American Women — Athletes
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Women and the Art of Motorcycle Racing / produced by Judith Ghinger
Self-contained program produced for WBAI by Judith Ghinger. Five women motorcyclists were interviewed at the American Association of Motorcycle Road Racers (AAMRR) Memorial Day races at Bridgehampton, Long Island, NY, 1977. All five are members of the AAMRR. They are Carter Alsop, Lynn Nathan, Sandy Heins [Hines?], Gina Bovaird, and Emily Dobson [sp?]. Musical interludes…
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WILPF: Women speak out
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The Velvet Sledgehammer: February 13, 1980
Program contains a report on a recent women’s basketball game between the New York Stars and the Dallas Diamonds of the Women’s Basketball League and recording of Meg Christian performing “Ode to a Gym Teacher”. Next an interview with Jane Kelley, a member of the group Women in the Trades, and an excerpt from a…
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Women in sports: Ultramarathoning
Sharon Barbano interviews Marcy Schwan, one of the top female ultramarathon runners in the world. She’s competed in over 20 ultramarathons, and recently set three World Records in one race. Two weeks ago she was the first woman to compete in a 6 day race since the late 19th century, and came in second place…
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Karate : women’s liberation demonstration.
Members of Women’s Liberation, determined to impress the University of California, Berkeley officials of their seriousness, staged a demonstration at Harmon Gymnasium, the school’s men’s gym, demanding to be allowed to enter the class in Karate. The protestors were met by the police who refused to allow them into the room where the course was…
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Motorcycle women / Dorothy Crouch and Linda Farin
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Boxing / produced by Bonnie Bellow and Neal Conan
A two part program on boxing. The first part is Bonnie Bellow’s interview with woman boxer Jackie Tonawanda from 1974 (same interview as BC2148) and Neal Conan’s interviews with male boxers recorded in 1972 at two gyms: The Grammercy (on 14th Street) and Gill Clancy’s Telstar (on West 28th). Some of the male boxers interviewed…