Rape.

  • House Select Committee on Crime : testimony of Lt. Julia Tucker of New York Police Dept.

    On April 9th, 1973, the House Select Committee on Crime, chaired by Congressman Claude Pepper, began a series of hearings on street crime and the street level response. In its first day of hearings, the Committee heard testimony from officials from the New York City police department, including Lieutenant Julia Tucker, who has a seven-woman…

  • The People vs. Alma Andrews / produced by Sheila McAleenan.

    This program examines the case of Alma Andrews, a Black woman and a nurse, charged with first-degree murder in San Francisco after defending herself against a Muni driver who attacked her with a razor in an apparent rape attempt. Contains interviews with Andrews herself; James McCready, Andrews’ defense attorney; Dennis Chamberlain, the jury foreman; Pierre…

  • Violent use of female images in the media / Andrea Dworkin

    Women Against Violence in Pornography & Media (WAVPM), a feminist group formed in 1977, organized the Feminist Perspective on Pornography Conference in San Francisco in November 1978. At the conclusion of this conference, organizers and attendees staged the first Take Back The Night march, protesting rape and the violent use of female images in the…

  • Susan Brownmiller interviewed by Barbara Cady

    Barbara Cady talks with Susan Brownmiller, author of “Against our will: men, women, and rape,” published by Simon & Schuster. Brownmiller discusses her book and the issues of sexual harassment with which women must cope.

  • Stop rape!

    Drawing on a variety of sources, including the New Woman’s Survival Catalogue and Eve Norman’s speech before a San Bernardino symposium on forcible rape, this program examines the social and psychological aspects of rape and reports on who is doing what in search of a solution. Produced by Tiji. End credits include thanks to Terry…

  • Rape and punishment / Paul Leser (Episode 4 of 10)

    Paul Leser talks about differing attitudes about rape between America and Europe, and how in the United States (at that time, ca. 1946), it’s often be considered the worst crime possible.  He also discusses the difficult legal process in rape trials. Control through fear. Arrest and kill only the innocent. Nazi Germany, the Daniels cousins…

  • Rape : the victim as suspect / produced by Susan Scheftel and Gail Boehm.

    A documentary examining the mythology surrounding rape and its effect upon the social, medical and legal treatment of rape victims. Includes interviews with victims, attorneys, and organizations founded to combat the problem of rape. The first part of the program deals with the problems that rape victims encounter when they report their rape and attempt…