Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998
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Survival Sunday III (Part 6 of 7)
Sixth tape reel of actuality from the antinuclear benefit concert that took place and was broadcast live on May 25, 1980 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. This reel includes House Band, Darryl Henriques, Bella Abzug, Steve Goodman, Reverend James Lawson, Peter Yarrow, and Mary Travers. |r.1. Pat Smith, Friends Band, Alliance Welcome (56…
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The Velvet Sledgehammer – August 26, 1980: Women’s Equality Day 1980
Edited selections from Women’s Equality Day rally in Bryant part 26 Aug 1980. Also called “Women 80.” 1980 marks the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Suffrage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Speeches focus on the the state of women in 1980. Part one opens with chanting, then a speech by Rosemary Gaffney. The…
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World Conference on Breast Cancer
1st World Conference on Breast Cancer – July, 1997, Kingston, Ontario. Helene Rosenbluth-Producer and Reporter of Global Action documentary. Sandra Steingraber, Biologist, lecturer and cancer survivor. She is the author of BOOK: LIVING DOWNSTREAM: AN ECOLOGIST LOOKS AT CANCER & THE ENVIRONMENT. Dr. Devra Lee Davis is the director of Health, Environment and Development at…
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National Women’s Political Caucus: Biennial Convention, Boston 1975
Reporting and actuality from the National Women’s Political Caucus Biennial Convention, held in Boston, MA from June 27-29, 1975. Reporting and interviews conducted by WBAI’s Lin Daniels, from a lesbian perspective. Speakers on this recording include Bella Abzug, Jean O’Leary (1948-2005), Nathalie “Nath” Rockhill, Rita Mae Brown (b. 1944). Other attendees included Liz Carpenter (1920-2010)…
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Bella Abzug at the National Press Club.
Congresswoman Bella Abzug (1920 – 1998) addresses the National Press Club luncheon on July 21, 1971. This recording features excerpts of the question-and-answer session following her speech, moderated by Vernon Louviere, President of the National Press Club. Abzug speaks on many subjects, including the National Women’s Political Caucus, President Nixon’s trip to China and women’s…
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Solidarity day : Washington, D.C.
Actuality from the rally against the Reagan administration; includes statements by Lane Kirkland, Benjamin Hooks, Joseph Lowry, Bella Abzug, and Gloria Steinem. The Solidarity Day march and rally occurred on September 19, 1981 in Washington, D.C. following the Reagan administration’s attack on the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization after they went on strike. This program…
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Solidarity : power of the future / Bella Abzug ; produced by Carol Brycen.
Congresswoman Bella Abzug addresses the “Solidarity: Power of the Future” coalition at the University of California, Los Angeles, on March 3, 1981. Abzug lists the problems facing women and minorities in the atmosphere created by increased military spending and the feudal mentality of the Moral Majority. She appeals to women to unite and become involved…