American Women — Lesbians
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Women in the arts : in memoriam Marilyn Monroe / Judy Grahn, Anna Hartman, Naomi Lowinsky and Rachel Lowen.
A poetry reading by Judy Grahn (1940 – ), author of “Edward the Dyke,” Anna Hartman, Naomi Lowinsky and Rachel Loden that is “…a coming together of women poets to reclaim our bodies from the winding sheet of history and celebrate the many forms of women loving women.” The reading was given as part of…
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Twelve years of lesbian activism / produced by Ginny Z. Berson and Susan Elisabeth.
Twelve years of lesbian activism. Part one gives a history of lesbian life and activism in the United States, with a particular emphasis on 1969-1981. Movements and events are described with relevant songs, music, and actualities interspersed. The program is in part celebrating the opening of a new West Coast Lesbian Collections (now the June…
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Always a bridesmaid, never a groom / Robin Tyler interviewed by Denise Wagner
An interview with Robin Tyler by Denise Wagner. She talks about her background, how she got started as a stand-up comic, and some of their political views. With generous sprinklings of excerpts from Robin’s new album on Olivia Records, “Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Groom.” Recorded June 16, 1979. Notes on label: “References to Dan…
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Lesbians and alcoholism / produced by Karla Tonella
Host: Ann Noolen, Lesbian Task Force of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women. Guests: Ann Worthington, Women’s Alcohol Coalition; Celinda Cantu, Center for Feminist Therapy & Education; Bonnie Malcolm, Whitman Radcliffe Foundation; and musician Meg Christian, Olivia Records. Includes a song by Meg about her own alcoholism. Includes listener phone-in comments. Produced…
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The lesbian underground: on being a lesbian before the women’s liberation movement
Sabrina Sojourner hosts a discussion on the lesbian underground, or what it was like to be a lesbian before the feminist and gay liberation movement. Guests include Del Martin, author and Commissioner of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women; Phyllis Lyon, Commissioner for the Human Rights Commission in San Francisco; and Pat…
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To Briggs or not to Briggs / produced by Avotcja Jiltonilro y Fasanmi.
Panel discussion on the 1978 Briggs initiative to remove openly gay teachers and workers from schools. Discussion focuses on the African American viewpoint on the Briggs initiative and the impact on the African American and other low-income communities. Panel participants include Ida Strickland from the Third World Fund, Yvonne [Scarlett-]Golden, Principal of Opportunity to High…
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A lesbian video collective. Delia Davis and Nancy Houngs interviewed by Ronald Gold (Episode 15)
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Cuba and gays in Cuba : part two, 1977 / produced by the Fruit Punch Collective
Interview with Ricardo Galvon and Kathleen O’Connell, two members of the Venceremos Brigade to Cuba who relate their experiences and the role of gays in Cuban society, based on their six-week stay in Cuba in Sprint 1977. The Vanceremos Brigade was begun in 1969, in which people from all over the world go in groups…