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Whose freedom next? / Tom Wicker

This is a recording of the 1972 Carlos Kelly McClatchy Memorial Lecture "Whose freedom next?" given by Tom Wicker at Stanford University. Wicker's talk is regarding American Civil liberties, and is followed by a question and answer period. Introduced by Lyle Nelson.

The Governor : a national tragedy / by Frank Dwyer ; produced by Suzan Shown Harjo and Frank Harjo

This is a New York Chamber Theatre production of "The Governor: a National Tragedy" by Frank Dwyer, presented in June, 1972 at the Lincoln Center LMPA Theatre. The play concerns the first Black governor of the state of Mississippi. Directed by Suzan Shown [Harjo], and including the following cast members: Russell Costen, Charles Lutz, Frank Ryan, Frank Bara, and Tony Elitcher.

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 of a Troubled Family (Yale University Press, 1972). The book presents a case study of the environmental and interpersonal factors that lead to the development of schizophrenia in a well-to-do American family.

History of the women's suffrage movement : racism and middle class bias against women / Pam Allen.

Pam Allen focuses on racism and the middle class bias in this talk which, was the first of two presentations on the Suffrage Movement she made for the Bay Area School last January. It was recorded in an extremely crowded classroom, so there are a lot of clunks and bangs which we hope won't bother you. Ms.

Women in the arts : in memoriam Marilyn Monroe / Judy Grahn, Anna Hartman, Naomi Lowinsky and Rachel Lowen.

A poetry reading by Judy Grahn (1940 - ), author of "Edward the Dyke," Anna Hartman, Naomi Lowinsky and Rachel Loden that is "...a coming together of women poets to reclaim our bodies from the winding sheet of history and celebrate the many forms of women loving women." The reading was given as part of the Bay Area Festival of Women in the Arts, held on Sunday, October 1, 19

Gypsy Rose Lee / interviewed by Herb Feinstein.

Burlesque actress Gypsy Rose Lee (1911 - 1970) discusses her life in the theater with Herb Feinstein. She discusses some of the highlights of her career as well as her relationship with her family.

Diahann Carroll at the Fairmont interviewed by Herbert Feinstein

Dr. Feinstein talks with the star of stage, screen, supper clubs and television about the problems of being a black actress in Hollywood films. Diahann Carroll discusses her relationship with her mother, her history, and her career. Carroll was the first African American actress to star in her own television series where she did not play a domestic worker.

Hermione Gingold at the Geary Theater / interviewed by Herbert Feinstein.

British actor Hermione Gingold (1897 - 1987) chats with Herbert Feinstein in her dressing room at the Geary Theater in San Francisco about her career in the theater. Topics range from her current role as Madame Rosepettle in Arthur Kopit's "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad" to her admiration of Charlie Chaplin.

The Llano colony

Walter Millsap, one-time board member of the Llano Del Rio colony, talks with Art Wadsworth about this American experiment in "equal ownership, equal wages, and equal social opportunities."

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 Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland, and played near military bases and the Pacific Rim. Ms. Menken talks with Alan Farley about her involvement with the show, including the feminist "takeover" of the production.

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