Women’s movement – Page 3 – Pacifica Radio Archives

Elinore Pruitt Stewart letters: letters from a woman homesteader (Part 1 of 3) / read by Luce Morgan

Reading of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in Wyoming around 1910. Part 1 of 3. These three episodes of Stewart’s letters were part of a continuing series on KPFA based on women’s diaries and letters. Part one: Pruitt (June 3, 1876-October 8, 1933), a widow, relates her duties as house…

August 24, 2025

Now You Have Touched The Women : Now You Have Struck A Rock (Part 3 of 3)

Now You Have Touched The Women : Now You Have Struck A Rock. Actuality of a women’s event, held a the Berkeley Community Theater, 30 June 1990. CONTENT: Pt.1. A Message from Winnie Mandela / read by Roscoe Dellums — pt.2. Comment on Mandela’s letter / Angela Davis — pt.3. HR1580 : sponsored by Congressman…

August 24, 2025

Kathleen Cleaver on Black Panther politics / interviewed by Yolanda de Freitas, Cheryl Johnson and Jean Wiley.

KPFA’s Yolanda de Freitas, Jean Wiley of Third World Media News, and Cheryl Johnson of the Third World Women’s Alliance interviews Black Panther Party communications secretary Kathleen Cleaver (1945 – ) upon her return to the United States after having spent three years in Algeria. She begins with an explanation of the situation in Algeria,…

August 24, 2025

Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 1 of 4): Housework

This is one of four episodes of WBAI’s first Consciousness-raising series, originally titled: “Consciousness-raising: An examination of women’s issues.” This discussion focuses on the issue of housework, particularly the balance of housework between husband and wife, and what these women learned from their mothers and other wives. This recording was possibly broadcast with a series…

August 24, 2025

Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 2 of 4): Adolescent puberty rituals

Consciousness-raising: An examination of women’s issues. This discussion focuses on adolescent puberty rituals. The participants discuss how their mothers talked, or avoided talking to them, about puberty, menstruation, buying bras, etc. This program was possibly broadcast with a series of discussions by ex-wives or separated wives ca. October 1971 through April 1972. Recording ends abruptly.

August 24, 2025

Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 3 of 4): Friendship and loneliness

Consciousness-raising: An examination of women’s issues. This discussion focuses on the lack of friendships and loneliness the participants experienced when in their unhappy marriages. The participants were all ex-wives or separated wives. The program was broadcast ca. October 1971 through April 1972. Recording ends abruptly.

August 24, 2025

Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 4 of 4): Sex and divorce

Consciousness-raising: An examination of women’s issues. This discussion focuses on the sex lives of married couples. These participants were all divorced or separated, and discussed the ways sex with their exes affected their marriage. The program was broadcast ca. October 1971 through April 1972. Recording ends abruptly.

August 24, 2025

The Female Angst / Anais Nin, Joan Didion, and Dory Previn ; interviewed by Sally Davis

Acclaimed writers Anais Nin (1903-1977) author of “The Diary of Anais Nin,” Joan Didion, author of “Play It As It Lays,” and Dory Previn, author of “Midnight Baby” are interviewed by Sally Davis, and give insightful interviews that shed light on their personalities. The three women are interviewed individually and discuss general themes of women’s…

August 24, 2025

The Female Angst (Part 2 of 2) / Anais Nin, Joan Didion, and Dory Previn ; interviewed by Sally Davis

Acclaimed writers Anais Nin (1903-1977) author of “The Diary of Anais Nin,” Joan Didion, author of “Play It As It Lays,” and Dory Previn, author of “Midnight Baby” are interviewed by Sally Davis, and give insightful interviews that shed light on their personalities. Nin states: “…never give anybody the power to decide what is right…

August 24, 2025

A Retrospective on radical feminism / produced by Moira Rankin and Deborah George.

A documentary that looks at the development of ideas that shaped the radical women’s movement, mainly focusing on the movement in the 1970s. Includes bits of movie soundtracks, speeches and interviews with the women who made history. Topics covered in the program are women and labor unions in the early 20th century, the return to…

August 24, 2025