American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
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
IZ0449.01	Black feminism	Program opens with a dialogue about the Women's movement between Tendai Chitoza[sp?] of...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- International women	WBAI, 09 Mar. 1978.
IZ0449.02	Sweet Honey in the Rock	Program contains excerpts from a Sweet Honey in the Rock performance at P.S. 41 in March 1978...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, 27 July 1978.
IZ0449.03	Blanche Cooke on Crystal Eastman	Blanche Cooke talks about the life and work of Crystal Eastman (1881-1928), a radical, feminist...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, circa January 1979.
IZ0449.04	Everywomanspace: February 12, 1979-Speeches from a rally supporting Bella Abzug	Speeches from a women's rally that took place at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School,...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, February 12, 1979.
IZ0449.05	Women's legal clinic: April 9, 1979-Sex discrimination in employment	Women's legal clinic. Broadcast live. Topic: Sex discrimination in employment. Hosted by...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, April 9, 1979.
IZ0449.06	Women's legal clinic: May 7, 1979-Legal rights related to pregnancy	The topic of this week's Women's Legal Clinic is pregnancy, disability, and women...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, May 7, 1979.
IZ0449.07	Women's legal clinic: August 6, 1979- ERA	Women's legal clinic. Eve Cary and Judy Levin talk about ERA and take listener phone calls...	American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)	WBAI, August 6, 1979.
IZ0449.08	Women's legal clinic: December 2, 1979-Child custody	Women's Legal Clinic aircheck. Judy Levin and Betty Levinson discuss child custody and take...	American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Marriage and divorce	WBAI, December 2, 1979.
IZ0449.09	Interview with Marge Piercy	Blossom Neuschatz interviews novelist, poet, essayist and teacher Marge Piercy (1936 - ). They...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, March 21, 1980.
IZ0449.10	Women's legal clinic: July 7, 1980	Judy Levin and Betty Levinson review important legal cases of the 1970s. Begins with discussion...	American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, July 7, 1980.
IZ0449.11	Women's occupational health: November 10, 1980	The first in a series of programs on women's occupational safety and health with Dr. Jeanne...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health	WBAI, November 10, 1980
IZ0449.12	Women's occupational health: December 15, 1980	Another in a series of programs on women and occupational safety and health produced by Dr....	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health	WBAI, December 15, 1980
IZ0449.13	Women's occupational safety: February 9, 1981	Women's Occupational Health and Safety hour hosted by Dr. Jeanne Stellman and Mary Sue...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health	WBAI, February 9, 1981
IZ0449.14	Women's legal clinic: March 23, 1981	EVERY WOMAN'S SPACE: WOMEN'S LEGAL CLINIC / Produced by WBAI. Recorded on March 23,...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, 23 Mar. 1981.
IZ0449.15	Women's occupational health: August 10, 1981	Aircheck of Everywomanspace episode in a series on women's occupational safety and health,...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health	WBAI, August 10, 1981.
IZ0449.16	Trying to survive: prostitution and women's work	The third in a series of three documentaries about prostitution and women's work (The...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, November 2, 1981 and January 4, 1982.
IZ0449.17	Everywomanspace: July 5, 1982-Angela Gilliam hosts	Aircheck of 7/5/82 Everywomanspace program with Angela Gilliam. The guest is Professor Everard...	American Women -- Education	WBAI, July 5, 1982.
IZ0449.18	Ethical issues in human reproduction	A presentation of tapes edited and selected from a symposium called "Ethical Issues in...	American Women -- Science and scientists, American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, August 30, 1982
IZ0449.19	Everywomanspace: September 6, 1982-Angela Gilliam hosts	Aircheck of September 6, 1982 program of Everywomanspace, hosted by Angela Gilliam. The theme of...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, September 6, 1982.
IZ0449.20	Everywomanspace: October 4, 1982	Aircheck of Everywomanspace episode hosted by Angela Gilliam. The fourth in a series of programs...	American Women -- Aging	WBAI, October 4, 1982.
IZ0449.21	Everywomanspace: November 1, 1982	Aircheck of Everywomanspace with Angela Gilliam from November 1, 1982. The guests are Sonja Dean...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, November 1, 1982.
