Women — Legal status, laws, etc. — United States.

  • Perspectives on criminal justice: Women in and after prison

    Perspectives on Criminal Justice for August 19, 1981, likely the first episode. Guest is Sister Mary Nerney, Executive Director of Project Green Hope, a residence for women who have been recently released from prison.  Host is Tom O’Connor, and they discuss women in prison and prison reform.

  • Women’s legal clinic: May 7, 1979-Legal rights related to pregnancy

    The topic of this week’s Women’s Legal Clinic is pregnancy, disability, and women’s legal rights with respect to pregnancy. Hosts are Eve Cary and Judy Levin. Cary is an attorney with Legal Aid Society of New York and the author of the NYCLU Guide to Women’s Rights in New York State. Levin is an attorney…

  • Women’s legal clinic: March 23, 1981

    EVERY WOMAN’S SPACE: WOMEN’S LEGAL CLINIC / Produced by WBAI. Recorded on March 23, 1981, hosted by Judith Levin and Betty Levinson. Discussion is on the Helms-Hyde bill, known as the “Human life” bill, which has been introduced into the Supreme Court legislature. They discuss the bill and the social and legal context it came…

  • Women and power : a look at legal issues and legislation affecting women / Carol Burris.

    The speaker this week on Five-College Forum, Carol Burris, a prominent lobbyist for women’s rights and a legislative expert in the field, president of the Women’s Lobby, a Washington, D.C. lobbying group, she’s also coordinator of the NOW task force on the Equal Rights Amendment, and a member of the national and the D.C. women’s…

  • The second class sex (Episode 5 of 12)

    Nancy Reeves, lawyer and lecturer-writer, continues her talks on the status of women. This fifth episode in the series features a talk on the legal discrimination against women in America. She discusses women in the American labor force, cites statistics that indicate women’s disadvantage in considerations for employment, and the objective reasons that have led…

  • Reproductive health hazards in the workplace / Joan Bertin, Helen Rodriguez-Trias, Jeanne Stellman.

    Discussion of the legal questions raised by advances in reproductive technologies. Examines opinions about the debate from the courtroom to the listener. Second of three parts in a forum entitled Reproductive Laws for the 1990’s, sponsored by the Women’s Rights Litigation Clinic.|REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE / Joan Bertin, Helen Rodriguez-Trias, Jeanne Stellman. –…

  • Time limits on abortion : the emerging doctrine of fetal rights / Nan Hunter and Janet Gallagher.

    Discussion of the legal questions raised by advances in reproductive technology. Examines opinions about the debate, from the courtroom to listener. First of three parts in a forum entitled Reproductive Laws for the 1990’s, sponsored by the Women’s Rights Litigation Clinic.|TIME LIMITS ON ABORTION : THE EMERGING DOCTRINE OF FETAL RIGHTS / Nan Hunter and…

  • Parental testing : implications of the new technologies for women of color / Ruth Hubbard and Laurie Jefferson.

    Specialists in biology, public health, disability rights, and law explores the impact of reproductive technologies upon women and society. This is part one of two on the politicians of new reproductive technologies.|PARENTAL TESTING : IMPLICATIONS OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR WOMEN OF COLOR / Ruth Hubbard and Laurie Jefferson. – SERIES: Health issues in the…

  • The New technologies and the disabled : fetal rights vs. women’s civil liberties.

    Specialists in biology, public health, disability rights, and law explores the impact of reproductive technologies upon women and society. Second of two parts which explores the politics of the new reproductive technologies.|THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND THE DISABLED : FETAL RIGHTS VS. WOMEN’S CIVIL LIBERTIES / Ann Finger and Janet Fallagher. – SERIES: Health issues in…

  • Trial by sex / Flo Kennedy and Ti-Grace Atkinson.

    Florynce “Flo” Kennedy (1916-2000), attorney, and Ti-Grace Atkinson of the National Organization for Women (NOW) are interviewed by Kay Lindsey about how the judical system discriminates against women. Kennedy and Atkinson how women are routinely penalized for things that men generally get away with, how this has been the case throughout history, and how race…