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Women's legal clinic: December 2, 1979-Child custody

Women's Legal Clinic aircheck. Judy Levin and Betty Levinson discuss child custody and take listener phone calls.

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, CHILD CUSTODY & SUPPORT, Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century, Divorce -- United States., Women -- Economic conditions., Child support -- Law and legislation -- United States American Women -- Parenting and children, American Women -- Marriage and divorce IZ0449.08
Loneliness in America and taxi dancers

A listener’s personal view of alienation, sexual loneliness and prostitution. Carlos Hagen produced a couple of programs on loneliness and alienation in our contemporary American society and loneliness that leads to compromise. Hagen received much listener response, and the stand-out was this documentary montage of personal commentaries, readings, and songs produced by a listener, Dennis Wulkan. The recording conveys the scene of "taxi dancing" and "dancing halls," establishments of any big city where lonely men can go and for a fee, dance with "hostesses." Note on box "It is a sad and depressing documentary, but realistic portraying some of the loneliness and alienation that affects so many people living in the anonimity of a big city."

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Dance halls -- Los Angeles (Calif.)., Prostitution., Alienation (Social psychology)., Taxi dancers, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences KZ0075
Our days in court / produced by Fran Watkins and Isabel Welsh.

Overview of the history of legal issues concerning women, including name changes in marriage contracts, control of one's earnings, divorce and custody rights, and employment discrimination. Includes interviews with Nancy Davis, Mary Dunlap and Wendy Williams, Equal Rights Advocates attorneys in San Francisco. Produced by Fran Watkins and Isabel Welsh.

Watkins, Fran., Women -- Legal status, laws, etc., Law and society -- United States., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Law BC1522
The obsession / Kim Chernin

Author Kim Chernin talks about the fixation American women have with their bodies, what they eat, and their appearances, and food in literature. Chernin reads excerpts from her book, "The obsession: reflections on the tyranny of slenderness" (New York: Random House, 1981) and answers questions from the audience (audience questions are edited out of this program). This program was recorded at the Sisterhood Bookstore in November 1981. Broadcast on May 17, 1982.

Chernin, Kim., Diet., Women authors, Food habits., Women -- Psychology., Obsession / Kim Chernin ; produced by Helene Rosenbluth.**The, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Health, American Women -- Authors and journalists KZ1128
Women's Pentagon Action Rally

Banded reel of actuality from the Women's Pentagon Action on November 17, 1980, held in Washington, D.C, during which over two thousand women surrounded the Pentagon to protest the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the destruction of the Earth and the oppression of women. Begins with a reading of the Statement of Purpose for the Action (women against imperialist war powers - to stop the production of nuclear weapons), which was drafted by Grace Paley; 8:47--welcome remarks in Washington, DC by an unidentified woman; 9:56--actuality of music, chants at rally; 10:55--Bella Abzug statement to interviewer; 12:25--Eleanor Fowler from Bucks County, PA for WILPF comments; 13:41--Caroline Warren, Quaker and "born again pacifist" comments; 14:38--Nia (no last name given), activist in housing and community development, comments; 16:19--comments by Amy Swerdlow, Women Strike for Peace; 17:43--Developing countries representative (name not given on tape) comments.

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Protests, demonstrations, vigils, etc. -- Washington, D. C., Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998, Swerdlow, Amy American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism IZ0909
Space and social change: Dolores Hayden interviewed by Sheila de Bretteville and Clare Spark Loeb

Dolores Hayden, architect and founder of Women in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Planning (WALAP) and author of "Space and social change," a study of six communitarian experiments in the 19th century, is interviewed by Sheila De Bretteville of the Women's Design Program at Cal Arts and Clare Spark Loeb, host of the "Sour apple tree" series. Topic question is "How does physical form embody social values and affect political processes?" Hayden also gives background on the WALAP organization and its effects. Self-contained. Produced by Clare Spark Loeb.

Hayden, Dolores, Design -- Social aspects., Design -- Political aspects, Architecture, Modern -- Social aspects., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Art and artists KZ2783
Whatever became of: the Pickens sisters / Patti Pickens interviewed by Richard Lamparski.

Interview with Patti Pickens (1914–1995) of the singing trio The Pickens Sisters. From the folio: "Surely you have awakened in the middle of the night wondering about the 3 lovelies from 1930s radio. Patti steps from the center of the trio to tell all to their most loyal groupie, Richard Lamparski. Just when you feel you can't bear another minute, the program ends with a 1937 Harry Richman record."

Pickens, Patti., Music, Popular (Songs, etc.) -- United States., Whatever became of : the Pickens sisters / interviewed by Richard Lamparski., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Music and musicians BC0436.22
Teresa Trull live at the West Coast Women's Music Festival (year unknown)

Teresa Trull performing at the West Coast Women's Music Festival, September 13-16, 198?. Among the songs performed are Let It Be Known, Get Up, and Give It Up. Backing vocalists: Najla Id-Deen, Lady Bianca and Linda Tillery. Piano: Susan Muscarella. Bass: Joy Pené Julks. Guitar and percussion: June Millington. Drums: Bernice Brooks. Traps and percussion: Sheila Escovedo.

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Trull, Teresa., Women musicians. American Women -- Music and musicians AZ1671
Second Birth: Anais Nin At College Of Marin, California, 1973

Anais Nin [1903-1977] speech to students at College of Marin, California, 1973. She discusses the necessity of a second birth--the search for inner strength and the initiation of indidvidual growth. She believes the only way we as people can face the despairs and horrors of history is to conquer our own prejudices, become more sensitive and develop empathy for others. Audience questions are repeated by program announcer. Recorded 1973.

Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women authors American Women -- Authors and journalists PZ0492
Congressperson Yvonne Burke examines JFK and MLK assassinations

Earl Ofari and Ron Ridenauer interview Congressperson Yvonne Brathwaite Burke about her role in the reexamination of the Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy assassinations. Produced by Earl Ofari.

Burke, Yvonne Brathwaite., Assassination., Women politicians, Women legislators--California, King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Politicians and politics KZ0054
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