IZ0449.22	Diary of a pacifist feminist	On this episode of Everywomanspace, a reading from the book "Lella Secor: A Diary in...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, December 13, 1982.
IZ0449.23	The Women Peacemakers: October 18, 1982	This program is in three parts: 1. Cora Weiss interviews Kathy Jarvis of Advocates for Children...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, October 18, 1982
IZ0449.24	The Women Peacemakers: November 8, 1982	Hosted by Cora Weiss. Guests are Liz Brando from Leicester, UK, of the Campaign for Nuclear...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, November 8, 1982
IZ0449.25	Jane Trahey interviewed by Rebecca Tron Klinger	Jane Trahey (1923-2000), businesswoman, humorist, author, advertising pioneer, and one of the...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, April 20, 1978
IZ0449.26	Poetry reading to benefit Out & Out Books	Blanche Wiesen Cook hosts a poetry reading that took place May 11th of this year (1978) to...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, October 2, 1978
IZ0449.27	Women's legal clinic: February 3, 1980	Everywomanspace: Women's legal clinic. Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace. February 3,...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health	WBAI, February 3, 1980.
IZ0455	The Women's movement in Holland	WOMEN'S STUDIES : THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT IN HOLLAND. Produced by WBAI and Kathy Ann...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, 7 Feb. 1982.
IZ0457	Viviane with the pixie face	Story told by WBAI mail programer (who is not identified by name) about growing up in a Jewish...	American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	WBAI, 198? (date unknown)
IZ0477	Street Walking Blues	Iris De La Cruz (1954?-1991), former prostitute and organizer for PONY - Prostitutes of New York...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, 2 Jul. 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.
IZ0487.03	Interview with Sharon Presley	Kirkpatrick Sale speaks with Sharon Presley, a libertarian feminist. Contains listener phone...	American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, possibly February 26, 1981
IZ0492.09	Conflicting interests: city issues with Ruth Messinger (Episode 1)	Aircheck of program number one in the "Conflicting interests" series. Ruth Messinger,...	American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, May 17, 1981
IZ0492.16	Conflicting interests: hunger in New York City	The reality of hunger in New York City. Ruth Messinger, New York City Council member, interviews...	American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, April 11, 1982
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
IZ0506	Yom HaShoah service commemorating the Holocaust	Women's resistance in the Holocaust, a special program to mark Holocaust Remembrance day....	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, 20 Apr. 1983.
IZ0510	Speakout for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse / produced by Celeste Wesson.	A program produced from a public speak-out on abortion and sterilization abuse which was held...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, ca. 10 Sep. 1977.
IZ0527	Interview With Ruby Rohrlich-Leavitt, feminist anthropologist	Interview with feminist anthropologist and Manhattan Community College Associate Professor, Ruby...	American Women -- Anthropology and societal role, American Women -- International women	WBAI, ca. October 11, 1976? (date unknown)
IZ0528.01	People's law update: Lennox Hinds interviewed by Bob Lefcourt	Bob Lefcourt speaks with attorney Lennox Hinds from the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, June 6, 1979
IZ0528.02	People's law update: Affirmative action - where do we go from here?	Bob Lefcourt speaks with Judith Layzer from the office of Contract Compliance of New York City;...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, March 3, 1979
IZ0528.03	High tech snake oil: September 4, 1984[?]- Breastfeeding	"High tech snake oil," was a sub-series of the WBAI series "Bread and roses,...	American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, September 4, 1984[?] (year unknown)
IZ0528.04	Equal Rights Amendment	Phil Steer and Lydia Braggar discuss the Equal Rights Amendment with Phyllis Segal, lawyer and...	American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)	WBAI, March 1978
IZ0536	What's happening to the family?	WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE FAMILY : Produced by WBAI and Dave Metzger. Recorded on January 30...	American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, 30 Jan. 1978.
IZ0541	Women in the media	Alternate Currents : Women In The Media. Produced by WBAI and Dave Metzger. Recorded on March 10...	American Women -- Film and television	WBAI, 10 Mar. 1979.
IZ0603	Holly Near / interview by Gail Pellett and Paul Gorman	Gail Pellett and Paul Gorman interview singer-songwriter Holly Near and Jeff Langley, her piano...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, Oct. 1975.
