Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # |
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| Toilet training in less than a day |
Dr. Richard M. Fox, psychologist, discusses his new toilet training method. Produced by Barbara Cady. |
Cady, Barbara., Child development., Mother and child., Parenting., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Parenting and children | BC1998 | |
| The tracks of my tears: women on heroin / produced by Ginny Z. Berson |
According to some sources, heroin use by women has tripled in the last decade. Why? Is "the life" different for women? What about recovery programs? Is the problem the illegality of heroin or the drug itself? This program was inspired by the book "Women on Heroin," by Marsha Rosenbaum. Ginny Z. Berson talks with Sheila Murphy, Rosenbaum's research associate on the book, and two recovering addicts, Emma and Marilyn, who share some startling feelings about heroin use. Poetry by Avotcja and Sonido Afro Latina; Music by Joni Mitchell, Grace Slick, and Ricki Lee Jones. Note on box: "Levels jumpy; some buzz under call-ins." |
Murphy, Sheila., Narcotic addicts -- Personal narratives., Drugs and women., Heroin., Radio call-in shows, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Rosenbaum, Marsha, 1948- | American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies, American Women -- Health | AZ0673 | |
| New York City hospitals are dangerous to your life (Episode 2 of 6) |
Documentary on New York City hospitals, evaluating the affiliation program between municipal and voluntary hospitals and abuses in the system. Episode 2: New York City hospitals are dangerous to your life. This program is on the physical condition of hospitals -- the buildings and the equipment in them-- in New York City. The recording begins by taking listeners on a tour of Harlem Hospital, hearing commentary from representatives of District Council 37, the hospital workers' union. They also discuss conditions at Lincoln Hospital, Lennox Hill, Coney Island, Bellevue, and more. All agree that the conditions are terrible, with one commentator even describing it as something out of a Dickens novel. Voices heard in this program include Dr. Donald Dixon, associate commissioner of the New York state health department; New York state Senator Seymour Thaler, an early advocate for hospital reform; nurses Cordy Givon, Valerie Lisoli, and Irene Zimberg; New York Times health reporter Martin Tolchin; Dr. Howard Brown, former health services administrator; hospital commissioner Joseph Terenzio; Dr. Jack Haldeman, head of the health and hospital planning council; Dr. Phillip Hennig of Metropolitan Hospital; nursing student Barbara McFadden; Myles Lane, chairman of the state investigation commission; health services administrator Bernard Bukoff; an unnamed maintenance worker; and intern Ken Geiger. |
AFSCME. District Council 37 (New York, N.Y.), Health facilities -- New York (City)., Hospitals -- New York (State) -- New York, Hospitals--Furniture, equipment, etc., Voluntary hospitals, Brown, Howard, 1924-1975, Haldeman, Jack C., 1912-1985, Lane, Myles J., 1903-1987, Tolchin, Martin, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Health | BB3817.02 | |
| Daisy Aldan reads her poetry |
Poet Daisy Aldan describes her style of poetry and reads selections from her collection "Breakthrough." She also reads from her translation of Albert Steffen's drama "The Death Experience of Manes." |
Women poets, Radio programs -- Fiction., Poetry., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Aldan, Daisy | American Women -- Poetry | BC0950 | |
| The Berkeley Women's Music Collective, June 10, 1976 |
The Berkeley Women's Music Collective perform in San Francisco, June 10, 1976, venue unknown. Songs performed (Reel 1): The Bloods; 2. The Fury (with Nancy Henderson on piano); 3. Mercy Me, I'm Lonely Tonight; 4. Take the Time. Songs performed (Reel 2): 1. Announcement by one of the band members; 2. The Commune Croon; 3. Rape; 4. Sea Woman; 5. I've Been Worried. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Berkeley Women's Music Collective, Women's music, Women musicians. | American Women -- Music and musicians | AZ1697 | |
| Women's liberation in China / Diane Feeley |
Diane Feeley, coordinator of National Organization for Women, New York (NOW-NY)'s Women in the Arts Committee, lectures on the struggle of Chinese women for liberation from their traditional subservient roles. She traces the history of women's labor unions and self-defense groups, and the effect of the 1949 revolution on ending such barbaric practices as slavery, foot-binding and child brides. This recording is Part 2 of a series of talks by Diane Feeley on Women in China, including BC2196.12. Produced in cooperation with NOW-NY. |
Women -- China., National Organization for Women, Feeley, Diane, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- International women | BC2196.11 | |
| The Velvet Sledgehammer: August 24, 1983 (Part 1 only) |
Production reel for the June 1, 1983 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer, hosted and produced by Eileen Zalisk. Kathy Ann Kersey interviews Carole Seskin of the Avalon Nurses Registry about childcare options and day care services for working mothers. Eileen Zalisk interviews with Zora Zarubina (b. 1920), Professor of English and member of the Soviet Women's Committee, about women in the Soviet Union. This is Part 1 of 2. Part 2, which the label indicates contains a reading of Lumiere by Cris Williamson, is missing from the collection. |
CHILD CARE, NANNY., Women -- Soviet Union., Women -- Soviet Union -- Political activity., Williamson, Cris., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Day care centers, Working mothers | American Women -- International women, American Women -- Parenting and children | IZ1088 | |
| Inner beauty, inner light : Yoga for pregnant women / Frederick LeBoyer interviewed by Barbara Cady |
Barbara Cady interviews Frederick Leboyer on his book and the techniques it explores. "Inner beauty, inner light: yoga for pregnant women" was published by Knopf in 1978. Produced by Janet Dodson. |
Leboyer, Frédérick, Pregnancy., Yoga -- Therapeutic use., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences, American Women -- Health | KZ0780 | |
| Kathie Sarachild on Gloria Steinem and the CIA |
Kathie Sarachild is interviewed on KPFA's "Unlearning to not speak" program by Susan Elisabeth. Sarachild is a member of the Redstockings radical feminist group which has just published a "warning" that Gloria Steinem and MS Magazine (Steinem is editor) may be fronts for the CIA and powers that be to block progress on feminist issues such as the exploitation of women. Focus is on Steinem's political history since the 1960s and her association with the Independent Research Service, which is believed to have been used by the CIA to block Communist youth activities in Finland and in Europe. Suspicions and warnings are being published in the Redstockings Journal. Other articles are cited in other publications on this issue. Produced by Susan Elisabeth. Outro with music. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Unlearning to Not Speak collective., Redstockings, Inc., Sarachild, Kathie, Steinem, Gloria, United States. -- Central Intelligence Agency. | American Women -- Radical Feminism | AZ1108 | |
| Washinton report-April 26, 1971: George Alderson interviewed by Margot Adler |
Margot Adler talks with George Alderson, coordinator of the Coalition Against the SST and legislative director of Friends of the Earth about how the forces were put together to defeat the SST in Congress. |
Alderson, George., Supersonic transport planes., Defense policy -- United States., Environment -- Politics and government., Lobbying., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Environmentalism | BC0019.09 |