Willis, Ellen

  • Women reporting on women

    Three feminist journalists who were all involved in coverage of the Houston Women’s Conference discuss the question of whether women journalists can objectively cover women’s issues. The journalists are Anna Quindlen of the New York Times; Ronnie Eldridge, former executive producer for Woman Alive on Channel 13 and candidate for Manhattan Borough President; and Ellen…

  • A new Jewish agenda for the ’80s (Part 1 of 3)

    This is the first program in the series documenting the Conference for a New Jewish Agenda for the ’80s, held at the 4-H building in Washington, D.C., Dec. 24-28, 1980. The program was written and produced by Anita Frankel for Pacifica Radio. Executive Producer for the series was Helene Rosenbluth. Part one includes Denise Horton,…

  • A new Jewish agenda for the ’80s (Part 2 of 3)

    This is the second program in the series documenting the Conference for a New Jewish Agenda for the ’80s, held at the 4-H building in Washington, D.C., Dec. 24-28, 1980. The program was written and produced by Anita Frankel for Pacifica Radio. Executive Producer for the series was Helene Rosenbluth. Part two includes Aviva Cantor,…

  • Speakout for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse / produced by Celeste Wesson.

    A program produced from a public speak-out on abortion and sterilization abuse which was held September 10, 1977 at Washington Irving High School in New York City, sponsored by the Coalition for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse. The speak-out includes political, legal, medical and personal testimony from a variety of speakers. The speakers on…

  • A new Jewish agenda for the ’80s

    This series documents the Conference for a New Jewish Agenda for the ’80s, held at the 4-H building in Washington, D.C., Dec. 24-28, 1980. Although the purpose of the conference was to establish a new national Jewish organization, the speeches and discussion contained herein were of interest to a broader audience. Topics include the political…

  • The Powerful Jew : myth or reality? / Lynn Kerman and Erica Silverman

    Ellen Willis wrote an article called “The myth of the powerful Jew,” which was published in a September 1979 edition of New York City’s free paper the Village Voice, as part of an ongoing debate on Black-Jewish relations appearing in that paper. KPFK’s Helene Rosenbluth and Anita Frankel read excerpts of the article in this…