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American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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KZ4061 Meg Christian performs at the 1981 West Coast Women's Music Festival

Meg Christian performs at the 1981 West Coast Women's Music Festival just after the release...

American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Lesbians 1981?
KZ2487 Angela Davis at Occidental College

Angela Davis, faculty member at San Francisco College, and sponsored by the Alliance Against...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination 1984? (date unknown)
PZ0134.02 Abortion: a matter of life and death (Episode 2 of 13)

This is the second of thirteen episodes in this series. This program traces the legislative...

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Folio description: Birth and death: the seemingly clear points that mark the beginning and end...

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1987-09-09
BC0709.35 Women musicians night: May 1975 (Part One only)

Women Musicians Night at the WBAI Free Music Store, May 29, 1975. Part 1 of this program...

American Women -- Music and musicians 5 July, 1975
KZ2333 Charlotte Bunch: I'm a woman

Charlotte Bunch speaks about the feminist movement and receives comments from reporters and...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Authors and journalists ca. 1978
KZ2639 Domestic violence and the homeless women: Carol Mackay and Mollie Lowery

Two speeches at a Domestic Violence Services Conference: Carol Mackay's talk on "rural...

American Women -- Violence against women ca. 198? (no broadcast information available)
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?
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
AZ1334 Festival of Underground Poetry: Diane di Prima

Beat poet Diane di Prima reads excerpts from her book "The Calculus of Variation" at the...

American Women -- Poetry ca. Oct. 10, 1971
KZ0606 Annie Christmas / narrated by William Conrad.

William Conrad narrates the story of a legendary African-American woman from Louisiana folklore...

American Women -- Radio CBS - 19 Oct. 1956; KPFK, 8 Mar. 1979.
BB0996 Street haunting: a London adventure by Virginia Woolf; read by Vivian Schaeffer

Reading of Virginia Woolf's short story "Street Haunting: A London Adventure."...

American Women -- Authors and journalists first aired on KPFA, February 2, 1961; on KPFK, December 6, 1968
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
BB2486 Our children / George Roth interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson

George Roth, physician and member of the Committee of Responsibility, talks with Elsa Knight...

American Women -- Vietnam conflict, American Women -- Health KPFA, May 1970
BC0416 Annette Hayn reads her poems.

Poet Annette Hayn, a winner of the New School's 1969 Bernice Kavinoky Isaacson Award, reads...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 1 Dec. 1969.
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.
BB1178 The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, read by Alice B. Toklas

Alice Toklas reading from The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein and The...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, 11 and 16 April 1963.
BB2250.03 Women speak out against fascism (Episode 3 of 12)

A panel at the conference called by the Black Panther Party the weekend of July 18-20 in Oakland...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Work and unions KPFA, 11 Aug. 1969
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.
BC0345 Jane Fonda and the airmen at the gates of Travis Air Force Base / reported by Denny Smithson.

On the morning of September 11th, 1971, actress Jane Fonda and members of her troupe, who had...

American Women -- Vietnam conflict KPFA, 15 Nov. 1971; KPFK, 1 Dec. 1971.
BB0130.06 Whistlin' girls (Episode 6 of 15)

Dramatization of the Lucy Stone legend and the problems facing women who seek to be heard at...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women's history KPFA, 17 Dec. 1958
BB1402 Address of Dorothy Thompson over the Mutual Broadcasting System, October 29, 1944, Hotel Roosevelt, New York City

Dorothy Thompson (1893-1961) was an American broadcast and print journalist, best known for her...

American Women -- Politicians and politics KPFA, 194-?
KZ3772 Governor Reagan's Ladies Day address to the Commonwealth Club

Governor Ronald Reagan's Ladies' Day address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco...

American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences, American Women -- Politicians and politics KPFA, 1969?
AZ1660 Those Who Were Prostitutes from Cuban Women Now / by Margaret Randall

A reading from the chapter "Those Who Were Prostitutes" from the oral history...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- International women KPFA, 197-
AZ1692 Berkeley/Oakland Women's Chorus live at the Working Women's Conference

Excerpt from a Berkeley/Oakland Women's Chorus performance at the Working Women's...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 1973?
AZ1764 Mom's a dyke: interview with Gloria Wilson by Chana (Karen) Wilson

KPFA's Chana (Karen) Wilson's interviews her mother, Gloria Wilson. The two women are...

