American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
BC1079	The Finnish woman	Program from Radio Finland. Host Judy Carr takes a look at Finnish fashion, chats with popular...	American Women -- International women	KPFK, 1972 (day unknown)
BC1076	Lappin and Lapinova by Virgina Woolf; read by Maureen McIlroy	KPFK's Maureen McIlroy reads Virginia Woolf's feminist short story "Lappin and...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, September 1, 1972
BC1070	Fanny: the all girl band	Members of the all-woman rock group Fanny discuss and play their music. The band consists of...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, October 4, 1972
BC1069	Household workers / produced by Nanette Rainone and Bonnie Bellow.	This report is on the recent and unprecedented organization of household workers, and includes...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, December 13, 1972.
BC1055	April 22nd Coalition press conference	This is a recording of a press conference during which various community members from the Bay...	American Women -- Vietnam conflict, American Women -- Activists	KPFA, 21 Apr. 1972.
BC1047.03	Chile and its women (Episode 3 of 5)	This program examines the role of women in Chile, what their actual roles are in Chilean society...	American Women -- International women	KPFK, September 16, 1972
BC1044	Birtha / produced by Judy Sherman.	Judy Sherman interviews the all-woman rock group Birtha. They discuss their origins as a band...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, 2 Nov. 1972.
BC1042.06	To be a full human being / Margaret Mead.	Margaret Mead delivers the opening keynote address at the annual conference of the National...	American Women -- Anthropology and societal role, American Women -- Education	KPFA, 1972?
BC1041	Freedom is an inside job / Mercedes McCambridge.	Actor Mercedes McCambridge (1916 - 2004) speaking before the Women's National Democratic...	American Women -- Film and television, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, 27 Nov. 1972.
BC1040	Terry Garthwaite in concert.	Terry Garthwaite from Joy of Cooking with Fritz Kasten and David Garthwaite, in concert at the U...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, 15 Nov. 1972.
BC1039	Abortion : beyond legalization / interviews by Miriam Rosen.	Patients at Women's Services, a non-profit New York City abortion clinic, talk about the...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI 29 Oct. 1972; 5 Jan. 1973.
BC1015	Growing up female in the 50s / produced by Brett Vuolo.	Documentary on sex stereotyping in American during the 1950s. Producer Brett Vuolo introduces it...	American Women -- Beauty and body image, American Women -- Sex	WBAI, October 16 1972 and KPFA, March 1979.
BC1014	Doris Lessing interview / interviewed by Josephine Hendin.	Josephine Hendin, Current Fiction teacher at the New School for Social Research and author of...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 2 Oct. 1972; 30 Dec. 1972.
BC1012	Robin Menken and F.T.A. / interviewed by Alan Farley.	Robin Menken is one of the writers of "F.T.A. (Fuck the Army)," a show that starred...	American Women -- Comedians	KPFA, 8 Nov. 1972.
BC1000	With these your eyes you shall recover : the Navajo blanket	Curators Anthony Berlant and Mary Hunt Kahlenberg discuss their exhibition of Navajo blankets at...	American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFK, September 13, 1972
BC0994	The limits of growth	A review and examination of the study done by a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology...	American Women -- Environmentalism	KPFK, July 25, 1972
BC0991	She also ran / produced by Jan Legnitto, Ruth Rosen and Isabel Welsh.	In 1872, Victoria C. Woodhull (1838-1927) became the first woman to run for President of the...	American Women -- Women's history, American Women -- Politicians and politics	KPFA, 6 Nov. 1972.
BC0986	Cecil Williams and Angela Davis speak	This is a recording made at an outdoor rally somewhere in the Bay Area in 1972, featuring...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 1972.
BC0985	Menstrual blood / produced by Jan Legnitto and Isabel Welsh.	The audio track (actuality) to a theater-piece about the psychology, sociology, and physiology...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Theater, American Women -- Beauty and body image	KPFA, December 26, 1972.
BC0981.04	Women as health consumers / Ellen Frankfort. (Episode 4)	Ellen Frankfort (1937-1987) was a medical writer and the author of "Vaginal Politics...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, 24 Oct. 1972.
