Sex discrimination against women

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: July 2, 1980: WREE Seminar on Racism

    Production reel for the July 2, 1980 episode of the Velvet Sledgehammer. Contains excerpts from the Women for Racial and Economic Equality (WREE) Seminar on Racism- a conference on racial discrimination (1980). First speaker (unnamed) introduces the seminar. Second speaker (unnamed). The second speaker (unnamed, possibly South African), asking for world to enforce U.N. mandate…

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: April 4, 1980- Eleanor Munro on women artists

    Today’s program is an interview with art critic Eleanor Munro about her book “Originals: American Women Artists,” hosted and produced by Ann Stubbs.

  • Government surveillance and the control of women: Berkshire Conference on the History of Women

    This recording contains of excerpts (not complete) of the panel “Government Surveillance and the Control of Women” at the Fifth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women. The conference was held ca. June 16-18, 1981 at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY.  Speakers and talks were the following: Blanche Wiesen Cook of John Jay College on…

  • Equal Rights Amendment

    Phil Steer and Lydia Braggar discuss the Equal Rights Amendment with Phyllis Segal, lawyer and legal director of the N.O.W. legal defense education fund; and Ellen Cohen, writer and Daily News columnist who writes about women in politics. Tape box remarks: No intro music; no outro music; announcer must introduce discussion; first question and first…

  • Interview with a female apprentice plumber

    Interview by Judy Sackoff with a woman in the construction trades, “Judy,” a second-year apprentice in plumber’s union.

  • Helen Rogan and women in the modern Army

    Judy Sackoff speaks with Helen Rogan, author of “Mixed Company: Women in the Modern Army.”

  • Women and doctors

    Know your body: Women and doctors. This lecture, part of the series “Know Your Body” recorded at and by the Women’s Medical Center in New York City on June 15, 1972, deals with the gynecological exam, doctors’ attitudes, and what medical services to expect. Speakers include Judy Graham, Diana Parness, Paula Weideger, Rachel Fruchter, and…

  • Jane Trahey interviewed by Rebecca Tron Klinger

    Jane Trahey (1923-2000), businesswoman, humorist, author, advertising pioneer, and one of the first women to own and manage an advertising agency, Trahey Advertising, discusses her new book, “Jane Trahey on Women and Power: Who’s Got It. How to Get It.’ with Rebecca Tron Klinger.

  • Move over Pierre Boulez (Episode 1 of 2, Part 2 of 2)

    Two talks about women composers and conductors in those male dominated fields. Includes excerpts from women’s compositions. Produced and hosted by Barbara Kraft and Varda Ullman. |pt.1. Varda Ullman (2 reels : 110 min.) — pt.2. Barbara Kraft (2 reels : 116 min.).

  • Move over Pierre Boulez (Episode 2 of 2, Part 1 of 2)

    Two talks about women composers and conductors in those male dominated fields. Includes excerpts from women’s compositions. Produced and hosted by Barbara Kraft and Varda Ullman. |pt.1. Varda Ullman (2 reels : 110 min.) — pt.2. Barbara Kraft (2 reels : 116 min.).