American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

  • Abortion rights / produced by Eileen Zalisk (Production reel)

    Production reel for a program hosted by Eileen Zalisk commemorating the 8th anniversary of the passing of Roe v. Wade.  Zalisk interviews an unnamed guest on the history and laws surrounding abortion rights.

  • Surveillance of women’s groups (Part 2 of 2)

    Speech on surveillance of women’s groups delivered at the Berkshire Women’s History Conference. Recording date unknown, possibly 1981. Tape 2 of 2.

  • KPFT Special Women’s Day program (1987)

    This tape contains several clips of readings of women’s literature or speeches to be used throughout KPFT’s 1987 Tribute to Women for International Women’s Day. The readings are of the following women: Adrienne Rich, Zora Neale Hurston, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Reena Rietveld[sp?], Tillie Olsen, Gerda Lerner, Patricia Ann Rodriguez, Barbara Deming, Elizabeth Cady…

  • West coast women’s music festival (raw recordings) (Reel 8 of 12)

    This is the eighth reel in the series of live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women’s festival in 1980. Gwen Avery continues “Song for My Woman Friends”, [Emergency announcements], Intro and rap, “Cry No More”, “Backyard Blues”, “Heaven Is In Your Mind”, musician intros, audience participation, “On My Way” (incomplete).

  • Women’s Equality Day in Central Park, August 27, 1977

    Actuality from a march to support ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)  and celebrating the 57th anniversary of women’s suffrage. The march was held August 27, 1977 in Central Park, New York City. This recording includes speeches by Betty Friedan, Goldie Chu of Asian American Women’s Caucus, Ruth Gilbert of the United Methodist Women,…

  • West coast women’s music festival (raw recordings) (Reel 9 of 12)

    This is the ninth reel in the series of live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women’s festival in 1980. Gwen Avery continues “On My Way”, “Coming Out”?.

  • West coast women’s music festival (raw recordings) (Reel 10 of 12)

    This is the tenth reel in the series of live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women’s festival in 1980. Izquierda Ensemble performs the following: (they segue many of their songs and poems without much break) “Like a Mountain”, “Pam”, “The Leaving”, “Songs from a Dying Star”, “Johnny Get Angry”, ??, poems, “Every Day[?]”,…

  • West coast women’s music festival (raw recordings) (Reel 2 of 12)

    This is the second reel of live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women’s festival in 1980. Casselberry and Dupree continue with “Take it to the Limit,” then “Corrine”, and an African song. Announcements by festival producer Robin Tyler. Next is singer Dovida Ishatova. She performs “Schizo[?] in D Major”, ?, “Amazon.

  • The darker face of God

    The Darker Face of God features the music of French composer Marie-Juliette Olga “Lili” Boulanger (1893 – 1918) and the mystical prose of poet Marie Noel (1893-1967). Also heard on the program is a short work by Olivier Messiaen. The words of Marie Noel are read by Marian Seldes. Produced by Bruce Kenyon.

  • West coast women’s music festival (raw recordings) (Reel 3 of 12)

    This is the third reel of live raw recordings taken at the West Coast Women’s festival in 1980. Dovida Ishatova continues with “Amazon”, “Henya[?]” (poem), instrumental. Ambient noise and then announcements by festival producer Robin Tyler.