A collection of tapes from the National Organization of Women-New York City (NY-NOW) conference entitled "The Real World of the Older Woman -- How Old Am I?", which took place June 7-8, 1975. Speakers heard on the first reel of this program include Helen Kirschner[sp?], coordinator of the Older Women's Committee of NY-NOW; Charlotte Susskind, president of Queens-NOW; three members of NOW: Ruth Krasnoff, Pat Green and Gwen Davis; and Phyllis Chesler, feminist and author of Women and Madness. The second part of the program includes the conclusion of Chesler's speech; Paul Austin, co-author and director of the play "I Am a Woman" with Viveca Lindfors; and Florynce "Flo" Kennedy, lawyer and feminist activist.
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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