IZ0607	Hot type / by Marjorie Lipsyte interviewed by Phyllis Kriegel	"Hot Type" is a novel about a woman working on a newspaper in the 1960's,...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, March 25, 1982
IZ0622	Angela Davis interviewed by Samori Marksman	Angela Davis is interviewed by Samori Marksman, on program "Brunch", Saturday July 19...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, July 19, 1980
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
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
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
IZ0670.02	Women's Poetry Reading to benefit Ikon Magazine	The second half of the excerpted version of the benefit reading held for Ikon Magazine on...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, December 11, 1982
IZ0670.03	Carolyn Forché reads from A Country Between Us	Caroly Forche (b. 1950), poet and human rights activist, reads from her second book of poetry...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, December 26, 1982
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
IZ0683	Women and the Art of Motorcycle Racing / produced by Judith Ghinger	Self-contained program produced for WBAI by Judith Ghinger. Five women motorcyclists were...	American Women -- Athletes	WBAI, September 19, 1977
IZ0705	Bernadette Devlin speaking at Barnard College (Part 1 only)	Bernadette Devlin [McAliskey] speaks at Barnard College on November 20, 1976. This is Part 1 of...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, December 1, 1976
IZ0711	Bernice Johnson Reagon: Black Women's issues	Speech by Bernice Johnson Reagon, given November 11, 1980 at Barnard College's Reid...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, April 8, 1981
IZ0723	Stop E.R.A.: Meg Katz interviewed by Bonnie Bellow	Bonnie Bellow interviews Meg Katz of "Stop E.R.A.", one of the groups opposed to the...	American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)	WBAI, November 2, 1975
IZ0724	Erica Jong reads her poems / produced by Mimi Anderson	First of a series of readings of women's poetry produced by Mimi Anderson. Erica Jong reads...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, February 4, 1972
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
IZ0766	Women composers / Judy Sherman	Women composers explore the question of why so many women composers have emerged of late, and...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, October 23, 1972
IZ0777	Soundtrack: Liz Alexander interviewed about the film The Killing of Angel Street	Paul Wunder (not identified on tape) of WBAI's Soundtrack program interviews Australian...	American Women -- Film and television	WBAI, March 1981
IZ0778	Marge Piercy reading her poems	Marge Piercy, poet and novelist, reads her poems at Goddard College, Plainfield, VT and talks...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, October 4, 1977
IZ0782	Margaret Mead interviewed by Gil Jardine	Gil Jardine from WBAI's Drama and Literature Department interviews anthropologist Margaret...	American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Sex	WBAI, March 2, 1970
IZ0788	Adrienne Rich: an interview and reading / interview by Susan Howe (Part 2 only)	Poet Adrienne Rich (1929 - 2012) is interviewed by Susan Howe and reads from her book of poetry...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, January 31, 1979
IZ0804	Vanessa Redgrave: candidate for Parliament / Paul McIsaac	Vanessa Redgrave, campaigning for a seat in Parliament for the Worker's Revolutionary Party...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Film and television	WBAI, February 21, 1974
IZ0809	Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde, and Kate Millett	Poetry readings by Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde, recorded at St. Peter's Church in New...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, May 14, 1979
IZ0836	Malvina Reynolds sings El Cortito	Malvina Reynolds, folk singer, sings different cuts of her song, "El Cortito" about...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, 197?
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
IZ0853	Helen Caldicott on The Velvet Sledgehammer: June 25, 1978	WBAI's Velvet Sledgehammer program for June 25, 1978. Opens with Judie Pasternak giving...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, June 25, 1978
IZ0854	Erica Jong reads her poetry	Erica Jong reads her poems. Included are Mother, at 2:47 Paper Cuts, at 5:14 The Evidence, at 10...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 1973?
IZ0865	Florynce Kennedy speaks at Memorial Church in New York City	Flo (Florynce) Kennedy (1916-2000) speech given at "Memorial Church [New York City]"...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, 198?