American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Lesbians KPFA, 1974 (day unknown)
AZ1765 The lesbian in literature and other poems

Dramatic reading: "The Lesbian in Literature," and other poems. Recorded at WBAI-FM in...

American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, 1975 (day unknown)
AZ1691 The music of Witchazel

The music of Witchazel, a Portland, Oregon women's band. Members are: Robin Flower, Mary...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 1976
AZ1095 Marge Piercy: reading and thoughts

Marge Piercy, poet and novelist, reads her poems and talks about poetry. She announces she has...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, 1976
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?
AZ1675.05 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?
AZ1671 Teresa Trull live at the West Coast Women's Music Festival (year unknown)

Teresa Trull performing at the West Coast Women's Music Festival, September 13-16, 198?....

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 198-
AZ0421 Doomsday / Helen Caldicott

Dr. Helen Caldicott speaks before the American Association for Advancement of Science and...

American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism KPFA, 1980.
AZ0488 Women's issues in the 1980 elections / produced by Tre Arenz

Carter's support of women's issues is argued by Sylvia Weinstein of the National...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Politicians and politics KPFA, 1980.
KZ4547 Interview with attorney Susan McGreivy on the Norton Sound lesbian purges from the Navy

Susan McGreivy, attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, discusses the present state of...

American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Law KPFA, 1980?
AZ0447 Healing sounds and Lifting off, learning how to fly / by Joanna Brouk and Maggi Payne

Two musical works: one composed for use in hospitals, one for Peter Pan theme. 1. Piano: Healing...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 1980?
AZ0609 Women In Arms / Victoria Schultz interviewed by Norma Smith

Interview with Victoria Schultz film-maker regarding her film "Women In Arms" about...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Film and television KPFA, 1981
AZ1269 Dr. Helen Caldicott briefs San Francisco health officials on nuclear dangers.

Dr. Helen Caldicott, founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, briefs San Francisco...

American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism KPFA, 1981?
AZ1105 Nuclear disarmament: moving forward / Charlene Spretnak, Willis Harman and Bill Wahpepah

An excerpt from the "Nuclear Disarmament: Moving Forward" conference sponsored by Meeting of the...

American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism KPFA, 1983?.
AZ0642.15 Majority report, (November 1984?): Women's movement reactions to Reagan election

Majority report, 1984. Clips of various members of the women's movement responding to...

American Women -- Politicians and politics KPFA, 1984?
AZ1221 Germaine Greer with Muriel Murch

Australian author Germaine Greer (born in Australia, 1939) is interviewed by KPFA's Muriel...

American Women -- Feminism KPFA, 1992?
AZ1010 Author Alice Walker reads the short story, Roselily

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker (1944 - ) reads her short story "Roselily...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, 1994.
BC0312.03 Wife swapping / Albert Ellis (Episode 3 of 4)

Albert Ellis gives a lecture at Le Metro Cafe on 2nd Avenue in the Lower East Side, NY on...

American Women -- Sex KPFA, 2 Mar. 1965.
BC0047 Odetta / interviewed by Celestine Ware.

African American folk, blues, jazz and spirituals singer Odetta (1930-2008) discusses her life...

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American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, 20 May 1971; WBAI, 27 May 1971
BC0397 A global confrontation: women vs. tradition

A forum hosted by the World Affairs Council at the Firemen's Fund Auditorium in San...

American Women -- International women KPFA, 23 June 1971.
BB0130.07 The Nineteenth century Minerva (Episode 7 of 14)

Examination of Margaret Fuller and her writings which call for greater women's rights,...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women's history KPFA, 24 Dec. 1958
BB2709.04 Sonia Sanchez / interviewed by David Henderson. (Episode 4 of 4)

Sonia Sanchez (1934 - ), poet and co-founder of the Black Studies department at San Francisco...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, 24 Jan. 1969
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
BC2430 Corridors of meaning / Manto Aravantinou interviewed by Nanos Valaoritis

The distinguished Greek poetess Manto Aravantinou reads and discusses her work with Nanos...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- International women KPFA, 26 Apr. 1975 ; KPFK 19 Feb. 1976
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.
BC0418 Poems of Janet Sage.

Janet Redemann Sage reads her poetry, including several from her first collection entitled...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 27 Feb. 1970.
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?
BB0130.04 Lucretia Mott (Episode 4 of 14)

Biographical sketch with dramatization of the life and actions of the feminist abolitionist...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women's history KPFA, 3 Dec. 1958
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
BB1910 Gwendolyn Brooks and LeRoi Jones poetry reading

This is a recording of the session during which Gwendolyn Brooks and LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka)...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, 3 Oct. 1964.
BC0417 Poems of Joyce Peseroff.

