Activists	KPFK, 14 July 1975.
AZ0228	Ruthie Gorton sings her own songs / produced by Ed Schoenfeld	Ruthie Gorton is a Los Angeles based "movement singer" who has performed around the...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, March 25, 1977
BB5133	Sadie and Maude / Jeanette Henderson and Linda Taylor	In this program of poetry, discussion and music dedicated to Angela Davis, two young Black women...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, 8 Feb. 1971.
BC0633	Sadie and Maude, 1971 / Jeanette Henderson and Linda Taylor.	In this program of poetry, discussion and music dedicated to Angela Davis, two young Black women...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, 27 May 1971
IZ1361	Sagaris and the August 7th Survival Community	This summer, 200 active feminists from all over the United States and Canada came to Lyndonville...	American Women -- Activists	WBAI, October 19, 1975
IZ1433	Sally George reads four short stories	Sally George reads four short stories: Dreaming; Hard Winter; Church Music; and Peter, Peter....	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, November 8, 1978
AZ0147	Samille Gooden interviewed by Angela Davis	Angela Davis speaks with Samille Gooden, president of local 1695 of the American Federation of...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFA, January 23, 1978
BC0098	San Francisco women's liberation media project (Episode 1)	Collage of music and sound, prepared by the Women's Liberation Media Project, designed to...	American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Radio	KPFA, 8 July 1970.
BC0693	San Francisco women's liberation media project (Episode 2)	The second collage of music and words produced by the San Francisco Women's Liberation...	American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Radio	KPFA, 26 Aug. 1970.
BC0707	San Francisco women's liberation media project (Episode 3)	The third collage, produced by the San Francisco Women's Liberation Media Project, to...	American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Radio	KPFA, 6 Nov. 1970; 8 Mar. 1971.
AZ1665	San Francisco Women's Music Festival, 1974	Recordings from the 1974 San Francisco Women's Music Festival, recorded at the First...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, February 4, 1974
AZ0706	Sandy Silver speaks out against the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant	A member of Mothers for Peace, the organization which brought a lawsuit against the Diablo...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	KPFA, September 1981
BC0799	Santa Maria de Iquique / produced by Elizabeth Farnsworth.	Historical documentary about the 1907 massacre of 3,600 men, women, and children during a labor...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- International women	KPFA, 21 Mar. 1972; 24 May 1972.
BB2018	Sappho / read by Beryl Grafton	Sappho. The lyrics of the Greek poetess born between 615-612 BC are read by Beryl Grafton,...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, February 27, 1968
BC0954	Sappho was a right-on woman.	A discussion about lesbians and lesbianism in America: their oppression and liberation, their...	American Women -- Lesbians	KPFA, 29 Sept. 1972; Nov. 1972.
IZ1464	School of hard knocks or, mallets with forethought	Jan Albert hosts his program about the resumed construction (after a 37-year of hiatus) of the...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, June 18, 1980
BC2908.01	Science fiction, ideology, and evolving consciousness / hosted by Linda Strawn (Episode 1 of 5)	Linda Strawn hosts this program which includes interviews with researchers and activists on the...	American Women -- Science and scientists	KPFK, 3 Mar. 1976.
IZ1428	Science reporter Laurie Garrett speaks about the AIDS epidemic	Interview with science reporter for National Public Radio, Laurie Garrett, about the political...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, ca. 1988 (date unknown)
AZ0027	Science story	Science Story was a bi-monthly program dedicated to the demystification of science and medicine...	American Women -- Science and scientists	KPFA, January 1977 through circa May 1978
KZ0716	Screen actors stand up for Jane Fonda : a speech by Kathleen Nolan	On July 20, 1979, the California State Senate overwhelmingly rejected the appointment of Jane...	American Women -- Film and television, American Women -- Activists	KPFK, 7 Aug. 1979.
IZ1420	Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic by Sorche Nic Leodhas	Fredi Dundee reads from a collection of stories by Sorche Nic Leodhas entitled “Sea-spell and...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, October 7, 1969
PZ0492	Second Birth: Anais Nin At College Of Marin, California, 1973	Anais Nin [1903-1977] speech to students at College of Marin, California, 1973. She discusses...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	Pacifica National Programming, 1973
BC0312.01	Sensuality in marriage: lecture / Maxine Serett. (Episode 1 of 4)	Maxine Serett, author of the book "The Housewife's handbook on selective promiscuity" (under the...	American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Sex	KPFK, 20 Jan. 1965.
BC0312.02	Sensuality in marriage: question-and-answer session / Maxine Serett. (Episode 2 of 4)	Maxine Serett, author of the book "The Housewife's handbook on selective promiscuity" (under the...	American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Sex	KPFK, 27 Jan. 1965.
