American Women — Sex

  • Sex, sex, sex (Episode 2)

    Dr. Nancy Rosser, a resident psychiatrist at the neuropsychiatric institute at University of California, Los Angeles, speaks of the psychological aspect of being female, intercourse, pregnancy, contraception, sexual orientation, menstruation, menopause and theories of sexuality. Bo Siewert, a representative of the Daughters of Bilitis, also speaks of the problems of discrimination and alienation for the…

  • Consciousness raising-KPFA (Episode 1 of 4): How we feel about our bodies

    Consciousness raising. This is the first episode in a series to air on KPFA from June 21, 1972 until October 19, 1972. An examination of how self awareness affects our bodies, our attitudes, and our life. Consciousness raising broadcasts began by playing taped sessions, then listeners could call in and share their experiences and feelings.…

  • Street Walking Blues

    Iris De La Cruz (1954?-1991), former prostitute and organizer for PONY – Prostitutes of New York, interviews her 10-year old daughter Melissa about her feelings around Iris’s work. Iris describes being a girl scout leader and Melissa takes questions from callers. STREET WALKIN BLUES : Produced by WBAI. Recorded on July 2, 1980. Broadcast on…

  • P.O.N.Y. (Prostitutes of New York): Decriminalization of Prostitution

    Iris De La Cruz, chairperson of Prostitutes of New York, interviews Yolanda Jones from Black Women for Wages for Housework and Karen Green from the New York Collective of Prostitutes. They discuss the recent joint press conference held by those groups, in addition to Lesbians for Wages for Housework and the Gay Activist Alliance, about…

  • P.O.N.Y. (Prostitutes of New York): Pornography

    Iris De La Cruz interviews artist and activist Annie Sprinkle, who describes her experience making pornography as the “good life.” She describes how she came to work in pornography and her experience with Linda Lovelace. Sprinkle discusses censorship and women against pornography, and is asked about her family’s response to her making pornography. Contains listener…

  • Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 2 of 4): Adolescent puberty rituals

    Consciousness-raising: An examination of women’s issues. This discussion focuses on adolescent puberty rituals. The participants discuss how their mothers talked, or avoided talking to them, about puberty, menstruation, buying bras, etc. This program was possibly broadcast with a series of discussions by ex-wives or separated wives ca. October 1971 through April 1972. Recording ends abruptly.

  • Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 4 of 4): Sex and divorce

    Consciousness-raising: An examination of women’s issues. This discussion focuses on the sex lives of married couples. These participants were all divorced or separated, and discussed the ways sex with their exes affected their marriage. The program was broadcast ca. October 1971 through April 1972. Recording ends abruptly.

  • The Hite report / panel on women’s sexuality with Shere Hite

    Shere Hite participates with a panel of women on women’s relationships to sex and work. Hite introduces herself as the author of “The Hite report,” a study of 3,000 women and discusses the findings of her research on women and sex. Other women on her panel are: Kay Whitlock from N.O.W. the National Sexuality Task…

  • Pornography and silence / Susan Griffin

    Susan Griffin, noted feminist author, discusses the thesis of her book “Pornography and silence.” She discusses the difficulties and conditions under which she wrote the book and analyzes pornography in terms of the ideology of patriarchy, drawing parallels between sexism, racism and anti-semitism. Recorded at Pacific Oaks College, August 1981. Produced by Molly Bosted.

  • Loneliness in America and taxi dancers

    A listener’s personal view of alienation, sexual loneliness and prostitution. Carlos Hagen produced a couple of programs on loneliness and alienation in our contemporary American society and loneliness that leads to compromise. Hagen received much listener response, and the stand-out was this documentary montage of personal commentaries, readings, and songs produced by a listener, Dennis…