BC0981.03	The image of women in art / Linda Nochlin (Episode 3)	Dr. Linda Nochlin is a professor of Art History at Vasser, visiting professor at Hunter College...	American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Beauty and body image	WBAI, 10 Oct. 1972.
BC0981.02	Sexual liberation and women's liberation / Mary Jane Sherfey (Episode 2)	Dr. Mary Jane Sherfey (1918-1983), a practicing psychiatrist and author of "The Nature and...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, 26 Sept. 1972.
BC0981.01	Women's liberation and Black civil rights / Catharine R. Stimpson (Episode 1)	Catharine R. Stimpson speaks on 'Women's liberation and Black Civil Rights."...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, 19 Sept. 1972.
BC0980	The Lawrence strike / Meredith Tax ; produced by Ann Snitow.	This program is a history of the Lawrence Strike, a poetic adaptation of "The Rising of the...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Radio	WBAI, May 21, 1972
BC0979	Everything you've always wanted to know about sexual therapy clinics / produced by Nanette Rainone and Steve Post.	This is the first program of a series on sexual therapy clinics and those who go to them;...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy	WBAI, 28 Aug. 1972.
BC0957	Vietnam : a reporter remembers / Gloria Emerson ; interviewed by Nick Egleson.	New York Times reporter discusses her experiences covering the Vietnam conflict. Gloria Emerson...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Vietnam conflict	WBAI, 25 Aug. 1972.
BC0954	Sappho was a right-on woman.	A discussion about lesbians and lesbianism in America: their oppression and liberation, their...	American Women -- Lesbians	KPFA, 29 Sept. 1972; Nov. 1972.
BC0952	Me Jane, you Tarzan / Elaine Morgan ; interviewed by Lois Hansen and Julia Curtis.	If you ask any school kid what prehistoric society was like, you're sure to hear about cave...	American Women -- Women's history	KPFA, 9 June 1972.
BC0951	True story / Alta ; interviewed by Ruth Rosen and Isabel Welsh.	Alta, a Bay Area feminist poet, reads her poetry, accompanied on classical guitar by Angel, and...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, 12 Nov 1972; 8 Jan. 1982.
BC0950	Daisy Aldan reads her poetry	Poet Daisy Aldan describes her style of poetry and reads selections from her collection "...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, February 2, 1972
BC0949.04	Audre Lorde (Episode 4 of 4)	Poet Audre Lorde reads selections of her own works. After introducing herself, Lorde reads the...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 17 July 1972; 28 Aug. 1972.
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
BC0949.02	Adrienne Rich (Episode 2 of 4)	Poet Adrienne Rich (1929 - 2012) reads selections from her own works, "Snapshots of a...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 30 Apr. 1972.
BC0949.01	Robin Morgan (Episode 1 of 4)	Poet Robin Morgan (1941 - ) reads selections of her own work. Sensitive language.	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, March 23, 1972
BC0949	Women poets reading; produced by Mimi Anderson	Series record for a series of programs featuring women poets reading selections of their own...		WBAI, Sept. 1972.
BC0944	The Plight of women in broadcasting / produced by Lois Hansen, Ellen Dubrowin, and Deborah Janone.	Lois Hansen, Ellen Dubrowin and Deborah Janone of KPFA visited executives at nine representative...	American Women -- Radio	KPFA, 25 Aug. 1972.
BC0943.04	Women and doctors	Know your body: Women and doctors. This lecture, part of the series "Know Your Body"...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, October 15, 1972
BC0943.03	Pregnancy	Know your body: Pregnancy. This is lecture is part of a course on women's health given at...	American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Health	WBAI, October 22, 1972
BC0943.02	Menstruation, puberty through menopause (Part One only)	Know your body: Menstruation, puberty through menopause. This lecture was part of the "Know...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, October 08, 1972
BC0943.01	Sexual response in women and men / Joy Norin and Leslie Cohen	This program deals with sexual response in women and men. The speakers are Joy Norin and Leslie...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Sex	WBAI, June 24 and September 10, 1972
BC0943	Know your body (Series record)	This is the program record for the series "Know Your Body," a series of eight lectures...		WBAI, June and October, 1972
BC0942	Men in lyrics.	Collection of songs and lyrics about women's attitudes toward men, and men's attitudes...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, 1972.
