Women’s history

  • Interview with Gerda Lerner on her book A Death of One’s Own

    Tricia Del Longo interviews Dr. Gerda Lerner (1920 – 2013), an historian and pioneer in the field of women’s history. She recently published the book “A Death of One’s Own,” about her experiences with death, particularly that of her husband Carl Lerner. She discusses the right to die, the institutional neglect of the dying, her…

  • Family in history: interview with Carl Degler

    Eileen Zalisk interviews historian Dr. Carl Degler (1921 – 2014) author of “At Odds: Women and the Family in America” about the family in history. Broadcast as part of WBAI’s all-day programming in honor of International Women’s Day, March 8, 1981. Unknown if this interview was first broadcast previous to that date.

  • …What time of night it is (Part 1 only)

    “…What time of night it is” by Patricia Horan & Marjorie DeFazio is a woman’s history musical. It has 16 songs, and the outrageous, revolutionary words of Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, Victoria Woodhull, Margaret Sanger, and a dozen other fascinating women. Singer/guitarist is Hilary Morgan. The cast includes: Natalie…

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: February 16, 1983

    Production reel for the February 16, 1983 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer. Hosted and produced by Eileen Zalisk. First, a tribute to Susan B. Anthony, who would have been 162 years old this week. Zaliks gives a brief history of Susan B. Anthony’s life and work, and then Blanch Wiessen-Cook interviews with Ellen DuBois, editor…

  • The First movie director’s name was Alice / produced by Terry Hodel.

    Documentary on women editors, writers, actresses and directors throughout film history. This program salutes the many women who have directed, scripted, and edited films throughout motion picture history. Highlighted are Alice Guy Blache (1873 – 1968), who was the world’s first director; Anita Loos (1889 – 1981), screenwriter; and Mae West (1893 – 1980), who…

  • Emma Goldman: 1869-1940 / produced by Marcia Danab and Nina Mende

    Emma Goldman (1869-1940) committed her life to fighting economic and sexist exploitation and was known and still inspires as an anarchist, political agitator, feminist, birth control pioneer, and advocate of sexual freedom. This documentary features interviews with women who marched on picket lines with her, her friend and ACLU founder Roger Baldwin, newspaper articles of…