American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
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To make a difference / Otto Butz interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson.
Professor Otto Butz of the Department of Social Science at San Francisco State College is interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson about the book which he has edited, To Make a Difference, published in January 1967 by Harper & Row. The book grew out of a series of talks by SF State College students, originally broadcast…
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Women speak out against fascism (Episode 3 of 12, Part 2)
A panel at the conference called by the Black Panther Party the weekend of July 18-20 in Oakland. Panel speakers are Roberta Alexander, Marlene Dixon, Evelyn Harris, Carol Henry, Penny Nakatsu, and Carol Thomas. Panel is introduced by Marie Johnson. Originally aired during KPFA’s Open Hour, 1969-08-11. Reel two of two.
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Thinking of suicide / Bernard Mayes interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson
Bernard Mayes was an ordained Episcopal priest, a volunteer radio producer at KPFA, and the founder of the first suicide prevention hotline in America, started in San Francisco in 1963. Mayes published his autobiography Escaping God’s Closet: The Revelations of a Queer Priest through the University of Virginia Press in 2001. In this program, founder…
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A great experience / moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson
Toli Genin, Xavier Brocks, and Derrel Myers and Tom Mage discuss their experiences in a commune experience called the Encampment for Citizenship, which is held on the University of Washington campus each summer. The panelists are from varying backgrounds and places in the country. The encampment features daily lectures in the day and the evening,…
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Witchcraft through the ages / Dr. Wayland Hand interviewed by Colin Edwards
Brief history of European and American Christian-based folklore of witchcraft and magic use throughout the world. This is not an actual history of Wicca or pagan religions. Dr. Wayland Hand, Professor of German and Folklore at UCLA, is interviewed by Colin Edwards. Hand discusses the perception of theologians of who witches are, how they become…
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From a mountain valley in Nepal / Judith Baumbgartner ; interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson.
Judith P. Baumgartner, a Swiss registered nurse, spent two years in Nepal under the auspices of a private organization called the Swiss Association for Technical Assistance, nine months of that time completely alone in an area so remote she had to walk for six days to complete the last lap of her journey. She tells…
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Women strike for peace / discussion moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson
A panel of women organizing for peace are moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson. They all received and responded to a form letter from Dagmar Wilson, urging them to spread the word to all of their contacts regarding disarmament. Frances Herring is the only participant identified by both first and last name. The other women on…
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The Radical right : a threat to democracy / moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson.
The Reverend John Simmons (1917-2013), Reverend Brooks Walker, and community leader and actress Marsha Hunt (b. 1917) discuss the dangers presented by the rise of reactionary political groups in the United States at a meeting held at the Temple Sinai in Westwood, Los Angeles, CA on February 8, 1962. While the program was being recorded,…