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| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # |
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| Michelle Parkerson |
This episode of Upstream features filmmaker and poet Michelle Parkerson who talks about the economics of being an independent artist. Parkerson talks about her most recent film, "...But Then She's Betty Carter" (1980), and how she supports herself as a filmmaker. Parkerson also reads some of her poetry in the second half of the program. Program begins and ends with a fundraising pitch and is mixed with music. Hosted and produced by Nikki Jeter. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Black women -- History., African American Women, Parkerson, Michelle | American Women -- Film and television, American Women -- Poetry | WZ0255.07 | |
| Ourselves, our children / produced by Pearl Skotnes. |
February 14th, 1979 episode of "Holding up more than half the sky". Segments include: a tribute to Susan B. Anthony, including a dramatization of her trial for "having voted knowingly, wrongfully, and unlawfully"; Janet Dodson interviews Ruth Bell and Joan Ditzion, members of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective and co-authors of "Ourselves and our children: a book by and for parents" (1978). Includes music: "Frontier" by Cris Williamson, and "Everybody has to have a mother" by New Miss Alice Stone Ladies Society Orchestra. Produced by Pearl Skotnes. |
Dodson, Janet., Skotnes, Pearl., Women's movement, Women -- Political activity., Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women's history, American Women -- Parenting and children | KZ1217 | |
| Sex and birth control for the teenager |
Barbara Cady talks with Ellen Peck (1942-1995) and Stewart Mott (1937-2008). Ellen Peck is a columnist, co-author of "Sex and Birth Control: A Guide for the Young," and founder of NON (National Organization of Non-parents). She talks about how society fails to prepare its youth for the "new sexuality". Stuart Mott is a philanthropist, political activist and "non-parent of the year." |
Peck, Ellen, 1942-, Mott, Stewart., Teenagers -- Sexuality., Birth control, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Parenting and children | BC1495 | |
| Women, culture, and society / Diane Feeley. |
An historical examination of the development of women's societal role traced by Diane Feeley, Coordinator of Women in the Arts Committee of National Organization for Women (NOW), New York. Feeley gives examples of past societies in which women were more productive and played a far more active role than our own. She sees the view of women as being "valueless" as having emerged within the last 150 years, and encourages women to utilize resources to regain their equal social status. |
Women -- History., Social role., National Organization for Women, Feeley, Diane, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Women's history, American Women -- Anthropology and societal role | BC2196.05 | |
| Hot flashes: women's news from Majority Report: October 25, 1977 |
Women's news and current events from Majority Report for October 25, 1977. Hosted by Diane Torr for WBAI's Women's Department. Topics include an analysis of the congressional voting records on abortion, personality differences between men and women at work, AFL-CIO president calls himself "a closet feminist," Karen Silkwood case, men in computer language are represented by "1," female parliament member seeks justice for victim of rape, new birth control foam pending approval, smoking risks in pregnancy, "bust-developing" drink on trial, results of study on birth rates and women at work, society is to blame for violence against women, new labeling for products with Estrogen, women's rights in tribal law in Canada, Western Somalia Liberation Front, and local (New York) news. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women -- Social conditions., Women -- Economic conditions., Women -- United States., Feminism, Reproductive rights, Women workers speak out! / produced by Bonnie Bellow and Brett Harvey. | American Women -- Feminism | IZ1458.03 | |
| 1979 Long Island women's music festival: Ruth Pelham and June Millington |
The festival was held from March 17, 1979. Archives has two tapes from this event. The first has a performance by Ruth Pelham, vocals, acoustic guitar, and piano. Songs include: Welcome to the singing -- Magic penny (M. Reynolds) -- Don't you think -- Marie Brown -- Tiny flies -- Broomsticks -- Collage -- Mother nature is a strong woman. Host is Judy Castelli. Songs "Tiny flies" and "Broomsticks" were not broadcast 5/27/79 according to tape label. The second tape has a performance by June Millington of Fanny and her band which includes Lisa Brown on sax and flutes, Jennifer Condos on bass, and Miss Joyce on drums. This tape is labeled "7 of 7" which would imply that there are 5 missing tapes from this event. Unclear if this tape was broadcast. Recordings previously cataloged as IZ1395.01 and IZ1395.07. (see flyer below from Smith College's Women's Music Archives Collection) |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Long Island women's music festival, Women's music, Millington, June., Pelham, Ruth, Women musicians., Women's music festivals | American Women -- Music and musicians | IZ1395 | |
| Whatever became of: "Mama" / interviewed by Richard Lamparski. |
Mama and Papa Hansen from the television series "I Remember Mama," Peggy Wood (1892 – 1978) and Judson Laire (1902 – 1979) tell Richard Lamparski about the six years they spent playing the parents of "Nels", "Katrin", and "Dagmar". You'll find out what happened to the other members of the cast and hear the program's theme "The Last Spring" by Edvard Grieg, at the intro. The television show was based on the novel "Mama's bank account" by Catherine Forbes, which became the play "I remember Mama," and a film. |
Laire, Judson., Lamparski, Richard., Radio programs -- 1920-1950., Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Theater | BC0436.11 | |
| Yes, my darling daughter. |
A teenage feminist consciousness-raising group, composed largely of students from Los Angeles' University High School, talk about repression in schools, attitudes toward sex, and the relevance of the women's liberation movement. Includes live audience participation. Hosted and produced by Barbara Spark. Contains sensitive material. |
Teenagers -- Attitudes., Women's movement, Consciousness raising., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Parenting and children | BC0690 | |
| Fair sex, fair game : women say no to the sexual safari / produced by Helene Rosenbluth. |
Highlights from the First National Conference on Feminist Perspectives on Pornography, convened by Women Against Violence and Pornography in the Media, held in San Francisco in November 1978. The first part of this program features excerpts from panels What Is Pornography?, Porn and the Law, Effects of Pornography, and Pornography and the First Amendment. The second part of the program, broadcast a week later, features panels on Child Pornography (Florence Hush), Pornography and racism (Tracy Stevens) and Pornography and the New Left (Susan Brownmiller). Features question-and-answer sessions. Includes music by Alive, Baba Yaga, Mary Watkins, Isis, and BeBe K'Roche. Produced by Helene Rosenbluth. |
Brownmiller, Susan, Stevens, Tracy., Rosenbluth, Helene, Pornography -- Analysis., Pornography -- Legal status, laws, etc., First Amendment rights., Pornography -- Moral and religious aspects., Fair sex, fair game : women way no to the sexual safari / produced by Helene Rosenbluth., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Violence against women | KZ0556 | |
| The poet's voice (Episode 4) |
This is the fourth episode of "The poet's voice," likely KPFK broadcasted tapes of a televised program called "The poet's voice," a Theta Cable Television series from Los Angeles, 1979 or 1980. The host was TV actor and poet Macdonald Carey (1913-1994) and the poets read their work in front of an audience. This episode includes readings of poetry by deaf poet Joe Castronovo who performs his poetry in American Sign Language while Gary Sanderson interprets in English, and Holly Prado (b. 1938). |
Castronovo, Joe, Prado, Holly., Carey, Macdonald, Poetry, Modern., Afternoon air, Women poets, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Poetry | KZ1281.04 |