American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
BB3506	Lysistrata's daughters / produced by Trevor Thomas and John Harris	Documentary on the Women's Strike for Peace organization, founded by Dagmar Wilson and...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, January 21, 1962
IZ1437	International Women's Day: Algeria	Annette Walker talks with writer Kathy Kersey about how women in Algeria have fared since the...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, January 20, 1980
BB3770.05	Abortion laws: the courtroom and the legislature (Episode 5)	Introduced as the fifth in a series of five programs. Hosts are Lucinda Cisler and James Clapp,...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, January 2, 1969
IZ1393	Sex discrimination: women of the C.U.N.Y. system	Mimi Rosenberg speaks with three women: Lilia Melani, Sandy Cooper, and Nancy Dean. They discuss...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Education	WBAI, January 1979
IZ1392	A woman's play: One Plus One	A woman’s play: one plus one. A play about two black women dealing with problems. One woman,...	American Women -- Theater, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, January 19, 1980
IZ1367	First generation / June Namias interviewed by Nelly Burlingham	Nelly Burlingham speaks with June Namias about her recent book "First generation: in the...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, January 18, 1979
IZ1351	Report back from Copenhagen	Tapes edited and selected from "Report back from Copenhagen," an event for women to...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, January 16, 1981
BB3802.04	Dorothea Dix (Episode 4 of 6)	The fourth in a series of six episodes on important women in American history presented by...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, January 16, 1963
BB3802.05	Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: partners in the solutions of women's problems (Episode 5 of 6)	The fifth in a series of six episodes on important women in American history presented by...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, January 16, 1963
BB3770.03	Abortion referral services and women's rights (Episode 3)	This is the third in a series of discussions about abortion. Guests in this program are Arlene...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, January 15, 1969
IZ1477	Puerto Rican protest theater / Cafe Teatro de Protesta	Music, poetry and performance from the Puerto Rican Independent Movement's new nightclub, Cafe...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, January 14, 1972
IZ1457	The American Place Theatre women's project	Louise Thompson interviews Julia Miles, Kathleen Chalfant and Gayle Austin of the American Place...	American Women -- Theater	WBAI, Jan. 31, 1979
BB3234	Behavior patterns in the U.S. and the Soviet Union	Anthropologist Dr. Margaret Mead, psychoanalyst Franz Alexander, and Dr. Donald A. Lowry, former...	American Women -- Science and scientists, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, first broadcast June 8, 1960; rebroadcast January 8, 1967
IZ0449.13	Women's occupational safety: February 9, 1981	Women's Occupational Health and Safety hour hosted by Dr. Jeanne Stellman and Mary Sue...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health	WBAI, February 9, 1981
IZ0724	Erica Jong reads her poems / produced by Mimi Anderson	First of a series of readings of women's poetry produced by Mimi Anderson. Erica Jong reads...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, February 4, 1972
IZ0449.27	Women's legal clinic: February 3, 1980	Everywomanspace: Women's legal clinic. Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace. February 3,...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health	WBAI, February 3, 1980.
BB3903	Birth control and the college co-ed / William Baird	Talk on the need for widespread birth control among college age youths by William Baird, an...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, February 28, 1970
IZ1349.03	Women and the world in the 1980s: February 26, 1982	Blanche Wiesen Cook hosts. Interview with Ruth Meyers, one of the founders of Women Strike for...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, February 26, 1982
IZ1383.05	Helen Rogan and women in the modern Army	Judy Sackoff speaks with Helen Rogan, author of "Mixed Company: Women in the Modern Army....	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, February 25, 1982
IZ1502	Marge Albert: Union organizer / Bonnie Bellow	Marge Albert worked as an office worker for twenty-five years. After organizing her own office,...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, February 24, 1974
IZ0804	Vanessa Redgrave: candidate for Parliament / Paul McIsaac	Vanessa Redgrave, campaigning for a seat in Parliament for the Worker's Revolutionary Party...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Film and television	WBAI, February 21, 1974
IZ1364	St. Mark's Poetry Project: 1976 New Year's day (Parts 1 and 2 only)	Recording of the annual benefit performance for the St. Mark's Poetry Project on January 1...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, February 20, 1976
IZ1383.04	Louise Howe and Pink Collar Workers	Judy Sackoff interviews Louise Kapp Howe, author of "Pink Collar Workers," a book...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, February 2, 1981
BC0949.03	Verandah Porche (Episode 3 of 4)	Poet Verandah Porche (1945 - ), resident of Total Loss Farm, talks about her life in Vermont and...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, February 14, 1972
IZ1417	Speeches from A Celebration of Black Womanhood Weekend at Barnard College	This is a recording of the "Black feminist thought" panel from the Barnard Organization of Black...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, February 13, 1978
IZ0449.04	Everywomanspace: February 12, 1979-Speeches from a rally supporting Bella Abzug	Speeches from a women's rally that took place at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School,...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, February 12, 1979.
