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| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # |
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| Phumzile Zulu interviewed by Laurie Garrett |
Laurie Garrett interviews Phumzile Zulu at the 11th Annual People's World Banquet at Goodman's, Jack London Hall in Oakland, California, November 15, 1980. Phumile Zulu is a 23 year old South African woman living in exile in Morogoro, Tanzania. She was part of the Soweto Movement and was a prominent student leader at Zulu University in South Africa. She was detained and tortured twice by the South African security forces. She is now in the U.S. seeking medical treatment for damage suffered in these long sessions of torture. Phumzile's name means "to serve the Zulu people." She now teaches at the Freedom School for Exiled South African Children in Tanzania. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, African National Congress., Garrett, Laurie, Anti-apartheid movement., Apartheid -- South Africa -- Personal narratives. | American Women -- Activists, American Women -- International women | AZ1680 | |
| Suffocation in suburbia 7: Women in limbo: a time for decision / moderated by Eve Merriam (Episode 15 of 15) |
The final part (15) of KPFA's presentation of the University of California's Medical Center Conference "The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche" held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 7 of "Suffocation in Suburbia." This recording features a panel moderated by Eve Merriam including Paul Bigelow Sears, Jean Paul Mather, Kate Hevner Mueller, J. Fenton McKenna, Irene Barnes Taeuber, Sripati Chandrasekhar, and Jules Henry discussing the changing role for women in American society. Summation of the discussions on the physical living space and mental living space of women and men in contemporary society. Note on label: "hum on phone line." |
Sears, Paul B. (Paul Bigelow), 1891-1990, Mather, Jean Paul, Mueller, Kate Hevner, 1898-1984, McKenna, J. Fenton, Taeuber, Irene B. (Irene Barnes), 1906-1974, Merriam, Eve, 1916-1992, The challenge to women : the biological avalanche, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Reproductive rights | BB0521.15 | |
| The Velvet Sledgehammer: May 9, 1979 |
This program contains a review of Alive!, a women's jazz group from Berkeley, and a review of Edwina Tyler's "A Piece of the World" dance and percussion performance. Merlin Stone presents a piece of Goddess lore (cut off). Community announcements. Fatima Kahlil from Turkey speaks about the veil of women in Iran, and finally author Kate Millet (b. 1941) speaks on the struggle of women in Iran, recorded at the Judson Memorial Church last week (May 1979). |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Alive! (Musical group), Millett, Kate., Tyler, Edwina Lee, Women -- Iran -- Social conditions. | American Women -- International women, American Women -- Dance, American Women -- Music and musicians | IZ1073 | |
| Women in politics : why not? / Shirley Chisholm. |
New York Congresswoman, feminist and Presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm (1924 - 2005) speaks on discontent among minorities, and notes that women are the key factor in the coalition of the powerless that must form to take power in the United States. This speech, titled "Women in Politics: Why Not?", was given on January 11, 1972 at Mills College in Oakland. Self-contained, no intro or outro. |
Elections -- United States -- 1972., Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women politicians | American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination | BC0622 | |
| Lynn Carlin interviewed by Claire Clouzot |
Claire Clouzot talks with Lynn Carlin, the female lead of John Cassavettes film "Faces" at the San Francisco Film Festival, October 1968. She talks about Faces being her first film role, about the roles she's been offered since, and "Faces"'status as an American independent film. The recording cuts off abruptly. |
Carlin, Lynn., Cassavetes, John, 1929-, Film reviews., Actresses -- Personal narratives., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Film and television | BB5188 | |
| Majority report, November 4, 1982: Davis women fight back, Z Budapest play, Abortion rights and elections. |
Marci Lockwood and Peggy Bray host Majority Report, November 4, 1982. Segments: 1. News wrap-up -- 2. Karen Sundheim speaks with Joanne Ball and Ann Marie Wagstaff from Davis Women Fight Back on the disruption of the recent Take Back the Night event at UC Davis by fraternities, with a comment by Intra-Fraternity Council President Tom Bonfiglio -- 3. Jean Robertson reviews Z. Budapest's new theater piece, The Rise of the Fates, which roasts the patriarchy and celebrates women's spirituality; features interviews with Budapest and some of the actors in the production -- 4. Marci Lockwood interviews Nancy Cassidy of the California Abortion Rights Action League about the newly-elected California state legislature. The final segment, an analysis of the impact of the 1982 federal elections on women, is introduced but not included in PRA's copy of this program. Sandy Thompson and Ginny Z. Berson are engineers, news segments co-written by Corless Smith. Theme music by Laurie Spiegel. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Lockwood, Marci, Bray, Peggy., Budapest, Zsuzsanna Emese, 1940-, Sundheim, Karen., Robertson, Jean., Thompson, Sandy, Berson, Ginny Z., Smith, Corless., Radio news programs | American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Violence against women, American Women -- Theater, American Women -- Reproductive rights | AZ0642.09 | |
| Theo Wilson ; interviewed by Danice Bordett. (Episode 6 of 6) |
Journalist Theo Wilson (1917 - 1997) of the New York Daily News is interviewed by Danice Bordett. She discusses her career and women in the press in general. At the time of the interview she had been covering the Manson trial in Los Angeles. Previously cataloged as BC2851. |
Bordett, Danice., Journalists -- United States., Women of the press / Theo Wilson ; interviewed by Danice Bordett., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Wilson, Theo | American Women -- Authors and journalists | BC0209.06 | |
| Gail Sheehy / interviewed by Danice Bordett. (Episode 5 of 6) |
Gail Sheehy, New York Magazine writer, is interviewed by Danice Bordett about her life and career. She talks about New Journalism and about her Panthermania book about the Black Panthers. The interview took place May 20th, 1971 in the offices of New York Magazine. Previously cataloged as BC2860. |
Sheehy, Gail., Journalism., Women in the press., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Authors and journalists | BC0209.05 | |
| Sojourner's Journal: The role of the Black woman worker |
The role of the Black woman worker. An episode of Sojournour's Journal produced by Yasmine Pierre. Date unknown. Yasmine Pierre interviews Rosemary Mealy of the Empire State Labor College and journalist Esther Curry about the history of Black women's work in America. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Black women -- Economic aspects., Black women -- History., Black women -- Political activity., Black women -- Social conditions., African American Women, African American women employees | American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Work and unions | IZ0397 | |
| Barbara Garson on MacBird / interviewed by Jack Weinberg |
Barbara Garson discusses her controversial play, MacBird, with Jack Weinberg. The conversation was recorded at KPFA during Mrs. Garson's recent return to Berkeley for the opening of her play at the New Committee in San Francisco on April 4, 1967. An episode of Where It's At, March 22, 1967. Previously cataloged as BB2111. |
Garson, Barbara., Dramatic criticism., Women dramatists., Playwriting., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Theater | BB2111.01 |