American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

  • Physicist Freda Salzman interviewed by Eileen Zalisk

    On this episode of Women in Science, Eileen Zalisk interviews physicist Freda Salzman (1927 – 1981), who works as a professor of physics at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. She discusses what lead her to a career in physics and her experiences and struggles as a woman working in the sciences.

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: authors Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde in conversation (Production reel)

    Production reel (excerpts) from a conversation between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich and reading from Adrienne Rich, date and location unknown.  Parts of this recording (not neccesarily these excerpts) were likely used for the April 14, 1982 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer for April 14, 1982, produced by Donna Allegra.

  • Radiation victim advocate Janet Gordon and victim Gloria Gregerson interviewed by Eileen Zalisk

    Production reel for a program produced by Eileen Zalisk, possibly Velvet Sledgehammer. Includes a speech by Joan Ruddock of the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, and an interview by Zalisk with Janet Gordon, Director of Citizen’s Call, a radiation victims organization in Utah, and Gloria Gregerson (1941-1983), a radiation victim.

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: compilation of Sledgehammer Theater Review by Donna Allegra

    A compilation of “Sledgehammer Theater Reports” by Donna Allegra. The reel contains the following: Allegra’s review of the play “Talk to me like the rain.” (October 1, 1980?); a report about two women’s theater festivals–The Women’s West Coast Performance and The Women’s One World Festival (October 15, 1980); Allegra’s review of “Girls! Girls! Girls!”; Allegra’s…

  • Woman words: poetry by women / hosted by Pat Millar

    This is a one-hour program of poetry and prose hosted by Pat Millar. Guests are Helena Maria Viramontes, Julia Stein, and Wanda Coleman. The program opens with a ten-minute sound piece by Molly Bosted entitled Abortion Contemplation: A Monologue. Music written by Eric Von Essen, performed by Eric Von Essen and Nels Cline, featuring a…

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: September 20, 1978 (Production reel)

    Production reel containing exerpts for the September 20, 1978 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer, produced by Eileen Zalisk and Rose Jordan. Segments are: 1. Animal studies show cancer risk of Estrogens – produced by Eileen Zalisk; 2. Women in Cuba; 3. Rose Jordan reports on the Foundation for Matriachy’s “Forum for the Future.” Contains clips…

  • Jane Fonda and the Indochina Peace Campaign in Houston

    Aircheck of an interview with Jane Fonda of the Indochina Peace Campaign, along with Bob Chenowith, a POW in North Vietnam for five years, and Jean-Pierre Debris, French school teacher arrested in South Vietnam for distributing leaflets and jailed for 2.5 years. The guests note that POWs are being kept in tiger cages in South…

  • West coast women’s music festival (raw recordings) (Reel 7 of 12)

    This is the seventh reel in the series of live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women’s festival in 1980. Terry Garthwaite finishes her performance: “Ticket to Chicago”, “Bye-bye? (Found Another Lover To go)”. Robin Tyler makes announcements. Gwen Avery performs. Intro song (note taker didn’t catch the title), “Shout It Out”, “Sugar Mama”,…

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: December 20, 1978

    The Velvet Sledgehammer for December 20, 1978, produced by Adrienne Gantt. Contents: Interview with Marie-Therese Brincard of the Brooklyn Museum of Art on its exhibition of Nubia,”African and Antiquity”; a report on HEW hearings on government funding to research in vitro fertilization, including an interview with Barbara Mishkin and excerpts from the hearings; Merlin Stone…

  • Government surveillance and the control of women: Berkshire Conference on the History of Women

    This recording contains of excerpts (not complete) of the panel “Government Surveillance and the Control of Women” at the Fifth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women. The conference was held ca. June 16-18, 1981 at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY.  Speakers and talks were the following: Blanche Wiesen Cook of John Jay College on…