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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
WZ0123	Union Maids / Vicky Starr aka Stella Nowicki; produced by Sophie's Parlor Media Collective.	Interview with Vicky Starr (1916-2009), featured as "Stella Nowicki" in the...	American Women -- Work and unions	WPFW, 15 April 1977
WZ0090	Heliotrope : a woman's magazine / Mary Bailey ; interviewed by Sandra Porter	Sandra Porter interviews Mary Bailey, co-founder of the feminist publication "Heliotrope....	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WPFW, May 27, 1977.
WZ0019	Changes / written and read by Denise Oliver.	This program features a reading of the short story "Changes" by author Denise Oliver, former...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WPFW, Apr. 1976.
TZ0043.01	Shakti Gawain : 1990 / produced by Scott Cluthe.	Shakti Gawain, author of a New Age best seller Creative Visualization, shares her personal...		-0-
TZ0004	The Hite report / panel on women's sexuality with Shere Hite	Shere Hite participates with a panel of women on women's relationships to sex and work....	American Women -- Sex	KPFT, Apr. 20, 1977.
SZ0759.06	Crossroads / produced by Elizabeth Perez-Luna.	Ongoing weekly radio newsmagazine focusing upon minority issues and broader issues from a... , pt.1. The Atlanta Project : Jimmy Carter's urban reform program / Ron Schachter (5:21) --...		Satellite, 28 May 1993.
SZ0547.24	The Other side / Mary Gordon ; produced by Tom Vitale.	Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Mary Gordon reads from her...		-0-
SZ0547.21	A Natural curiosity / Margaret Drabble ; produced by Tom Vitale.	Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Margaret Drabble reads from...		-0-
SZ0547.15	Flowers from the volcano / Claribel Alegria ; produced by Tom Vitale.	Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Salvadoran poet Claribel...		-0-
SZ0547.09	Disappearing acts / Terry McMillan ; produced by Tom Vitale.	Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Terry McMillan reads from...		-0-
SZ0547.06	Tripmaster monkey, his fake book / Maxine Hong Kingston ; produced by Tom Vitale.	Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Maxine Hong Kingston reads...		-0-
SZ0547.03	Adventures on the Isle of adolescence / La Loca ; produced by Tom Vitale.	Series in which writers read and discuss their work. In this program Los Angeles-based...		-0-
SZ0065	A Reading / by Alice Walker.	Author reads selections from You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down, How Did I Get Away with...		KUSP, 1982?
SZ0023	The Ripening of Meridel Le Sueur / produced by John Walsh.	Her poetry, writings, and memoirs of life on the Plains.		-0-
SZ0017	Virginia Woolf / produced by Iris Dudman.	About the author.		KLCC, Jan. 20, 1980.
SZ0001	Against our will : men, women and rape / by Susan Brownmiller.	Lecture on the thesis of her book: that sexual force is consciously used by men to intimidate...		WKNH, 1976.
PZ0492	Second Birth: Anais Nin At College Of Marin, California, 1973	Anais Nin [1903-1977] speech to students at College of Marin, California, 1973. She discusses...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	Pacifica National Programming, 1973
KZ1446.04	The Power of woman : a talk with Lynn Andrews / interviewed by Sharon Almerigi and Barbara Dunlap.	Author of Medicine Woman, and other books which recount her experiences as apprentice to a...		KPFK, 31 Mar. 1987.
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
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
KZ1282	Cinderella complex / Colette Dowling interviewed by Barbara Cady	Author Colette Dowling discusses her book "Cinderella complex" (Summit Books) with...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, June 29, 1981
KZ1246	Women's words / Adrienne Rich ; interviewed by Eloise Klein Healy.	The National Book Award winner talks about writing poetry and prose, role models for women...		KPFK, Apr. 6, 1983.
KZ1201	Tar baby / Toni Morrison ; interviewed by Barbara Cady.	Author Toni Morrison (1931 - ) discusses her latest book, Tar Baby (Alfred A. Knopf, 1981) with...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFK, Aug. 4, 1981.
KZ1128	The obsession / Kim Chernin	Author Kim Chernin talks about the fixation American women have with their bodies, what they eat...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, Nov. 1981; May 17, 1982.
