American Women — Law

  • Women’s liberation: women in prison

    Discussion of the life and conditions in women’s correctional facilities, through the reading of letters, interviews and poetry by women in prison. The letters offer a glimpse of the brutality women face in prison, and also how jails reinforce the racism and sexism found in larger society. The correspondence was authored by Jane Kennedy, who…

  • Harlem township / Herb Lambright, Kay Lindsey, and Flo Kennedy.

    Herb Lambright, writer and photographer, and Florynce “Flo” Kennedy, attorney and director of Media Workshop, discuss the origins of Harlem and its illegal absorption into New York City. Both guests argue that Harlem is a township, not part of New York City, and should therefore be granted the right to self-determination. They further assert that…

  • Trial by sex / Flo Kennedy and Ti-Grace Atkinson.

    Florynce “Flo” Kennedy (1916-2000), attorney, and Ti-Grace Atkinson of the National Organization for Women (NOW) are interviewed by Kay Lindsey about how the judical system discriminates against women. Kennedy and Atkinson how women are routinely penalized for things that men generally get away with, how this has been the case throughout history, and how race…