Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # |
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| Mary Lou Williams retrospective / hosted by Marian McPartland |
Host Marian McPartland interviews and plays selection of music by jazz musician Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981). |
McPartland, Marian., Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981, Jazz musicians., Mary Lou Williams retrospective / hosted by Marian McPartland., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women jazz musicians | American Women -- Music and musicians | BC2327 | |
| Anne Forer reads her work |
Anne Forer reads from her work: an autobiographical piece (title not given on recording), "I Guess Writing Is a Little Like Life," "The Adventure of the French Bathroom," and "The Psychic and the Psychoanalyst." Forer lived in the East Village and was heavily involved in feminist consciousness-raising in the 1970s. Also features a recording of Laura Lieben[sp?] performing "Daddy's Leaving Me." Contains sensitive language. This program made possible by the CAPS Community Program. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Forer, Anne U., Women authors | American Women -- Authors and journalists | IZ1430.01 | |
| The abortion battle rages on |
Ida Honorof interviews Dr. Paul Marx, Professor of Sociology at St. John's University and author of "The Death Peddlers: War on the Unborn" and Mary Petrinovich of the National Organization of Women (NOW) and the Women's Clinic in Los Angeles, about the controversy surrounding the legalization of abortion. |
Abortion, Abortion -- Law and legislation., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Reproductive rights | BC1218 | |
| The Crippled Person / lecture and interview with Dr. Carl Faber (Episode 1 of 4) |
This is the first episode "The Crippled Person" in a four part series of lectures by Dr. Carl Faber entitled "Woman as slave." This episode is in three parts. In part one, Dr. Faber is interviewed prior to KPFK's presentation of the first lecture by Helene Rosenbluth, a young lesbian feminist and Roy Tuckman, male feminist, about what he means to say in the lecture series, his motivations, audience reactions, the situation of a man talking to women about women, his data sources, and male versus female feeling experience. Part two is the lecture portion of this episode, Dr. Faber's "The Crippled Person," given in January 1977. In this lecture, Faber says men can't define women's roles and that psychology is piggish. The deal with men has been for women to be crippled, allowed various thoughts and roles and disallowed others. The essence of woman's experience of self is hurt and impotence, which may overwhelm her entire life. At the same time, her slave master man leans on her for self respect and love, which makes her hate him more. The essential problem: women are ripped off. Part three is the second interview of Dr. Faber by Rosenbluth and Tuckman about how men can avoid abusing women and being sexist; women working alone versus women in a group; coupleism versus groupism; definitions of vulnerability; ego defense; and eastern versus western philosophical points of view. Instructions given "This interview should be played right after lecture #1 (Part 2). There is an introduction to lecture #2 at the end, so the announcer should indicated when lecture #2 will be broadcast." Interviews with Dr. Faber were recorded in March 1977. Program produced by Roy Tuckman. |
Faber, Carl., Women -- Mental health., Women -- Psychology., Women -- United States -- Social conditions., Women -- United States -- History., Prejudices and antipathies., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences | KZ0197.01 | |
| Are the adults listening? / moderated by Abigail Van Buren. (Episode 3 of 3) |
This recording is the last of three panels recorded at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center's conference "The Uncertain Quest: The Teenagers' World" on March 22, 1964. The panel consists of teenager and adult conference participants introduced as Keith Martin, Nina Milling, Mike Music, Gayle Williams, Marvin Boxley, Dr. Robert Coles, Dr. Friedenberg (no first name given), Dr. Lillian Harvey, Fred Hechinger, and Dr. William Morris. The panelists respond to questions by both the teenagers and adults. The moderator is Abigail van Buren "Dear Abby" (1918-2013). First two episodes in this series are missing. This conference precedes 1965 conference "The uncertain quest : the dilemmas of sex education." |
Teenagers -- Psychology., Adolescent psychology., Van Buren, Abigail, 1918-2013, Teenagers -- Sexuality., Hechinger, Fred M., Harvey, L. (Lillian), 1911-, Coles, Robert, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Sex | BB0428.03 | |
| Sex and birth control for the teenager |
Barbara Cady talks with Ellen Peck (1942-1995) and Stewart Mott (1937-2008). Ellen Peck is a columnist, co-author of "Sex and Birth Control: A Guide for the Young," and founder of NON (National Organization of Non-parents). She talks about how society fails to prepare its youth for the "new sexuality". Stuart Mott is a philanthropist, political activist and "non-parent of the year." |
Peck, Ellen, 1942-, Mott, Stewart., Teenagers -- Sexuality., Birth control, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Parenting and children | BC1495 | |
| The Klan (Episode 2 of 5) |
The second in a series of five parts produced in 1965 by Marcia Tompkins, about her hometown of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This program concerns the Ku Klux Klan and features actuality of a KKK meeting that Tompkins taped with a hidden recorder. This part on the Klan (2 tapes) was first broadcast on September 3 and 4, 1964 (see BB0685). The series was lightly edited and re-broadcast in July and August 1970 (according to folio) for comparison with her new series (upcoming in September 1970, according to folio) entitled "You must go home: 1970." (Archive #BC2793 see here). |
Tompkins, Marcia., Racism., Ku Klux Klan (1915- ), Women journalists., Be it ever so humble / produced by Elizabeth Marcia Tompkins., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | BB3864.02 | |
| Domestic violence and the homeless women: Carol Mackay and Mollie Lowery |
Two speeches at a Domestic Violence Services Conference: Carol Mackay's talk on "rural women and their special needs" focuses on planning to end domestic violence against women in Wyoming (20 min.). Mollie Lowery, organizer of Los Angeles shelters for the homeless, entitles her talk "On a list of 100 concerns, where do you think earthquake safety rates with homeless women?" Lowery describes types of homeless women, why they are homeless, and what some of them are doing about it. Lowery is currently with Los Angeles Men's Place (L.A.M.P.) and also speaks of another project called Jill's Place (domestic violence shelters or safe zones). This tape is undated, but L.A.M.P. was established in 1985, so this recording is likely from the late 1980s. |
Family violence, Homeless women, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Violence against women | KZ2639 | |
| Whatever became of: "Mama" / interviewed by Richard Lamparski. |
Mama and Papa Hansen from the television series "I Remember Mama," Peggy Wood (1892 – 1978) and Judson Laire (1902 – 1979) tell Richard Lamparski about the six years they spent playing the parents of "Nels", "Katrin", and "Dagmar". You'll find out what happened to the other members of the cast and hear the program's theme "The Last Spring" by Edvard Grieg, at the intro. The television show was based on the novel "Mama's bank account" by Catherine Forbes, which became the play "I remember Mama," and a film. |
Laire, Judson., Lamparski, Richard., Radio programs -- 1920-1950., Wood, Peggy, 1892-1978, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Theater | BC0436.11 | |
| Dark Circle: interview with the producers / Julia Randall |
Judy Irving and Ruth Landry, co-director/writer and producer, respectively, of the anti-nuclear documentary film Dark Circle (1982), are interviewed by Julia Randall of KPFA's Women's Department. Irving and Landry talk about plutonium pollution and how nuclear power and weapons affect everyday people, and their specific focus on women as the leading voices of the anti-nuclear movement. Clips from the film are heard throughout the program. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Irving, Judy, Landry, Ruth, Documentary films, Antinuclear movement -- United States | American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Film and television | AZ1156 |