American Women — International women

  • Where do we go from here?

    This recording is introduced as an episode of “Where do we go from here?” hosted by Helene Rosenbluth and unnamed male co-host. This episode is taking a look at highlights from past programs of IMRU and Lesbian Sisters. Includes the following stories: a report on lesbian feminists in Japan; challenges faced by lesbian and gay…

  • A global confrontation: women vs. tradition

    A forum hosted by the World Affairs Council at the Firemen’s Fund Auditorium in San Francisco in 1971 on the subject of changes that have taken place in women’s lives in India, Japan, Eastern Europe, Mexico and Sweden. Education, job opportunities, family living situations and legal rights are compared and contrasted. Edith Coliver, Director of…

  • Edith Piaf : a tribute / produced and narrated by Ruth Hirschman

    Ruth Hirschman produced and narrated this biography of French singer Edith Piaf (1915 – 1963). The documentary moves from her difficult childhood in a working-class neighborhood in Paris, her rise to fame and stardom, her relationship with the boxer Marcel Cerdan, her struggle with drug addiction, and her early death at the age of 47…

  • Rona Fields interviewed by Clare Spark about the psychology of Northern Ireland

    Clare Spark interviews Dr. Rona M. Fields, author of “Society under siege, a psychology of Northern Ireland.” Fields is a clinical psychologist who studies terrorism and resistance among oppressed social groups. She visited KPFK while visiting Los Angeles for the meetings of the American Psychological Association. She talks about her research and writing about the…

  • Maryknoll Sisters on Leon, Nicaragua, 1981

    Talk by Maryknoll Sisters recorded during a June 1981 visit to Nicaragua by a study group of KPFK listeners. Two sisters, Julie Miller and Pat Murphy, talk about their work in Leon, Nicaragua. Background to the Maryknoll Sisters order (Catholic) is given and how they became involved in the Nicaraguan revolution, and how siding with…

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: August 24, 1983 (Part 1 only)

    Production reel for the June 1, 1983 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer, hosted and produced by Eileen Zalisk. Kathy Ann Kersey interviews Carole Seskin of the Avalon Nurses Registry about childcare options and day care services for working mothers. Eileen Zalisk interviews with Zora Zarubina (b. 1920), Professor of English and member of the Soviet…

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: November 16, 1983 (Part 2 only)

    Production reel for November 16, 1983 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer, hosted and produced by Eileen Zalisk. This is Part 2, Part 1 is missing. First, Eileen Zalisk discusses women in Ghana with Gwendolyn Mikell Ramey, professor of Anthropology at Georgetown University. Next, WBAI’s Kathy Ann Kersey interviews Dr. Mary Calderone, M.D., adjunct professor at…

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: May 9, 1979

    This program contains a review of Alive!, a women’s jazz group from Berkeley, and a review of Edwina Tyler’s “A Piece of the World” dance and percussion performance. Merlin Stone presents a piece of Goddess lore (cut off). Community announcements. Fatima Kahlil from Turkey speaks about the veil of women in Iran, and finally author…

  • The Velvet Sledgehammer: July 30, 1980 (Part 1 only)

    This is the production reel for the July 30, 1980 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer. This recording contains a reading by Kate Millet of her statement denouncing death by stoning of Iranian women in Iran. Next is Eileen Zalisk interviewing Marge DeFazio about Women 80 and a planned march down 5th Ave upcoming on August…