Oppression of Women teach-in, San Francisco, 1969

  • Education for the weaker sex (Episode 3 of 7)

    Marjorie Uren, a graduate student in English at the University of California (Berkeley) and part time instructor of English at Stanford speaks on “Education for the weaker sex” at a teach-in on the oppression of women at San Francisco State College on December 10, 1969. Uren talks about the passive discrimination in textbooks and children’s…

  • Women in the universities (Episode 4 of 7)

    Maryjean Suelzle, a graduate student in sociology at the University of California (Berkeley) and the vice president of the Women’s Sociology Caucus there, speaks on “Women in the universities” at a teach-in on the oppression of women at San Francisco State College on December 10, 1969. In this talk, Suelzle analyzes statistics and university attitudes…

  • The economics of oppression (Episode 5 of 7)

    Joan Jordan, a former factory worker who was replaced by automation and is now a student at San Francisco State College, speaks on “The economics of oppression” at a teach-in on the oppression of women at San Francisco State College on December 10, 1969. In this discussion, Jordan reveals statistics about how large the female…

  • Working class women (Episode 6 of 7)

    Two talks about “Working class women” given at a teach-in on the oppression of women at San Francisco State College on December 10, 1969. The first is by Lillian House, a member of the United Electrical Workers which was on strike against her employer, the General Electric Company, at the time she spoke. The second…

  • Abortion: denial of our rights (Episode 7 of 7)

    Cheriel Jensen, an architect and member of the California Committee to Legalize Abortion speaks on “Abortion: denial of our rights” at a teach-in on the oppression of women at San Francisco State College on December 10, 1969. Jensen speaks on how sex discrimination affects both men and women, how sex discrimination affects children and their…

  • Socialization: the pink blanket routine (Episode 1 of 7)

    Brenda Brush, a member of the National Organization of Women and of Women’s Liberation, speaks on “Socialization: the pink blanket routine” at a teach-in on the oppressions of women at San Francisco State College on December 10, 1969. Brush opens by exposing the brainwashing both women and men go through, from the moment of birth,…

  • The psychology of inferiority (Episode 2 of 7)

    Norma Haan, a research psychologist and professor in the graduate school of social welfare at the University of California (Berkeley) speaks on “The psychology of inferiority” at a teach-in on the oppression of women at San Francisco State College on December 10, 1969. Haan discusses how the psyches of women and men can only be…

  • The oppression of women (Series record)

    Series record for teach in “The Oppression of Women.” Includes speeches on various aspects of discrimination against women in American society. Recorded at San Francisco State College December 10, 1969. r.1. Socialization : the pink blanket routine / Brenda Brush (17 min.) — r.2. The Psychology of inferiority / Norma Haan (15 min.) — r.3.…