American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

  • Characters: a one woman sharing by Kathy Kendall ; produced by Karla Tonella

    This is a set of monologues performed by Southern writer/actor Kathy Kendall called “Characters,” which was being sponsored by the Feminist Writers’ Guild. They are based on taped conversation she had with real women telling how it has been for them: housewives, businesswomen, dykes, kids, warriors, and grandmothers. Produced by Karla Tonella, KPFA, 1982. Not…

  • Rosh Hashanah through a feminist eye / Stacy Offner interviewed by Ginny Z. Berson

    On the meaning of this Jewish holiday for women, both past and present; with music. Stacy Offner, rabbinical student at the Reformed Jewish Seminary, talks about the meaning of Rosh Hashanah, both in the traditional sense and for feminists today. She also talks about the contradictions of being a Jewish feminist, and the connections Jewish…

  • A Swedish social democrat / Birgitta Dahl interviewed by Sue Supriano

    Birgitta Dahl, a social democrat and member of the Swedish Parliament for 13 years; interviewed by Sue Supriano. On making men equal to women in Sweden; the drive for humanizing society; the experience of child rearing. Recorded at the First International Conference in Solidarity with Grenada, November 1981. Previously cataloged as AZ0642.

  • Witches hex / produced by Karla Tonella

    A sound portrait, including in-studio interviews with Z. Budapest regarding the history and meaning of hexing in the United States, and actualities from the hexing ritual. Over thirty witches gathered on Mount Tamalpais to perform a ritual hexing on the man who murdered several people in this recreation area. The ritual was led by Z…

  • Charlotte Bunch: organizing in the ’80s / interviewed by Karla Tonella

    Charlotte Bunch talks about women organizing in the Reagan years. The mobilization organization needed in the changing political climate, the new theory that is needed, how we can test our politics are some of the topics covered in this interview conducted with Karla Tonella, KPFA, 9/81. Feminist strategies, organizations, and coalitions in the 1980s are…

  • You can’t keep a good woman down / Alice Walker ; interviewed by Karla Tonella.

    Alice Walker (1944 – ) is primarily known as a novelist and short story writer, and is a major figure in both Black American and Feminist literature. In the first part of this program Walker reads a story from her new book “You Can’t Keep A Good Woman Down” at the Woman’s Building in San…

  • Women In Arms / Victoria Schultz interviewed by Norma Smith

    Interview with Victoria Schultz film-maker regarding her film “Women In Arms” about the Nicaraguan revolution, beginning with the general strike in June 1979 and culminating on July 17, 1979 with the overthrow of the Samosa family dictatorship. Schultz visited the KPFA studios in February 1981 to talk with Mariah Gallardon and Norma Smith about her…

  • National women’s organization of Nicaragua / Ivonne Siu interviewed by Norma Smith

    AMNLAE is the Asociación de Mujeres Nicaragüenes Luisa Amanda Espinoza, also known as the Luisa Amanda Espinoza Association of Nicaraguan Women. Ivonne Siu, a member of AMNLAE’s commission on international relations, worked with the Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional doing support work and communications, carrying messages and transporting soldiers and other Sandanists. Norma Smith interviewed…

  • Health and women in Grenada / produced by Sue Supriano

    The 1979 revolution in Grenada brought new leadership to the country and many improvements in quality of life there. Sue Supriano, KPFA, talks with Khandi Ahlene (sp?), head of the nutrition program in the Ministry of Health in Grenada about the health care delivery system there, women’s involvement with that system, the nutrition problems in…

  • An evening of music with Linda Tillery, June Millington, and Mary Watkins

    On August 9, 1981, musicians Linda Tillary (vocalist), June Millington of the rock band “Fanny” (guitarist and percussion), Mary Watkins (pianist), and some of their friends including Joy Julks (bassist), Arnold “Arnie” Baruch (tenor sax), Yolanda Nickell (alto sax), “Paul” (drums), Ray Obiedo (guitar) gave a great concert at the Great American Music Hall In…