American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
PRA Archive # | Title | Description | Genre | Broadcast Date |
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WZ0050 | A blind blues street singer / Flora Molton ; interviewed by Natalie Reuss. |
Interview with Flora Molton, blind blues street-singer of the Washington, D.C. area. Flora tells... |
American Women -- Music and musicians | WPFW, Sept. 1976. |
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 |
WZ0295.01 | Visions: sculptor Altina interviewed by Pam Peabody |
WPFW's Visions, a series on visual arts, features an interview with Altina (Schinasi),... |
American Women -- Art and artists | WPFW, November 4, 1978 |
WZ0293 | Black women and liberation movements conference (Part 2 only) |
Listening Post: Highlights from the "Black Women and Liberation Movements" Conference... |
American Women -- Authors and journalists | WPFW, November 26, 1979 |
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 |
WZ0002.01 | Discrimination at work: federal workers and equal opportunity |
On whether the federal government has successfully implemented its own equal opportunity program... |
American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WPFW, Mar. 20, 1977 and KPFA, May 1, 1978 |
WZ0255.02 | Black women of achievement: Stephanie Colbert Hopkins |
Interview with Stephanie Colbert Hopkins, president of Star Step, Inc, a public relations firm.... |
American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WPFW, July 7, 1981 |
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 |
WZ0255.01 | Interview with Mamie Williams |
This July is WPFW's tribute to women month, and Upstream is celebrating with programs about... |
American Women -- Religion, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WPFW, July 22, 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 |
WZ0290 | Kids talk about drugs / produced by Pamela Brooks |
A Washington D.C. Public Schools Radio Project with several children (mostly Black) from Savoy... |
American Women -- Parenting and children | WPFW, January 21, 1972 |
WZ0002.02 | Labor fights for the ERA |
This episode of "Them and Us" is asking "Should labor unions support ERA (Equal... |
American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), American Women -- Work and unions | WPFW, January 19, 1978 |
WZ0256 | Clips of women's voices and issues |
Tape labeled "Women's" and contains a list of clips related to the women's... |
American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Activists | WPFW, ca. 1979-12-20/1983-01-22? |
WZ0255.06 | Women in Washington, D.C. |
This episode of Upstream is on women and dating in Washington, D.C. Topics covered include... |
American Women -- Anthropology and societal role | WPFW, August 8, 1981 |
WZ0047 | Harlan county USA / Nancy Barker and Hart Perry |
Barry Parker from WPFW's Film Exchange interviews Nancy Barker and Hart Perry, respectively... |
American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Film and television | WPFW, 28 Mar. 1977. |
WZ0299 | Coal country women / produced by Mary Kasamatsu |
This is a three-part series on women in Appalachia in the 1970s: mining disasters, their lives... |
American Women -- Work and unions | WPFW, 1982; KPFA, June 5, 19, 26, 1982 |
WZ0288 | We regret to inform you: a radio drama by Grace Cavalieri |
This radio drama was written by Grace Cavalieri, directed by Dorothy Biondi [sp?], and consists... |
American Women -- Theater | WPFW, 1978 |
WZ0101 | Washington Area Feminist Theatre. |
On this episode of the Survival Clearing House for the Arts, host Naomi Eftis interviews Mary... |
American Women -- Theater | WPFW, 10? Aug. 1977 |
WZ0258 | Caribbean poets festival: Gail Nichols |
This is a recording of poetry by Gail Nichols from the Caribbean Poets Festival. Poems read... |
American Women -- Poetry | WBAI?, 197? |
IZ0449.19 | Everywomanspace: September 6, 1982-Angela Gilliam hosts |
Aircheck of September 6, 1982 program of Everywomanspace, hosted by Angela Gilliam. The theme of... |
American Women -- International women, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WBAI, September 6, 1982. |
BC2196.21 | Women in India / Laura Shapiro; interviewed by Viv Sutherland. |
