Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818

  • American women in history / Isabel Welsh ; interviewed by Judy Chicago.

    Isabel Welsh, political scientist at UC Berkeley who was involved in the lawsuit against the school for their discrimination against women, and artist Judy Chicago discuss the contribution of various women to American history and feminist political thought. Among the women discussed are Ann Hutchinson, Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone,…

  • Liberty, equality, and fraternity (Episode 3 of 14)

    On women’s view of their role in Colonial life. Contains dramatic readings of Benjamin Franklin’s “The Speech of Polly Baker,” excerpts from the letters of Abigail Adams, and Charles Brockden Brown’s “Alcuin: a Dialogue.” Episode three of the 14-episode series produced and broadcast on KPFA by Virginia Maynard and Charles Levy from 1958 to 1959.…