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American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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BC0665 Laying down the tower / Marge Piercy.

Poet, novelist and activist Marge Piercy (1936 - ) reads her eleven-poem sequence Laying Down...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 20 Jan. 1972; KPFT, 29 May 1972.
BC0664 The diary of Mary Richardson Walker / produced by Brett Vuolo.

Readings from "The Diary of Mary Richardson Walker." The diary was read by Donna...

American Women -- Women's history Part 1: WBAI, 7 Jan. 1972; Part 2: WBAI, 14 Jan. 1972; Part 3: WBAI, 21 Jan. 1972.
BC0663 Jeanetta Jones reads her poetry / interviewed by Gerard Van der Leun.

Poet Jeanetta Jones reads selections from her work and discusses her life and work with Gerard...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 1972.
BC0660 Her Raven Tresses

Examination of the symbolism, mystique, sensuality, myth, and metaphor of hair in our society....

American Women -- Beauty and body image KPFK, February 19, 1972
BC0659 W.A.C.s, W.A.V.E.s, W.A.F.s, W.M.s. and wives

Documentary examining the problems of women in the military, their treatment, their resistance,...

American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Marriage and divorce KPFK, February 29, 1972
BC0658 The new child : growing up without sex-role stereotypes

An examination of current views on child raising. Suggestions of new roles for families, schools...

American Women -- Parenting and children KPFK, February 23, 1972
BC0657 Lady broadcasters : do you have to wear a jock to be one?

Four women disc jockeys from Los Angeles - Barbara Birdfeather, Gloria, Outrageous Nevada, and...

American Women -- Radio, American Women -- Work and unions KPFK, February 2, 1972
BC0656 Professionals in crisis: call girls and prostitutes

Mary Bess and Peggy Holter interview three prostitutes, two male and one female, about the...

American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Work and unions KPFK, 24 Feb. 1972
BC0655 Women in chains

Debra Smith, Tousha Wiley, Dolores Scott and Johnny Morris from the Harriet Tubman Prison...

American Women -- Law, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFK, February 21, 1972
BC0650 A minority of one

Women professors frequently number only one or two in college department. Tonight, four women Ph...

American Women -- Work and unions KPFK, February 22, 1972
BC0647 The Affair of Gabrielle Russier / read by Miriam Bjerre and Barbara Morris Freed.

The story and letters of the French school teacher, Gabrielle Russier, who committed suicide...

American Women -- Women's history, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies KPFA, 22 Feb. 1972; 24 Feb. 1972.
BC0646 The sister's been doing her homework / Betty Shabazz

Mrs. Betty Shabazz (May 28, 1934 – June 23, 1997), educator, activist, and wife of Malcolm X,...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Relatives of notable men KPFA, 20 May 1971.
BC0645 Lesbian mothers / moderated by Susan Howe

A panel of four lesbian mothers, each with a different parenting situation and circumstances...

American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Parenting and children KPFK, 28 Feb. 1972
BC0644 The professional sex object : you can look but you better not touch

Susan Smith and a panel of nude dancers and topless barmaids discuss their jobs and the women...

American Women -- Sex KPFK, 14 Feb. 1972
BC0636 The blood jet is poetry : the life and work of Sylvia Plath / Mimi Weisbord Anderson and Nanette Rainone.

Biographical sketch of poet Sylvia Plath (1932-1963). Program includes interview footage with...

American Women -- Poetry WBAI, 15 Feb. 1972.
BC0633 Sadie and Maude, 1971 / Jeanette Henderson and Linda Taylor.

In this program of poetry, discussion and music dedicated to Angela Davis, two young Black women...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry KPFK, 27 May 1971
BC0622 Women in politics : why not? / Shirley Chisholm.

New York Congresswoman, feminist and Presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm (1924 - 2005)...

American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination KPFA, ca. 1972; 14 Feb. 1983.
BC0619 An Evening with Anais Nin / interviewed by Judy Chicago.

Nin reads from and discusses her book Fourth Diary. She also discusses her struggle to become an...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, 15 Feb. 1972.
BC0612 Women in film / Siew-Hwa Beh and Sharon Smith ; interviewed by Judy Chicago.

Women in Film is the title of a new magazine edited by Saunie Salyer and Siew-Hwa Beh. Editor...

American Women -- Film and television KPFK, 3 Feb. 1972
BC0611 The Female Angst / Anais Nin, Joan Didion, and Dory Previn ; interviewed by Sally Davis

Acclaimed writers Anais Nin (1903-1977) author of "The Diary of Anais Nin," Joan...

