A talk on the relationship between the Vietnam War, the revolutionary struggle, and the role of women in Asia, given by Janet Salaff, professor of sociology at U.C. Berkeley to a March 5, 1970 symposium on the origins of the Vietnam War. The symposium, held on the U.C. Berkeley campus, was sponsored by the Radical Students' Union, the Student Mobilization Committee, and campus SDS. Salaff describes the problems of women's liberation in Asia, and draws comparisons to the women's movement in America. Recorded in Pauley Ballroom, University of California, Berkeley. Technical note: Audio switches to the left channel only for the last 7 minutes.
This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email: americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.
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