American Women — Activists

  • Voices from within: interviews with women serving long-term sentences in prison

    Interviews with women serving long-term sentences at the New York State Correctional Facility at Bedford Hills, and are part of the group Long-termers Committee of the New York State Correctional Facility at Bedford Hills. They are fighting for Assembly Bill A 7017A and Senate Bill S5036A, legislation which would make it possible for prisoners serving…

  • Friends of Leslie

    Sue Talbot, Jerry Gumbleton, and the Reverend Dwight Blackstock, three members of Friends for Leslie, talk with KPFK-FM’s Catherine Stifter. The group has been fighting for the prison release of Leslie Van Houten, who was convicted for the Manson Family murders of Leno and Rosemary LaBianca. They discuss the California parole system, the influence of…

  • A tribute to Malvina Reynolds / produced by Pearl Skotnes.

    Tribute to folk singer and activist Malvina Reynolds (1900-1978), which aired several days after her passing on March 17, 1978. Commentary by Pearl Skotnes, featuring recordings of Reynolds interspersed with many of her recordings: If you love me — Somewhere between — World in their pockets — Little boxes (Sung by Pete Seeger) — Magic…

  • Global speak-out at the U.N. International Women’s Year Conference, 1975

    Finding even the less formal Tribune too constricting for real communication, non-governmental delegates to the 1975 U.N. International Women’s Year Conference organized “Global speak-outs.” This is the First Global Speak-Out, held Monday, June 23. Even at this first attempt to circumvent the political divisions at the conference, ideological, racial, and nationalistic differences emerged. The speak-out…

  • Black women in America / Angela Davis.

    On April 12, 1974, Angela Davis gave a speech at the UCLA campus as a part of the University’s Black Women’s Spring Forum. Davis talked about the struggles and accomplishments of Black and other minority women in the U.S. and around the world. Topics discussed include civil rights, farm workers, Wounded Knee, and little known…

  • Angela Davis speaking at the University of Houston World Issues Conference.

    A speech by the activist Angela Davis (1944 – ) recorded at the University of Houston on April 2, 1973. The speech was part of the University of Houston World Issues Conference, “Age of Revolution: Agenda for the World,” sponsored by the UH Student Association and the UH Program Council. Davis criticizes the American government’s…

  • International struggle for abortion rights.

    On March 10, 1973, the Women’s National Abortion Action Coalition (WONAAC) held on International Women’s Solidarity Day Meeting at Town Hall in New York City. The subject wsa the history and progress of the International Strugggle for Abortion Rights. Speakers from the United States, Canada, France, Belgium, and Britain gave a history of abortion from…

  • Jane Fonda on Vietnam: in defense of Pat Chenoweth

    Jane Fonda speaks at the University of California in Berkeley on January 29, 1973. She gives an anti-war speech at a rally for Pat Chenoweth, a soldier facing charges of mutiny in Vietnam. The tape is courtesy of the Chenoweth Defense Committee. She speaks about the Mekong Delta, Nixon’s role, and the resilience and strength…

  • April 22nd Coalition press conference

    This is a recording of a press conference during which various community members from the Bay Area give statements opposing the Vietnam War and specifically the bombing of Hanoi on April 16, 1972, and then give information about the demonstration being held the next day, April 22, 1972, at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. Larry…

  • Cecil Williams and Angela Davis speak

    This is a recording made at an outdoor rally somewhere in the Bay Area in 1972, featuring speeches by Reverend Cecil Williams and Angela Davis, after her release from prison in June 1972. The recording starts with a woman speaking over a P.A. system, announcing that they have collected 1500 signatures for their petition and…