Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre |
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| Miss Black America 1980 |
This episode of Upstream features Sharon Wright, Miss Black America 1980. Wright was the thirteenth recipient of the title and after relinquishing the crown acted as spokesperson for Coca-Cola. She discusses her activities of the past year and gives advice to young girls who'd like to compete in the pageant. Hosts and producers Marie Smith and Nikki Jeter first discuss the past weekend's Caribbean Festival in Washington, D.C., and end the program with a fundraising pitch. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Black women -- History., African American Women, Miss Black America Pageant of Hudson County (N.J.) | American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WZ0255.04 | |
| National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (Girls) Inc. |
This episode of Upstream is on the National Association of Colored Women's (and Girls') Clubs, Inc. (NACWC) and includes interviews with several members of the organization. The guests are Otelia Champion, President of the NACWC; Samella Burton, President of the Northeastern Federation of the NACWC; Delia H. Martin, NACWC delegate for New Jersey and Legislative and Resolution Chairperson for the conference taking place that week; and Ernestine Taylor, Treasurer of the Northeastern Federation of the NACWC. Very beginning of program is cut off. Produced by Nikki Jeter. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Black women -- History., African American Women, National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (U.S.) | American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WZ0255.05 | |
| Women in Washington, D.C. |
This episode of Upstream is on women and dating in Washington, D.C. Topics covered include dating as a working woman, fidelity, and prescribed gender roles. Contains listener phone calls. Hosted and produced by Marie Smith. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Black women -- History., African American Women, Dating | American Women -- Anthropology and societal role | WZ0255.06 | |
| 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 | |
| Mary Jefferson |
This episode of Upstream is on Mary Jefferson (1927 - 2002), a jazz and blues singer popular in Washington, D.C. Jefferson talks about young people's relationship to the blues and how the blues really originated with Black women. Contains listener phone calls. Hosted and produced by Nikki Jeter. Program cuts out early. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Black women -- History., African American Women, Jefferson, Mary, 1927-2002, Women jazz musicians | American Women -- Music and musicians | WZ0255.08 | |
| Clips of women's voices and issues |
Tape labeled "Women's" and contains a list of clips related to the women's movement, reproductive rights, etc., beginning with 12-20-79 Activist Kim Klein (Coalition for Medical Rights of women) on IUD's and ending with 1-22-83 10th Anniversary Roe vs. Wade, Roxanne Merryfield. Clips are from various Pacifica stations and are a mixture of actuality, news reports, phone interviews and in-studio commentary. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Radio news programs | American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Activists | WZ0256 | |
| Caribbean poets festival: Gail Nichols |
This is a recording of poetry by Gail Nichols from the Caribbean Poets Festival. Poems read include Island Gal, Poem for VMCC and Artery Alive. Uncertain if this was recorded at WBAI or WPFW. Date unknown. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women poets | American Women -- Poetry | WZ0258 | |
| Reading of the short story, "Changes" by author Denise Oliver |
Reading of short story "Changes" by author Denise Oliver / Produced by WPFW, Broadcast on KPFA. This program features a reading of the short story "Changes" by author Denise Oliver, former program director for WPFW in Washington, DC. The story is about a young black woman who lived in a black neighborhood in Queens as a teenager and would hang out and later work in the Puerto Rican neighborhood of East Harlem (El Barrio) New York. She finds herself in her early twenties teaching young kids and struggling with the fact that people don't recognize her as black. Her broken Spanish, light skin and straight hair hide her heritage. She falls in love with a young man who is recovering from drug addiction. This program was part of a mini-marathon held at KPFA to raise funds for WPFW, which was not yet on the air. May 3rd, 1976. WZ0019 is a duplicate of this program. |
Oliver, Denise, African American women authors, Puerto Rican-Americans -- New York (City)., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WZ0268 | |
| We regret to inform you: a radio drama by Grace Cavalieri |
This radio drama was written by Grace Cavalieri, directed by Dorothy Biondi [sp?], and consists of four characters: Doctor (Jeremy Gage); Nurse Jane (Ellen Mead); Nurse Brown (Kate van Burick); Allen (Cotter Smith). The story: a mad scientist has created the perfect machine. He hires a night watchman to stay with it until its heart stops. The nurse on duty and the watchman collaborate to save the world. This play is published (it won 2nd place in a national writing contest) and was performed regionally throughout the country. The play's full title is "We Regret to Inform You That the Destiny of Future Generations Is Uncertain Because of a General Inability On the Part of All Night Watchmen." This program was made possible in part with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the D.C. Commission for the Arts. Contains sensitive language. Chip Gallo and Mike Grambo, sound engineers. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Radio plays. | American Women -- Theater | WZ0288 | |
| Kids talk about drugs / produced by Pamela Brooks |
A Washington D.C. Public Schools Radio Project with several children (mostly Black) from Savoy Elementary School talking about their experiences with drugs, drug users, pushers, and why they hate drugs. One student, Angela Pyles [sp?] reads her poem "King Heroin." Len Whitney is host, Pamela Brooks is producer, and Bob Frazer is engineer. Self-contained. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Savoy Independent School District, Drug use | American Women -- Parenting and children | WZ0290 |