American Women — Parenting and children
-
Yes, my darling daughter.
A teenage feminist consciousness-raising group, composed largely of students from Los Angeles’ University High School, talk about repression in schools, attitudes toward sex, and the relevance of the women’s liberation movement. Includes live audience participation. Hosted and produced by Barbara Spark. Contains sensitive material.
-
Lesbian mothers / moderated by Susan Howe
A panel of four lesbian mothers, each with a different parenting situation and circumstances they face. The first is Pat, mother of 3, whose husband knows she is gay, but her children do not. Second is Gerri Lloyd[sp?] who is still legally married to her husband but they are estranged, and who has come out…
-
The new child : growing up without sex-role stereotypes
An examination of current views on child raising. Suggestions of new roles for families, schools, and the media will be discussed, including excerpts from the Workshop on Non-Sexist Child Rearing, held February 6, 1972, sponsored by the Women’s Center of Los Angeles. Includes live audience participation. Speakers include Chris DeSecco, a children’s librarian, who discusses…
-
Three women : a verse play for radio by Sylvia Plath and Reactions to Three Women
Part one is “Three Women” – a verse play for radio by Sylvia Plath (self contained). Judith Binder as the wife, Ann Bernstein as the secretary, and Rachelle Towers as the girl. Part 2 is some reflections on childbirth from the Judy Knupe, Alice Abarbanel and Stephanie Mines. This program was produced by the Unlearning…
-
Out of wedlock / produced by Celestine Ware
-
Poor diet in pregnancy: cause of toxemia / panel moderated by Lou Hartman
A panel discussion with Dr. Howard Jacobson, associate professor of obstetrics at the University of California Medical Center; Dr. Tom Brewer, obstetrician at the Richmond Health Clinic and author of Metabolic Toxemia of Late Pregnancy: A Disease of Malnutrition; Dr. Ruth Steinkamp, medical consultant for the Bureau of Nutrition, State of California; and Dr. Robert…
-
To be or not to be : the meaning of maternity / Dorothy Lee (Episode 5 of 15)
Dorothy D. Lee, Ph.D., Visiting Professor in Psychology at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, delivers a talk on the psychological pressures for women to become mothers at The Challenge to Women: The Biological Avalanche conference held in San Francisco on January 23, 1965. She defines maternity as a relationship, describes the two ends of motherhood –…
-
Profiles of the vanishing father / Michael Lerner (Episode 6 of 15)
Part 6 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 4 of “The Enduring and Ephemeral in Women’s Life.” In this recording, Max Lerner, Ph.D.(1902-1992), Max Richter Professor of American Civilization, College of Arts and Sciences,…
-
Children: in dreams come unexpected responsibilities / Gail Putney (Episode 7 of 15)
Part 7 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 5 of “The Enduring and Ephemeral in Women’s Life.” In this recording Gail J. Putney, Assistant Professor of Sociology at San Jose State College presents “Children:…
-
Suffocation in suburbia 1: introduction / Sripati Chandrasekhar (Episode 9 of 15)
Part 9 of KPFA’s presentation of the University of California’s Medical Center Conference “The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche” held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 1 of “Suffocation in Suburbia.” In this recording Sripati Chandrasekha, Ph.D.(1918-2001), Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, U.C. Riverside, member of Parliament, New Dehli, India, and Director…