American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFK, 10 Feb. 1972.
BC0605 From one struggle to another / Miriam Schapiro interviewed by Judy Chicago

Painter Miriam Schapiro is interviewed by Judy Chicago, about her life and struggles as a woman...

American Women -- Art and artists KPFK, 8 Feb. 1972.
BC0603 A woman's cry / read by Selma Lawrence and Barbara Kraft

A montage of selected readings about women's social conditions, read by Julie Adams, Jo...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Radio KPFK, 1 Feb. 1972.
BC0602 American women in history / Isabel Welsh ; interviewed by Judy Chicago.

Isabel Welsh, political scientist at UC Berkeley who was involved in the lawsuit against the...

American Women -- Women's history KPFK, 9 Feb. 1972.
BC0601.04 Deena Metzger (Part 4 of 4)

Deena Metzger reads selections her book of poems "Dark milk" (Los Angeles: Momentum...

American Women -- Poetry KPFK, 29 Feb. 1972.
BC0601.03 Barbara Hughes (Part 3 of 4)

Barbara Hughes reads from and comments on her poetry in a program produced and hosted by Alvaro...

American Women -- Poetry KPFK, 20 Feb. 1972.
BC0601.02 Holly Prado (Part 2 of 4)

Holly Prado reads from her manuscript "Signs" and discusses her poetry in a program...

American Women -- Poetry KPFK, 13 Feb. 1972.
BC0601.01 Rosella Pace (Part 1 of 4)

Alvaro Cardona-Hine introduces poet Rosella Pace, who reads from her own work. Her reading is...

American Women -- Poetry KPFK, 6 Feb. 1972.
BC0598 On the streets of Derry : a memorial to the Irish dead / Bernadette Devlin ; interviews by Sean McStephen.

A documentary commemorating the 13 Irish civilians killed by English soldiers on Bloody Sunday,...

American Women -- International women KPFK, 3 Feb and 2 May 1972.
BC0589 Pro-life council / produced by Portia Shapiro and Fran Watkins.

The Pro-Life Council, an umbrella organization of anti-abortion groups in California, held a...

American Women -- Reproductive rights KPFA, 11 Dec. 1971.
BC0588 Six experiences of unwanted pregnancy

This program was originally produced in October 1971 for "Unlearning to not speak" by Lois...

American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Theater KPFK, 14 Oct. 1971.
BC0532 The ooze on the Atlantic / produced by Margot Adler.

A look at offshore oil exploration on the Atlantic coast: what the oil companies are planning...

American Women -- Environmentalism WBAI, 6 Jan 1972
BC0525.18 Women in Nazi Germany

Carlos Hagen has dedicated this program to the subject of the concept and role of woman in Nazi...

American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences, American Women -- Women's history KPFK, 27 Feb. 1972.
BC0523 Abortion on demand : a debate

Representatives of pro- and anti-abortion groups debated the issue of abortion on demand at the...

American Women -- Reproductive rights KPFA, 7 Jan. 1972.
BC0515 Three women : a verse play for radio by Sylvia Plath and Reactions to Three Women

Part one is "Three Women" - a verse play for radio by Sylvia Plath (self contained)....

American Women -- Theater, American Women -- Parenting and children KPFA, April 27, 1972?
BC0496 Women living in communes.

Five U.C. Berkeley women students discuss their experiences living in communes. The discussion,...

American Women -- Radical Feminism KPFA, 11 Dec. 1971.
BC0483 Women's liberation in Mexico / Marta Acevedo ; interviewed by Elizabeth Farnsworth.

Elizabeth Farnsworth of the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) interviews Marta...

American Women -- International women, American Women -- Activists KPFA, 27 Feb. 1972.
BC0477 Alta performing at the League of Academic Women's Benefit.

Poet Alta (1942 - ) reads selections of her works at a benefit for the League of Academic Women...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 27 Sept. 1971.
BC0464 Feminist art movement / interviewed by Clare Spark.

Marcia Tucker, associate curator of the Whitney Museum in New York City, describes how women...

American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Feminism KPFK, 10 Sept. 1971, 22 Nov. 1971.
BC0460 I don't like atheists very much / Madalyn Murray O'Hair

A speech and question-and-answer session by Madalyn Murray O'Hair, an atheist, and the...

American Women -- Religion KPFT, 27 July 1971
BC0457 Eco-pornography or Even an oil refinery can be a good neighbor / produced by Margot Adler.

An irreverent and somewhat humorous look at environmental advertising: advertising which either...