IZ1379	Black Awareness: Ti-Grace Atkinson	Feminist author and activist Ti-Grace Atkinson discusses her involvement with the feminist...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, February 12, 1971
IZ1430.02	Charlotte Carter reads her novel-in-progress	Charlotte Carter, author of "Sheltered Life" (United Artists, 1975) reads the first...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, February 11, 1980
IZ1456	Interview with Eleanor Cooper of the Women's Liberation Center	Judy Pasternak interviews Eleanor Cooper of the Women's Liberation Center of New York about the...	American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, February 11, 1979
IZ1231	St. Mark's Poetry Project: 1979 New Year's benefit (Broadcast and production reel)	WBAI's Drama, Literature and Art department presents the St. Mark's Poetry Project's New Year's...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, February 10, 1979
IZ1399	Wild women don't get the blues (Part 2 only)	Aircheck of program produced by Donna Allegra of music by Black women, acapella, jazz, blues,...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, Feb. 29, 1980
IZ1524	Alberta Hunter: a very special woman (Part 3 only)	Live performance by blues singer Alberta Hunter (1895 - 1984) recorded at The Cookery in NYC on...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, Feb. 12, 1978; Oct. 27, 1984.
IZ1377.02	Femininism and therapy vs. Feminist therapy	This week: Lynne Zeavin and Muriel Dimen discuss feminism and therapy versus feminist therapy....	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy	WBAI, December, 1981
IZ1441	Aphra speaks - December 8, 1972	Aphra Speaks was a series on WBAI wherein the editors of Aphra: The Feminist Literary Magazine...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, December 8, 1972
IZ1415	The Halima Toure show: Lunaception	Halima Toure interviews writer Louise Lacey on her book "Lunaception," wherein they...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, December 7, 1977
AZ1761	Racism in the Women's movement (Part 1 only)	In this program, guests talk about the racism forum "Racism in the Women's movement:...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, December 6, 1980
IZ1462	Three women painters	Lucia Vernarelli, painter and editer of the feminist artist publication "Women and Art," speaks...	American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, December 6, 1972
IZ1363	Author Lois Gould interviewed by Josephine Hendin	Josephine Hendin, teacher of American fiction at the New School for Social Research, interviews...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, December 4, 1974
BB3396	Valerie Bettis interviewed by Baird Searles	Valerie Bettis was a famous modern dancer, also known for her dance and acting appearances on...	American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Dance	WBAI, December 27, 1966
BB3802.01	The causes of Francis Wright (Episode 1 of 6)	The first in a series of six episodes on important women in American history presented by...	American Women -- Theater, American Women -- International women, American Women -- Activists	WBAI, December 27, 1962; KPFK, June 4, 1967
IZ0670.03	Carolyn Forché reads from A Country Between Us	Caroly Forche (b. 1950), poet and human rights activist, reads from her second book of poetry...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, December 26, 1982
IZ1495	Interview with Gerda Lerner on her book A Death of One's Own	Tricia Del Longo interviews Dr. Gerda Lerner (1920 - 2013), an historian and pioneer in the...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Health	WBAI, December 25, 1978
IZ1449	Rose at ninety	On her 90th birthday, a prosperous woman named Rose looks back and speaks of her life and family...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies	WBAI, December 24, 1978
BB3312	One touch of Nature / written and read by Mary McCarthy	Novelist Mary McCarthy delivers the Harcourt Brace lecture at Columbia University. She is...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, December 24, 1961
