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Alice Walker reads Fame from her book You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down / Karla Tonella

Alice Walker reads her short story "Fame" from her book of short stories, "You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down," at the San Francisco Women's Building on May 23, 1981. Susanne Lee and Karla Tonella recorded the reading. Walker is the author of three books of poetry: "Once" (1968), "Revolutionary Petunias and other Poems" (1973), "Good night, Willie Lee, I'll see you in the morning" (1979). She also edited an anthology of the work of Black Renaissance writer Zora Neale Hurston entitled "I Love Myself When I'm Laughing: a Zora Neale Hurston reader."

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Walker, Alice, 1944-, Tonella, Karla., African American women authors, Lee, Susanne American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists AZ1127
Alice Walker reads poetry: Good Night, Willie Lee, I'll see you in the morning / Alan Soldofsky

Alice Walker, Black woman poet and novelist, reads from her new book of poetry "Good night, Willie Lee, I'll see you in the morning" at Cody's Bookstore in Berkeley on September 26th, 1979. Walker reads some poems that are not featured in the book. Poems read include I said to poetry, On sight, Overnights, If "those people" like you, I'm really very fond, Gray, When Golda Meir was in Africa, Representing the universe, My daughter is coming!, Did this happen to your mother? Did your sister throw up a lot?, Gift, Never offer your heart to someone who eats hearts, Confession, The last time, After the shrink, At first, Janie Crawford, and Good night, Willie Lee, I'll see you in the morning. Produced by Alan Soldofsky. Contains sensitive language.

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American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Walker, Alice, 1944-, Soldofsky, Alan., African American women authors, Women writers American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists AZ0512.03
Alix Dobkin live! / interviewed by Helene Rosenbluth

Alix Dobkin--Live! Or, who is the Avon lady? Alix Dobkin, singer and songwriter, talks about her music, her politics, her separatist philosophy, lesbianism, her European tour, and antisemitism in Europe. The interview is mixed with excerpts from her March 21, 1980 concert at Fritchman Auditorium in Los Angeles. Produced by Helene Rosenbluth, KPFK.

Lesbians, Women musicians., Dobkin, Alix., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Music and musicians KZ0889
All issues are women's issues / Aileen Hernandez.

Aileen Hernandez speaking on the question of women's issues at a meeting sponsored by the Berkeley Chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) on March 15, 1972. Hernandez, a consultant in urban affairs, has advised business, labor, government and private groups on programs for utilizing the talents of minority groups and women.

Women's movement, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Hernandez, Aileen C., National Organization for Women American Women -- Feminism BC0719 All issues are women's issues / Aileen Hernandez. (CD)
All The Livelong Day: The Meaning And Demeaning Of Routine Work / by Barbara Garson; interviewed by Bonnie Bellow.

Bonnie Bellow talks with Barbara Garson (b. 1941), the author of "Macbird," about her new book "All the Livelong Day: The Meaning and Demeaning of Routine Work", about the alienating nature of routine labor. They discuss Garson's interviews with working people conducted at a wide variety of workplaces, and Garson reads segments from these interviews.

Garson, Barbara., Work -- Psychological aspects., Women authors, LABOR, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Work and unions BC2663
Allies / by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's read by Viv Sutherland

Viv Sutherland reads Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's short story "Allies" from her anthology "Cautionary tales."

American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, 1942-, Women authors, Science fiction American Women -- Authors and journalists IZ1362
Alta performing at the League of Academic Women's Benefit.

Poet Alta (1942 - ) reads selections of her works at a benefit for the League of Academic Women at UC Berkeley.

Alta, 1942-, Poetry -- Women authors., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Poetry BC0477 Alta performing at the League of Academic Women's Benefit. (CD)
Alternative cancer cures (Program Two) / produced by Margot Adler and Paul McIsaac. (Episode 7 of 11)

This is the second program dealing with unorthodox cancer cures. Diets, psychic healing and other treatments are explored with guests including Ruth Sackman, Director of Alternative Cancer Cures. Dr. Benjamin Frank, and Jessie and Chuck Bell."

Sackman, Ruth., Alternative medicine., Cancer, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Health BC2249.07
Alvin and Heidi Toffler / interviewed by Linda Strawn (Episode 5 of 5)

This is the second of the two-part interview with Alvin Toffler, the author of Future Shock and Eco-Spasm, foremost proponent of Future consciousness and Heidi Toffler, his wife. The two discuss their work and the history of their relationship. This is the second of a two-part interview, the first of which is cataloged as BC2908.04 and features only Alvin Toffler. Produced by Linda Strawn.

Strawn, Linda., Toffler, Alvin, Futurism -- Social aspects., Social change., Toffler, Heidi, 1929-, Economic forecasting -- United States., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 American Women -- Science and scientists BC2908.05
Alvin Toffler / interviewed by Linda Strawn (Episode 4 of 5)

First of a two-part interview with Alvin Toffler, by Linda Strawn. Toffler is the co-author of Future Shock and Eco Spasm, along with his wife, Heidi. Here Toffler discusses the social implications of futurism and change. The second part of this interview, in which Alvin Toffler is interviewed along with Heidi Toffler, is cataloged as BC2908.05.

Toffler, Alvin, Economic forecasting -- United States., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Social change. American Women -- Science and scientists BC2908.04
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