Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # |
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| Women as health consumers / Ellen Frankfort. (Episode 4) |
Ellen Frankfort (1937-1987) was a medical writer and the author of "Vaginal Politics". Here she discusses health consumerism and women. This lecture was given at WBAI on October 24, 1972. |
Consumer advocacy., Medical care -- Quality control., Frankfort, Ellen, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Health | BC0981.04 | |
| The trial of New York Panther 21 / interviews by Margot Adler and Jackie Friedrich (Part 1 only) |
Margo Adler and Jackie Friedrich talk with four members of the jury on May 15, 1971, following the verdict for acquittal of the Black Panther defendants in the Panther 21 trial. This is Part 1, Part 2 is missing. |
Panther 21 Trial, New York, N.Y., 1970-1971, Black Panther Party, BLACK PANTHERS, TRIALS, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | BC0052 | |
| Carnival strippers / by Susan Meiselas ; interviewed by Barbara Londin. |
Barbara Londin speaks with photographer Susan Meiselas about her book "Carnival Strippers." This book is a photo-documentary of the intimate professional and private lives of New England county carnival strippers. Meiselas talks about how she gained entrance into the world of carnival strippers, explains how the world of strippers operates, and about stripping as the objectification of women. The program contains many of Ms. Meiselas' taped conversations of the girls and their "clients." Produced by Barbara Londin for WBAI. Contains sensitive language. |
Meiselas, Susan., Londin, Barbara., Strip-tease., Women photographers., Photography -- Portraits., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Art and artists | IZ0078 | |
| 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 | |
| An eclectic evening with Rosalyn Drexler and David Shapiro |
This is part one of a performance which was presented live in Studio C at WBAI in November 1972. In Part One, David Shapiro plays the violin and reads his poetry and that of his young students from Bedford-Stuyvesant. In Part Two, Rosalyn Drexler sings torch songs from the 1920s and 1930s, and reads excerpts from her novels. Mimi Anderson gives the introduction, and is the producer of the program. Engineered by Bill Taylor, Nancy Allen and Susan Sheftel. |
Drexler, Rosalyn, Shapiro, David, 1947-, Women authors, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Music and musicians | IZ1390 | |
| Marian Seldes / interviewed by Bruce Kenyon. |
Actress Marian Seldes (1928-2014), recipient of Tony, Obie and Drama Desk Awards, is interviewed by WBAI's Bruce Kenyon. They touch on virtually every facet of her craft, in addition to sharing memories of such coworkers as Judith Anderson, John Gielgud, Colleen Dewhurst, and shows such as "Medea", "Tiny Alice", and "Equus." Program begins with a reading by Seldes. |
Seldes, Marian., Kenyon, Bruce., Acting., Actors and actresses, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Actresses -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | American Women -- Theater | BC2342 | |
| Family in history: interview with Carl Degler |
Eileen Zalisk interviews historian Dr. Carl Degler (1921 - 2014) author of "At Odds: Women and the Family in America" about the family in history. Broadcast as part of WBAI's all-day programming in honor of International Women's Day, March 8, 1981. Unknown if this interview was first broadcast previous to that date. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Degler, Carl N., Women's history, Motherhood, Women -- Social conditions -- History., Family -- United States., Gender roles | American Women -- Parenting and children | IZ1463 | |
| Women in advertising. |
Discussion of the presentation and exploitation of women by mass media advertising held at the Advertising Club of New York on Friday, December 15th, 1972. The subject of the panel is "Womanpower." The moderator is Joyce Snyder, former executive managing director of Art Directors Magazine and image coordinator for the NY chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW). The panelists are Jane Trahey, 1970's Advertising Woman of the Year; Anne Tolstoi Foster (Wallach), head of NOW's advertising volunteer group and senior vice president and creative director of Degarmo Advertising; and Patricia "Pat" Carbine, formerly executive editor of Look Magazine, editorial director of McCall's Magazine, and now editor-in-chief and publisher of Ms. magazine and editorial director of the Harvard Radcliffe Publishing Procedures course. |
Women in advertising., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Mass media and women, Wallach, Anne Tolstoi, Trahey, Jane, Carbine, Patricia Theresa | American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Beauty and body image | BC1255 | |
| 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 | |
| May Swenson reads at the Poetry Center |
This is a recording of May Swenson (1913 - 1989) reading from her own work at the YM-YWHA Poetry Center in New York City. On Part 1, Swenson reads Living Tenderly, The Surface, Fountain Piece, The Exchange, The Engagement, Death, Great Smoothener, At First, At Last (introduced as A Diagram of Life), The Lightning, Working on Wall Street, Snow in New York, A Bird's Life, The Watch, A Fixture, To Make a Play, and Italian Sampler. On Part 2, Swenson reads The Centaur, Flying Home from Utah, and While Seated in a Plane. The reading took place on December 16, 1965. |
Swenson, May., Poetry., Women poets, Poetry reading, Poetry Center of the 92nd Street YM-YWHA (New York, N.Y.), American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians | BB3804.09 |