Portia Shapiro of KPFA talks with Louise Alaimo about “The Woman’s Film,” an exploration by members of San Francisco Newsreel of the economic and psychological oppression of poor women. This program includes excerpts from the soundtrack of “The Woman’s Film,” which illustrate these women’s feelings about their oppression and the consciousness of women’s liberation that they begin to develop. This interview is excerpted in BC0178. The entire soundtrack of the entire film is BC0185.
Interview with “The Woman’s Film” maker / Louise Alaimo ; interviewed by Portia Shapiro.
PRA Archive #:
BC0247
Date Recorded On:
23 Feb. 1971.
Date Broadcast On:
KPFA, 23 Feb. 1971.
Item Duration:
1 reel (33min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
Total Duration (All Reels):
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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- PRA Archive #: BC0247
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- Program: Interview with “The Woman’s Film” maker / Louise Alaimo ; interviewed by Portia Shapiro.
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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, 1971.
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- Interviewee: Louise Alaimo
- Interviewer: Portia Shapiro