IZ0885	Adrienne Rich reading her poetry at the Women's Experimental Theater	Adrienne Rich (1929-2012) reads her poetry at Women's Experimental Theater in New York City...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 1981
IZ0893	Our city, our lives: Women's work, women's health- Jeanne Stellman interviewed by Celeste Wesson	Jeanne Stellman interviewed by Celeste Wesson for the Public Affairs Department. of WBAI, NY....	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, March 6, 1978
IZ0895	Gloria Naylor interviewed about her novel The Women of Brewster Place	Raw tape of Gloria Naylor, Black woman author, interviewed by Doris Austin[?] about her novel...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 1982
IZ0902	1981 Abortion Rally in New York City	Speakers at a rally in New York City on abortion and equal rights for women, circa June 1981....	American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Activists	WBAI, 1981?
IZ0904	Women's International League for Peace and Freedom conference, 1981	Two speakers at the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom conference, recorded...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, May 27, 1981?
IZ0909	Women's Pentagon Action Rally	Banded reel of actuality from the Women's Pentagon Action on November 17, 1980, held in...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, ca. November 17, 1980
IZ0919	Mendola Report: Mary Mendola and Francis Clayton interviews	Interview with Mary Mendola, author of "The Mendola Report: A New Look At Gay Couples...	American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, 1980?
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
IZ0927	The Velvet Sledgehammer: June 19, 1977 (Part 1 and 3 only)	A Women's Magazine of the Air, produced by the WBAI Women's Department, featuring:...	American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, June 19, 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
IZ1060	The Lesbian Show - October 23, 1978: Varied Voices of Black Women	This episode of The Lesbian Show features a conversation among three of the four women from "...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, 23 Oct. 1978
IZ1061.01	The Lesbian Show: September 9, 1980 - GALA lesbian pride week poetry reading	Recording of lesbian poets reading as part of Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA)'s Lesbian...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 9 Sept. 1980.
IZ1061.02	The Lesbian Show: July 15, 1980 - Third World Lesbian Writers Conference (2nd annual)	The Lesbian Show, produced by Donna Allegra, features readings from the 2nd Annual Third World...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, July 15, 1980
IZ1062	Noretta Koertge: Who was that masked woman?	Viv Sutherland interviews Noretta Koertge, author of "Who Was that Masked Woman?"...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, January 27, 1982
IZ1063	Author Alesia Kunz speaks at Womanbooks	Novelist Alesia Kunz reads from her new book "Shangrila & Linda" and other works...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, 24 Feb. 1982
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
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
IZ1068	Voices of lesbian pride	A celebration of the 10th annual Lesbian Pride Week, featuring poets & artists who will be...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 23 June 1982.
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
IZ1070	A lacy, lacy, lacy card for Valentines Day: lesbians and femininity	A valentine from us to you with love. With comments from Susan Brownmiller, author of "...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 15 Feb. 1984
IZ1071	The Velvet Sledgehammer: January 17, 1979	Author Esther Newton reads selections from her unpublished novel "Alice-Hunting," about a...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Activists	WBAI, 17 Jan. 1979.
IZ1073	The Velvet Sledgehammer: May 9, 1979	This program contains a review of Alive!, a women's jazz group from Berkeley, and a review...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Dance, American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, 9 May 1979
IZ1074	The Velvet Sledgehammer: February 13, 1980	Program contains a report on a recent women's basketball game between the New York Stars...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Athletes	WBAI, 13 Feb. 1980
IZ1075	The Velvet Sledgehammer: June 4, 1980	Production reel for June 4, 1980 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer. Includes recording of...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, 4 Jun. 1980
IZ1076	The Velvet Sledgehammer: July 30, 1980 (Part 1 only)	This is the production reel for the July 30, 1980 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer. This...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Health, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, 30 Jul. 1980
IZ1077	The Velvet Sledgehammer - August 26, 1980: Women's Equality Day 1980	Edited selections from Women's Equality Day rally in Bryant part 26 Aug 1980. Also called...	American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, 26 Aug. 1980
IZ1078	The Velvet Sledgehammer: April 22, 1981	Poetry reading by Audre Lorde. Recorded on December 12, 1980 at Barnard College, this poetry...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 22 Apr. 1981.
IZ1079	The Velvet Sledgehammer: July 21, 1981	Produced by Eileen Zalisk. On this episode: Women and family in Israel, by Blossom Neuschatz,...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, 22 Jul. 1981

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