Joyce Peseroff reads selections from her work. She is a former student of Queens College, winner...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 30 Nov.1969.
BB0130.08 The Tree of knowledge (Episode 8 of 14)

On the gradual growth of opportunity for women to attain a secondary education during the early...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women's history KPFA, 31 Dec. 1958
BB2603 Women's liberation day: New York, San Francisco and Berkeley rallies of August 26, 1970

A documentary on the nationwide women's rights demonstrations known as the Women's...

American Women -- Feminism KPFA, 31 Jan. 1971.
BB1419 A new look at abortion / W.J. Bryan Henrie.

Dr. William Jennings Bryan Henrie (1896-1972), a country doctor turned abortion rights activist...

American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences KPFA, 5 May 1966.
BC0523 Abortion on demand : a debate

Representatives of pro- and anti-abortion groups debated the issue of abortion on demand at the...

American Women -- Reproductive rights KPFA, 7 Jan. 1972.
BB5547 Fashions in funerals: interview with Jessica Mitford

Jessica Mitford, author of "The American Way of Death" (Buccaneer Books, 1963), talks...

American Women -- Health KPFA, 8 Oct. 1965; 20 Feb. 1966.
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
AZ0512.03 Alice Walker reads poetry: Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll see you in the morning / Alan Soldofsky

Alice Walker, Black woman poet and novelist, reads from her new book of poetry "Good night,...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, 9 Nov. 1979.
BB1284 The ethics of sexual freedom / Joseph Fletcher

Joseph Fletcher, S.T.D., Professor of Social Ethics at the Episcopal Theology School, Cambridge...

American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Sex KPFA, April 1, 1967
BB2402 The two-factor theory / Louis O. Kelso and Patricia Hetter interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson

Louis O. Kelso and Patricia Hetter, originators of the economic theory "Two-factor theory,...

American Women -- Work and unions KPFA, April 12, 1970
AZ1689.02 Women's News: April 15, 1976

Raw outtakes and heads from an unidentified woman musician performing at KPFA. Box description...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, April 15, 1976
BB1504 The American woman / Felix Greene

The commentator is Felix Greene, journalist and producer for KPFA. Commentary: "The...

American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences KPFA, April 19, 1963
AZ0428 Older men, older women / Lucy Forrest (April 22, 1980)

This program, part of KPFA's regular series for and about the elderly, is an interview by...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism KPFA, April 22, 1980
AZ0317 Yelena Zeltin interviewed by William Mandel

William Mandel interviews, in English, Professor Yelena Zeltin of Moscow, speaking of her life:...

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Previously attributed to the series "Soviet scene," another series by William Mandel...

American Women -- International women KPFA, April 23, 1979
BB1391 Elizabeth G. Flynn interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, the late chairman of the American Communist Party and a member of the...

American Women -- Politicians and politics KPFA, April 24, 1961
BB0295 Women for peace at Geneva / produced by Elsa Knight Thompson

Elsa Knight Thompson interviews three Bay Area women who have just returned from the disarmament...

American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- International women KPFA, April 24, 1962
BB2441 Free abortion in Los Angeles / Sheila Smith interviewed by Don Porsche

Sheila Smith, a volunteer worker at a short-lived free abortion clinic in Los Angeles, talks...

American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Activists KPFA, April 24, 1970
BB0507 Women in marriage / Dr. Elizabeth Howes

Elizabeth Boyden Howes (1907-2002) was a Jungian psychotherapist and founder of the Guild for...

American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Sex KPFA, April 27, 1964
AZ0560 The murders of the children in Atlanta / produced by Damali Cruz and Khensu-Ra

The program is divided into 3 sections. It begins with a chronology of the events around the...

American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, April 29, 1981
AZ0430 Gay and pregnant: interview with expectant lesbian mother / produced by Philip Maldari

A gay lifestyle does not necessarily exclude parenthood. Many gay men and lesbians were parents...

American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Parenting and children KPFA, April 5, 1980
BB2326 Crescent Park: integrated housing / Alan S. Maremont and Richard Bentley interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson

Alan S. Maremont, San Francisco director of the Kate Maremont Foundation and Richard Bentley,...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, April 6, 1968
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
BB1318 The power to prescribe / moderated by Albert Fine

Rabbi Alvin Fine (b. 25 Oct. 1916; d. 19 Jan. 1999), professor of humanities at San Francisco...