BC0939	Women's liberation : deja vu / produced by Ruth Kamen.	Ruth Kamen recorded and produced this sound portrait of a three day conference on women in...	American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, 1970.
BC0937	A lady doesn't take karate / moderated by Lois Hansen.	Eight Bay Area feminists talk about learning karate, both in traditional schools and in the...	American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, 27 Oct. 1972.
BC0936	Kathleen Cleaver on Black Panther politics / interviewed by Yolanda de Freitas, Cheryl Johnson and Jean Wiley.	KPFA's Yolanda de Freitas, Jean Wiley of Third World Media News, and Cheryl Johnson of the...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 1972; KPFK, 12 Dec. 1972.
BC0935	Bard at large / Rae Lake Costos.	Rae Lake Costos is the "Bard at Large" of KPFT, Houston. She defines a bard as a...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- New age/Wicca	KPFA, 1 Aug. 1972.
BC0934	Rae Lake Costos on the androgynous soul / interviewed by Lois Hansen.	Rae Lake Costos, known as the "Bard at Large" on Pacifica's Houston station KPFT...	American Women -- New age/Wicca	KPFA, 8 Aug. 1972.
BC0933	Courageous sisters / produced by Deborah Janone.	This program takes a look at some of the vibrant and exciting women of the 1800's who were...	American Women -- Women's history	KPFA, 10 Dec. 1972.
BC0932	Off we go ... / produced by Jan Legnitto.	What kind of women join the Air Force, how are they discriminated against by the military, and...	American Women -- Work and unions	KPFA, 31 Aug. 1972.
BC0919	Anais Nin interviewed by Milton Hoffman on the publication of The Diary of Anais Nin: Volume Four	Novelist and diarist Anais Nin (1903-1977) is interviewed by WBAI's Milton Hoffman about...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 1971 (day unknown)
BC0911	Autobiography of Mountain Wolf Woman.	Readings from the autobiography of Mountain Wolf Woman, a Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) woman who tells...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies	WBAI, 13 July 1972.
BC0901	A valentine from Clare Spark	A collection of songs (mostly show tunes) sung by and/or about women in love. pt.1. Twenty...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFK, February 14, 1972
BC0900	Anais Nin interviewed by Frank Roberts on her diary and letters from Henry Miller	Author Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) talks with KPFK's Frank Roberts and reads excerpts from the...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, July 15 and October 4, 1965 and 1972 (date unknown)
BC0899	The novel of the future : realism and reality in the novel	Anais Nin (1902-1977) introduces this program as a summary of many discussions she's had...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, February? 1972
BC0898	Men on the line: discussion panel moderated by Everett Frost	KPFK's Everett Frost, Director of Theater and Literature, moderates a panel of men who discuss... , ...	American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 18 Feb. 1972.
BC0897	May fare for fair May	A collection of Baroque and Renaissance madrigals including Alfred Deller, and poetry of Sir...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, May 1, 1972
BC0889	House of Incest	Author and novelist Anaïs Nin (1903-1977) reads her prose poem "House of Incest."	American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, February 1972
BC0888	Anais Nin interviewed by Frank Roberts on the publication of The Diary of Anais Nin.	Francis (Frank) Roberts interviews author Anais Nin (1903-1977) on the occasion of the...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, April 25, 1966 and 1972 (date unknown)
BC0886	Angela's homecoming.	A few days after activist Angela Davis was found not guilty of all the charges against her, she...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFK, 1 Aug. 1972.
BC0885	An Evening with Angela Davis / moderated by Ossie Davis.	On June 29, 1972, Angela Davis, along with a number of entertainers, appeared at New York City...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Radical Feminism	WBAI, 29 June 1972?
