American Women — International women

  • Bernadette Devlin speech on Northern Ireland

    Bernadette Devlin (b. 1947), a leader of the Catholic Civil Rights movement in the late 1960s, gives a speech about the recent history of Northern Ireland since its creation in the 1920’s. She also gives a history of religious conflict and the women’s peace movement in Northern Ireland. Introduced by Mark Weiss.

  • Bernadette Devlin / interviewed by Tom Curtis.

    KPFT’s News Director Tom Curtis interviewed Irish Catholic militant Bernadette Devlin (McAliskey) while in Houston to speak at the University of Houston about Northern Ireland. She discusses the struggles there and what Americans can do. Includes phone calls. Recorded by Tom Curtis, edited by Tracy German.

  • On the streets of Derry : a memorial to the Irish dead / Bernadette Devlin ; interviews by Sean McStephen.

    A documentary commemorating the 13 Irish civilians killed by English soldiers on Bloody Sunday, January 30 1972 in Derry, Northern Ireland. Includes recordings from Northern Island including speeches by Bernadette Devlin and Sean McStephen, and Irish poetry and music. Created and produced by Ruth Hirschman, Don Roeck and Larry Levin, with technical production by Rick…

  • Bernadette Devlin speaks at LeConte School with a short interview by Hal Levin.

    Bernadette Devlin (McAliskey) (1947 – ), Northern Irish revolutionary and member of the British Parliament, speaks at a gathering sponsored by the International Socialists of Berkeley. Her talk is followed by a question and answer session and the final portion of this program is a short interview with Devlin conducted by Hal Levin of KPFA…

  • Bernadette Devlin at the Hotel Diplomat.

    Bernadette Devlin (McAliskey), Northern Ireland Catholic leader and member of Parliament, speaks about the violence in her country and the desire to split away from Great Britain. The speech was delivered at the Hotel Diplomat in New York City on March 7, 1971.

  • Interview With Ruby Rohrlich-Leavitt, feminist anthropologist

    Interview with feminist anthropologist and Manhattan Community College Associate Professor, Ruby Rohrlich-Leavitt . She discusses her newly edited book, Women Cross Culturally: Change and Challenge, which is an anthology of papers written for the session on women’s status and women’s movements at the 9th International Anthropological Congress in Chicago, IL held in 1973. Dates of…

  • Yom HaShoah service commemorating the Holocaust

    Women’s resistance in the Holocaust, a special program to mark Holocaust Remembrance day. Irena Klepfisz, Melanie Kaye and other women gather at Woman Books on April 21, 1982 to commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the 39th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Broadcast on April 20, 1983.

  • The Women’s movement in Holland

    WOMEN’S STUDIES : THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT IN HOLLAND. Produced by WBAI and Kathy Ann Kersey. Recorded on February 7, 1982. – CONTENT: Kathy Ann Kersey interviews Sari van Heemskerck of the National Council of Women in Holland. They discuss the women’s movement in Holland and her outlook for work in the UN based on her…

  • Interview with Margaretta D’Arcy

    Viv Sutherland interviews Margaretta D’Arcy (b. 1934), Irish activist, actress, and writer. They discuss Northern Ireland, hunger strikes, the women who were sent to Armagh Prison and their horrible treatment by interrogators, and Bloody Sunday.

  • Women in Cuba / moderated by Viv Sutherland.

    A discussion with Margaret (Meg) Crahan, historian; Mary Lou Suhor, co-coordinator of the Cuba Resource Center; and Margarita (Samad?) Matias, anthropologist and professor of Carribbean studies at CUNY, about women’s roles and the women’s movement in Cuba. Hosted by Viv Sutherland.