Working class women

  • History of women workers and women in the labor movement

    Historian Dr. Blanche Wiesen Cook interviews historian Dr. Alice Kessler Harris about women and work and women in the labor movement. Harris talks about challenging the notion of work as being “work for pay” and talks about both women’s household labor and women as wage workers, both historically and in contemporary times. Harris’ books includes…

  • Roz Baxandall on the Coalition of Labor Union Women

    Bonnie Bellow and Nanette Rainone talk with historian, Roz Baxandall, who attended the founding conference of the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) in Chicago on March 23 and 24, 1974. At the time of the interview, Baxendahl was writing a book on the history of women and work. They discuss this historic conference, which…

  • Working women / produced by Bonnie Bellow and Brett Harvey

    A program about women’s work in American. This program contains portions of two speak-outs held recently in New York City, one of women office workers (see BC1717) and one on women’s work (possibly BC1722). The program was produced by Bonnie Bellow and Brett Harvey, with special assistance from Judy Sherman, Nanette Rainote, and Susan Sheftel,…

  • Everywomanspace: November 1, 1982

    Aircheck of Everywomanspace with Angela Gilliam from November 1, 1982. The guests are Sonja Dean Williams and Cecilia McCall from the group Women for Racial and Economic Equality (WREE). The theme for the evening’s discussion is childcare versus warfare. Includes listener phone calls.

  • Women speak out against fascism (Episode 3 of 12, Part 2)

    A panel at the conference called by the Black Panther Party the weekend of July 18-20 in Oakland. Panel speakers are Roberta Alexander, Marlene Dixon, Evelyn Harris, Carol Henry, Penny Nakatsu, and Carol Thomas. Panel is introduced by Marie Johnson. Originally aired during KPFA’s Open Hour, 1969-08-11. Reel two of two.

  • Women speak out against fascism (Episode 3 of 12)

    A panel at the conference called by the Black Panther Party the weekend of July 18-20 in Oakland. Panel speakers are Roberta Alexander, Marlene Dixon, Evelyn Harris, Carol Henry, Penny Nakatsu, and Carol Thomas. Panel is introduced by Marie Johnson. Originally aired during KPFA’s Open Hour, 1969-08-11.