BC0874	I know it's your day off, dear, but / produced by Marsha Bartlett.	Examination of domestic workers who manage the homes and children of other people. Intro: How...	American Women -- Work and unions	KPFA, 25 May and 5 Jun, 1972
BC0872	Dorothy Healey on Rosa Luxemburg	Activist Dorothy Healey (1914-2006) offers an exploration of the revolutionary activities and...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Politicians and politics	KPFK, February 26, 1972
BC0871	Feminist forum : women's national abortion action coalition / Barbara Roberts ; interviewed by Carol Burris.	Carol Burris interviews Barbara Roberts, M.D. on the subject of abortion. Dr. Roberts is the...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	KPFK, 12 Dec. 1972.
BC0870	Feminist forum : the Equal Rights Amendment / Carol Burris.	Carol Burris, National Organization for Women (NOW) and a coordinator of the Equal Rights...	American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)	WBAI, 20 Dec. 1972.
BC0869	Feminist forum : selling women short / Colette Nijhof ; interviewed by Nancy Clinch.	An interview with Colette Nijhof of the National Organization for Women (NOW)'s National...	American Women -- Feminism	KPFK, 5 Dec. 1972.
BC0867	How terribly strange to be seventy / produced by Jan Legnitto.	Old people in our society are treated like members of an alien race rather than as fellow human...	American Women -- Aging	KPFA, 27 June 1972.
BC0847	Maud Gonne	An original dramatic performance based on the life of Maud Gonne, actress, revolutionary and...	American Women -- Theater, American Women -- International women	KPFK, May 18, 1972
BC0830	Shirley Chisholm : campaign and interview / produced by Miriam Rosen.	Short interview with African-American Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm (b. November 30, 1924 – d....	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, 20 June 1972.
BC0829	In one ear and out the other / produced by Caryl Ratner, Marc Spector and David Rapkin	Examination of the human mind; how it works and how it should/could work. Get together with R.D...	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy	WBAI, February 26, 1972
BC0828	A day at the races : the Abzug-Ryan contest / reported by Miriam Rosen.	Report on the Bella Abzug-William Ryan contest for the 20th Congressional district in New York....	American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, 12 June 1972.
BC0808	Covering the White House / moderated by Robert Kuttner.	Ron Zeigler (Nixon's Press Sec'y), CBS Correspondent Dan Rather, Life Correspondent...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, November 10? and 26, 1971.
BC0799	Santa Maria de Iquique / produced by Elizabeth Farnsworth.	Historical documentary about the 1907 massacre of 3,600 men, women, and children during a labor...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- International women	KPFA, 21 Mar. 1972; 24 May 1972.
BC0763	Ralph Abernathy and Angela Davis	Angela Davis, recently released from prison, is interviewed by civil rights leader Rev. Ralph...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, Apr. 1972.
BC0759	New concepts of women : implications for therapy	Helen Landgarten talks with Elizabeth Estrup, M.A., Hannah Lerman, Ph.D., and Aurelia Morris who...	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Feminism	KPFK, February 25, 1972
BC0758	Is it Marxist feminists or feminist Marxists?	Linda Eldon, Sherry Weber, Ethel Herring, and Jackie Goldberg discuss the relationships between...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Politicians and politics	KPFK, April 12, 1972
BC0755	Germaine Greer in Berkeley.	Germaine Greer, author of "The Female Eunuch", speaking at the University of...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Violence against women	KPFA, 26 Aug. 1971.
BC0745	Promise her anything / produced by Caryl Ratner.	Promise her anything...and give her whatever she'll buy. A look at the cosmetics industry...	American Women -- Beauty and body image	WBAI, 20 Apr. 1972.
BC0724.04	Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 4 of 4): Sex and divorce	Consciousness-raising: An examination of women's issues. This discussion focuses on the sex...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, 197-.
BC0724.03	Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 3 of 4): Friendship and loneliness	Consciousness-raising: An examination of women's issues. This discussion focuses on the...	American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, likely between October 8, 1971 and April 28, 1972
BC0724.02	Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 2 of 4): Adolescent puberty rituals	Consciousness-raising: An examination of women's issues. This discussion focuses on...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Health, American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, likely between October 8, 1971 and April 28, 1972
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.
