Cook, Blanche Wiesen.

  • 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…

  • Poetry reading to benefit Out & Out Books

    Blanche Wiesen Cook hosts a poetry reading that took place May 11th of this year (1978) to benefit Out & Out Books, a feminist press. Poets include Charlotte Carter, June Jordan, Sarah Miles, Marilyn Hacker, Patricia Jones, Esther Newton, and Eugenie Urcell[sp?]. Produced by Donna Allegra.

  • Annette Rubenstein talks to Blanch Cook about her book on Crystal Eastman

    Annette Rubinstein, editor of Science and Society, literary historian and critic, and veteran radical political activist, speaks with Blanche Cook, Associate professor at John Jay College and author of a recent book on the life and writings of Crystal Eastman, a socialist and feminist active during the early part of the twentieth century. Note “Use…

  • Women Against War forum at NYU

    Women Against War event at NYU, June 1980. From the book “Peace as a women’s issue: a history of the U.S. movement for world peace and women’s rights” by Harriet Hyman Alonso: “On June 10, 1980, soon after the House Armed Services Military Personnel Committee rejected (President) Carter’s proposal to register women, “Women, USA” met…

  • Democratic National Convention : New York City, 1992 / hosted by Larry Bensky, Sumori Marksman, and Tom Porter.

    Reports on proceedings both at the podium and on the floor of the Democratic National Convention. Includes speeches, interviews, and actuality of the Convention. |r.1. Brief news headlines / Jose Santiago (5 min.) ; H. Ross Perot withdraws as independent candidate, and Clinton acceptance speech / Larry Bensky (7 min.) ; Analysis of Clinton speech…