Feminism

  • Law : the laggard (Episode 12 of 12)

    Talk on the failure of the legal system to keep pace with social change in America by Nancy Reeves, attorney and writer-lecturer on the status of women. Reeves argues that mummified legal systems that preserve antiquated laws distort women’s lives and that women’s liberation should aim to sweep these laws away, and that the erosion…

  • Political positions on sex / moderated by Kay Lindsey.

    Anne Koedt, Lila Karp, Kate Millett, and Roxanne Dunbar (Ortiz) discuss sexuality and possible alternatives for women with moderator Kate Lindsey. Topics include the sexual revolution, the historical denial of the female orgasm, and how women are expected to submit to male desires.

  • Women is losers.

    Members of the Women’s Liberation discuss the role of women in American society. The discussion touches on a wide variety of topics, including the necessity for women to break out of the roles that have been prescribed for them, the emotional and sexual lives of women, and the media’s portrayal of women. Source material for…

  • Women’s expectations : mirage or reality? / Eve Merriam (Episode 1 of 15)

    Poet Eve Merriam (1916-1992) talks about birth control, education, and the role of women in society in this keynote speech, which begins KPFA’s presentation of the University of California Medical Center’s Conference held in San Francisco this year. Eve Merriam is the author of After Nora slammed the door, which is an analysis of American…

  • Fran Peavey / produced by Penny Rosenwasser.

    Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers.|FRAN PEAVEY / produced by Penny Rosenwasser. – SERIES: Voices of women of power| no. 9 – Series of radio interviews with women shamans, activists, teachers, artists and healers. CONTENT: Fran Peavey is a political strategist and organizer, poet, furniture designer, television producer, environmental…

  • The Fire of female fury / Mary Daly.

    Mary Daly (October 16, 1928 – January 3, 2010), one of the most important figures in contemporary feminist theory and author of “Gyn/Ecology: The Metaethics of Radical Feminism” published in 1978; “Beyond God The Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women’s Liberation,” 1973; and “The Church and The Second Sex,” 1968– all published by Beacon Press.…

  • Judy Grahn reads her poetry

    Edited tape of a reading by poet Judy Grahn of new work at the San Francisco Women’s Building on June 22, 1980 as a benefit for the War Registers League. Also performing that night was Grace Paley. Contains sensitive language. Judy Grahn is a legendary figure in the Feminist poetry movement. Her most famous poem…

  • Feminist poetry reading / Grace Paley.

    Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 – August 22, 2007), feminist writer, reads poetry at the San Francisco Women’s Building on June 22, 1980 in a benefit for the War Resisters League. In Part 1, Paley reads the poems Two villages, Connections: Vermont Vietnam, and That country, and a short story, The story hearer. Also performing…

  • A feminist perspective on pornography: a speech by Diana E. Russell

    Explores women’s participation in anti-pornography movement. This speech by Diana Russell was given at the conference entitled “Liberty, decency, feminism: three perspectives on pornography.” Recorded at the University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 16 May 1980. The speech was re-recorded in the KPFA studios, Berkeley, CA. Broadcast: KPFA, 2 June 1980. Note on label: “This is…

  • Woman to woman : Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton / produced by Joanna Brouk. (Episode 4 of 7)

    In this docudrama, based upon court transcripts, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton are interviewed on their lives and friendship. These two women were dedicated to their beliefs, and endured years of scorn and public ridicule for the efforts to achieve equal rights and suffrage for women. This program traces the history of Anthony…