American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
BC2995	Mary Jane Menuez reads her poetry	Poet Mary Jane Menuez reads selections from her work. Menuez was born in Chicago. She began...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 6 Apr. 1976.
WZ0255.08	Mary Jefferson	This episode of Upstream is on Mary Jefferson (1927 - 2002), a jazz and blues singer popular in...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WPFW, November 11, 1981
AZ0080	Mary Lou Williams at Keystone Korner / produced by Joan Medlin	Mary Lou Williams Trio recorded at the Keystone Korner, with Eddie Marshall on drums, Larry...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, May 2, 1977.
BC2327	Mary Lou Williams retrospective / hosted by Marian McPartland	Host Marian McPartland interviews and plays selection of music by jazz musician Mary Lou...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, January 3, 1975
KZ2569	Maryknoll Sisters on Leon, Nicaragua, 1981	Talk by Maryknoll Sisters recorded during a June 1981 visit to Nicaragua by a study group of...	American Women -- International women	KPFK ca. June 1981? (no broadcast info on tape)
BC1989	Masters and Johnson speak at the University of New Mexico	William H. Masters (1915 - 2001) and Virginia E. Johnson (1925 - 2013), the St. Louis-based...	American Women -- Sex	possibly KPFK, Dec. 1973.
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
BB5524	Maureen McIlroy reads	Maureen McIlroy reads two short stories: "War" by Luigi Pirandello, and "Near a...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 23 Feb. 1971.
BC2361	Maureen Owen reads her poetry	Poet Maureen Owen (b. 1943) reads selections from her own work. She is the author of two books...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 1975 (day unknown)
AZ0469	Maxine Hong Kingston / interviewed by Helen Mickiewicz and Elaine Kim.	Maxine Hong Kingston won rave reviews in 1977 for her book "The Woman Warrior." She...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, June 23, 1980.
BC1844	Maxine Sellers : from the heart with a sense of humor	Examination of the intense, romantic and humorous work of composer/performer Maxine Sellers....	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFK, May 22, 1974
PZ0041	May 3, 1981 march on the Pentagon / Bella Abzug	May 3, 1981 March on the Pentagon organized by the People's Antiwar Coalition/May 3...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	KPFK?, May 3, 1981
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
BB3804.09	May Swenson reads at the Poetry Center	This is a recording of May Swenson (1913 - 1989) reading from her own work at the YM-YWHA Poetry...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, August 12, 1966.
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
IZ1344	McPartland plays herself (Part 2 only)	This episode of "A delicate balance" features host, jazz pianist Marian McPartland (...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, March 24, 1976
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.
IZ0383.11	Media review: May 30, 1981- Nicholas Johnson and Christie Hefner	This episode contains two segments: 1. Former Federal Communications Commissioner Nicholas...	American Women -- Sex	WBAI, May 30, 1981
AZ1693	Meg Christian and Holly Near in concert (Part 5?)	Meg Christian and Holly Near in concert, venue unknown, November 6, 1976. Two songs are...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, ca. 1976
AZ1687	Meg Christian performs at Inez Garcia benefit concert (Parts 1 and 3 of 3)	Meg Christian performs at a benefit concert on June 10, 1976 to raise money for Inez Garcia, who...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, ca. June 10, 1976
KZ4061	Meg Christian performs at the 1981 West Coast Women's Music Festival	Meg Christian performs at the 1981 West Coast Women's Music Festival just after the release...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Lesbians	1981?
AZ0580	Melody Ermachild, private eye / interviewed by Philip Maldari	Melody Ermachild, a forty-year old mother, describes how she got started doing private...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFA, May 1981
IZ1407	Memorial for Anna Duncan, Isadora's daughter	This program seems to be a recording at dancer Anna Duncan's (1894-1980) funeral or...	American Women -- Dance	WBAI ca. 1980 (no broadcast info on tape)
KZ0451.04	Men at work / by Dr. Albert E. Ross (Episode 4 of 7)	This is the fourth lecture in a series of seven given by Dr. Al Ross at UCLA. There is a battle...	American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 19 Jan. 1978.
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.
BB0485	Men in marriage / Dr. Jean E. Neighbor.	Psychiatrist Dr. Jean E. Neighbor (1915-1995) gives the third and last talk in a series of talks...	American Women -- Marriage and divorce	KPFA, 29 Apr. 1964.
BC1779	Men like their women "liberated"	A documentary exploration of changing sexual relationships within the family and social...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Marriage and divorce	KPFK, May 22, 1974
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.
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.
IZ0919	Mendola Report: Mary Mendola and Francis Clayton interviews	Interview with Mary Mendola, author of "The Mendola Report: A New Look At Gay Couples...	American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, 1980?
