American Women — Violence against women
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Women’s News: October 13, 1980
Women’s News for KPFA, October 13, 1980. The anchors are Julia Randall and Helen Mickiewicz. Segments: 1. Abortion fund limits: State control of Medicaid; 2. Sterilization laws in California, mandatory consent; 3. San Francisco Women’s Building struck by pipe bomb – features interviews with Women’s Building staff members; 4. Resignation of Mary Cunningham as Senior…
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Lesbian Express: Self defense (Part 2 only)
Aircheck of Lesbian Express episode about self-defense, December 9, 1973. Women are both leading and taking self-defense classes on street fighting and karate present their views on the physical confidence and mental state necessary to confront violence. This portion of the recording features a portion of a tape of another woman discussing self-defense. Also contains…
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Poetry from Violence (Edited) / Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco
Poetry from Violence (edited version), a poetry reading in conjunction with the San Francisco Conference on Violence Against Women (to be held December 4 & 5, 1976). This reading was held at Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco, November 19, 1976. Contents: Intro by Ruth Hughes, who reads a poem; Kathy Barr: A Woman Is Sitting…
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Majority report, November 4, 1982: Davis women fight back, Z Budapest play, Abortion rights and elections.
Marci Lockwood and Peggy Bray host Majority Report, November 4, 1982. Segments: 1. News wrap-up — 2. Karen Sundheim speaks with Joanne Ball and Ann Marie Wagstaff from Davis Women Fight Back on the disruption of the recent Take Back the Night event at UC Davis by fraternities, with a comment by Intra-Fraternity Council President…
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Women and the world in the 1980s: November 26, 1982
Blanche Wiesen Cook interviews Lucy Gilbert, psychotherapist in private practice specializing in work with women who have experienced violence in their lives and Paula Webster, co-director of the Institute for the Study of Sex in Society and History, about their book Bound by Love: The Sweet Trap of Daughterhood (Beacon Press, 1982).
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Sexual abuse of children
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Domestic violence and the homeless women: Carol Mackay and Mollie Lowery
Two speeches at a Domestic Violence Services Conference: Carol Mackay’s talk on “rural women and their special needs” focuses on planning to end domestic violence against women in Wyoming (20 min.). Mollie Lowery, organizer of Los Angeles shelters for the homeless, entitles her talk “On a list of 100 concerns, where do you think earthquake…