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American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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BC0933 Courageous sisters / produced by Deborah Janone.

This program takes a look at some of the vibrant and exciting women of the 1800's who were...

American Women -- Women's history KPFA, 10 Dec. 1972.
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.
BC0935 Bard at large / Rae Lake Costos.

Rae Lake Costos is the "Bard at Large" of KPFT, Houston. She defines a bard as a...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- New age/Wicca KPFA, 1 Aug. 1972.
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.
BC0937 A lady doesn't take karate / moderated by Lois Hansen.

Eight Bay Area feminists talk about learning karate, both in traditional schools and in the...

American Women -- Feminism KPFA, 27 Oct. 1972.
BC0939 Women's liberation : deja vu / produced by Ruth Kamen.

Ruth Kamen recorded and produced this sound portrait of a three day conference on women in...

American Women -- Feminism KPFA, 1970.
BC0942 Men in lyrics.

Collection of songs and lyrics about women's attitudes toward men, and men's attitudes...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 1972.
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
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
BC0943.02 Menstruation, puberty through menopause (Part One only)

Know your body: Menstruation, puberty through menopause. This lecture was part of the "Know...

American Women -- Health WBAI, October 08, 1972
BC0943.03 Pregnancy

Know your body: Pregnancy. This is lecture is part of a course on women's health given at...

American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Health WBAI, October 22, 1972
BC0943.04 Women and doctors

Know your body: Women and doctors. This lecture, part of the series "Know Your Body"...

American Women -- Health WBAI, October 15, 1972
BC0944 The Plight of women in broadcasting / produced by Lois Hansen, Ellen Dubrowin, and Deborah Janone.

Lois Hansen, Ellen Dubrowin and Deborah Janone of KPFA visited executives at nine representative...

American Women -- Radio KPFA, 25 Aug. 1972.
BC0949 Women poets reading; produced by Mimi Anderson

Series record for a series of programs featuring women poets reading selections of their own...

WBAI, Sept. 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
BC0949.02 Adrienne Rich (Episode 2 of 4)

Poet Adrienne Rich (1929 - 2012) reads selections from her own works, "Snapshots of a...

American Women -- Poetry WBAI, 30 Apr. 1972.
BC0949.03 Verandah Porche (Episode 3 of 4)

Poet Verandah Porche (1945 - ), resident of Total Loss Farm, talks about her life in Vermont and...

American Women -- Poetry WBAI, February 14, 1972
BC0949.04 Audre Lorde (Episode 4 of 4)

Poet Audre Lorde reads selections of her own works. After introducing herself, Lorde reads the...

American Women -- Poetry WBAI, 17 July 1972; 28 Aug. 1972.
BC0950 Daisy Aldan reads her poetry

Poet Daisy Aldan describes her style of poetry and reads selections from her collection "...

American Women -- Poetry KPFK, February 2, 1972
BC0951 True story / Alta ; interviewed by Ruth Rosen and Isabel Welsh.

Alta, a Bay Area feminist poet, reads her poetry, accompanied on classical guitar by Angel, and...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 12 Nov 1972; 8 Jan. 1982.
BC0952 Me Jane, you Tarzan / Elaine Morgan ; interviewed by Lois Hansen and Julia Curtis.

If you ask any school kid what prehistoric society was like, you're sure to hear about cave...

American Women -- Women's history KPFA, 9 June 1972.
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.
BC0957 Vietnam : a reporter remembers / Gloria Emerson ; interviewed by Nick Egleson.

New York Times reporter discusses her experiences covering the Vietnam conflict. Gloria Emerson...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Vietnam conflict WBAI, 25 Aug. 1972.
BC0979 Everything you've always wanted to know about sexual therapy clinics / produced by Nanette Rainone and Steve Post.

This is the first program of a series on sexual therapy clinics and those who go to them;...

American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy WBAI, 28 Aug. 1972.
BC0980 The Lawrence strike / Meredith Tax ; produced by Ann Snitow.

This program is a history of the Lawrence Strike, a poetic adaptation of "The Rising of the...