American Women -- Environmentalism WBAI, 17 Nov. 1971, and January and February 1972
BC0453.05 Women in the arts V (Episode 5 of 5)

Miriam Schapiro, feminist art instructor at California Institute of the Arts, talks with Beth...

American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Feminism KPFK, 29 Nov. 1971.
BC0453.04 Women in the arts IV (Episode 4 of 5)

Novelist and diarist Anais Nin discusses the development of female consciousness and the effect...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Feminism KPFK, 22 Nov. 1971
BC0453.03 Women in the arts III (Episode 3 of 5)

Faith Wilding and Chris Rush discuss the New Feminist Poetry, poetry that comes out of the women...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Feminism KPFK, 15 Nov. 1971.
BC0453.02 Women in the arts II (Episode 2 of 5)

Judy Chicago reviews the growth of feminism in the arts and discusses the new consciousness of...

American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Feminism KPFK, 8 Nov. 1971.
BC0453.01 Women in the arts I (Episode 1 of 5)

Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro, architects of a feminist art program at the California...

American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Feminism KPFK, 1 Nov. 1971.
BC0450 Feminist theatre: a woman alone

The fears, strengths, and hopes of women alone are explored in the reflections of three women....

American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Radio KPFK, 24 Aug. 1971.
BC0448 The contemporary lesbian : beyond stereotypes.

A radio production examining contemporary concerns for lesbians, how lesbians view themselves,...

American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Radio KPFK, 26 Oct. 1971; 29 Feb. 1972.
BC0442 What have you done for me lately? / by Myrna Lamb.

What Have You Done For Me Lately? By Myrna Lamb. A one-act play performed by Anne Lippe and Wes...

American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Theater KPFA, 8 Oct. 1971.
BC0436.22 Whatever became of: the Pickens sisters / Patti Pickens interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Interview with Patti Pickens (1914–1995) of the singing trio The Pickens Sisters. From the folio...

American Women -- Music and musicians WBAI, August 29, 1972
BC0436.18 Whatever became of Sybil Jason / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Sybil Jason (1927-2011), Warner Brothers moppets star of the 1930's, talks about the films...

American Women -- Film and television WBAI, March 21, 1972
BC0436.17 Whatever became of Arlene DeMarco / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Richard Lamparski interviews Arlene DeMarco (1933-2013), a member of the singing group, the...

American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, March 14, 1972
BC0436.15 Whatever became of : Evelyn Keyes / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Richard Lamparski interviews motion picture star Evelyn Keyes (1916-2008). The star of Gone...

American Women -- Film and television WBAI, February 8, 1972
BC0436.14 Whatever became of: John's Other Wife / interview with Adele Ronson and Elaine Kent by Richard Lamparski.

Adele Ronson (1906-2000), who portrayed John's legitimate wife, and Elaine Kent (b. 1920)...

American Women -- Radio, American Women -- Film and television WBAI, February 15, 1972
BC0436.11 Whatever became of: "Mama" / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Mama and Papa Hansen from the television series "I Remember Mama," Peggy Wood (1892 –...

American Women -- Theater WBAI, January 4, 1972
BC0436.09 Whatever became of : Alexandra Danilova / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

The Prima ballerina assoluta Alexandra Danilova (1907-1997) received Richard Lamparski in her...

American Women -- Dance WBAI, January 25, 1972
BC0436.08 Whatever became of : Laura LaPlante / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Interview with entertainer Laura La Plante (1904-1996). The star of the silent classic "The...

American Women -- Film and television WBAI, January 11, 1972
BC0436.04 Whatever became of : Jan Clayton / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Richard Lamparski talks with Jan Clayton (1917-1983), the star of the original Broadway...

American Women -- Theater, American Women -- Film and television WBAI, December 7, 1971
BC0436.03 Whatever became of : Patty Andrews / interviewed by Richard Lamparski and Michael Knowles.

Interview with Patricia Marie "Patty" Andrews (1918-2013) of the Andrews Sisters about...

American Women -- Theater WBAI, November 30, 1971
BC0436.01 Whatever became of : Adele Jergens and Glenn Langan / interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Richard Lamparski visits Adele Jergens (1917-2002), the blonde glamour girl of the 40's,...

American Women -- Film and television WBAI, November 2, 1971
BC0426 Training the woman to know her place / Sandra Bem and Darryl Bem.

Doctors Sandra and Darryl Bem, husband and wife and professors of psychology at Standford...

American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Work and unions WBAI, May 1971 and KPFT, February 15, 1972
BC0418 Poems of Janet Sage.

Janet Redemann Sage reads her poetry, including several from her first collection entitled...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 27 Feb. 1970.
BC0417 Poems of Joyce Peseroff.