KZ1084	Pornography and silence / Susan Griffin	Susan Griffin, noted feminist author, discusses the thesis of her book "Pornography and...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, Aug. 1981. First KPFK broadcast Jan. 6, 1982.
KZ0806	Shoulder to shoulder / Midge McKenzie interviewed by Beverly Polokoff	Beverly Polokoff of KPFK interviews Midge MacKenzie (1938-2004), documentary film maker,...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Women's history	KPFK, 1976.
KZ0770	With child / Phyllis Chesler interviewed by Anita Frankel	Phyllis Chesler, feminist and author of "Woman and madness," "Women, money, and...	American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFK, Nov. 7, 1979.
KZ0734	Rise gonna rise : a portrait of Southern textile workers / Mimi Conway interviewed by Dorothy Healey	Mimi Conway describes the present status of the unionization of textile workers in the South....	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, 2 Sep. 1979.
KZ0687	Up against the clock : career women speak out about the choice to have children / Norma Wikler interviewed by Ruth Ziony	Norma Wikler (1942-2002) is interviewed about her new book by Ruth Ziony. The title of the book...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFK, 13 June 1979.
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.
KZ0209	A conversation with Ntozake Shange / interviewed by Clare Spark	Ntozake Shange, the black feminist poet, author of "For colored girls who have considered...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFK, 7 Aug. 1977.
KZ0143	The Three Marias : New Portuguese letters / Maria Isabel Barreno ; interviewed by Aurelia Morris.	On her book about the repression of Portuguese women and the troubles she and the two other...		KPFK, July 17, 1975.
KZ0125	Simone de Beauvoir : in conversation / with Studs Terkel ; narrated by Janet Dodson.	Simone de Beauvoir (b.1908- d.1986) French writer, intellectual, political activist, and...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, Mar. 8, 1977.
KZ0024	Kate Millett and her book Flying	Kate Millett interviewed by Paul Vangelisti on her book "Flying" and her ideals about...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, Mar. 28, 1975.
IZ1485	The Velvet Sledgehammer: authors Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde in conversation (Production reel)	Production reel (excerpts) from a conversation between Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich and reading...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 14 Apr. 1982
IZ1478	Author Fanny Howe reads from her novel Holy Smoke	American poet, novelist and short story writer Fanny Howe (1940 - ) reads from her novel "Holy...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 15 Jul 1979
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
IZ1459.02	Interview with Brett Harvey of The Feminist Press	Eileen Zalisk interviews Brett Harvey of the Feminist Press, founded in 1970 in Baltimore, MD...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, April 10, 1974.
IZ1433	Sally George reads four short stories	Sally George reads four short stories: Dreaming; Hard Winter; Church Music; and Peter, Peter....	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, November 8, 1978
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
IZ1430.01	Anne Forer reads her work	Anne Forer reads from her work: an autobiographical piece (title not given on recording), "...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, June 10, 1980
IZ1429	A reading and interview with Diana Chang	A reading and interview with Chinese-American novelist and poet Diana Chang. Chang first reads...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, November 5, 1978
IZ1420	Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic by Sorche Nic Leodhas	Fredi Dundee reads from a collection of stories by Sorche Nic Leodhas entitled “Sea-spell and...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, October 7, 1969
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
IZ1390	An eclectic evening with Rosalyn Drexler and David Shapiro	This is part one of a performance which was presented live in Studio C at WBAI in November 1972...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, November 19, 1972; first rebroadcast March 8, 1973
IZ1380	Janet Sternburg: Journal from a semi-private room	Janet Sternburg reads her autobiographical fiction, titled "Journal from a semi-private...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, October 2, 1978
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
IZ1362	Allies / by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's read by Viv Sutherland	Viv Sutherland reads Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's short story "Allies" from her...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, January 30, 1980
IZ1086	The Velvet Sledgehammer: June 29, 1983	Production reel for June 29, 1983 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer, produced and hosted by...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Health, American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 29 Jun. 1983
IZ1063	Author Alesia Kunz speaks at Womanbooks	Novelist Alesia Kunz reads from her new book "Shangrila & Linda" and other works...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, 24 Feb. 1982
IZ0607	Hot type / by Marjorie Lipsyte interviewed by Phyllis Kriegel	"Hot Type" is a novel about a woman working on a newspaper in the 1960's,...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, March 25, 1982
IZ0449.09	Interview with Marge Piercy	Blossom Neuschatz interviews novelist, poet, essayist and teacher Marge Piercy (1936 - ). They...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, March 21, 1980.