IZ1385	Interview with filmmaker Joan Harvey	Rich Schrader speaks with Joan Harvey, producer and director of the film "American: from...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Film and television	WBAI, December 23, 1982
IZ1383.02	Interview with Marsie Silvestro	Interview with Marsie Silvestro, campus minister at Manhattan College and member of the National...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Religion	WBAI, December 22, 1980
IZ1360	Washington Report: December 22, 1976	Washington Report: December 22, 1976. Three segments: 1. Is the Supreme Court Against Pregnancy...	American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, December 22, 1976
IZ1421	The Future of Housework (Part 1 only)	Documentary about the future of housework, hosted by Celeste Wesson. Contains recordings from...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, December 20, 1977
IZ1066	Lesbian perspectives (Part 2): the Christmas holiday	The Real Live Lesbian Show's lesbian Christmas special, also called "Lesbian...	American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, December 20, 1977
IZ0449.08	Women's legal clinic: December 2, 1979-Child custody	Women's Legal Clinic aircheck. Judy Levin and Betty Levinson discuss child custody and take...	American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Marriage and divorce	WBAI, December 2, 1979.
IZ0449.12	Women's occupational health: December 15, 1980	Another in a series of programs on women and occupational safety and health produced by Dr....	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health	WBAI, December 15, 1980
IZ0672	Sexual abuse of children	Viv Sutherland interviews Florence Rush, author of "Sexual abuse of children: the best kept...	American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Violence against women	WBAI, December 14, 1980
IZ0449.22	Diary of a pacifist feminist	On this episode of Everywomanspace, a reading from the book "Lella Secor: A Diary in...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, December 13, 1982.
IZ0670.02	Women's Poetry Reading to benefit Ikon Magazine	The second half of the excerpted version of the benefit reading held for Ikon Magazine on...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, December 11, 1982
IZ1427	The Varied Voices of Black Women: an Olivia Records concert	This is a recording of the final concert from the Olivia Records tour "The Varied Voices of...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, December 10, 1978
IZ1383.01	Interview with a female apprentice plumber	Interview by Judy Sackoff with a woman in the construction trades, "Judy," a second-...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, December 1, 1980
IZ1405	The November 10, 1977 CCNY conference: Black and Latin women in art and politics	Excerpts from the November 10, 1977 conference of Black and Latin women in arts and politics,...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, December 1, 1977
IZ0705	Bernadette Devlin speaking at Barnard College (Part 1 only)	Bernadette Devlin [McAliskey] speaks at Barnard College on November 20, 1976. This is Part 1 of...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, December 1, 1976
BB3866.02	Women: girl watching / produced by Kay Lindsey (Episode 2 of 5)	Part two in a series of documentaries and discussions which focus upon issues of the Women'...	American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, circa November 19, 1968
BB4045	Emily Dickinson's letters / by Thomas Wentworth Higginson; read by Samuel Charters	A reminiscence by Thomas Wentworth Higginson from The Atlantic Monthly for October 1891,...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, circa July 1963
BB3259	The call girl / Dr. Harold Greenwald	Dr. Harold Greenwald, author of The Call Girl: A Social and Psychoanalytic Study (Ballantine),...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	WBAI, circa January 6, 1961
IZ0449.03	Blanche Cooke on Crystal Eastman	Blanche Cooke talks about the life and work of Crystal Eastman (1881-1928), a radical, feminist...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, circa January 1979.
