Program

  • History of women workers and women in the labor movement

    Historian Dr. Blanche Wiesen Cook interviews historian Dr. Alice Kessler Harris about women and work and women in the labor movement. Harris talks about challenging the notion of work as being “work for pay” and talks about both women’s household labor and women as wage workers, both historically and in contemporary times. Harris’ books includes…

  • Janet Sternburg: Journal from a semi-private room

    Janet Sternburg reads her autobiographical fiction, titled “Journal from a semi-private room.” Sternburg relates her experiences as an adult spending time in hospital with an injury to her arm. Her mother also goes to hospital and is operated on for cancer. She returns for a visit to her family home.

  • Frieda Aaron reads her poetry

    Frieda Aaron, Holocaust survivor, reads some of her poetry and some poetry of her sister, Estelle Glazer’s poetry. Produced by Barbara Londin, engineered by Bill O’Neill.

  • Poetry reading: Barbara Holland and Paul Oppenheimer

    Barbara Holland reads selections from her book “Crises of Rejuvenation:” Crises of Rejuvenation — The inevitable knife — Not fungus, no, never that! — A tryst beneath a bird house — Autumn wizard — This certain quaintness — An abominable breakfast — Rag picker — My old friend, the sorcerer — In the cause of…

  • Political music of the 70s: International Women’s Day show

    Live show with commentary and music, around the theme of International Women’s Day.

  • Sally George reads four short stories

    Sally George reads four short stories: Dreaming; Hard Winter; Church Music; and Peter, Peter. Also includes an interview with Allen Wolovsky. George is a writer who has been published in Ms. Magazine and Christopher Street, among other publications, and is the recipient of a CAPS Grant. Produced by Allen Wolovsky.

  • Wild Women: poetry for the Joan Little case

    Poetry reading: “Wild Women, Joan Little case”. Notes: All women’s audience, no intros, 1976. First reader unannounced, Alison Colbert? She reads two poems “Miss Rosy” by Lucille Clifton, and her own poem “How are the girls doing?” from her book of poetry “Let the Circle Be Unbroken.” Second reader unannounced, Joan Gibbs? She reads three…

  • The real Tibet

    Judith Murray speaks with Barbara Nimri Aziz, British-educated anthropologist, about the reality of her years studying and living in Tibet. Aziz spent years studying the kinship patterns, economy, and religion of the region and is the author of Tibetan Frontier Families. This program was produced by Judith Murray.

  • Florynce Kennedy speaks at Memorial Church in New York City

    Flo (Florynce) Kennedy (1916-2000) speech given at “Memorial Church [New York City]” advocating peace activism. [Unclear from label of location–Judson Memorial Church? Memorial Baptist Church?] Theme of the meeting is “Swords into Plowshares.” She promotes personal powers of the body, dollar, and vote to change the pathology of oppression and the oppressive system. She uses…

  • 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. Sondra Segal comments on the Theater’s play “The Daughter’s Cycle” and the current theme, “Woman’s Body and Other Natural Resources.” Clare Coss introduces Rich. Rich reads from her current book of poetry, “A Wild Patience Has Taken Me This Far: Poems…