American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Reproductive rights KPFA, April 8, 1967
AZ0417.04 Disarmament now! / William Winpisinger (Episode 4 of 4)

Disarmament Now! Episode 4 of 4. William Wayne Winpisinger (December 10, 1924 – December 11,...

American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism KPFA, April 8, 1980
AZ1343 Benefit for women library workers / Malvina Reynolds and Margie Adam

Malvina Reynolds and Margie Adam perform at a benefit for Women Library Workers. Recorded at...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, Aug. 1, 1977.
AZ0642.14 Majority report, August 20, 1987: Temporary workers and South African women's day

Production reel from Majority Report, August 20, 1987. Segments: 1. Jane Walsh, co-producer of...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Health, American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, Aug. 20, 1987.
AZ1110 Adrienne Rich reading her poetry

Adrienne Rich reads and comments on her poems at the First Unitarian Church in San Francisco, CA...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, August 1, 1974.
AZ0338 Blood ties / by Anica Mander ; produced by Michael Butler

Anica Vesel Mander (b. 1935 - d. 2002), feminist author and professor (2014 note: founded Women...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies KPFA, August 12, 1979
AZ0471.02 Virginia Woolf: in her own right / produced by Joanna Brouk (Episode 2 of 7)

The focus of Virginia Woolf's life was writing, and as she developed her art and gained...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, August 13, 1979
AZ1655 Interview with Meg Christian by Nancy Guinn

Nancy Guinn interviews musician Meg Christian in mid-July 1981, just after recording her new...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, August 15, 1981
AZ1666.01 International League of Women Composers: String quartets (Episode 1 of 2)

First of two episodes of a series called "Expressions", produced by the International...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, August 16, 1980
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
AZ0483 On the road to the 1980 Democratic National Convention.

Actualities -- Democratic Party Convention coverage. New York, 1980 (Aug.) Includes: Ron Dellums...

American Women -- Politicians and politics KPFA, August 1980
AZ0487 Women speak at the Democratic Convention

Sonia Johnson (Mormons for ERA) rallies for ERA ratification; Paulina Cardenas provides a...

American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Politicians and politics KPFA, August 1980
BB2507 Is population control genocide?

A panel discussion held at the Environmental Teach-in on the University of California campus in...

American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, August 20, 1970
AZ0577 Informed consent / produced by Amanda Spake

Amanda Spake from "Mother Jones" talks to Howard Rosenberg about his article "...

American Women -- Health, American Women -- Parenting and children KPFA, August 25, 1981
BB0276 From a mountain valley in Nepal / Judith Baumbgartner ; interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson.

Judith P. Baumgartner, a Swiss registered nurse, spent two years in Nepal under the auspices of...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Health KPFA, August 26, 1962
BB1307 Your end of the boat is sinking: the problem of population / Paul Ehrlich

Excerpts from an address on the population crisis by Paul R. Ehrlich, Professor of Biology at...

American Women -- Reproductive rights KPFA, August 3, 1967
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
AZ1762 Interview with cellist Eva Heinitz / by Will Ogdon

Cellist Eva Heinitz (1907-2000) is interviewed by Will Ogdon of KPFA about playing the cello and...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, between 1963-1968 (date unknown)
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
AZ1664 Flying Lesbians

A copy of the German band Flying Lesbians' self-titled album from 1975 (Frauen Offensive)....

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, ca. 1975
AZ1693 Meg Christian and Holly Near in concert (Part 5?)

Meg Christian and Holly Near in concert, venue unknown, November 6, 1976. Two songs are...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, ca. 1976
AZ1214 Your place is no longer with us / Ellen Sebastian

Writer and director Ellen Sebastian (Chang) discusses her debut play, Your Place is No Longer...

American Women -- Theater KPFA, ca. 1982.
AZ1084 Wanda Coleman interviewed by Opal Palmer Adisa

Poet Opal Palmer Adisa interviews writer/poet Wanda Coleman, author of Mad Dog, Black Lady,...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, ca. 1993.
AZ0689 Elsa Knight Thompson accepting the Lewis Hill award

Elsa Knight Thompson (April 6, 1906 - February 12, 1983), broadcaster and former Public Affairs...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, ca. April 17, 1982
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