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.
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
BC1689	Michael Korda and male chauvinism	Michael Korda, author of "Male Chauvinism and How It Works in the Home and Office",...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 1973 (day unknown)
WZ0255.07	Michelle Parkerson	This episode of Upstream features filmmaker and poet Michelle Parkerson who talks about the...	American Women -- Film and television, American Women -- Poetry	WPFW, October 8, 1981
BC2196.24	Midnight Baby: Dory Previn / interviewed by Viv Sutherland	INTRO: Dorothy "Dory" Previn (1925-2012) was born at midnight. Babies born at that...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies, American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, November 21, 1976
BC2582	Midwives / interviews by Viv Sutherland.	Viv Sutherland interviews three midwives on their work and its benefits to women. The guests are...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, 1975 (day unknown)
KZ0721	Minority reaction to the Briggs initiative / produced by Helene Rosenbluth	Helene Rosenbluth interviews Black and Jewish representatives of groups who are fighting the...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Politicians and politics	KPFK, 1 Aug. 1978.
KZ1034	Minority workers' health and safety : a panel of experts from Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers (OCAW)	Doctors from University of California, Los Angeles and Oil, Chemical, and Atomic Workers (OCAW)...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, May 2, 1981.
WZ0255.04	Miss Black America 1980	This episode of Upstream features Sharon Wright, Miss Black America 1980. Wright was the...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WPFW, July 20, 1981
BB2230	Modern contraceptive techniques / moderated by Dr. W. Dieter Bergman	Seminar on "Modern Contraceptive Techniques" held by the Planned Parenthood...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	KPFA, 28-29 June 1969.
KZ0093	Modern dancer / Martha Graham ; interviewed by Emily Schiller and Ginny Roe.	Dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (1894 - 1991) discusses her life and art with Emily...	American Women -- Dance	KPFK, 29 Oct. 1974.
AZ0136.10	Moldavia minority / produced by William Mandel	Interview done in U.S.S.R. in September 1977, with Maria Vasilievna Marievich, a female...	American Women -- International women	KPFA, November 17, 1977
AZ1764	Mom's a dyke: interview with Gloria Wilson by Chana (Karen) Wilson	KPFA's Chana (Karen) Wilson's interviews her mother, Gloria Wilson. The two women are...	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Lesbians	KPFA, 1974 (day unknown)
KZ1040	Moms are lesbians, too! / produced by Helene Rosenbluth and Catherine Stifter	Four lesbian mothers share stories, advice, and concerns about their children, their motherhood...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFK, May 3, 1981.
BC1670	Monogamy : does it work? / produced by Joan Lecky.	Examination of marriage and marriage values. Includes statements by a sociologist, a divorce...	American Women -- Sex	KPFA, 3 Dec. 1973.
IZ1403	Mooncircles: Kay Gardner and Marilyn Ries on women's music	This is an interview with flutist Kay Gardner and musician technician Marilyn Ries about women...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, March 25, 1976
KZ0074	Mother and motherhood	In this program, Carlos Hagen presents a brief survey of the concept of mother and motherhood...	American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFK, 1976? (No broadcast info on box)
BC2396	Mother, father and child / Laurel Brodsley	An experimental radio drama by Laurel Brodsley, for three voices and electronic workshop. This...	American Women -- Art and artists	KPFK, 16 July 1975.
BC2196.29	Motorcycle women / Dorothy Crouch and Linda Farin	Interview with Dorothy Crouch and Linda Farin, motorcycle activists and publishers of New York...	American Women -- Athletes	WBAI, 1975 (day unknown)
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
BB1412	Mrs. Sherri Finkbine at the Conference on Abortion and Human Rights	Mrs. Sherri Finkbine (Sherri Chessen) speaking at the Conference on Abortion and Human Rights...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	KPFA, May 10, 1966
KZ0747	Ms. Schroeder goes to Washington / Patricia Schroeder interviewed by Tim Rosenfeld	Patricia Schroeder (July 30, 1940- ) was a Denver, Colorado lawyer who ran an unconventional...		KPFK, Oct. 2, 1979.
AZ0136.07	Museum of Azerbaijani Literature and Arts / produced by William Mandel	Interview, done in Baku, Azerbaijan, on shore of Caspian Sea, September 1977, with two women:...	American Women -- International women	KPFA, December 8, 1977
BC1872	Music by and about women in middle and rural America / produced by Carlos Hagen	In this program Carlos Hagen makes a brief survey of how women in rural and middle America view...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, May 26, 1974
IZ1370	Music of Eliane Radigue	This program was originally "Music of Eliane Radigue and Philip Glass," however the...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, April 16, 1972
KZ0156	My Tokyo / Kazuko Shiraishi	Japanese poet Kazuko Shiraishi reads from her work in a bilingual presentation. Widely acclaimed...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, May 26, 1977.
