Messinger, Ruth W.
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ERA countdown
Actuality from a rally held on June 30, 1981 marking the 1-year countdown for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The rally was held at the New York Public Library and speakers included Bella Abzug, actress Marlo Thomas, New York City Council member Miriam Friedlander (1914-2009), President of the New York City Council Carol Bellamy…
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Conflicting interests: November 22, 1981
“The permanent government” is a new book about New York City, written by Paul Dubrul and Jack Newfield. Ruth Messinger, a New York City Council woman is the host. The program explains how law firms, the New York Post along with two other newspapers, 2000 individuals, and 20-30 institutions control New York City through election…
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Conflicting interests: hunger in New York City
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Conflicting interests: the city and the nuclear issue
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Conflicting interests: coalition on homeless
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Conflicting interests: city issues with Ruth Messinger (Episode 1)
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Conflicting issues: July 12, 1981
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The Velvet Sledgehammer – August 26, 1980: Women’s Equality Day 1980
Edited selections from Women’s Equality Day rally in Bryant part 26 Aug 1980. Also called “Women 80.” 1980 marks the 60th anniversary of the passage of the Suffrage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Speeches focus on the the state of women in 1980. Part one opens with chanting, then a speech by Rosemary Gaffney. The…