National Organization for Women

  • Debate on the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.)

    This recording is of a debate on the Equal Rights Amendment held before a meeting of the American Women in Radio and T.V. on March 27, 1975. The debate between Karen DeCrow, President of N.O.W. and Phyllis Schlafly, leader of “Stop E.R.A.” is chaired by Maureen Christopher, radio and T.V. editor for Advertising Age. The…

  • Interview with members of NOW-New York Chapter

    Judy Pasternak interviews two members of the New York chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW) about the organization and why they each joined it. The guests are Noreen Connell (1947 – ), president of New York Chapter of NOW, and Cathy Roche(Raush/Rauch/Rouch), who is running for president of NOW-NY. Date of broadcast unknown…

  • Post ERA: Denise Fuge and Gail Gabler

    Nancy Kramer speaks with Denise Fuge, president of the National Organization for Women (NOW)-New York and Gail Gabler, organizer, on the recent defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and on what comes next for the movement. Includes listener phone calls.

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: January 17, 1979

    Author Esther Newton reads selections from her unpublished novel “Alice-Hunting,” about a character who idolizes Gertrude Stein. Judy Pasternak interviews Noreen Connell, outgoing president of the National Organization for Women, New York chapter (NOW-NY) and Kathy Rauch[sp?], candidate in the upcoming elections for NOW-NY, in the first in an ongoing series on women’s organizations. Program…

  • Women’s liberation day: New York, San Francisco and Berkeley rallies of August 26, 1970

    A documentary on the nationwide women’s rights demonstrations known as the Women’s Strike for Equality that took place across the country on August 26, 1970. This recording includes reports from the rallies that occurred in New York City, San Francisco and Berkeley. Joan Churton and Eleanor Sully describe the San Francisco rally, and play actuality…

  • Women in China : past and present.

    Discussion of Chinese women’s status historically and presently. This recording is Part 3 of a series of talks by Diane Feeley on Women in China, including BC2196.11. Taped on location at the National Organization for Women Center in New York. Produced in cooperation with NOW-NY.

  • The end of E.R.A. news conference / Eleanor Smeal.

    Eleanor Smeal gives a speech on the non-ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, sex discrimination, and the continuing struggle for women’s rights at the National NOW headquarters, Washington, D.C.

  • The rights of employed and unemployed women / moderated by Viv Sutherland.

    Panel discussion on the rights of employed and unemployed women. Participants are Laura Sager, Women’s Law Clinic at New York University; David Raff, Professor with the Employment Law Clinic, New York University School of Law; and Marilyn Brook, Worker’s Defense League. Recoded at NOW-NYC, 47 E. 19th St., New York, NY 10003. Produced by Viv…

  • Women, culture, and society / Diane Feeley.

    An historical examination of the development of women’s societal role traced by Diane Feeley, Coordinator of Women in the Arts Committee of National Organization for Women (NOW), New York. Feeley gives examples of past societies in which women were more productive and played a far more active role than our own. She sees the view…

  • Women’s liberation in China / Diane Feeley

    Diane Feeley, coordinator of National Organization for Women, New York (NOW-NY)’s Women in the Arts Committee, lectures on the struggle of Chinese women for liberation from their traditional subservient roles. She traces the history of women’s labor unions and self-defense groups, and the effect of the 1949 revolution on ending such barbaric practices as slavery,…