Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 – August 22, 2007), feminist writer, reads poetry at the San Francisco Women’s Building on June 22, 1980 in a benefit for the War Resisters League. In Part 1, Paley reads the poems Two villages, Connections: Vermont Vietnam, and That country, and a short story, The story hearer. Also performing that night was Judy Grahn (see AZ0456). Part 2 of the recording also contains Grace Paley reading at U.C. Extension, Berkeley on June 19, 1980. Paley reads the stories The used-boy raisers and Enormous changes at the last minute. Part 3 of the recording is a question and answer period from when Paley was at U.C. Berkeley (audience questions not miked). Contains sensitive language.
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at San Francisco Women's building, June 22, 1980; University of California, Berkeley, June 19, 1980.
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
Availability Notice:
This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica’s American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email: americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.
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San Francisco Women’s building (spatial)
University of California, Berkeley (spatial)
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PRA Archive #: AZ0457
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Program: Feminist poetry reading / Grace Paley.
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RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1980.