Viv Sutherland interviews Laura Shapiro, feminist journalist, on the status of women in India.... |
American Women -- International women | WBAI, September 6, 1975 |
IZ1503 | A tribute to Esther Rand |
In June of 1981, tenant organizer Esther Rand of the East Side Tenant Council died at the age of... |
American Women -- Work and unions | WBAI, September 5, 1981 |
IZ0528.03 | High tech snake oil: September 4, 1984[?]- Breastfeeding |
"High tech snake oil," was a sub-series of the WBAI series "Bread and roses,... |
American Women -- Parenting and children | WBAI, September 4, 1984[?] (year unknown) |
BB3817.01 | After surgery (Episode 1 of 6) |
Documentary on New York City hospitals, evaluating the affiliation program between municipal and... |
American Women -- Health | WBAI, September 4, 1968 |
IZ1139.01 | Interview with Jean Stein, author of Edie: An American biography |
David Rothenberg talks to Jean Stein (b. 1934), author of "Edie: An American Biography... |
American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies | WBAI, September 30, 1982 |
BB4314 | Changing lifestyles in America today / Margaret Mead |
Margaret Mead's speech before the City Commission on Human Rights hearings on the Status of... |
American Women -- Reproductive rights | WBAI, September 30, 1970 |
BB3817.04 | Hospital use and abuse (Episode 4 of 6) |
Documentary on New York City hospitals, evaluating the affiliation program between municipal and... |
American Women -- Health | WBAI, September 25, 1968 |
IZ1416 | The professional, the mother, and the child: a history of child raising |
This is a recording of a paper delivered by Deirdre English at the Delaware Valley Mental Health... |
American Women -- Parenting and children | WBAI, September 23, 1975 |
IZ0448 | Kate Clinton performance |
Lesbian, feminist and humorist, Kate Clinton speaks to a live audience. Clinton jokes about WASA... |
American Women -- Comedians | WBAI, September 22, 1982 |
IZ0683 | Women and the Art of Motorcycle Racing / produced by Judith Ghinger |
Self-contained program produced for WBAI by Judith Ghinger. Five women motorcyclists were... |
American Women -- Athletes | WBAI, September 19, 1977 |
BB3817.03 | Research with the poor (Episode 3 of 6) |
Documentary on New York City hospitals, evaluating the affiliation program between municipal and... |
American Women -- Health | WBAI, September 18, 1968 |
BB4155 | Here she is: the making of Miss America, 1970 / reported by Mary Lou Oates; produced by Robert Kuttner |
Report and actuality of the events surrounding a major beauty pageant, including a protest and... |
American Women -- Feminism | WBAI, September 15, 1969 |
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 |
IZ1365 | Zerega Association mayoral forum with Bella Abzug |
On August 31, 1977 the community association of Zerega in the Bronx held a mayoral forum... |
American Women -- Politicians and politics | WBAI, September 1, 1977 |
IZ0487.03 | Interview with Sharon Presley |
Kirkpatrick Sale speaks with Sharon Presley, a libertarian feminist. Contains listener phone... |
American Women -- Politicians and politics | WBAI, possibly February 26, 1981 |
IZ1384 | Women's Antinuclear Rally (incomplete) |
Recording of speeches from an anti-nuclear rally. No date or location is given but it may be... |
American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism | WBAI, possibly 1979 (no broadcast info on tape) |
IZ1418 | Edwina Lee Tyler concert at Columbia University, 1979 |
Edwina Lee Tyler, pioneer of African drumming by women, gives a concert on November 10, 1979 at... |
American Women -- Music and musicians | WBAI, possibly 1979 (no broadcast info on tape) |
BC1446 | Dear brother Erika / Erika Seastrom ; interviewed by Bonnie Bellow. |
Erika Seastrom, a member for 20 years of the Printers Union, describes her life working under... |
American Women -- Work and unions | WBAI, Part 1: 2 Apr. 1973, 6 Apr. 1973; Part 2: 10 Apr. 1973, 11 Apr. 1973. |
IZ1371 | What's up: Verna Gillis interviews erotic film star Jamie Gillis |
Jamie Gillis, star of The Opening of Misty Beethoven and Through the Looking Glass, discusses... |
American Women -- Sex | WBAI, October 9, 1976 |
