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  • The Future of Housework (Part 1 only)

    Documentary about the future of housework, hosted by Celeste Wesson. Contains recordings from the conference “The Future of Housework: the role of the housewife and sharing arrangements for childcare,” organized by the Women’s Studies program at Sarah Lawrence College. Part 1 features three personal views on housework and childcare: 1. Roni Hagerty — National Congress…

  • Interview with Dian Thomas, author of Roughing It Easy

    Barbara Cady interviews Dian Thomas about her new book “Roughing It Easy” on comfortable camping.

  • The Capitalist function of the family / Sarah Elbert and Silvia Federici

    On April 5 and 6, 1975, the New School chapter of the Union of Radical Political Economists hosted a conference on Marxian Approaches to History. This recording consists of the formal presentations given during a session on the capitalist function of the family. Sarah Elbert, State University of New York at Binghamton, delivers a talk…

  • After the news : work / Selma James ; interviewed by Nanette Rainone.

    Selma James, proponent of the idea of “Wages for Housework”, is interviewed by WBAI’s Nanette Rainone. James discusses the American vs. the European reception to the idea of wages for housework, the performance of prescribed sex roles and the reproduction of the labor force, and how to move from the unwaged work of housewives to…