BB3866.04	Women: love and violence / produced by Kay Lindsey (Episode 4 of 5)	Part four in a series of documentaries and discussions which focus upon issues of the Women...	American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, circa January 18, 1969
BB3866.05	Women: "Childness" / produced by Kay Lindsey (Episode 5 of 5)	Part five in a series of documentaries and discussions which focus upon issues of the Women...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, circa February 6, 1969
BB3866.03	Women: birth control-abortion / produced by Kay Lindsey (Episode 3 of 5)	Part three in a series of documentaries and discussions which focus upon issues of the Women...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy	WBAI, circa December 28, 1968
BC2196.22	Women in France	Interview with French feminist Danielle Sabatier, member of the National Council of Working...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, circa 8 Mar. 1982
BC2149	Emma Goldman: 1869-1940 / produced by Marcia Danab and Nina Mende	Emma Goldman (1869-1940) committed her life to fighting economic and sexist exploitation and was...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, circa 1975 and September 18, 1981
BC0724.01	Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 1 of 4): Housework	This is one of four episodes of WBAI's first Consciousness-raising series, originally titled: "... , ...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Marriage and divorce	WBAI, ca. summer 1971.
IZ1492	Women Against Pornography Conference (1979): Welcome and Speakout	These four reels contain actuality from the Women Against Pornography Conference, which took...	American Women -- Violence against women, American Women -- Sex	WBAI, ca. September 1979
IZ0527	Interview With Ruby Rohrlich-Leavitt, feminist anthropologist	Interview with feminist anthropologist and Manhattan Community College Associate Professor, Ruby...	American Women -- Anthropology and societal role, American Women -- International women	WBAI, ca. October 11, 1976? (date unknown)
IZ0909	Women's Pentagon Action Rally	Banded reel of actuality from the Women's Pentagon Action on November 17, 1980, held in...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, ca. November 17, 1980
BC2249.09	Artists, craftsmen and cancer / hosted by Paul McIsaac. (Episode 9 of 11)	Dr. Bertram Carnow of the University of Illinois School of Public Health, Gail Barazini, artist...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, ca. May 1975.
BC2249.07	Alternative cancer cures (Program Two) / produced by Margot Adler and Paul McIsaac. (Episode 7 of 11)	This is the second program dealing with unorthodox cancer cures. Diets, psychic healing and...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, ca. May 1975
IZ0921	Karen Cosden interviewed by Eileen Zalisk: March 21, 1979	Eileen Zalisk interviews Karen Cosden[sp?] about women and sex hormones. "Fighting the...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, ca. March 21, 1979
IZ1459.01	Interview with members of NOW-New York Chapter	Judy Pasternak interviews two members of the New York chapter of the National Organization of...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Activists	WBAI, ca. March 1979
IZ1509	Lesbian Pride Concert 1978	Actuality from the 1978 Lesbian Pride Concert held during Lesbian Pride Week '78, organized...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, ca. June 1978?
IZ1480	Government surveillance and the control of women: Berkshire Conference on the History of Women	This recording contains of excerpts (not complete) of the panel "Government Surveillance and the...	American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, ca. June 18, 1981?
