Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre |
PRA Archive # |
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| Heliotrope : a woman's magazine / Mary Bailey ; interviewed by Sandra Porter |
Sandra Porter interviews Mary Bailey, co-founder of the feminist publication "Heliotrope." Davita Maron was her co-founder. Host, Sandra Porter is also a contributor, and the two women discuss their work with the publication and the writing of women in general. (Label spells the journal "heileatroupe" which was likely incorrect) |
Periodicals, Publishing of., Women's writings., Women authors, Women's publishers and publishing., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Authors and journalists | WZ0090 | |
| Geology, sexism and racism / produced by Rich Pollack. |
The field of geology has long been considered a club with the petro, coal and mining companies. But it's exclusivity goes beyond that. It's heavily all white and all male. This program looks at the effect of this fact on all of us. Discussion on the sexism and racism within the field of geology with David Schwartzman, Sandra Clarke, [Richard?] Gustav[e?] Johnson, and Donald Jackson. |
Geology -- Vocational guidance., Racism., Discrimination in employment., Sex discrimination in employment, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Work and unions | WZ0065 | |
| Interview with Maureen Owen, publisher of Telephone Books and Telephone magazine; interviewed by Doug Lang. |
Modest discussion, low key, of the background and publishing career of Maureen Owen. There is discussion of the problems that plague young poets trying to be published. Produced by Barry Parker, WPFW. |
Publishers and publishing., Women's publishers and publishing., Owen, Maureen, 1943-, Women poets, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Poetry | WZ0052 | |
| A blind blues street singer / Flora Molton ; interviewed by Natalie Reuss. |
Interview with Flora Molton, blind blues street-singer of the Washington, D.C. area. Flora tells stories of her past, sings and plays slide guitar, and explains why she has chosen to be a performer of the street. Her band members include Ed Morris and Phil Wiggins. Natalie Reuss of Sophie's Parlor Media Collective conducts the interview. Produced by Sophie's Parlor Media Collective. |
Sophie's Parlor Media Collective., Street musicians., Musicians, Blind., Blues (Songs, etc.)., Women musicians., Molton, Flora, 1908-1990, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Music and musicians | WZ0050 | |
| Four local Washington, D.C. poets / interviews by Hazel Robinson |
"A poet is -- a diary of the soul." Thus begins one of Hazel Robinson's poems and that thought is the theme of this program. Four local poets--Tamu Moore, Erskie Freeman, Mary Greer, and Hazel Robinson--read their poems and talk about how and why and when they write. |
Women poets, Four local Washington, D.C. poets / interviews by Grace Cavalieri., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Greer, Mary K. (Mary Katherine), African American poets | American Women -- Poetry | WZ0049 | |
| Harlan county USA / Nancy Barker and Hart Perry |
Barry Parker from WPFW's Film Exchange interviews Nancy Barker and Hart Perry, respectively the director of editing and principal cinematographer of Barbara Kopple's 1977 documentary Harlan County USA. The two discuss how they came to be involved in the film's production and about the scene in the film where strikebreakers attacked the film crew. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Barker, Nancy, Perry, Hart, Documentary films, Coal Miners' Strike, Harlan County, Ky., 1973, Harlan County USA (Motion picture), Kopple, Barbara | American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Film and television | WZ0047 | Harlan county USA / Nancy Barker and Hart Perry (CD) |
| Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich / reviewed by Doris Grumbach and Carolyn Kizer. |
Review of Adrienne Rich's book "Of Woman Born" by Doris Grumbach and Carolyn Kizer. This is the first episode of the WPFW series "Expressions". |
Books -- Reviews., Rich, Adrienne, 1929-2012, Grumbach, Doris, Kizer, Carolyn, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Authors and journalists | WZ0046 | |
| Four women poets / Diana Vance, Nefretete, Deirdra Baldwin, and Ann Leffler ; interviewed by Grace Cavalieri |
Host Grace Cavalieri interviews four women poets: Diana Vance, Nefretete[sp?], Deirdra Baldwin, and Ann Leffler. The women read selections of their poetry and talk about being women poets and "women's" poetry. |
Poetry, Modern., Women poets / Diana Vance, Nefretete, Deirdra Baldwin, and Ann Leffler ; interviewed by Grace Cavalieri., Women poets, Slayton-Leffler, Ann, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Poetry | WZ0031 | |
| Back Alley Theatre / Naomi Eftes and Elaine Heffernan interviewed by Ree Austin |
Naomi Eftis and Elaine Heffernan, two local Washington, D. C. artists and housewives, discuss the creation of Back Alley Theatre, and delineate workable survival avenues for the struggling artist. Interview conducted by Ree Austin. Produced by Grace Cavalieri. |
Children's theater -- Washington, D.C., Back Alley Theatre (Organization : Washington, D.C.), Eftis, Naomi, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Theater | WZ0027 | |
| Three women poets / Gabrielle Edgcomb, Barbara Lefcowitz, and Lee Howard |
This episode of The poet and the poem focuses on three women poets: Gabrielle Edgcomb (1926-1996), Barbara Lefcowitz (b. 1935), and Lee Howard (1952-2003) interviewed by Grace Cavalieri. Program features readings and discussion of political poetry and women poets. |
Political poetry., Women poets, Three women poets / Gabrielle Edgcomb, Barbara Lefcowitz, and Lee Howard ; interviewed by Grace Cavalieri., Edgcomb, Gabrielle Simon, Lefcowitz, Barbara F. (Barbara Freedgood), 1935-, Howard, Lee, 1952-2003, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Poetry | WZ0020 |