Jones, Mother, 1837-1930
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The Velvet Sledgehammer: February 16, 1983
Production reel for the February 16, 1983 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer. Hosted and produced by Eileen Zalisk. First, a tribute to Susan B. Anthony, who would have been 162 years old this week. Zaliks gives a brief history of Susan B. Anthony’s life and work, and then Blanch Wiessen-Cook interviews with Ellen DuBois, editor…
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Out of the kitchen and into the sweat shop : the story of working women in America / produced by Joanna Brouk and Toni Maher. (Episode 5 of 7)
A survey of the lives and works of Emma Goldman, Rose Schneiderman, Mother Jones, Jane Addams, and other women who struggled to alleviate the horrendous conditions of working classes in America. Features interviews with labor historians and dramatic readings of writings by the subjects of this documentary. Produced by Joanna Brouk and Toni Maher. Interviewees…