American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
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Our city, our lives: Women’s work, women’s health- Jeanne Stellman interviewed by Celeste Wesson
Jeanne Stellman interviewed by Celeste Wesson for the Public Affairs Department. of WBAI, NY. Stellman is the author of “Women’s Work, Women’s Health: Myths and Realities” about women and occupational health including stress. Stellman discusses the women’s changing role as child-bearers and the shift of the means of production from the home to the office.…
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Occupation coal miner (Episode 2 of 3)
Women miners in Appalachia share their problems and their triumphs as they talk about experiences ranging from job discrimination, sexual harassment, and workplace dangers, to the ongoing struggle to balance family responsibility and the demands of rotating shift work in the mines. Produced by Mary Kasamatsu. Broadcast on WPFW, 1982, and on KPFA, June 19,…
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Never did run, ain’t going to yet: portraits of coal country women (Episode 3 of 3)
This last episode in the series focuses on coalfield women who have fought and continue to fight to improve the quality of life in their communities. Some of the women featured are long-time labor activist Florence Reece, who wrote the song “Which side are you on?”; Helen Powell, a West Virginia black lung activist; and…
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Whatever became of Hazel Scott / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee / by Dee Alexander Brown ; read by Mifaunwy Shunatona (Part 7 of 32)
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee / by Dee Alexander Brown ; read by Mifaunwy Shunatona (Part 8 of 32)
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Women’s legal clinic: February 3, 1980
Everywomanspace: Women’s legal clinic. Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace. February 3, 1980 with attorney Judy Levin, law student Paula Smith, and WBAI’s Judy Pasternak, discussing forced sterilization of women who work in hazardous workplaces including the Dupont plant. Needs editing before broadcast.
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The Velvet Sledgehammer: April 7, 1980- Leith Mullings on sex roles
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Interview with cellist Eva Heinitz / by Will Ogdon
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The Velvet Sledgehammer: April 4, 1980- Eleanor Munro on women artists