BB0521.08	Myths of femininity and motherhood / moderated by Eve Merriam (Episode 8 of 15)	Panel discussion about myths of femininity and masculinity in motherhood and fatherhood at the...	American Women -- Anthropology and societal role, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFA, June 1965.
BC1580	N.O.W.'s Women's Sexuality Conference: "Speak Out" portion / produced by Nanette Rainone.	This recording contains four women's speeches from the "Speak Out" portion of the...	American Women -- Sex	WBAI 1973? (broadcast date unknown)
BB3769	Nathalie Sarraute at the YMWHA Poetry Center / introduced by Susan Sontag.	French novelist and dramatist Nathalie Sarraute (1900 - 1999) discusses her work and her...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- International women	WBAI, 9 Apr. 1964.
WZ0255.05	National Association of Colored Women's Clubs (Girls) Inc.	This episode of Upstream is on the National Association of Colored Women's (and Girls...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WPFW, July 23, 1981
KZ0754.02	National march on Washington for lesbian and gay rights (ACTUALITIES)	On October 14, 1979, ten years after the Stonewall riots, more than 100,000 people from the...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Activists	KPFK, Oct. 14, 1979.
KZ0754.01	National march on Washington for lesbian and gay rights (BROADCAST)	On October 14, 1979, ten years after the Stonewall riots, more than 100,000 people from the...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Activists	KPFK and WPFW, 14 Oct. 1979.
KZ0722	National women's conference, Houston, 1977	The United Nations proclaimed 1975 the International Women's Year, and sponsored an...	American Women -- Feminism	KPFT, Nov. 18-21 1977; KPFK Dec. 2, 1980; KPFK Oct. 1982.
AZ0610	National women's organization of Nicaragua / Ivonne Siu interviewed by Norma Smith	AMNLAE is the Asociación de Mujeres Nicaragüenes Luisa Amanda Espinoza, also known as the Luisa...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Politicians and politics	KPFA, October 11, 1981
BC2337	National Women's Political Caucus: Biennial Convention, Boston 1975	Reporting and actuality from the National Women's Political Caucus Biennial Convention, held in...	American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, July 4, 1975
AZ0631.05	Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian feminist	An interview with Egyptian feminist Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, conducted by Ines Rieder at the United...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, September 22, 1980
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
BB2349	NEW PAL / Ronald Pereira interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson	Ronald Pereira, ex-heroin addict age 21, tells KPFA's Elsa Knight Thompson about a drug...	American Women -- Health	KPFA, February 13, 1970
BB1854	New writers forum.	Series record for the New Writers Forum. pt.1. Brother Antoninus, Kenneth Rexroth, George...		KPFA, 19 Oct. 1967-23 May 1968.
BB1854.03	New writers forum: December 28, 1967 (Episode 3 of 7)	New writers forum Episode 3 of 7. Laura Ulewicz (May 18, 1930 - October 5, 2007) presides in a...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, December 28, 1967
BB1854.07	New writers forum: June 10, 1968 (Episode 7 of 7)	New writers forum Episode 7 of 7 (appeared as "Poets Theater" in folio). George...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, 10 June 1968
BB1854.05	New writers forum: March 28, 1968 (Episode 5 of 7)	New writers forum Episode 5 of 7. Lew Welch and Phillip Whalen preside over a program of poetry...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, March 28, 1968.
BB1854.06	New writers forum: May 23, 1968 (Episode 6 of 7)	New writers forum Episode 6 of 7. Kenneth Rexroth hosts a program of young poets reading their...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, 23 May 1968
BB1854.02	New writers forum: November 16, 1967 (Episode 2 of 7)	New writers forum Episode 2 of 7. Robert Duncan presides in a program of readings from the 1964...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, 13 Jan. 1968
BB1854.01	New writers forum: October 19, 1976 (Episode 1 of 7)	First episode in a monthy series of "New Writers Forum" recorded at the Berkeley Fellowship of...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, 16 Dec. 1967
BB3817.02	New York City hospitals are dangerous to your life (Episode 2 of 6)	Documentary on New York City hospitals, evaluating the affiliation program between municipal and...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, September 11, 1968
BC1950	New York Radical Feminists' Marriage speak-out	In February 1973, the New York Radical Feminists held a marriage conference which they called...	American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Radical Feminism	WBAI, July 8, 1973
BB3958.04	New York Radical Feminists' talk about the 1971 Rape Speakout	This is a February 1985 rebroadcast of a 1971 episode of Womankind, hosted by Nanette Rainone....	American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Violence against women	WBAI, ca. January 20, 1971 and February 15, 1985
KZ1288	New York, capitol of the 20th century / Elizabeth Hardwick	Novelist and critic Elizabeth Hardwick presents "New York, Capitol of the 20th Century...	American Women -- Women's history	KPFK in two parts, Jan. 6 and 13, 1982
KZ1167	Nicaragua / Mona Field interviewed by Dorothy Healey	Mona Field shares her observations from a visit to Nicaragua from July through August, 1980 for...	American Women -- International women	KPFK, Nov. 23, 1980.