Joyce Peseroff reads selections from her work. She is a former student of Queens College, winner...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 30 Nov.1969.
BC0416 Annette Hayn reads her poems.

Poet Annette Hayn, a winner of the New School's 1969 Bernice Kavinoky Isaacson Award, reads...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 1 Dec. 1969.
BC0397 A global confrontation: women vs. tradition

A forum hosted by the World Affairs Council at the Firemen's Fund Auditorium in San...

American Women -- International women KPFA, 23 June 1971.
BC0396 Everything you've always wanted to know about voluntary sterilization, but were afraid to ask / produced by Fred Flaxman.

People interviewed for this documentary include gynecologists, urologists, men and women who...

American Women -- Reproductive rights WBAI, 6 Sept. 1971.
BC0389 On Sylvia Plath

Actresses Sondra Lowell, Jay MacIntosh, Juliana McCarthy, Constance Pfeiffer, Judith Roberts,...

American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies KPFK, 1 Oct. 1971.
BC0345 Jane Fonda and the airmen at the gates of Travis Air Force Base / reported by Denny Smithson.

On the morning of September 11th, 1971, actress Jane Fonda and members of her troupe, who had...

American Women -- Vietnam conflict KPFA, 15 Nov. 1971; KPFK, 1 Dec. 1971.
BC0339 Yoko Ono / interviewed by Liza Cowan and Jan Albert.

Artist and musician Yoko Ono discusses the evolution of her art during the 1960s with Liza Cowan...

American Women -- Art and artists WBAI, 17 Dec. 1971.
BC0335 Boys are boys and girls are girls / produced by Sebern Fisher

From the folio: Is it really true that sex roles beginn at a very early age? To find out, Sebern...

American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Anthropology and societal role WBAI, 29 Oct. 1971.
BC0327 Yvonne Rainer on dance / interviewed by Liza Cowan.

Yvonne Rainer, dancer, choreographer, and founder of dance company The Grand Union talks with...

American Women -- Dance WBAI, 6 Sept. 1971.
BC0312.04 Man and wife / James Purdy ; read by Jack Nessel. (Episode 4 of 4)

Morning reading. "Man and Wife" by James Purdy read by Jack Nessel.
Note: FCC...

American Women -- Sex KPFA, 18 June 1965.
BC0312.03 Wife swapping / Albert Ellis (Episode 3 of 4)

Albert Ellis gives a lecture at Le Metro Cafe on 2nd Avenue in the Lower East Side, NY on...

American Women -- Sex KPFA, 2 Mar. 1965.
BC0312.02 Sensuality in marriage: question-and-answer session / Maxine Serett. (Episode 2 of 4)

Maxine Serett, author of the book "The Housewife's handbook on selective promiscuity" (under the...

American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Sex KPFK, 27 Jan. 1965.
BC0312.01 Sensuality in marriage: lecture / Maxine Serett. (Episode 1 of 4)

Maxine Serett, author of the book "The Housewife's handbook on selective promiscuity" (under the...

American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Sex KPFK, 20 Jan. 1965.
BC0290 Women in art / produced by Bonnie Bellow.

The problems of "women in art" are discussed by a panel of women artists and critics. The...

American Women -- Art and artists WBAI, 10 Mar. 1971.
BC0289 Women's liberation and the arts / produced by Bonnie Bellow.

A panel of women artists and critics discuss the topic "Women's liberation and the arts." The...

American Women -- Art and artists WBAI, 16 Mar. 1971.
BC0287 Interview with Marjorie Melville / Danice Bordett and Nanette Rainone

Danice Bordett and Nanette Rainone interview former nun and one of the Catsonville 9, Marjorie...

American Women -- Activists WBAI, 19 Apr. 1971.
BC0283 Gay Liberation's Natural Ally : Of Course, Women's Lib / Jim Rankin ; interviewed by Cy Schoenfeld.

KPFA commentator Cy Schoenfeld interviews Jim "Elijah" Rankin, San Francisco Gay...

American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences KPFA, 31 Aug. 1971.
BC0275 Women's abortion coalition.

A panel discussion on abortion with members of the Women's Abortion Coalition (WAC), a Bay...

American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Law KPFA, 19 Oct. 1971.
BC0260 Educating women artists / Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro ; interviewed by Clare Spark.

Artists Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro discuss the state and direction of art produced by...

American Women -- Art and artists KPFK, 11 Jan. 1971.
BC0247 Interview with "The Woman's Film" maker / Louise Alaimo ; interviewed by Portia Shapiro.