IZ0420	13th Moon: A reading of feminist literature	This program is a live reading sponsored by feminist literary magazine "13th Moon,"...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 18 Mar, 1981
IZ0355	Adrienne Rich reads from Susan Griffin's "Woman and Nature"	Adrienne Rich (1928 - 2012), poet and author, reads excerpts from Susan Griffin's Woman and...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 1978?
IZ0173	A Cabaret / with Terry Garthwaite, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, and Rosalie Sorrels ; produced by Edward Haber.	This cabaret with Terry Garthwaite, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, and Rosalie Sorrels took place at the...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, 18 Apr. 1980.
IZ0148	The Complete travel guide to Cuba / Paula DiPerna ; interviewed by Bob Rosengrad.	Paula DiPerna talks with Bob Rosengard about writing her book The Complete Travel Guide to Cuba...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, June 1979.
IZ0137	Fading rhythms in a fading land	Two programs that focus on American attitudes towards the Vietnam War, based on Gloria Emerson...	American Women -- Vietnam conflict, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, Part 1: 3 Feb. 1977, 20 June 1978; Part 2: 24 May 1978.
IZ0069	X-rays : more harm than good? / Priscilla Laws ; interviewed by Lynn Samuels.	Priscilla Laws, author of "X-rays: More harm than good?" (Rodale Press, 1977) is...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, July 4, 1977.
IZ0047	A Symposium of women writers / Cynthia Ozick, Lois Gould, Jill Robinson, Muriel Rukeyser, and Ellen Moers.	A symposium of women writers taped on March 16, 1976 at the Library of the Performing Arts at...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, May 15, 1976.
IZ0046	Six women playwrights / produced by Lin Harris	Six women playwrights, Corinne Jacker, Myrna Lamb, Ruth Wolff, Tina Howe, Alice Childress, and...	American Women -- Theater	WBAI, May 15, 1977.
IZ0032	A Conversation with Grace Paley / interviewed by Lin Harris.	Grace Paley (1922 - 2007), author of the short story collections Enormous Changes at the Last...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 8 Mar. 1976.
BZ3940	Myths and stereotypes / produced by Mary Lenox.	Series which explores the accomplishments of Black women throughout history. Professor Mary... , Presents stereotypes of Black women and readings of poetry. Discusses several stereotypical...		-0-
BC3072	Interview with Pat Derby, author of The Lady and Her Tiger	Barbara Cady interviews British animal trainer Pat Derby (1942-2013) about her book "The...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 14 June 1976.
BC3063	The Making of Gertrude Stein / Janet Hobhouse ; interviewed by Charles Ruas.	Charles Ruas discusses Gertrude Stein with Janet Hobhouse, author of a 1976 biography of Stein...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 24 May 1976.
BC2945.05	Penelope Gilliatt interviewed by Anne Fremantle (Episode 5 of 5)	Anne Fremantle interviews Penelope Gilliatt (1932 - 1993) -- film critic for the New Yorker,...	American Women -- Film and television, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 29 Mar. 1976.
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
BC2663	All The Livelong Day: The Meaning And Demeaning Of Routine Work / by Barbara Garson; interviewed by Bonnie Bellow.	Bonnie Bellow talks with Barbara Garson (b. 1941), the author of "Macbird," about her...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, November 14, 1975
BC2522	Cheri / Colette ; read by Maureen McIlroy.	Reading of Colette's novel.		KPFK, 18-27 Feb. 1975.
BC2518	The History of England / Jane Austen ; read by Penelope Dellaporta.	Penelope Dellaporta reads Jane Austen's "The history of England from the reign of...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, 20 Mar. 1975.
BC2340	Nadine Cordimer reads from The Conservationist.	South African author reads from her novel.		WBAI, 197-.
BC2177	Three Marias / Maria Isabel Barreno ; interviewed by Barbara Cady.	One of the authors of The New Portugese Letters discusses the work and feminism in Portugal.		KPFK, 3 Feb. 1975.
