Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # |
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| Whatever became of : Patty Andrews / interviewed by Richard Lamparski and Michael Knowles. |
Interview with Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews (1918-2013) of the Andrews Sisters about her life and her career. She was the blonde in the center. Richard Lamparski and Michael Knowles interview her backstage on her closing night of her Hollywood musical Victory Canteen in which she is lead off stage in handcuffs as a Nazi spy wearing a snood. God knows what Lamparski was wearing! |
Andrews, Patty, 1918-2013, Knowles,Michael., Lamparski, Richard., Entertainers., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Theater | BC0436.03 | |
| Fashions in funerals: interview with Jessica Mitford |
Jessica Mitford, author of "The American Way of Death" (Buccaneer Books, 1963), talks with Elsa Knight Thompson about recent developments in legislation and public attitudes on death in America. Produced by KPFA and Elsa Knight Thompson. Box says recorded and broadcast on February 20, 1966, but folio listing appears in the October 1965 KPFA folio. |
Mitford, Jessica, 1917-1996, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Thompson, Elsa Knight, Undertakers and undertaking, Death care industry, Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Economic aspects -- United States. | American Women -- Health | BB5547 | |
| Ethical issues in human reproduction |
A presentation of tapes edited and selected from a symposium called "Ethical Issues in Human Reproduction Technologies: Analysis by Women", which was part of the 146th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which met in San Francisco in early January 1980. Speakers are Belita Cowan of the National Women's Health Network, Dr. Roberta Steinbacher of Cleveland State University, and Dr. Ruth Hubbard of Harvard University. Symposium introduced by Dr. Helen Holmes of the Federation of Organizations of Professional Women in Washington, D.C. Hosted and produced by Eileen Zalisk with technical assistance by Bob Zalisk. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Human reproduction -- Technological innovations., Human reproduction -- Law and legislation., Human reproduction., American Association for the Advancement of Science., Women -- Medical care., Fertilization in vitro, Human., Cowan, Belita H., Steinbacher, Roberta, Hubbard, Ruth. | American Women -- Science and scientists, American Women -- Reproductive rights | IZ0449.18 | |
| Perspectives on criminal justice: Women in and after prison |
Perspectives on Criminal Justice for August 19, 1981, likely the first episode. Guest is Sister Mary Nerney, Executive Director of Project Green Hope, a residence for women who have been recently released from prison. Host is Tom O'Connor, and they discuss women in prison and prison reform. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Criminal justice system., Women prisoners., Women -- Legal status, laws, etc., Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States., Sex discrimination in justice administration | American Women -- Activists | IZ1471 | |
| A women's guitar / Gill Burns ; interviewed by Edward Haber. |
Guitarist, folksinger and songwriter Gill Burns is interviewed by Edward Haber at WBAI's studios, featuring live performance of her English folk music as well as music played off of recordings. Burns discusses her involvement with the Women's Guitar Workshop record and about the evolution of her songwriting career. |
Burns, Gill., Haber, Edward., Folk music, English., Women musicians., women's guitar / Gill Burns ; interviewed by Edward Haber.**A, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Music and musicians | IZ0198 | |
| The Anti-nuke movement in Europe / Helen Caldicott. |
Dr. Helen Caldicott describes her recent trip to Europe, the antinuclear movement there, and the fears and concerns of Europeans about nuclear war. Part of a series of lectures delivered at the Medical Consequences of Nuclear War symposium organized by Physicians for Social Responsibility. Recorded by KPFK at the University of California, Los Angeles on October 31, 1981. |
Antinuclear movement -- Europe, Nuclear disarmament., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism | KZ1090.01 | |
| Got the blues / produced by Avotcja Jiltonilro y Fasanmi |
"Got the Blues" is the story of rape, robbery and big big business. "Got the Blues" is also a story of love, artistic dedication, and spiritual strength above and beyond the call of duty. "Got the Blues" is a many-sided story told by the musicians that make the blues, the record companies that record the blues, the radio stations that do or don't play the blues, and the people who promote the blues...produced by Avotcja Jiltonilro y Fasanmi. This program was made possible by a grant from the California Arts Council. Program includes the words and music of J.C. Burris (speaking, harmonica, rhythm), Sonny Rhodes (b. 1940, guitar and voice), Omar Hakim Kayam (aka Omar Sharriff and Dave Alexander, piano), and the words of Don Moye (b. 1946, drummer, Art Ensemble of Chicago), Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981, pianist and composer), Reginal Lockett (poet, teacher, KPFA folio editor), Avotcja (musicican, poet, blues dj, historian), Tom Mozzolini (promoter, Blues dj, writer), Big Mama Thornton, known as "The Queen of the Blues" (1926-1984, voice, harmonica and drums), J.J. Jones (1927-2004, guitarist and voice), Johnnie B. Goode (guitarist and voice), Jordana Jiltonilro (aspiring singer), Chris Strachwitz (b. 1931, Arhoolie Records), Eli Thornton (owner Eli's Mile High Club in Oakland, CA), and Otis Evans (Blues dj, KPOO engineer), Martha Olman[sp?] and Laurie Garrett. These musicians, djs, etc. talk about their music, blues music promoters, radio stations, and record companies. |
Avotcja., Rhodes, Sonny., Burris, J.C., 1928-, Sharriff, Omar, 1938-2012, Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981, Thornton, Big Mama, Musicians., Record industry and trade., Blues (Songs, etc.)., Got the blues / produced by Avotcja Jiltonilro y Fasanmi., Women blues musicians, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Music and musicians | AZ0078 | |
| What every woman should know about abortion / Dr. Robert E. Hall ; interviewed by Mary Orovan |
Dr. Robert E. Hall, President of the Association for the Study of Abortion discusses his activities. Hall is also a practicing obstetrician, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia Medical Center, and is an activist for abortion reform. Mary Orovan interviews Dr. Hall on what women can do if faced with an unwanted pregnancy, how women can protect themselves, and what facts they should know. Originally broadcast as a Public Affairs Special on WBAI. |
Hall, Robert E., 1924-1995, Abortion, WBAI Public Affairs Special, Association for the Study of Abortion, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Health | BB3580 | |
| Sally George reads four short stories |
Sally George reads four short stories: Dreaming; Hard Winter; Church Music; and Peter, Peter. Also includes an interview with Allen Wolovsky. George is a writer who has been published in Ms. Magazine and Christopher Street, among other publications, and is the recipient of a CAPS Grant. Produced by Allen Wolovsky. |
Women authors, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Authors and journalists | IZ1433 | |
| The economics of oppression (Episode 5 of 7) |
Joan Jordan, a former factory worker who was replaced by automation and is now a student at San Francisco State College, speaks on "The economics of oppression" at a teach-in on the oppression of women at San Francisco State College on December 10, 1969. In this discussion, Jordan reveals statistics about how large the female workforce is, and how great the discrepancy in pay received. Jordan breaks down the statistics of discrimination on both sex and race. Jordan also discusses the unpaid career of homemaker, and the need to give women meaningful careers and equal pay for their work. Technical note: Audio quality varies, when the speaker moves away from the microphone. |
Sex discrimination in employment, Women -- Employment., Equal Rights Amendment (Proposed)., Jordan, Joan, Women -- Social conditions., Oppression of Women teach-in, San Francisco, 1969, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Work and unions | BB2366.05 |