Portia Shapiro of KPFA talks with Louise Alaimo about "The Woman's Film," an...

American Women -- Film and television KPFA, 23 Feb. 1971.
BC0246 Abortion: women's liberation media project (Episode 5)

The fifth program of the Women's Media Project, produced by the Women's Liberation...

American Women -- Reproductive rights KPFA, 23 May 1971.
BC0233 Two poets read / Sotere Torregian and Diane Di Prima.

Poets Sotère Torregian and Diane Di Prima read their poems at a benefit performance for Heirs...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 2 Aug. 1971.
BC0209.06 Theo Wilson ; interviewed by Danice Bordett. (Episode 6 of 6)

Journalist Theo Wilson (1917 - 1997) of the New York Daily News is interviewed by Danice Bordett...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 8 July 1971.
BC0209.05 Gail Sheehy / interviewed by Danice Bordett. (Episode 5 of 6)

Gail Sheehy, New York Magazine writer, is interviewed by Danice Bordett about her life and...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 13 June 1971.
BC0209.03 Charlotte Curtis / interviewed by Danice Bordett. (Episode 3 of 6)

Charlotte Curtis (1928 - 1987), women's news editor of the New York Times, discusses her...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 27 Apr. 1971.
BC0209.02 Harriet Van Horne / interviewed by Danice Bordett. (Episode 2 of 6)

Columnist Harriet Van Horne (1920 - 1998) of the New York Post discusses her experiences as a...

American Women -- Authors and journalists WBAI, 20 Apr. 1971.
BC0209.01 Mary Breasted / interviewed by Danice Bordett. (Episode 1 of 6)

Mary Breasted, author of Oh! Sex Education! (New York: Praeger, 1970) and Village Voice reporter...

American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Sex WBAI, 13 Apr. 1971.
BC0207 The leap of faith : Jesus freaks / produced by Penny House and Liza Cowan.

Christians of the Way Research and Teaching Ministry, based in Rye, New York, discuss politics,...

American Women -- Religion WBAI, 10 Sept. 1971.
BC0194 Women in rock groups / produced by Linda Eldon and Judy Parker.

A production concerned with feminism in rock music and rock culture. A moving analysis of the...

American Women -- Music and musicians KPFA, 18 July 1971; 9 Sep. 1971.
BC0187 Bernadette Devlin speaks at LeConte School with a short interview by Hal Levin.

Bernadette Devlin (McAliskey) (1947 - ), Northern Irish revolutionary and member of the British...

American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- International women KPFA, 22 Feb. 1971.
BC0185 Soundtrack from "The Woman's Film"

The audio portion of "The Woman's Film," a documentary film about the economic...

American Women -- Film and television KPFA, 16 Apr. 1971.
BC0178 Women Filmmakers / produced by Charles Senger and Portia Shapiro.

This program is a review of six independent films produced by women filmmakers which were shown...

American Women -- Film and television KPFA, 28 July 1971.
BC0175 Poet Karen Stanley reads her work.

Karen Stanley, 23-year-old Bay Area poet, reads selections of her work. Stanley was born and...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 31 May 1971.
BC0169 Barbara Loden : director / introduced by Albert Johnson.

Barbara Loden (July 8, 1932 – September 5, 1980), writer, director and producer of the film...

American Women -- Film and television KPFA, 30 June 1971.
BC0158 Radical psychiatry and women's oppression / Hogie Wyckoff ; introduced by Claude Steiner.

In July of 1970, Dr. Claude Steiner, one of the founders of the Rap Center of Berkeley, offered...

American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy KPFA, 8 Mar. 1971.
BC0116 Janice Mirikatani, Joaquin Legaspi and Momo Yashima / interviewed by Frank Chin.

Frank Chin interviews Janice Mirikatani, the editor of Aion magazine, a journal of Asian-...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists KPFA, 26 Oct. 1970.
BC0108 Men thought to be the enemy / Alta ; interviewed by Eleanor Sully.

Alta (1942 - ) reads a prose piece accompanied by flutist Curly Hummingbird. Presented by...

American Women -- Poetry KPFA, 8 Mar. 1971.
BC0098 San Francisco women's liberation media project (Episode 1)

Collage of music and sound, prepared by the Women's Liberation Media Project, designed to...

American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Radio KPFA, 8 July 1970.
BC0052 The trial of New York Panther 21 / interviews by Margot Adler and Jackie Friedrich (Part 1 only)

Margo Adler and Jackie Friedrich talk with four members of the jury on May 15, 1971, following...

American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination WBAI, 15 May, 23 Jun., 11 Aug. 1971
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