Browse the American Women collection
| Title | Description | Keywords | Genre | PRA Archive # | StoreItem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janice Mirikatani, Joaquin Legaspi and Momo Yashima / interviewed by Frank Chin. |
Frank Chin interviews Janice Mirikatani, the editor of Aion magazine, a journal of Asian-American writing; Joaquin Legaspi, a writer and activist who is on the faculty of the Asian Studies department at San Francisco State; and Momo Yashima, actor and member of the Brotherhood of Artists, a group of Asian-American artists who are protesting the casting of a Caucasian actor in a Japanese part in an upcoming SF production of the musical comedy Lovely Ladies and Kind Gentlemen. Mirikitani reads the poems No Words, Beyond Silence, Death Is Not the Same Darkness, and The Question Is. Legaspi reads the poems Friendship, Sphinx, and Mist, and discusses his involvement in community organizing in support of the International Hotel in San Francisco. Yashima's interview, which was pre-recorded separately, is not included on this tape; tape ends with Chin's introduction of Yashima. Contains sensitive language. |
Mirikatani, Janice., Chin, Frank, 1940-, Legaspi, Joaquin., Asian Americans -- Social conditions., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Literature--Asian American authors | American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists | BC0116 | |
| Jean Ritchie in concert (Part 1 only) |
Jean Ritchie performs folk music in concert at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, California, April 26, 1972. Songs performed: Darby Ram -- One I Love -- John Riley -- Sean O'Reilly from the County Leitrim -- What'll I Do With the Baby-O -- The Bluebird Song -- Cold Mountains -- On Jordan's Stormy Banks -- Johnny Collins (a.k.a. George Collins) -- The Courting Song -- Come Fare Away With Me. Recorded by Warren Van Orden. This is reel 1 of 2, reel 2 is currently missing (2014-01-08). |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Ritchie, Jean., Women musicians., Folk music -- United States | American Women -- Music and musicians | AZ1670 | |
| Jeanetta Jones reads her poetry / interviewed by Gerard Van der Leun. |
Poet Jeanetta Jones reads selections from her work and discusses her life and work with Gerard Van der Leun. Jones was the director of the New American Poetry Circuit cooperative in San Francisco from 1969-1971. No intro or outro. Contains sensitive language. |
Jones, Jeanetta L., Poetry., Women poets, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Poetry | BC0663 | |
| Joanna Brouk / Conch Shell: the Sea at Sunset (1973) |
Joanna Brouk: Conch Shell: The Sea at Sunset (1973). Joanna Brouk was born in 1949 in St. Louis Missouri. She resides in Berkeley, California, where she composes electronic music and writes poetry. She produces a radio program on KPFA Radio incorporating music of a spiritual nature from many ethnic catagories as well as electric rock music. (see also AZ1132.07) |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Brouk, Joanna, 1949, New Age music | American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- New age/Wicca | AZ1679 | |
| Judy Grahn and Grace Paley at the Women's Building |
Poet and activist Judy Grahn and author Grace Paley speak at the Benefit for War Resisters League at the Women's Building in San Francisco. The recording opens with the band Swing Shift performing the song "My girl." Grahn's reading here is the unedited version of the reading heard in AZ0456. Paley's reading here is identical to the one heard in AZ0457A. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Grahn, Judy, 1940-, Paley, Grace., War Resisters League, San Francisco Women's Building | American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism | AZ1341 | Judy Grahn & Grace Paley (CD) |
| Judy Grahn reads her poetry |
Edited tape of a reading by poet Judy Grahn of new work at the San Francisco Women's Building on June 22, 1980 as a benefit for the War Registers League. Also performing that night was Grace Paley. Contains sensitive language. Judy Grahn is a legendary figure in the Feminist poetry movement. Her most famous poem from the "Common Woman" series has been quoted over 250,000 times...especially the line..."a common woman is as common as bread, and will rise..." Her anthology "The Work of a Common Woman" published by St. Martin's Press had just recently come out at the time of this recording. This reading though, consists of mostly newer work, including portions of her work-in-progress, a woman's history. This is a slightly edited version of the reading that appears on AZ1341. |
Feminism, Poetry, Modern -- 20th century., Women poets, Grahn, Judy, 1940-, American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Poetry | AZ0456 | Judy Grahn reads her poetry |
| Judy Grahn: Poetry and interview |
Laura Knowles interviews poet, writer and author Judy Grahn (1940 - ). Grahn talks about her youth in Las Cruces, New Mexico, her impetus for writing The Common Woman Poems, and her recent interest in exploring women's history. The interview is interspersed with Grahn reading from her own books of poetry, such as She Who, The Common Woman Poems, and Edward the Dyke. |
American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Grahn, Judy, 1940-, Women poets, Lesbian poets | American Women -- Poetry | AZ1695 | |
| Julia / by Lillian Hellman ; read by Helen Mickiewicz |
A dramatic reading of "Julia" written by Lillian Hellman (June 20, 1905 – June 30, 1984). The story is contained in her book of memoirs entitled "Pentimento" published in 1973. Read by Helen Mickiewicz of KPFA. |
Hellman, Lillian, 1905-1984, American fiction -- Women authors., Radio programs -- Fiction., Julia / by Lillian Hellman ; read by Helen Mickiewicz., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Authors and journalists | AZ0158 | |
| Julie Newmar interviewed by Herbert Feinstein |
Julie Newmar is interviewed by Herbert Feinstein on the set of Mackenna's Gold, Columbia pictures 8/21/67. Miss Newmar won the Antoinette Perry Award for her role as a fertile Swedish girl, on Broadway, in The Marriage-Go-Round. She plays Hesh-ke, a silent Indian maiden (no lines) in Carl Foreman's new epic of the West. Gregory Peck, good guy; Omar Sharif, bad guy. |
Feinstein, Herbert., Newmar, Julie, 1933-, Actresses., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 | American Women -- Film and television | BB2012.23 | |
| Just you and me / Joan Baez ; introduced by Thomas Trutner. |
Joan Baez (Harris) addresses members of Pi Chi, a youth organization at Piedmont Community Church in the East Bay. In her speech, Baez points out the evils of the Vietnam War and addresses the tactic of nonviolence resistance. The preceding week, the group had heard Dr. John Hadsel deliver a talk entitled "The Just War" and, according to the evening's program, Baez was presented in the interests of "balancing the perspective." She is introduced by the Reverend Thomas Trutner, and the program concludes with a lively question-and-answer session. Produced by Denny Smithson, who recorded continuity used during the question-and-answer session. |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Public opinion., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Baez, Joan, Trutner, Thomas | American Women -- Vietnam conflict | BB2275 | Just you and me / Joan Baez ; introduced by Thomas Trutner. (CD) |