Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # |
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| An Interview with Margie Adam / produced by Clara Kern. |
An interview with songwriter Margie Adam by KPFT's Clara Kern. They discuss changing relations between men and women in society, the performer's relationship to her audience, the characteristics of women's music, and about the Equal Rights Amendment. Contains clips of some of Adam's songs throughout. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Adam, Margie., Women's music, Lesbian musicians, Kern, Clara | American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Music and musicians | TZ0021 | An Interview with Margie Adam / produced by Clara Kern. (CD) |
| Margaret Thatcher / by Helen Boaden. |
The second of two parts of BBC's Helen Boaden's report on the effects of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's policies on small businesses, both old and new. Features interviews with Brian Walden, director of the London Enterprise Agency at the London Chamber of Commerce; Simon Hoskins, brewery owner; the director of a small manufacturing firm, unnamed; Robin Murray, economist at Sussex University; and Charlie Rossi, councillor for the London Borough of Camden and rat-catcher. PRA does not currently have the first part of this recording. |
Boaden, Helen., Women politicians, Thatcher, Margaret., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Small businesses | American Women -- Politicians and politics | PZ0035 | Margaret Thatcher / by Helen Boaden. (CD) |
| Andrea Dworkin interviewed by Josy Catoggio |
Feminist writer Andrea Dworkin talks about her latest novel, Mercy, with Josy Catoggio of KPFK's Feminist Magazine. Dworkin talks about the parts of the book that are autobiographical, including her experiences in a house of detention where she was sent for anti-war demonstrations. Dworkin says she was raped in prison by doctors and that this rendered her mute. She also discusses her insistence that pornography be outlawed as it has a direct link to violence against women. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Dworkin, Andrea., Catoggio, Josy., Feminist literature. | American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Authors and journalists | KZ4085 | Andrea Dworkin interviewed by Josie Cattoggio (CD) |
| Take Back the Night march featuring a speech by Andrea Dworkin |
Actuality of the Women Take Back the Night march held in Los Angeles on April 19, 1980. Contains a speech by feminist activist Andrea Dworkin (1946-1995), a performance by the Los Angeles Women's Chorus and the Great American Yankee Freedom Band of Los Angeles perform, interviews with participants and actualities from the crowd. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Dworkin, Andrea., Take Back the Night (Organization), Protests, demonstrations, vigils, etc. -- Los Angeles (Calif.). | American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Violence against women | KZ4064 | Take Back the Night march featuring a speech by Andrea Dworkin (CD) |
| Meg Christian performs at the 1981 West Coast Women's Music Festival |
Meg Christian performs at the 1981 West Coast Women's Music Festival just after the release of her album "Turning it over," on Olivia Records. Songs performed are Turning it over -- Train song(?) -- Restless -- There's a light -- You bet (co-written by Holly Near) -- Southern home -- Gym II -- I wish you well -- The road I took to you -- Sweet darlin' woman. With Diane Lindsay on guitar. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Christian, Meg, Lesbian musicians, Women's music festivals, Lindsay, Diane | American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Lesbians | KZ4061 | Meg Christian performs at the Women's Music Festival (CD) |
| Carolyn Forché reads her poetry |
Poet Carolyn Forché reads her poetry live in front of an audience. Forché, who taught at San Diego State from 1975-78 and who has worked with Amnesty International and Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero, relates stories of her experiences in Latin America and South America between poems. Poems read are San Onofre, The Island (for Claribel Alegria), The memory of Elena, The visitor, The colonel, and Return (for Josephine Crum). Rosenbluth's intro says this program also includes an interview with Forché, but interview is missing on this recording. Outro song by Holly Near, "El Salvador." Contains sensitive language. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Forché, Carolyn, El Salvador--Poetry., Rosenbluth, Helene, Latin America--Poetry. | American Women -- Poetry | KZ4036 | Carolyn Forche reads her poetry 1982 live (CD) |
| Yoko Ono interview / by Barbara Cady. |
Musician and artist Yoko Ono discusses the feminist movement and its relationship to the mass media with KPFK's Barbara Cady. Ono and Cady discuss how women's art and writing is ignored by the media, dissect some of the criticisms of the women's movement, and discuss some of Ono's recent art. Contains some sensitive language. Identical to BC1357. |
Cady, Barbara., Women -- Social conditions., Women in mass media., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Ono, Yōko, 1943- | American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Music and musicians | KZ1290 | Yoko Ono interview / by Barbara Cady. (CD) |
| To be young, lesbian and Black in the '50s / Audre Lorde ; produced by Helene Rosenbluth. |
The writer Audre Lorde (1934 - 1992) describes her experiences growing up as a Black lesbian in New York City in the 1950s, touching on subjects such as frequenting gay and lesbian bars in the Greenwich Village and communal-style living experiments. She reads excerpts from her book, Zami: A new spelling of my name: a biomythography (Persephone Press, 1982). Recorded at Hunter College in New York. Produced by Helene Rosenbluth. |
Rosenbluth, Helene, African American women authors, Women, Black -- Personal narratives., Lesbians -- Personal narratives, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Lorde, Audre | American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | KZ1240 | To Be Young, Lesbian, and Black in the '50s / Audre Lord ; Helene Rosenbluth. (CD) |
| We remember Jean Donovan / produced by Blase Bonpane and Chuck Moore. |
Pat and Ray Donovan, parents of Jean Donovan, one of four American nuns who was murdered in El Salvador, are interviewed by KPFK commentator Blase Bonpane on December 24, 1980. Actor David Clennon also talks about Jean, as well as his visit to El Salvador to discover more about the death of Michael Kline, another American slain in El Salvador. Produced by Chuck Moore. |
Donovan, Pat., Clennan, David., Donovan, Ray., Bonpane, Blase., Moore, Chuck., Murder -- El Salvador., Donovan, Jean, Kline, Michael, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Activists | KZ1230 | We remember Jean Donovan / produced by Blase Bonpane and Chuck Moore. (CD) |
| Tar baby / Toni Morrison ; interviewed by Barbara Cady. |
Author Toni Morrison (1931 - ) discusses her latest book, Tar Baby (Alfred A. Knopf, 1981) with KPFK's Barbara Cady. Morrison discusses class conflicts between Black people as one of the book's themes, her feelings about authors' personalities showing in their books, and about other Black women writers. |
Morrison, Toni, Women authors, Authors, Black., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | KZ1201 | Tar baby / Toni Morrison ; interviewed by Barbara Cady. (CD) |