Program

Helen Caldicott: Summary of Talk at Mills College

Talk on the health dangers of nuclear technologies.

Governor Reagan's Ladies Day address to the Commonwealth Club

Governor Ronald Reagan's Ladies' Day address to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco, delivered on June 13th, 1969. Gov. Reagan addresses the events that transpired on "Bloody Thursday" in People's Park in Berkeley and the resulting unrest on the UC Berkeley campus, and takes questions from the press. The person who introduces him is not identified.

Peter Franck with FBI re Symbionese Liberation Army 5-25-74

This is a phone call between KPFA attorney Peter Franck and a man named Barr from the FBI which occurred on May 25, 1974, after 6:00 p.m., which is when KPFA aired a tape they had received from the SLA. In the conversation, Barr requests information from Franck.

Dr. Helen Caldicott briefs San Francisco health officials on nuclear dangers.

Dr. Helen Caldicott, founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, briefs San Francisco health officials on the medical effects of nuclear war. She discusses the psychological effects of the arms race on Europeans based on her recent visits there and about the ramifications of a hypothetical nuclear attack on San Francisco.

Germaine Greer with Muriel Murch

Australian author Germaine Greer (born in Australia, 1939) is interviewed by KPFA's Muriel Murch. She discusses her views on menopause, gender differences in the ways boys and girls are socialized and the differing roles men and women play in the family. No information on box label.

Judy Grahn and Grace Paley at the Women's Building

Poet and activist Judy Grahn and author Grace Paley speak at the Benefit for War Resisters League at the Women's Building in San Francisco. The recording opens with the band Swing Shift performing the song "My girl." Grahn's reading here is the unedited version of the reading heard in AZ0456.

The Velvet Sledgehammer: April 22, 1981

Poetry reading by Audre Lorde. Recorded on December 12, 1980 at Barnard College, this poetry reading was a benefit for the Women's Experimental Theater of New York. Lorde reads several poems and excerpts from The Cancer Journals, which had been recently published. Audre Lorde is introduced by WET founder, Sandra Segal and Clare Coss.

The Velvet Sledgehammer: July 30, 1980 (Part 1 only)

This is the production reel for the July 30, 1980 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer. This recording contains a reading by Kate Millet of her statement denouncing death by stoning of Iranian women in Iran. Next is Eileen Zalisk interviewing Marge DeFazio about Women 80 and a planned march down 5th Ave upcoming on August 26, 1980.

A lacy, lacy, lacy card for Valentines Day: lesbians and femininity

A valentine from us to you with love. With comments from Susan Brownmiller, author of "Femininity," interviewed by Judy Pasternak and comments by Constance "Melody Austin" Rodgers and "Helen Carruthers"(Names may be fictional?). Also this may be Part 2 of 2.

Lesbian Pride Concert 1976 (Part 1 only)

Music of Casse Culver, Willie Tyson, Alix Dobkin, and Maxine Feldman. Casse Culver performs: "Three Gypsies", "Sacred River", "Crystal Skies". Willie Tyson performs: "Lay Me Down". Maxine Feldman performs "Amazon". Willie Tyson again with "Witching Hour." Program closes at 27:00 with closing credits, then music starts again. Casse Culver performs: "I'm Late Again".

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