BC2069.09	Women's Coalition for the Third Century (WC3C) / interviews by Nanette Rainone and Brett Harvey. (Episode 9 of 15)	The Women's Coalition for the Third Century (WC3C) is an outgrowth of women's...	American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, ca. July?, 1975 (day unknown)
BC2697	V.R. Lang : a memorial / produced by Charles Ruas and Susan Howe	A memorial program to the late poet and playwright Violet Ranney "V.R." "Bunny" Lang (1924-1956...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, ca. December 1975
BC2246	The role of women in the arts / moderated by John Perreault.	Art critic and poet John Perreault holds a roundtable discussion on "The Role of Women in...	American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, ca. April 1975
IZ0443	Anna Quindlen, live at Barnard College	Anna Quindlen, sydicated columnist at the New York Times, speaks about her education and...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, ca. 1993 (day unknown)
IZ1428	Science reporter Laurie Garrett speaks about the AIDS epidemic	Interview with science reporter for National Public Radio, Laurie Garrett, about the political...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, ca. 1988 (date unknown)
IZ1349.13	Women and the world in the 1980s: Barbara Smith and Michele Cliff (ca. 1984)	Interview with Barbara Smith, writer, co-founder of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press and...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, ca. 1984 (date unknown)
IZ1349.12	Women and the world in the 1980s: Cora Weiss and Annette Rubenstein	Blanche Wiesen Cook interviews Cora Weiss, activist with Women Strike for Peace and director of...	American Women -- Activists	WBAI, ca. 1983 (date unknown)
IZ1414.02	Sojourner's Journal: Battered women	Sojourner's Journal hosted Yasmine Pierre. Today's episode is about battered women,...	American Women -- Violence against women	WBAI, ca. 1982 (date unknown)
IZ1372	Doc and Hannah McConnell interviewed by Laura Simms	Laura Simms interviews storytellers Ernest "Doc" McConnell (1928-2008) and his...		WBAI, ca. 1982 (date unknown)
IZ0255.03	High Heeled Women: ca. 1982	The High Heeled Women Show starring Mary Fulham, Cassandra Danz, and Tracy Berg. Mick played by...	American Women -- Comedians	WBAI, ca. 1982
IZ1486	Radiation victim advocate Janet Gordon and victim Gloria Gregerson interviewed by Eileen Zalisk	Production reel for a program produced by Eileen Zalisk, possibly Velvet Sledgehammer. Includes...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Health	WBAI, ca. 1980 (date unknown)
IZ1483	Physicist Freda Salzman interviewed by Eileen Zalisk	On this episode of Women in Science, Eileen Zalisk interviews physicist Freda Salzman (1927 -...	American Women -- Science and scientists, American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, ca. 1979 (date unknown)
IZ1376	Wild Women: poetry for the Joan Little case	Poetry reading: "Wild Women, Joan Little case". Notes: All women's audience, no...	American Women -- Violence against women, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, ca. 1977
IZ1494	Dee Wells reminisces on her friendship with Bunny Lang	Alberta Constance "Dee" Wells (1925-2003), author and journalist speaks about her friendship...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Theater	WBAI, ca. 1975 (date unknown)
BC0051	Germaine Greer speaks at the National Press Club.	Germaine Greer (b. January 29, 1939), academic and author (The Female Eunuch) speaks at the...	American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, ca. 18 May 1971; 14 Aug. 1971; KPFA, 15 July 1971.
IZ0510	Speakout for Abortion Rights and Against Sterilization Abuse / produced by Celeste Wesson.	A program produced from a public speak-out on abortion and sterilization abuse which was held...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, ca. 10 Sep. 1977.
IZ1412	Dying to be heard: the work of Ann Sexton	Dying to be heard: the work of Ann Sexton read by Karen Ludwig. Opens with a reading of the New...	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, August 8, 1979
IZ1436	Report from Vietnam by Judy Coburn - August 7, 1970	This is a special report broadcast the same day as it was recorded, from Pacifica's Saigon...	American Women -- Vietnam conflict	WBAI, August 7, 1970
IZ0449.07	Women's legal clinic: August 6, 1979- ERA	Women's legal clinic. Eve Cary and Judy Levin talk about ERA and take listener phone calls...	American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)	WBAI, August 6, 1979.
IZ0255.01	Maybe you'll have a chuckle show / Joyce West	"Summer Loves and Such Stuff." Commentary, memories and music from comedian Joyce West...	American Women -- Comedians	WBAI, August 5, 1982
IZ0391.01	Leonore Tiefer on rape prevention and awareness	Nancy Kramer, director of the Committee for Public Justice, interviews Dr. Leonore Tiefer, head...	American Women -- Violence against women	WBAI, August 31, 1981
IZ1468	Reading and interview with novelist and artist Ursule Molinaro	Ursule Molinaro (1916 - 2000), Paris-born social-satirist, novelist, playwright, and artist...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, August 31, 1981
IZ0449.18	Ethical issues in human reproduction	A presentation of tapes edited and selected from a symposium called "Ethical Issues in...	American Women -- Science and scientists, American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, August 30, 1982

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