American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Radio WBAI, May 21, 1972
BC0981.01 Women's liberation and Black civil rights / Catharine R. Stimpson (Episode 1)

Catharine R. Stimpson speaks on 'Women's liberation and Black Civil Rights."...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination WBAI, 19 Sept. 1972.
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.
BC0981.03 The image of women in art / Linda Nochlin (Episode 3)

Dr. Linda Nochlin is a professor of Art History at Vasser, visiting professor at Hunter College...

American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Beauty and body image WBAI, 10 Oct. 1972.
BC0981.04 Women as health consumers / Ellen Frankfort. (Episode 4)

Ellen Frankfort (1937-1987) was a medical writer and the author of "Vaginal Politics...

American Women -- Health WBAI, 24 Oct. 1972.
BC0985 Menstrual blood / produced by Jan Legnitto and Isabel Welsh.

The audio track (actuality) to a theater-piece about the psychology, sociology, and physiology...

American Women -- Health, American Women -- Theater, American Women -- Beauty and body image KPFA, December 26, 1972.
BC0986 Cecil Williams and Angela Davis speak

This is a recording made at an outdoor rally somewhere in the Bay Area in 1972, featuring...

American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, 1972.
BC0991 She also ran / produced by Jan Legnitto, Ruth Rosen and Isabel Welsh.

In 1872, Victoria C. Woodhull (1838-1927) became the first woman to run for President of the...

American Women -- Women's history, American Women -- Politicians and politics KPFA, 6 Nov. 1972.
BC0994 The limits of growth

A review and examination of the study done by a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

American Women -- Environmentalism KPFK, July 25, 1972
BC1000 With these your eyes you shall recover : the Navajo blanket

Curators Anthony Berlant and Mary Hunt Kahlenberg discuss their exhibition of Navajo blankets at...

American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFK, September 13, 1972
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.
BC1014 Doris Lessing interview / interviewed by Josephine Hendin.

Josephine Hendin, Current Fiction teacher at the New School for Social Research and author of...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 2 Oct. 1972; 30 Dec. 1972.
BC1015 Growing up female in the 50s / produced by Brett Vuolo.

Documentary on sex stereotyping in American during the 1950s. Producer Brett Vuolo introduces it...

American Women -- Beauty and body image, American Women -- Sex WBAI, October 16 1972 and KPFA, March 1979.
BC1039 Abortion : beyond legalization / interviews by Miriam Rosen.

Patients at Women's Services, a non-profit New York City abortion clinic, talk about the...

American Women -- Reproductive rights WBAI 29 Oct. 1972; 5 Jan. 1973.
BC1040 Terry Garthwaite in concert.

Terry Garthwaite from Joy of Cooking with Fritz Kasten and David Garthwaite, in concert at the U...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 15 Nov. 1972.
BC1041 Freedom is an inside job / Mercedes McCambridge.

Actor Mercedes McCambridge (1916 - 2004) speaking before the Women's National Democratic...

American Women -- Film and television, American Women -- Politicians and politics WBAI, 27 Nov. 1972.
BC1042.06 To be a full human being / Margaret Mead.

Margaret Mead delivers the opening keynote address at the annual conference of the National...

American Women -- Anthropology and societal role, American Women -- Education KPFA, 1972?
BC1044 Birtha / produced by Judy Sherman.

Judy Sherman interviews the all-woman rock group Birtha. They discuss their origins as a band...

American Women -- Music and musicians WBAI, 2 Nov. 1972.
BC1047.03 Chile and its women (Episode 3 of 5)

This program examines the role of women in Chile, what their actual roles are in Chilean society...

American Women -- International women KPFK, September 16, 1972
BC1055 April 22nd Coalition press conference

This is a recording of a press conference during which various community members from the Bay...

American Women -- Vietnam conflict, American Women -- Activists KPFA, 21 Apr. 1972.
BC1069 Household workers / produced by Nanette Rainone and Bonnie Bellow.

