Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre |
PRA Archive # |
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| Coal country women / produced by Mary Kasamatsu |
This is a three-part series on women in Appalachia in the 1970s: mining disasters, their lives as wives and mothers of miners, as miners themselves, and on life in mining country. Produced by Mary Kasamatsu, with funds provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, through National Public Radio's Satellite Program Development Fund. Technical assistance by Moira Rankin and Sharon Shapiro, and editorial assistance from Paul Datmond[sp?] Part 1: "An Ordinary Mornin'" tells the story of the aftermath of a mining disaster. This episode documents the personal impact of the Scotia Mine Disaster as felt by women whose husbands and sons were killed in the explosions at the Scotia Mine in Oven Fork, Kentucky in March 1976. Broadcast on WPFW in 1982 and KPFA, June 5, 1982. Part 2: "Occupation Coal Miner" about women miners in Appalachia, who share their problems and their triumphs and talk about experiences ranging from job discrimination, sexual harassment, and workplace dangers, to the ongoing struggle to balance family responsibility and the demands of rotating shift work in the mines. Broadcast on WPFW in 1982 and KPFA, June 19, 1982. Part 3: "Never Did Run, Ain't Going to Yet": portraits of coal country women. This last episode in the series focuses on coalfield women who have fought and continue to fight to improve the quality of life in their communities. Some of the women featured are long-time labor activist Florence Reece, who wrote the song "Which side are you on?"; Helen Powell, a West Virginia black lung activist; and Betty Anderson, who monitors strip mining and works for tax reform in the coalfields of Tennessee. A common theme of mutual self help runs through each of the women's stories. Broadcast on WPFW in 1982 and KPFA, June 26, 1982. |
Coal mine accidents -- Kentucky, Coal mines and mining, Women coal miners, Scotia Mine Disaster, Oven Fork, Ky., 1976, Women workers., Women labor unionists., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Reece, Florence, 1900-1986 | American Women -- Work and unions | WZ0299 | |
| Visions: sculptor Altina interviewed by Pam Peabody |
WPFW's Visions, a series on visual arts, features an interview with Altina (Schinasi), sculptor of portrait chairs and benches, and with Joan Mister, assistant director of Washington Women's Art Center. Altina talks about her background studying with George Grosz and about the work in her current show at the Touchstone Gallery. Both are interviewed by Pam Peabody, program producer. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Altina, 1907-, Women artists | American Women -- Art and artists | WZ0295.01 | |
| Black women and liberation movements conference (Part 2 only) |
Listening Post: Highlights from the "Black Women and Liberation Movements" Conference, sponsored by Howard University's Institute for the Arts and Humanities, November 8, 1979. Speaker on this reel, Frances Beal, tells of her first teacher and about the history of the SNCC and SCLC. This is reel 2 of 2, reel 1 is missing. |
Beal, Frances, 1940-, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, African American Women | American Women -- Authors and journalists | WZ0293 | |
| Kids talk about drugs / produced by Pamela Brooks |
A Washington D.C. Public Schools Radio Project with several children (mostly Black) from Savoy Elementary School talking about their experiences with drugs, drug users, pushers, and why they hate drugs. One student, Angela Pyles [sp?] reads her poem "King Heroin." Len Whitney is host, Pamela Brooks is producer, and Bob Frazer is engineer. Self-contained. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Savoy Independent School District, Drug use | American Women -- Parenting and children | WZ0290 | |
| 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 of four characters: Doctor (Jeremy Gage); Nurse Jane (Ellen Mead); Nurse Brown (Kate van Burick); Allen (Cotter Smith). The story: a mad scientist has created the perfect machine. He hires a night watchman to stay with it until its heart stops. The nurse on duty and the watchman collaborate to save the world. This play is published (it won 2nd place in a national writing contest) and was performed regionally throughout the country. The play's full title is "We Regret to Inform You That the Destiny of Future Generations Is Uncertain Because of a General Inability On the Part of All Night Watchmen." This program was made possible in part with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the D.C. Commission for the Arts. Contains sensitive language. Chip Gallo and Mike Grambo, sound engineers. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Radio plays. | American Women -- Theater | WZ0288 | |
| Reading of the short story, "Changes" by author Denise Oliver |
Reading of short story "Changes" by author Denise Oliver / Produced by WPFW, Broadcast on KPFA. This program features a reading of the short story "Changes" by author Denise Oliver, former program director for WPFW in Washington, DC. The story is about a young black woman who lived in a black neighborhood in Queens as a teenager and would hang out and later work in the Puerto Rican neighborhood of East Harlem (El Barrio) New York. She finds herself in her early twenties teaching young kids and struggling with the fact that people don't recognize her as black. Her broken Spanish, light skin and straight hair hide her heritage. She falls in love with a young man who is recovering from drug addiction. This program was part of a mini-marathon held at KPFA to raise funds for WPFW, which was not yet on the air. May 3rd, 1976. WZ0019 is a duplicate of this program. |
Oliver, Denise, African American women authors, Puerto Rican-Americans -- New York (City)., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | WZ0268 | |
| Caribbean poets festival: Gail Nichols |
This is a recording of poetry by Gail Nichols from the Caribbean Poets Festival. Poems read include Island Gal, Poem for VMCC and Artery Alive. Uncertain if this was recorded at WBAI or WPFW. Date unknown. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women poets | American Women -- Poetry | WZ0258 | |
| Clips of women's voices and issues |
Tape labeled "Women's" and contains a list of clips related to the women's movement, reproductive rights, etc., beginning with 12-20-79 Activist Kim Klein (Coalition for Medical Rights of women) on IUD's and ending with 1-22-83 10th Anniversary Roe vs. Wade, Roxanne Merryfield. Clips are from various Pacifica stations and are a mixture of actuality, news reports, phone interviews and in-studio commentary. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Radio news programs | American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Activists | WZ0256 | |
| Mary Jefferson |
This episode of Upstream is on Mary Jefferson (1927 - 2002), a jazz and blues singer popular in Washington, D.C. Jefferson talks about young people's relationship to the blues and how the blues really originated with Black women. Contains listener phone calls. Hosted and produced by Nikki Jeter. Program cuts out early. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Black women -- History., African American Women, Jefferson, Mary, 1927-2002, Women jazz musicians | American Women -- Music and musicians | WZ0255.08 | |
| Michelle Parkerson |
This episode of Upstream features filmmaker and poet Michelle Parkerson who talks about the economics of being an independent artist. Parkerson talks about her most recent film, "...But Then She's Betty Carter" (1980), and how she supports herself as a filmmaker. Parkerson also reads some of her poetry in the second half of the program. Program begins and ends with a fundraising pitch and is mixed with music. Hosted and produced by Nikki Jeter. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Black women -- History., African American Women, Parkerson, Michelle | American Women -- Film and television, American Women -- Poetry | WZ0255.07 |