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This episode of "Lesbian Sisters" features an interview with Deborah Posey, a Black lesbian mother from Detroit and member of the Revolutionary Socialist League, who talks about the gay movement in Detroit, her family's recent harassment and forcible eviction by a homophobic landlord, and how gay liberation can only truly be achieved in a socialist society. The second half features an interview with writer Rita Mae Brown regarding the newly released edition of her book "Rubyfruit jungle," the ascendancy of the conservative right, and how people shouldn't constantly seek approval and validation from others. Ends with a calendar of local events. Music by Mary Watkins (Hiding place), and Joan Armatrading (People). Produced by Helene Rosenbluth. Program is self contained. Contains sensitive language. Outdated calendar at end.

Brenda Brush, a member of the National Organization of Women and of Women's Liberation, speaks on "Socialization: the pink blanket routine" at a teach-in on the oppressions of women at San Francisco State College on December 10, 1969. Brush opens by exposing the brainwashing both women and men go through, from the moment of birth, and goes on to describe how it affects our attitudes, values, and aspirations, and how women in our society are made to apologize for the social roles they have been forced into. This is the first in a series of seven talks taken from the teach-in.

Women office workers, members of the group W.O.W. (Women Office Workers) tell their experiences during a speak out entitled "Women Workers Speak Out" recorded in the fall 1973. From the April 1973 WBAI Folio: "Last fall, women workers gathered together to speak out about their jobs. A packing house worker, a waitress, office workers, household workers, and women in a variety of trades describe their work and the problems they confront each day on the job. Many of these women have become active in the trade union movement and see the organization of non-union women as the priority for working women and the women's movement." Because there is no description on this tape, it is assumed to be part of this speak out.

Talk on the battle for women's rights in Great Britain with Nancy Reeves, attorney and writer-lecturer on the status of women and Dame Joan Vickers, M.P., D.B.E., and the Conservative Government's Representative on the Status of Women Commission at the United Nations. They discuss the Manifesto of the Status of Women Committee, whether women are fully integrated into British society, and the decline in agitation for women's rights in Great Britain, Recorded at Broadcast House courtesy of the BBC, London, UK.