BC2165	An interview with Andrea Dworkin / interviewed by Nanette Rainone and Carol Lopate	An interview with Andrea Dworkin, author of the book "Woman Hating" (E.P. Dutton, 1974...	American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 1974 (day unknown)
BC1716	Current themes in women's writing : masturbation / produced by Irene Schram, Ellen Turner, Dorothy Engleman and Linda Cohen.	This program explores the evolution of women's consciousness through poetry, prose, fiction...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Sex	WBAI, 12 Mar. 1974.
BC1600	Interview with Susan Sontag	Author Susan Sontag (1933 - 2004) is interviewed by WBAI's Nanette Rainone in October 1973...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, 1973?
BC1191	A Mingled Yarn : chronicle of a troubled family / Dr. Beulah Parker ; interviewed by Betty Roszak.	Betty Roszak interviews Dr. Beulah Parker, psychiatrist and author of A Mingled Yarn: Chronicle...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy	KPFA, 4 Dec. 1972.
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.
BC0941	The Golden Notebook / Doris Lessing ; read by Mary Roman.	Reading from Doris Lessing's "Golden Notebook." Read by Mary Roman.		KPFA, 197-.
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)
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)
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)
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.
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.
BB5351	Anais Nin : a reading.	Author reads Under a Glass Bell, Lillian, Julian, Sabina and an excerpt from Ladder of Fire.\|... , Under a Glass Bell -- Lillian -- Julian -- Sabina -- Ladder of Fire.		WBAI, 22 May 1966.
BB5348	Lorraine Hansberry : in her own words / produced by Ted Rubin.	The second part of the two-part documentary "Lorraine Hansberry: In Her Own Words" celebrating...		WBAI, 14 Dec. 1967.
BB5041	Orange crest homes have no breasts / Rebecca Newman.	Repertory Unlimited and KPFK Presents a reading of the play "Orange Crest Homes Have No...	American Women -- Theater	KPFK, 30 Apr. 1970.
BB4200	Anais Nin / interviewed by Clare Spark	Anais Nin discusses her life and work with KPFK's Clare Spark (nee Loeb). This is a shorter,...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 25 May 1970.
BB3368	A conversation with Doris Lessing / interviewed by Richard Keffler	Doris Lessing, the author of The Golden Notebooks and other novels, talks with free-lance writer...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- International women	WBAI, October 13, 1963
BB3336	Two stories from Little Disturbances of Man / written and read by Grace Paley.	Author Grace Paley (1922-2007) reads two selections from her book "The Little Disturbances...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, July 23, 1962 and November 30, 1967
BB3240	Ayn Rand.	Author gives speech.\|AYN RAND. -...		WBAI, 26 Mar. 1961.
BB2878	Conversation with Theodora Kroeber / interviewed by Eleanor Sully	Theodora Kroeber (March 24, 1897 – July 4, 1979), author of the much-loved book Ishi in Two...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Relatives of notable men	KPFA, July 20, 1970
BB2877	Conversation with Ella Leffland / interviewed by Eleanor Sully	Eleanor Sully talks with Ella Leffland (born November 25, 1931), author of a recently published...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, July 27, 1970
BB1207	An interview with Dr. Han Suyin /conducted by Marshall Windmiller	Marshall Windmiller interviews Dr. Han Suyin, noted writer and lecturer and author of "A...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Vietnam conflict	KPFA, January 9, 1967
BB1178	The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, read by Alice B. Toklas	Alice Toklas reading from The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein and The...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, 11 and 16 April 1963.
BB1102	An interview with Elizabeth Bowen conducted by David Watmough (Episode 3 of 4)	Author Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) talks with David Watmough, discussing her writings and...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, May 22, 1959
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
AZ1659	Interview with Margaret Shedd	Interview with local author and prison activist Margaret Shedd (interviewer not identified in...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, January 28, 1974
AZ1272	Isabel Allende: All About Love	Produced recording for KPFA's Eleventh Hour. Features Chilean-American writer Isabel...		1996
AZ1271	Dramatic reading of Carson McCullers' "Correspondence"	Dramatic reading of Carson McCullers' short story "Correspondence". The story...
AZ1221	Germaine Greer with Muriel Murch	Australian author Germaine Greer (born in Australia, 1939) is interviewed by KPFA's Muriel...	American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, 1992?
AZ1220	Anais Nin at the University of California at Berkeley	Writer and diarist Anais Nin answers questions from audience members at UC Berkeley, touching on...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	1971?

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