Women — Social conditions.
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Germaine Greer speaks at the National Press Club.
Germaine Greer (b. January 29, 1939), academic and author (The Female Eunuch) speaks at the National Press Club. This was the first time a woman spoke at the National Press Club. She discusses the role of women in American society and the lack of coverage of the Women’s movement in the press. She also answers…
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The traditional approach: part two (Episode 2 of 12)
Part two of a presentation on the new alternatives for women in American society, as well as the continuing problems. With Nancy Reeves, attorney and member of both the New York and California Bars; holding degrees in both Science and Law; writer, lecturer, member of International Federation of Women Lawyers. This part of the examination…
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Marriage a la mode (Episode 6 of 12)
Talk on the social and legal inequalities facing married women by Nancy Reeves, attorney, lecturer and writer on the status of women. Examines the institution of marriage in relation to the opposing philosophies introduced in episode 3. Reeves pontificates on when marriage ceases to be a profession, or a way of making a living, and…
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A house is not a homestead (Episode 8 of 12)
Presentation of the perceived role of women in the household. With Nancy Reeves, attorney and writer-lecturer on the status of women. Here she comments on the paradox of the “American Dream” and its reality. One such paradox discussed is the imperative to self-sufficiency combined with a lack of economic safeguards like maternity leave.
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The Pearl in the apron pocket (Episode 10 of 12)
Talk on changing women’s roles in American society by Nancy Reeves, attorney and lecturer-writer on the status of women, in another of her talks on A Woman’s Place. She discusses the difference between functional and developmental theories of education, the split between the biological and sociological considerations of the role of women, and how the…
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Changing lifestyles in America today / Margaret Mead
Margaret Mead’s speech before the City Commission on Human Rights hearings on the Status of American Women in Contemporary Society. Recorded on September 22, 1970. She opens by stating the question that has been posed to her to answer: to review briefly the way in which the position of women today is related to their…
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Race and class: patriarchal politics and women’s experience / Bettina Aptheker
The politics of privilege. How does racism work to distort and lessen White women’s lives? Bettina Aptheker, Coordinator of Women’s Studies as U.C. Santa Cruz, spoke in April 1982 at Stanford University as part of the lecture series “Gender, Race and Class in Society,” sponsored by The Center for Research of Women. Aptheker has written…
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Women with a Christian conscience : a speech by Coretta Scott King / produced by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Eternal vigilance : women in the struggle for reporductive rights / Helen Jones, Loretta Ross, Louise, and Karen Bell ; interviewed and narrated by Polly Bergen ; produced by Laura Sydell.
Documentary from interviews with narration which examines the issues surrounding abortion clinics and the reproductive rights of women, particularly concerning issues of civil rights and anti-abortion groups. Those interviewed about their personal experience and involvement in the movement include: Helen Jones, a 40 year old San Franciso artists who was raised Catholic; Loretta Ross, a…
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Reproductive rights and the status of women / produced by Ginny Z. Berson ; executive producer Bill Wax ; hosted by Larry Bensky.