KZ1064	Nicaragua : the women / produced by Molly Boster.	During a June 1981 trip to Nicaragua, a group of KPFK listeners met with Yvonne Siu and Gloria...	American Women -- International women	KPFK, Aug. 12, 1981.
IZ1220	Nice Jewish girls	Excerpts from a reading by women whose work appears in Nice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology,...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, 29 Nov. 1982.
AZ1148	Night of the Virgin Shark: Didi Favreau / produced by Charles Amirkhanian	Charles Amirkhanian plays experimental works by members of his class at U.C. Extension, San...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, November 4, 1971
BB1248	Nikki Bridges interviewed by Sidney Roger	In this recording, Sidney Roger interviews the wife of labor leader Harry Bridges, Nikki Bridges...	American Women -- Vietnam conflict, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 9 Jan. 1968.
BC2040	No appointment necessary : the joy of comfort / Alex Comfort ; interviewed by Dick Huemer.	Alex Comfort (1920 - 2000), British scientist, physician, and author of "The Joy of Sex...	American Women -- Sex	KPFK, 12 Dec. 1974.
KZ1063	Nonviolence in Nicaragua / Joan Baez, Julie Miller, and Pat Murray.	In June 1981, American folk singer Joan Baez arrived in Nicaragua, one month before the...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- International women	KPFK, 11 Aug. 1981.
IZ1062	Noretta Koertge: Who was that masked woman?	Viv Sutherland interviews Noretta Koertge, author of "Who Was that Masked Woman?"...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, January 27, 1982
AZ1340	Ntozake Shange: Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo	Author Ntozake Shange reads from her novel, Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo (St....	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, February 2, 1983.
AZ1105	Nuclear disarmament: moving forward / Charlene Spretnak, Willis Harman and Bill Wahpepah	An excerpt from the "Nuclear Disarmament: Moving Forward" conference sponsored by Meeting of the...	American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	KPFA, 1983?.
KZ0558	Nuclear madness / by Helen Caldicott	Dr. Helen Caldicott, author of "Nuclear madness: what you should do", speaks on the...	American Women -- Science and scientists, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	KPFK, 4 Apr. 1979.
KZ0992	Nuclear madness / Dr. Helen Caldicott	Dr. Helen Caldicott was a former Australian pediatrician, anti-nuclear activist, author, and...	American Women -- Science and scientists, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	KPFK, November 1980; Feb. 26, 1981.
IZ0247	Nuclear sermon / Coretta Scott King.	Coretta Scott King delivers a talk on the threat of nuclear war titled "Peace: An...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, 20 June 1983.
IZ0110	Nuclear snow job / produced by Bonnie Bellow.	An examination of nuclear power, and efforts by the nuclear power industry to convince a group...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, 6 Jan. 1976.
KZ1283	Number our days / Dr. Barbara Meyerhoff interviewed by Barbara Cady	Dr. Barbara Meyerhoff, author of "Number our days" discusses her book about the elder...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Aging	KPFK, May 1, 1979
AZ1064	Ode To Gravity\| The Music Of Germaine Tailleferre	Ode To Gravity\| The Music Of Germaine Tailleferre\| Produced by KPFK and Amirkhanian\| Recorded on...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, March 19, 1975
BC0047	Odetta / interviewed by Celestine Ware.	African American folk, blues, jazz and spirituals singer Odetta (1930-2008) discusses her life... , Listen to a clip: ...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFA, 20 May 1971; WBAI, 27 May 1971
WZ0046	Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich / reviewed by Doris Grumbach and Carolyn Kizer.	Review of Adrienne Rich's book "Of Woman Born" by Doris Grumbach and Carolyn...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WPFW, Dec. 4, 1976.
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.
BB3374	Oh, taste and see / Denise Levertov	OH, TASTE AND SEE / Denise Levertov. - Poet reads selections of her work.- RECORDED: at the...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 2 Mar. 1965.
AZ0428	Older men, older women / Lucy Forrest (April 22, 1980)	This program, part of KPFA's regular series for and about the elderly, is an interview by...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	KPFA, April 22, 1980

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