Blanche Cooke on Crystal Eastman

Episode Title:
Blanche Cooke on Crystal Eastman
Series Title:
Everywomanspace
PRA Archive #: 
IZ0449.03
Description: 

Blanche Cooke talks about the life and work of Crystal Eastman (1881-1928), a radical, feminist, and socialist, and an attorney who graduated from the NYU law school in 1907. She was the first women New York State commissioner advocating for workers compensation, and she founded the Women's International Peace Movement, now called the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Program produced by Donna Allegra with technical assistance by Adrienne Gantt.

Original tape box image: 
Station: 
WBAI
Date Recorded on: 
January 1, 1979
Date Broadcast on: 
WBAI, circa January 1979.
Item duration: 
01:00:00
Keywords: 
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American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
Eastman, Crystal, 1881-1928
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Occupational health and safety.
Workers' compensation
Contributor: 
Donna Allegra
Role: 
Producer
Contributor: 
Blanche Wiesen Cook
Role: 
Speaker
Genre: 
American Women -- Activists
American Women -- Work and unions
Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archives, 1979
Rights Summary: 
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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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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