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Women in the workforce in Canada

Kathy Ann Kersey interviews Margaret Catley-Carlson, Deputy Executive Director UNICEF about Women in the Workforce in Canada.

Midnight Baby: Dory Previn / interviewed by Viv Sutherland

INTRO: Dorothy "Dory" Previn (1925-2012) was born at midnight. Babies born at that moment, according to the old superstition, are never sure who they are. They're forever divided. Dory Previn, successful songwriter, composer, and singer was sitting aboard a Pan Am flight from Los Angeles to London when the twice-born prophecy became a nightmare reality.

Income taxes with Reva Calesky, feminist financial consultant / interviewed by Viv Sutherland

Viv Sutherland interviews feminist financial consultant Reva Calesky (1939-2012), owner of Feminist Financial Services in New York City. The discussion centers around saving on income taxes and financial planning for single and married women.

Poetry reading to benefit Out & Out Books

Blanche Wiesen Cook hosts a poetry reading that took place May 11th of this year (1978) to benefit Out & Out Books, a feminist press. Poets include Charlotte Carter, June Jordan, Sarah Miles, Marilyn Hacker, Patricia Jones, Esther Newton, and Eugenie Urcell[sp?]. Produced by Donna Allegra.

The Women Peacemakers: November 8, 1982

Hosted by Cora Weiss. Guests are Liz Brando from Leicester, UK, of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ("Ban the Bomb") and Peace Camps; and Patsy Lake of the American Friends Service Committee and the New York Metropolitan Freeze Campaign.

Women in France

Interview with French feminist Danielle Sabatier, member of the National Council of Working Women, discussing the state of the French movement after ten months of Socialist government. Interview by Kathy Ann Kersey. English translation of the interview is read by Barbara Day.

The Women Peacemakers: October 18, 1982

This program is in three parts: 1. Cora Weiss interviews Kathy Jarvis of Advocates for Children about militarism and ROTC programs in New York City schools; 2. Jarvis takes phone calls; 3. Cora Weiss presents info on European Peace Conference. Contains note with instructions for engineer.

Interview with director John Badham / by Judith M. Kass

Judith M. Kass interviews John Badham, director of Dracula and Saturday Night Fever. Badham discusses the popularity of vampire movies, the production of Dracula, and how his involvement with Saturday Night Fever came about.

Claude Goretta and Isabelle Huppert

Judith Kass interviews film director Claude Goretta and actor Isabelle Huppert, the star of his film The Lacemaker. Huppert won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles in 1977 for her role in the film. They discuss the major themes of Goretta's films and Huppert describes their working process.

Women in India / Laura Shapiro; interviewed by Viv Sutherland.

Viv Sutherland interviews Laura Shapiro, feminist journalist, on the status of women in India. Recording BC2718 is a duplicate of this program.

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