This report is on the recent and unprecedented organization of household workers, and includes...

American Women -- Work and unions WBAI, December 13, 1972.
BC1070 Fanny: the all girl band

Members of the all-woman rock group Fanny discuss and play their music. The band consists of...

American Women -- Music and musicians WBAI, October 4, 1972
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
BC1079 The Finnish woman

Program from Radio Finland. Host Judy Carr takes a look at Finnish fashion, chats with popular...

American Women -- International women KPFK, 1972 (day unknown)
BC1087.01 Consciousness raising-KPFA (Episode 1 of 4): How we feel about our bodies

Consciousness raising. This is the first episode in a series to air on KPFA from June 21, 1972...

American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Beauty and body image, American Women -- Feminism KPFA, June 21, 1972
BC1087.02 Consciousness raising-KPFA (Episode 2 of 4): On getting angry

Consciousness raising. An examination of anger and getting angry. Consciousness raising...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Marriage and divorce KPFA, August 2 1972.
BC1087.03 Consciousness raising-KPFA (Episode 3 of 4): Role-playing

Consciousness raising. An examination of role-playing and stereotypes that oppress women: "...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Beauty and body image, American Women -- Marriage and divorce KPFA, 19 July 1972.
BC1087.04 Consciousness raising-KPFA (Episode 4 of 4): The single woman

Consciousness raising. An examination of "the single woman". Six women relate their...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy KPFA, between June 21 and October 18, 1972
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.
BC1097 Portrait of a dedicated woman : Elizabeth Gurley Flynn

Communist, feminist activist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964) is interviewed (by William...

American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Politicians and politics KPFK, January 31, 1960 and WPFW, August 7, 1977
BC1106 Hermione Gingold at the Geary Theater / interviewed by Herbert Feinstein.

British actor Hermione Gingold (1897 - 1987) chats with Herbert Feinstein in her dressing room...

American Women -- Theater KPFA, 20 July 1963; 11 Sept. 1969.
BC1110 Gypsy Rose Lee / interviewed by Herb Feinstein.

Burlesque actress Gypsy Rose Lee (1911 - 1970) discusses her life in the theater with Herb...

American Women -- Theater KPFA, 28 Sep. 1965.
BC1120 Americans in Hanoi : the Taylor-Baez delegation returns / produced by Bruce Soloway.

Four Americans were visiting Hanoi when the US began the heaviest bombing raids in the history...

American Women -- Vietnam conflict WBAI, ca. 1 Jan. 1973; KPFT, 14 Feb. 1973.
BC1139 The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman ; read by Maureen McIlroy.

Maureen McIlroy reads "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935)...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Marriage and divorce KPFK, October 31, 1972
BC1144 She who is electric / Judy Grahn.

Women-loving poems by poet Judy Grahn (1940 - ), including She Who and The Common Women series....

American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Poetry KPFA, Dec. 1972.
BC1145 Women in the arts : in memoriam Marilyn Monroe / Judy Grahn, Anna Hartman, Naomi Lowinsky and Rachel Lowen.

A poetry reading by Judy Grahn (1940 - ), author of "Edward the Dyke," Anna Hartman,...

American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 28 Dec. 1972.
BC1146 The Changing lives of women around the globe.

A report on the subject of changes that have taken place in women's lives in India, Japan,...

American Women -- International women KPFA, 1972; WPFW, 8 Mar. 1978.
BC1152 Jane Fonda on Vietnam: in defense of Pat Chenoweth

Jane Fonda speaks at the University of California in Berkeley on January 29, 1973. She gives an...

American Women -- Vietnam conflict, American Women -- Activists KPFA, 29 Jan. 1973?
BC1158 Portrait of a woman / interviewed by Louisa Sellers.

The subject of the following interview chose to remain anonymous. She is a 24 year old Puerto...

American Women -- Marriage and divorce WBAI, 4 Feb. 1972.
BC1159 History of the women's suffrage movement : racism and middle class bias against women / Pam Allen.

