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Part three in a series of documentaries and discussions which focus upon issues of the Women's movement, produced by Kay Lindsey. pt.3. The psychology of abortion and birth control. Guests are Lucinda Cisler and James Clapp of Public Education Committee of Parents Aid Society of Hempstead, Long Island, and both members of the Abortion Committee of the National Organization for Women. Cisler clarifies that they are speaking for themselves and not representing their organizations in this discussion. Cisler and Clapp discuss the little-discussed matter of female psychology when she is confronted with the problems of birth control and abortion. Kay Lindsey moderates.

Part four in a series of documentaries and discussions which focus upon issues of the Women's movement, produced by Kay Lindsey. pt.4. The problems of love and violence in male-female relations. The fourth program in the series on women produced by Kay Lindsey is a discussion on the nature of love in this society and the implications for women. Participants are Ti-Grace Atkinson of the October 17th Movement, Anne Koedt of Radical Women, and John Wilson. Topics also include racial discrimination, and the different expectations of men and women in the workforce.

A program about women's work in American. This program contains portions of two speak-outs held recently in New York City, one of women office workers (see BC1717) and one on women's work (possibly BC1722). The program was produced by Bonnie Bellow and Brett Harvey, with special assistance from Judy Sherman, Nanette Rainote, and Susan Sheftel, and technical production by Peter Zanger.  Speakers include: 1. Unidentified woman tells story of working in dry cleaning business beginning 42 years ago. (2 min.); 2. Woman who ran away from home, became a worker in stockyards where she attended young Communist league meetings. Talks about dangers of industry. (5 min.); 3. Black woman from North Carolina houseworker paid $3.50 per week. Came to New York in 1948. Became a sleep-in girl for $40 a week. No security as houseworker. (5 min.); 4. Laundry worker. (3 min.); 5. Asian woman paid $1.00 an hour as a garment factory worker. (2 min.); 6. Stockyard worker (2 min.); 7. Garment factory worker who complained about doing same job of men and earned less $44.00 week. Special thanks to Studs Terkel for the loan of some of the taped interviews used in his book "Working" (Pantheon), and thanks to Alice and Staughton Lynd for the loan of material from their book "Rank and file". 

A conversation with four women authors, Mary Oppen, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Anita Barrows, and Frances Jaffer, ranging from 34 to 72 years old in age. The women discuss their work, feminism, and long associations with one another. Produced (and hosted?) by Norma Smith. Program also contains readings of some of the authors' works. Outro is Sweet Honey and the Rock singing Bernice Reagon's "Every Woman".