Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # |
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| Women in film / Siew-Hwa Beh and Sharon Smith ; interviewed by Judy Chicago. |
Women in Film is the title of a new magazine edited by Saunie Salyer and Siew-Hwa Beh. Editor Siew-Hwa Beh and contributor Sharon Smith, University of Southern California graduate student, are interviewed by Judy Chicago about the magazine and women in film. |
Salyer, Saunie., Smith, Sharon P., Beh, Siew-Hwa., Chicago, Judy, 1939-, Film industry., Periodicals, Publishing of., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Film and television | BC0612 | |
| 1981 Abortion Rally in New York City |
Speakers at a rally in New York City on abortion and equal rights for women, circa June 1981. Speakers include Carolina Castillo, representative of the Executive Council of the General Association of Salvadoran University Students (in Spanish, with English translation); an unidentified speaker who discusses upcoming ERA rally in front of the New York Public Library on 42nd Street; former New York State Senator Karen Burstein; Ellen Willis, feminist activist and writer for the Village Voice; and New York City Councilmember Ruth Messinger. This may be a production reel for WBAI's "Common Ground" program. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Abortion, Equal Rights Amendment (Proposed)., Protests, demonstrations, vigils, etc. -- New York (City). | American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Activists | IZ0902 | |
| Women passing / Lynn Fonfa |
Lynn Fonfa, member of the San Francisco Lesbian History Project, talks about women who passed for men in the late 1800's and 1900's. Fonfa quotes correspondence and interviews from numerous women who "masqueraded" during that time and describes the ways in which these women passed. She is introduced by documentary filmmaker Liz Stevens. Mixed with music. Produced by Helene Rosenbluth for KPFK. |
Fonfa, Lynn, Women -- History., Lesbians -- History, Cross dressing--1890-1900, Cross dressing--1900-1910, San Francisco Lesbian and Gay History Project (Calif.), American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women's history | KZ0883 | |
| Across the seas: lesbianism in Australia and Japan |
Helene Rosenbluth talks with two women, Amanda and Jane, from Melbourne, Australia about the conditions for lesbians in their country: access to employment, the social and political life of lesbians vis-a-vis gay men in Australia, and the history of anti-gay laws in the country. Part two of this recording contains a discussion with women in Japan about what it's like to be a lesbian there. The Japanese women interviewed are not identified. Recorded in 1976 when Holly Near, Amy Horowitz, and Sally Savitz went to an anti-nuke conference in Japan. Technical quality for this second half-hour of the program is poor but audible. Recorded in Japan on interior mike of low-quality cassette recorder. Leslie Lee and Catherine Stifter provided additional production work. |
Lesbians -- Australia -- Social conditions, Across the seas : lesbianism in Australia and Japan / interviews by Helene Rosenbluth., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- International women, American Women -- Lesbians | KZ0887 | |
| In Celebration of Black Womanhood / Aileen Hernandez |
Aileen Hernandez, former President of the National Organization for Women, and founder of the Black Women Organized for Action, gives a brilliant presentation of the problems, triumphs, and realities of life for Black women in the USA. Opens with Joyce Carol Thomas reading "A Poem for Black Women." Hernandez is introduced by Margaret Sloan. Venue of speech unknown. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Hernandez, Aileen C., African American women poets, Thomas, Joyce Carol., Sloan-Hunter, Margaret, 1947-, African American women civil rights workers | American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | AZ1669 | |
| Communication with other than man / John and Antonia Lilly ; interviewed by Linda Perry. |
John C. Lilly (1915 - 2001), author, physicist, neuroscientist and psychonaut, and Antonietta "Toni" Lilly, author and artist, deliver a talk on communication between terrestrial animals and sea animals (particularly man and dolphin). The lecture features a live dolphin with whom the Lillys demonstrate some of their theories about animal consciousness. The Lillys were recorded at Entayant in New York City by Bill Kortum. Produced by Linda Perry for WBAI with assistance from Billy Shapiro. Technical production by David Rapkin. Appears to be the same recording as BC3077. |
Lilly, Antonietta, Lilly, John Cunningham, 1915-, Dolphins., Animal intelligence., Human-animal communication., Maps of consciousness II / Antonia Lilly ; interviewed by Linda Perry and Judith Ghinger., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Science and scientists | BC3082 | |
| The Mad Mitfords / Jessica Mitford ; interviewed by Colin Edwards. |
English author, journalist, and political activist Jessica Mitford (1917-1996) discusses her book "Hons and Rebels" (V. Gollancz, 1960) about her unusual family with KPFA's Colin D. Edwards. |
Mitford, Jessica, 1917-1996, Edwards, Colin, 1924-1994, MITFORD FAMILY., Women authors -- Personal narratives., England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Authors and journalists | BB0067 | |
| Who's doing the educating? / Edward Shaw. (Episode 6 of 12) |
This sixth part from the the symposium "The Uncertain Quest - The Dilemmas of Sex Education," produced by and held at the University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco and simulcast on KPFA, is an introduction to the afternoon sessions, whose topic will be "Who's doing the educating?" Edward B. Shaw, M.D. (1895-1987), Professor and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, speaks briefly on the difficulty people have listening and learning about sexuality. |
Sex instruction, Teenagers -- Sexuality., Adolescent psychology., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Sex | BB0722.06 | |
| New writers forum: June 10, 1968 (Episode 7 of 7) |
New writers forum Episode 7 of 7 (appeared as "Poets Theater" in folio). George Hitchcock reading with Lennart Bruce, James Tate, Lucia Matson. This program was originally broadcast live from the Straight Theatre in San Francisco on June 10, 1968. The live performance also included a light show (!!). With this program KPFA's New Writer's Forum combined with the Poets Theatre, a weekly feature during the spring of 1968, at the Straight Theatre. The program is introduced by co-director of Poets Theatre, David Gitin. |
Hitchkock, George., Tate, James, 1943-, Matson, Lucia., Bruce, Lennart., Poetry., New writers forum., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Poetry | BB1854.07 | |
| 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 |