Pam Allen focuses on racism and the middle class bias in this talk which, was the first of two...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Feminism Part 1: KPFA, 25 Aug. 1972; Part 2: KPFA, 1 Sep. 1972.
BC1173 The Household worker and the employment agency / produced by Bonnie Bellow.

Part of a series entitled "The Household Worker" that investigates the problems faced...

American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- International women WBAI, 11 Dec. 1972.
BC1177 Fat as a feminist issue / Myrna Lamb.

Feminist playwright Myrna Lamb (b. 1930) reads her essay on women and body image "Fat as a...

American Women -- Beauty and body image WBAI, October 18, 1972
BC1191 A Mingled Yarn : chronicle of a troubled family / Dr. Beulah Parker ; interviewed by Betty Roszak.

Betty Roszak interviews Dr. Beulah Parker, psychiatrist and author of A Mingled Yarn: Chronicle...

American Women -- Health, American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy KPFA, 4 Dec. 1972.
BC1197 The Governor : a national tragedy / by Frank Dwyer ; produced by Suzan Shown Harjo and Frank Harjo

This is a New York Chamber Theatre production of "The Governor: a National Tragedy" by...

American Women -- Theater WBAI, July 9, 1972 and April 28, 1973
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.
BC1205 Human experimentation / Marcia Greenberg ; interviewed by David Selvin.

Marcia Greenberg, a Washington, D.C. lawyer, testified recently before a Senate sub-committee...

American Women -- Health, American Women -- Reproductive rights WBAI, 23 Feb. 1972.
BC1213 The People vs. Alma Andrews / produced by Sheila McAleenan.

This program examines the case of Alma Andrews, a Black woman and a nurse, charged with first-...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Violence against women KPFA, 18 Sept. 1972.
BC1217 Women and radical psychiatry

Three women from the Radical Psychiatry Center in Berkeley, Savannah Gravich, Hogie Wyckoff, and...

American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy KPFA, October 20, 1972
BC1218 The abortion battle rages on

Ida Honorof interviews Dr. Paul Marx, Professor of Sociology at St. John's University and...

American Women -- Reproductive rights KPFK, November 13, 1972
BC1222 The Politics of making it.

Women artists and writers discuss and examine the anatomy of success and its relationship to...

American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 15 Dec. 1972.
BC1223 Women's poetry evening at WBAI's Studio C

Reading of poetry by and about women, held in WBAI's Studio C--the first live women's...

American Women -- Poetry WBAI, 7 Oct. 1972.
BC1224 An evening with Judy Chicago: in conversation with Arlene Raven

Feminist artist Judy Chicago (b. 1939) discusses her struggles in life and in art to discover...

American Women -- Art and artists KPFK, December 13, 1972
BC1225 Dial 'O' for operator / produced by Bonnie Bellow and Nanette Rainone.

Examination of the New York Telephone worker. Includes interviews with Louella Smith, who filed...

American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination WBAI, 26 Oct. 1972.
BC1226 Women in art history: Arlene Raven in conversation with Judy Chicago

Feminist artist Judy Chicago (b. 1939) talks with Arlene Raven (1944-2006), a feminist art...

American Women -- Art and artists KPFK, November 29, 1972
BC1239 Vera Johnson, herself

Vera Johnson (1920-2007), a 52-year old native Canadian folk singer (at the time of this...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFT, 13 March 1973
BC1255 Women in advertising.

Discussion of the presentation and exploitation of women by mass media advertising held at the...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Beauty and body image WBAI, 19 Dec. 1972.
BC1261 The Will to change / written and read by Adrienne Rich.

Poet Adrienne Rich (1929 - 2012) reads selections of her work. Most of the poems read are from...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians WBAI, 2 Dec. 1972.
BC1298 Gloria Steinem speaks on sexism and racism.

Gloria Steinem, feminist and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, speaks about deep-seeded sexism and...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, 26 Jan. 1973.
BC1305 International struggle for abortion rights.

On March 10, 1973, the Women's National Abortion Action Coalition (WONAAC) held on...