BB3817.06 | Organization, control, and planning for medical services (Episode 6 of 6) |
Documentary on New York City hospitals, evaluating the affiliation program between municipal and... |
American Women -- Health | WBAI, October 9, 1968 |
IZ0255.02 | High Heeled Women: October 8, 1981 |
High Heeled Women present the "Not for High Heeled Women Only" talk show. In this... |
American Women -- Comedians | WBAI, October 8, 1981 |
IZ1499 | A Crime To Fit The Punishment: an interview with the filmmakers |
Mimi Rosenberg speaks with Barbara A. Moss and Stephen Mack on their new film, "A Crime to Fit... |
American Women -- Film and television | WBAI, October 7, 1982 |
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 |
BC2017 | Urban education: October 6, 1973 |
Taped one week after graduation, a group of sixth graders from P.S. 42 in the Lower East Side... |
American Women -- Education, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WBAI, October 6, 1973 |
IZ1455.02 | Lesbian parenthood: Nancy Johnson and Diana Utah |
This episode of Lesbian Radio Spectacular with a Cast of Millions, hosted by Judy Pasternak is... |
American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Parenting and children | WBAI, October 5, 1976 |
IZ0449.20 | Everywomanspace: October 4, 1982 |
Aircheck of Everywomanspace episode hosted by Angela Gilliam. The fourth in a series of programs... |
American Women -- Aging | WBAI, October 4, 1982. |
IZ1442 | The role of women, the family, and religion in the 1980s |
On October 4, 1980, WBAI held a special day of programming, examining political trends and what... |
American Women -- Reproductive rights | WBAI, October 4, 1980 |
IZ0778 | Marge Piercy reading her poems |
Marge Piercy, poet and novelist, reads her poems at Goddard College, Plainfield, VT and talks... |
American Women -- Poetry | WBAI, October 4, 1977 |
BC1070 | Fanny: the all girl band |
Members of the all-woman rock group Fanny discuss and play their music. The band consists of... |
American Women -- Music and musicians | WBAI, October 4, 1972 |
BC2196.10 | The transsexual empire |
Viv Sutherland interviews Janice Raymond, author of "The transsexual empire." |
American Women -- Authors and journalists | WBAI, October 3, 1979 |
IZ1386 | Betty Pilkington interviews U.N. Ambassador Medhi Vakil about Iran |
U.N. Correspondent Betty Pilkington interviews United Nations Ambassador to Iran, Mehdi Vakil,... |
American Women -- Authors and journalists | WBAI, October 25, 1966 |
IZ1413 | Jazzwomen U.S.A.: October 23, 1981 |
Self-contained episode from October 23, 1981. Conclusion of the previous episode's focus on... |
American Women -- Music and musicians | WBAI, October 23, 1981 |
IZ0766 | Women composers / Judy Sherman |
Women composers explore the question of why so many women composers have emerged of late, and... |
American Women -- Music and musicians | WBAI, October 23, 1972 |
IZ1349.08 | Women and the world in the 1980s: October 22, 1982-Author Elizabeth Wilson |
Episode from October 22, 1982. Blanche Wiesen Cook interviews Elizabeth Wilson, feminist... |
American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- International women | WBAI, October 22, 1982 |
BC0943.03 | Pregnancy |
Know your body: Pregnancy. This is lecture is part of a course on women's health given at... |
American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Health | WBAI, October 22, 1972 |
IZ1354 | Women Against Pornography march in Times Square (October 1979) |
This recording contains music, interviews and speeches from the October 20, 1979 march in Times... |
American Women -- Violence against women, American Women -- Sex | WBAI, October 20, 1979 |
IZ0423.04 | Claude Goretta and Isabelle Huppert |
Judith Kass interviews film director Claude Goretta and actor Isabelle Huppert, the star of his... |
American Women -- Film and television | WBAI, October 20, 1977 |
IZ1349.01 | This bridge called my back: October 2, 1981 |
Aircheck of first in a series of programs on the history of women of color titled "This... |
American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WBAI, October 2, 1981 |
IZ0449.26 | Poetry reading to benefit Out & Out Books |