BB1303	Sentencing of the Berkeley free speech movement defendants	Speeches and interviews given by Free Speech Movement defendants as they are sentenced, enter,...	American Women -- Activists	KPFA, June 30, 1967; July 1, 1967.
AZ0232	Setting the stage, 1949 : enter the Cold War	The mood of the Cold War era is explored in interviews with Jessica Mitford, Helga Lohr-Bailey,...	American Women -- Politicians and politics	KPFA, Mar. 1, 1979.
IZ0438	Seven times around: interview with Women's suffrage activist Isola Dodic	Marjorie DeFazio interviews suffragist, Isola Dodic (1892-1986) about her suffragist activity...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, 25 Oct. 1978
KZ0451.02	Sex : the male ego / by Dr. Albert E. Ross (Episode 2 of 7, Part 1 of 2)	In his second lecture in the series, Dr. Al Ross explores our attitudes toward sex and sexuality...	American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 11 Jan. 1978.
IZ1382	Sex and art: scholarship and vulgarity	A program on sex and art. Begins with a reading from Edward Albee's introduction to...	American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, June 11, 1980
BC1495	Sex and birth control for the teenager	Barbara Cady talks with Ellen Peck (1942-1995) and Stewart Mott (1937-2008). Ellen Peck is a...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFK, November 13, 1973
BB0722.08	Sex and the mass media / Rose Franzblau. (Episode 8 of 12)	The second afternoon speaker at the symposium "The Uncertain Quest - The Dilemmas of Sex...	American Women -- Sex	KPFA, 10 Apr. 1965.
BB4451.07	Sex and the sword of Damocles (Episode 7 of 12)	Talk on the legal and social assumptions about women's sexuality. Hosted by Nancy Reeves,...	American Women -- Feminism	KPFK, 31 Jan. 1967.
BB4727	Sex and the teenager / Ruth B. Michaelson.	Ruth B. Michaelson, M.A., psychologist, discusses the sexual activities and problems of...	American Women -- Sex	KPFK, 18 Oct. 1963.
IZ1393	Sex discrimination: women of the C.U.N.Y. system	Mimi Rosenberg speaks with three women: Lilia Melani, Sandy Cooper, and Nancy Dean. They discuss...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Education	WBAI, January 1979
BB4485.04	Sex without babies (Episode 4)	Dr. H. Curtis Wood, medical consultant of the Association for Voluntary Sterilization, and...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	KPFK, 6 Aug. 1968.
BB4475.02	Sex, sex, sex (Episode 2)	Dr. Nancy Rosser, a resident psychiatrist at the neuropsychiatric institute at University of...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Lesbians	KPFK, 8 June 1970
BC1692	Sexism and children's literature / produced by Beverly Stein and Laurie Simms.	Evaluating the alternative to Dick and Jane-type Primers for Living in Amerika. Examined are...	American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFA, 16 May 1973.
BC2781	Sexism and racism / Gloria Steinem and Margaret Sloan.	Gloria Steinem and Margaret Sloan-Hunter, in a joint appearance at the Brooklyn Montessori...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, 2 June 1973.
AZ0069	Sexism on the hill / Ellin O'Leary	Reporter Ellin O'Leary talks about how sexism and racism stands in the way of female...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Politicians and politics	KPFA, 1977.
IZ0672	Sexual abuse of children	Viv Sutherland interviews Florence Rush, author of "Sexual abuse of children: the best kept...	American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Violence against women	WBAI, December 14, 1980
WZ0094	Sexual assault / produced by Sophie's Parlor Media Collective.	On sexism, racism and rape; focus on the cases of Inez Garcia and Joan Little. Host Del Dobbins...	American Women -- Violence against women	WPFW, July 15, 1977 and February 6, 1978
BB1283	Sexual freedom: the middle road / Lester Kirkendall	Dr. Lester Kirkendall, Professor of Family Life at Oregon State University and author of "The...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Reproductive rights	KPFA, April 8, 1967
BC0981.02	Sexual liberation and women's liberation / Mary Jane Sherfey (Episode 2)	Dr. Mary Jane Sherfey (1918-1983), a practicing psychiatrist and author of "The Nature and...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, 26 Sept. 1972.
IZ0502	Sexual politics today	Sexual Politics Today : Produced by WBAI. Recorded on April 10, 1978. Psychotherapist Diane...	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Marriage and divorce	WBAI, 10 Apr. 1978
BC0943.01	Sexual response in women and men / Joy Norin and Leslie Cohen	This program deals with sexual response in women and men. The speakers are Joy Norin and Leslie...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Sex	WBAI, June 24 and September 10, 1972

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