Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # |
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| To do what one must / by Raya Warhaftig |
Raya Warhaftig, graduate student in Political Science at San Francisco State College, speaks on the individual's role in the world. Part of a series of lectures by San Francisco State College students exploring student concerns about American culture, politics and education. |
Philosophy., College students -- Political activity., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Students -- San Francisco (Calif.). | American Women -- Politicians and politics | BB0522.06 | |
| Annie Christmas / narrated by William Conrad. |
William Conrad narrates the story of a legendary African-American woman from Louisiana folklore. Originally broadcast on CBS on October 19, 1956. Produced by Dave Krebs. |
Folklore -- United States, Legends, Radio programs -- 1957, Conrad, William, 1920-1994, Christmas, Annie, African Americans -- Folklore, African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Folklore, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Radio | KZ0606 | |
| The prison business : an interview with Jessica Mitford / interviewed by Jan Legnitto. |
Jan Legnitto interviews Jessica Mitford (1917-1996), author of "The American Way of Death", "The Trial of Dr. Spock", and most recently, "Kind and Usual Punishment: The Prison Business". Mitford discusses the historical roots of the American penal system, the failure of corrections, plea bargaining as an example of how the system fails, "therapy" and human experimentation, and parole, reform or abolition as the answer. |
Legnitto, Jan., Prisons -- United States -- History., Judicial system -- United States., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Mitford, Jessica, 1917-1996 | American Women -- Authors and journalists | BC1683 | |
| Women's Pentagon Action Rally |
Banded reel of actuality from the Women's Pentagon Action on November 17, 1980, held in Washington, D.C, during which over two thousand women surrounded the Pentagon to protest the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the destruction of the Earth and the oppression of women. Begins with a reading of the Statement of Purpose for the Action (women against imperialist war powers - to stop the production of nuclear weapons), which was drafted by Grace Paley; 8:47--welcome remarks in Washington, DC by an unidentified woman; 9:56--actuality of music, chants at rally; 10:55--Bella Abzug statement to interviewer; 12:25--Eleanor Fowler from Bucks County, PA for WILPF comments; 13:41--Caroline Warren, Quaker and "born again pacifist" comments; 14:38--Nia (no last name given), activist in housing and community development, comments; 16:19--comments by Amy Swerdlow, Women Strike for Peace; 17:43--Developing countries representative (name not given on tape) comments. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Protests, demonstrations, vigils, etc. -- Washington, D. C., Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998, Swerdlow, Amy | American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism | IZ0909 | |
| New writers forum: November 16, 1967 (Episode 2 of 7) |
New writers forum Episode 2 of 7. Robert Duncan presides in a program of readings from the 1964 Open Space Group. Includes Ebbe Borregaard, George Stanley, Joanne Kyger, and Robert Duncan (reading the poetry of Harold Dull), each taking turns. Recorded Thursday November 16, 1967 at the Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarians. |
Borregaard, Ebbe., Kyger, Joanne., Duncan, Robert Lipscomb, 1927-, Poetry., New writers forum., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Dull, Harold, Stanley, George, 1934- | American Women -- Poetry | BB1854.02 | |
| The Affair of Gabrielle Russier / read by Miriam Bjerre and Barbara Morris Freed. |
The story and letters of the French school teacher, Gabrielle Russier, who committed suicide after being sentenced for having an affair with one of her younger students during the turmoil of May 1968. Based on the publication by Alfred Knopf, edited from the introduction by Mavis Gallant, and read by Miriam Bjerre and Barbara Morris Freed. Produced and directed by Ruth Hirschman, technical production by Bruce Gossard. |
Bjerre, Miriam., Freed, Barbara Morris., Gallant, Mavis., Teachers -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc., Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984, Russier, Gabrielle, 1937-1969, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Women's history, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies | BC0647 | |
| 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?. Among the songs performed are Let It Be Known, Get Up, and Give It Up. Backing vocalists: Najla Id-Deen, Lady Bianca and Linda Tillery. Piano: Susan Muscarella. Bass: Joy Pené Julks. Guitar and percussion: June Millington. Drums: Bernice Brooks. Traps and percussion: Sheila Escovedo. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Trull, Teresa., Women musicians. | American Women -- Music and musicians | AZ1671 | |
| Rosh Hashanah through a feminist eye / Stacy Offner interviewed by Ginny Z. Berson |
On the meaning of this Jewish holiday for women, both past and present; with music. Stacy Offner, rabbinical student at the Reformed Jewish Seminary, talks about the meaning of Rosh Hashanah, both in the traditional sense and for feminists today. She also talks about the contradictions of being a Jewish feminist, and the connections Jewish women can make to their culture, history, and religion. Mixed with music. Interviewed by Ginny Z. Berson. BROADCAST: KPFA, 29 Sept. 1981. Previously cataloged as AZ0631. |
Rosh ha-Shanah., Rosh Hodesh, Offner, Stacy, Feminism, Women and religion., Women, Jewish., Jews -- Social life and customs., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Religion, American Women -- Feminism | AZ0631.02 | |
| Women and childcare in China / Ruth Sidel. |
A talk by Ruth Sidel, author of "Women and Child Care in China: A Firsthand Report," published by Hill & Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux. She discusses the dimensions, variety and philosophy of child care in China, and answers questions from the audience. Recorded in 1973 as an episode of Nanette Rainone's "The Women's School." |
China -- Social conditions., Children -- Care and hygiene., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women -- China. | American Women -- International women | BC1595 | |
| Lesbian images in literature |
Valerie Taylor talks about the history of lesbian literature in front of an audience at the West Coast Women's Music Festival in September 1981, then we hear studio readings of three lesbian short stories. The first piece is Celia by Francine Krasno, part of a collection of short stories called Lesbian Fiction: An Anthology, published by by Persephone Press, 1981, read by Ginny Berson and Reyna Cowan. The second story is Ladybug by Arny Christine Straayer from her book of short stories Hurtin & Healin & Talkin It Over; published by Metis Press and read by Mary James. The third story is Grinning Underneath by Maureen Brady, part of the Lesbian Fiction: An Anthology, and it is read by Kim Brown. The program was produced by Kim Brown and Reyna Cowan. Special thanks to ICI: A Woman's Place, for sharing their knowledge and books to make this program possible. No intro or outro. Previously cataloged as Valerie Taylor on lesbian literature / produced by Reyna Cowan. |
Taylor, Valerie, 1913-1997, Lesbian authors, Lesbian pulp fiction, Straayer, Arny Christine, Krasno, Francine, Brady, Maureen, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Authors and journalists | AZ1366 |