Blanche Wiesen Cook hosts a poetry reading that took place May 11th of this year (1978) to... |
American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians | WBAI, October 2, 1978 |
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 |
BB3817.05 | Community health care and Medicaid cutbacks (Episode 5 of 6) |
Documentary on New York City hospitals, evaluating the affiliation program between municipal and... |
American Women -- Health | WBAI, October 2, 1968 |
IZ1487 | The Velvet Sledgehammer: compilation of Sledgehammer Theater Review by Donna Allegra |
A compilation of "Sledgehammer Theater Reports" by Donna Allegra. The reel contains the... |
American Women -- Theater | WBAI, October 1980 through February 1981 |
IZ1361 | Sagaris and the August 7th Survival Community |
This summer, 200 active feminists from all over the United States and Canada came to Lyndonville... |
American Women -- Activists | WBAI, October 19, 1975 |
IZ0449.23 | The Women Peacemakers: October 18, 1982 |
This program is in three parts: 1. Cora Weiss interviews Kathy Jarvis of Advocates for Children... |
American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism | WBAI, October 18, 1982 |
IZ1406 | Women in pre-colonial Ashanti / Dr. Shirley Strickland |
In the summer of 1978, twelve women and men, scholars from all over the U.S., met in New York to... |
American Women -- International women | WBAI, October 18, 1978 |
IZ0651 | Kathleen Cleaver interviewed by Rob Crocker |
Rob Crocker, WBAI, interviews Kathleen Cleaver, wife of Eldridge Cleaver, and today representing... |
American Women -- Relatives of notable men, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WBAI, October 17, 1971 |
BC0943.04 | Women and doctors |
Know your body: Women and doctors. This lecture, part of the series "Know Your Body"... |
American Women -- Health | WBAI, October 15, 1972 |
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 |
IZ1455.01 | Lesbian sexuality |
This episode of the Lesbian Radio Spectacular with a Cast of Millions, hosted by Judy Pasternak... |
American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Sex | WBAI, October 12, 1976 |
IZ1366 | FOIA - The Right To Know panel on the health of atomic vets |
A panel discussion on the right to know, with William Howard, past president of the National... |
American Women -- Health | WBAI, October 11, 1982 |
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 |
IZ0603 | Holly Near / interview by Gail Pellett and Paul Gorman |
Gail Pellett and Paul Gorman interview singer-songwriter Holly Near and Jeff Langley, her piano... |
American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Lesbians | WBAI, Oct. 1975. |
BC2793.01 | Well, the words have changed anyway (Part 1 of 4) |
In this first program in the series "You must go home again: 1970," Marcia Tompkins... |
American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WBAI, November 9, 1970 and KPFA, January 7, 1971 |
IZ0449.24 | The Women Peacemakers: November 8, 1982 |
Hosted by Cora Weiss. Guests are Liz Brando from Leicester, UK, of the Campaign for Nuclear... |
American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism | WBAI, November 8, 1982 |
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 |
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 |
BC2793.04 | Phone-in questions (Part 4 of 4) |
This is the fourth and final program produced by Marcia Tompkins in a series called "You... |
American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WBAI, November 30, 1970 |
IZ1422 | Frances Jaffer |
The San Francisco-based poet Frances Jaffer (1921-1999) reads from her work, talks about her... |
American Women -- Poetry | WBAI, November 3, 1981 |
IZ1391 | Celebration: Harvey Swados |
This is an interview with Bette Swados and Robin Swados, widow and son of the author Harvey... |
American Women -- Relatives of notable men | WBAI, November 29, 1975 |
IZ1474 | Sophie Cohen speaks on the 1913 Paterson, New Jersey silk strike |
This program is a talk give by Sophie Cohen, IWW (Industrial Workers of the World) worker who... |
American Women -- Work and unions | WBAI, November 27, 1976 |
IZ1349.10 | Women and the world in the 1980s: November 26, 1982 |
Blanche Wiesen Cook interviews Lucy Gilbert, psychotherapist in private practice specializing in... |