BC0721.03	Elinore Pruitt Stewart letters: letters from a woman homesteader (Part 3 of 3) / read by Luce Morgan	Reading of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in Wyoming...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, March 28, 1972, 1982; KPFA, 1974
BC0721.02	Elinore Pruitt Stewart letters: letters from a woman homesteader (Part 2 of 3) / read by Luce Morgan	Reading of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in Wyoming...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, March 21, 1972, 1982; KPFA, 1974
BC0721.01	Elinore Pruitt Stewart letters: letters from a woman homesteader (Part 1 of 3) / read by Luce Morgan	Reading of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in Wyoming...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI March 14, 1972, 1982; KPFA, 1974
BC0721	Letters of a woman homesteader (Series title)	Readings of letters written by a woman homesteader, Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876-1933) in...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, March 1972, 1982; KPFA, 1974
BC0719	All issues are women's issues / Aileen Hernandez.	Aileen Hernandez speaking on the question of women's issues at a meeting sponsored by the...	American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, 28 Mar. 1972.
BC0717	Penelope's web / produced by Judy Chaikin and Naomi Pollack	A free-form tapestry woven from music, poetry, myths, literature, and drama by and about women....	American Women -- Radio, American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, February 16 and 23, 1972
BC0715	Womanhouse	Judy Chicago, Miriam Schapiro, and Faith Wilding discuss the house "Womanhouse"...	American Women -- Art and artists	KPFK, ca. January 1972
BC0714	I am the babe of Joseph Stalin's daughter / Rochelle Owens.	Rochelle Owens (1936 - ), playwright and poet, reads selections from her latest book of poetry...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 7 Apr. 1972.
BC0710	Women and psychosurgery / Dr. Peter Breggin ; interviewed by Jane Backner.	Jane Backner interviews Dr. Peter Breggin, Washington, DC psychiatrist, who has for the past...	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy	WBUR, 1972 and KPFA, June 15, 1972
BC0709.36	A night of women musicians: ca. 1975 (Part One only)	A Night of Women Musicians at WBAI's Free Music Store, date unknown (ca. 1973). Host is Ms. Mark...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI ca. 1975 (date unconfirmed)
BC0709.35	Women musicians night: May 1975 (Part One only)	Women Musicians Night at the WBAI Free Music Store, May 29, 1975. Part 1 of this program...	American Women -- Music and musicians	5 July, 1975
BC0709.34	Local chamber music / featuring soprano Lucy Shelton (Part One only)	A program of local Chamber music, organized by and featuring vocalist Lucy Shelton, performed at...	American Women -- Music and musicians	18 Dec. 1973
BC0707	San Francisco women's liberation media project (Episode 3)	The third collage, produced by the San Francisco Women's Liberation Media Project, to...	American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Radio	KPFA, 6 Nov. 1970; 8 Mar. 1971.
BC0698	Move over Pierre Boulez	Two talks about women composers and conductors in those male dominated fields, broadcast on KPFA...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFK, February 16 and 23, 1972
BC0693	San Francisco women's liberation media project (Episode 2)	The second collage of music and words produced by the San Francisco Women's Liberation...	American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Radio	KPFA, 26 Aug. 1970.
BC0690	Yes, my darling daughter.	A teenage feminist consciousness-raising group, composed largely of students from Los Angeles...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFK, February 7, 1972
BC0683	Star Trek convention / reported by Bonnie Anderson.	A report on the first Star Trek Convention held January 21-23, 1972 at the Statler Hilton in New...	American Women -- Film and television	WBAI, 23 Mar. 1972; 24 Mar. 1972.
BC0672	Sexual slavery : alternative visions	Antoinette Bower presents a dramatic reading of differing approaches to woman's role in...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Feminism	KPFK, February 29, 1972
BC0670	Women in consumer advocacy	Consumer activist Ida Honorof discusses survival on a polluted planet with Dr. Ruth Harmer,...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Environmentalism	KPFK, February 22, 1972

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