American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Activists WBAI, 10 Mar. 1973?; KPFA, 13 Sep. 1973.
BC1319 House Select Committee on Crime : testimony of Lt. Julia Tucker of New York Police Dept.

On April 9th, 1973, the House Select Committee on Crime, chaired by Congressman Claude Pepper,...

American Women -- Violence against women WBAI, ca. Apr. 1973.
BC1327 Amalia Fleming (Lady Fleming) on the Greek junta / introduced by John Brademas.

Amalia Fleming (Lady Fleming) speaks on the situation in Greece under the General's right...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Politicians and politics WBAI, ca. Mar. 1972.
BC1338 The sour apple tree : June Wayne.

June Wayne (1918-2011), artist, educator and co-founder of the Tamarind Lithography Workshop,...

American Women -- Art and artists KPFK, 13 Mar. 1973.
BC1348 The fairer sex : portraits of five women / produced by Marie Blazek

This is an intimate set of interviews with five women whose lives are both typical and unique;...

American Women -- Anthropology and societal role KPFT, 20 Feb. 1973.
BC1355.02 Chelsea (magazine) / Sonia Raiziss ; interviewed by Leonard Chabrowe. (Episode 2 of 6)

Leonard Chabrowe, exploring the aims and workings of little magazines, talks with Sonia Raiziss...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 1973.
BC1370 Angela Davis speaking at the University of Houston World Issues Conference.

A speech by the activist Angela Davis (1944 - ) recorded at the University of Houston on April 2...

American Women -- Activists KPFT, 1973.
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.
BC1422 Women on Watergate.

Gloria Steinem, Frances FitzGerald, Brett Vuolo and Nanette Rainone discuss the Watergate affair...

American Women -- Politicians and politics WBAI, 27 June 1973.
BC1429 Feminist art workshop / Judy Chicago, Sheila De Bretteville and Arlene Raven; interviewed by Clare Loeb.

Judy Chicago and Sheila De Bretteville, artists, and Arlene Raven, art historian and critic,...

American Women -- Art and artists KPFK, 6 May 1973.
BC1446 Dear brother Erika / Erika Seastrom ; interviewed by Bonnie Bellow.

Erika Seastrom, a member for 20 years of the Printers Union, describes her life working under...

American Women -- Work and unions WBAI, Part 1: 2 Apr. 1973, 6 Apr. 1973; Part 2: 10 Apr. 1973, 11 Apr. 1973.
BC1471 Sylvia Plath program / produced by Anita Barrows and Debbie Sweeney.

This program presents a mix of readings of Sylvia Plath's poetry, excerpts from her novel...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 1973.
BC1476 Turning on in Terra Linda / interviews by Pat Roberto.

Listeners explain the appeal of Don Chamberlain's California Girls, a KNEW-AM radio sex-...

American Women -- Radio, American Women -- Sex KPFA, 4 June 1973; 15 Aug. 1973; 15 Sep. 1973.
BC1488 A Private joke that got out of hand / reported by Phil Williams, Bob Bender and Marc Haarz.

Report on the world's first underground comic convention. Includes discussions of sex and...

American Women -- Art and artists KPFA, 6 June 1973.
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
BC1503 Speaking of exotic dancing : unlearning to not speak / Zenia Daragahey and Donna Whitley ; interviewed by Betty Mayer and Marina Bostead.

A discussion originally broadcast live November 15, 1971 on Unlearning to Not Speak. It brings...

American Women -- Dance, American Women -- International women KPFA, 15 Nov. 1971.
BC1510 Israel : thanking God you're not a woman / Shulamit Aloni

Shulamit Aloni (1928-2014), lawyer, politician, and according to Ruth Hirschman "a leading...

American Women -- International women KPFK, October 17, 1973
BC1521 Florynce Kennedy on Watergate / interviewed by Barbara Cady.

Florynce "Flo" Kennedy (1916 - 2000), Black radical activist, attorney and founder of...

American Women -- Politicians and politics KPFK, 29 Oct. 1973.
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