American Women -- Violence against women, American Women -- Parenting and children | WBAI, November 26, 1982 |
IZ1349.11 | Women and the world in the 1980s: Grenada in 1983 |
Blanche Wiesen Cook speaks with poet and novelist Audre Lorde (1934-1992) and Zala Chandler from... |
American Women -- International women | WBAI, November 25, 1983 |
BC2793.03 | Four people of the town (Part 3 of 4) |
This is the third of four programs produced by Marcia Tompkins in a series called "You must... |
American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WBAI, November 23, 1970 and KPFA January 21, 1971 |
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 |
IZ1349.09 | Women and the world in the 1980s: November 20, 1982-Audre Lorde |
Blanche Wiesen Cook interviews poet, essayist and civil rights activist Audre Lorde (1934-1992)... |
American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WBAI, November 20, 1982 |
IZ1369 | Country commune cooking / Lucy Horton |
Yolanda Tennyson interviews Lucy Horton, author of Country Commune Cooking (Coward, McCann and... |
American Women -- Authors and journalists | WBAI, November 20, 1972 |
IZ0449.16 | Trying to survive: prostitution and women's work |
The third in a series of three documentaries about prostitution and women's work (The... |
American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Work and unions | WBAI, November 2, 1981 and January 4, 1982. |
IZ0723 | Stop E.R.A.: Meg Katz interviewed by Bonnie Bellow |
Bonnie Bellow interviews Meg Katz of "Stop E.R.A.", one of the groups opposed to the... |
American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) | WBAI, November 2, 1975 |
BB3866.01 | Women: an introduction / produced by Kay Lindsey (Episode 1 of 5) |
Part one in a series of documentaries and discussions which focus upon issues of the Women'... |
American Women -- Feminism | WBAI, November 19?, 1968 |
IZ1414.01 | Sojourner's Journal: November 19, 1981-Black women writers and artists |
Sojourner's Journal, a series about Black women. Yasmin Pierre speaks with four Black women... |
American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WBAI, November 19, 1981 |
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 |
BC2793.02 | An interview with Robert Shelton (Part 2 of 4) |
This is the second of four programs produced by Marcia Tompkins in a series called "You... |
American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WBAI, November 16 1970 and KPFA, January 14, 1971 |
IZ1451 | Women in Spain |
In this program, panelists Linda Gould Levine, professor at Montclair State College, Gloria... |
American Women -- International women | WBAI, November 15, 1977 |
IZ0449.11 | Women's occupational health: November 10, 1980 |
The first in a series of programs on women's occupational safety and health with Dr. Jeanne... |
American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health | WBAI, November 10, 1980 |
IZ0449.21 | Everywomanspace: November 1, 1982 |
Aircheck of Everywomanspace with Angela Gilliam from November 1, 1982. The guests are Sonja Dean... |
American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Parenting and children | WBAI, November 1, 1982. |
IZ1447 | Women reporting on women |
Three feminist journalists who were all involved in coverage of the Houston Women's... |
American Women -- Authors and journalists | WBAI, May 8, 1978 |
IZ0449.06 | Women's legal clinic: May 7, 1979-Legal rights related to pregnancy |
The topic of this week's Women's Legal Clinic is pregnancy, disability, and women... |
American Women -- Work and unions | WBAI, May 7, 1979. |
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 |
IZ0904 | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom conference, 1981 |
Two speakers at the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom conference, recorded... |
American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism | WBAI, May 27, 1981? |
IZ1395 | 1979 Long Island women's music festival: Ruth Pelham and June Millington |
The festival was held from March 17, 1979. Archives has two tapes from this event. The first has... |
American Women -- Music and musicians | WBAI, May 27, 1979 |