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Dramatization of Anne Hutchison's trial for non-orthodox religious activities in colonial Massachusetts. Episode two of the 14-episode series produced and broadcast on KPFA by Virginia Maynard and Charles Levy from 1958 to 1959. The series was written and directed by Virginia Maynard and produced by Maynard and Chuck Levy, narrated by Levy, and engineered by David Talcott and James Cano. The cast includes Charles Levy, Angela Goldsby, Virginia Maynard, Edwin Smith, Lynn Hoffman, William Mathison, Colin Edwards, Ernest Landauer and Theodore Hoffman. It was funded in part by the Educational Television and Radio Center in Ann Arbor and distributed nationally by the National Association of Educational Broadcasters.

A woman’s play: one plus one. A play about two black women dealing with problems. One woman, Baby Sis, deals with problems that result from internal or personal pressures. The other woman, Cheryl, faces those that result from external, or societal, pressures. From the folio: A surrealistic history of Black women through characters such as Stagecoach Mary, Ida B. Wells, and two welfare women. Written and acted by Cheryl Jones, Hattie Gossett, and Nikki Coleman. Produced for radio by Donna Allegra. Contains sensitive language.

Tape One (Part A): Judy Pasternak starts by introducing the program that just ended, "Women and the history of music," edited tapes from the "Women in the arts: composers" panel held on May 2, 1980, at CUNY. This was the first part of the Women's music day at WBAI. Next is Jeannie Poole, the author of "Women composers of classical music" who will be talking about and playing recordings of women in classical music. This recording should be Part 1. With her is Barbara Grant, classical music scholar. Program interspersed with requests for volunteers during the pledge drive that was in progress. Also in the studio is Virginia Giordano from Ars Pro Femina. Then Ms. Poole talks more with Barbara Grant. Program originally cataloged as IZ1440 and IZ1394.03.

Tape Two (Part B): a production reel with different segments from a Women's music marathon on a WBAI fundraising day. Tape one begins in the middle of a discussion between host Jeannie Gayle Pool and Barbara Grant, an expert on Hildegard von Bingen and Virginia Giordano from Ars Pro Femina about opera for and about women(00:00:00-00:11:15). Next is pitching for WBAI's fundraising marathon by an unnamed host, and later Judy Pasternak on a phone interview with Ina Glaser[sp?] about her workshop on psychological and ethical implications of the nuclear arms race and their impact on nurses. Also on phone is Mary Meredith, a nurse who has worked at Three Mile Island. (00:11:15-00:22:15)(Transition between pitching and phone call is abrupt.) At 22:15 unnamed host introduces folk and blues singer Judy Gorman Jacobs who performs live in WBAI's studio. Original box named "Betsy Rose & Cathy Winter, Judy Gorman-Jacobs, Marion Wade" as being on this tape. Previously titled "Women's music day, Spring 1980" and cataloged as IZ1394A.

Tape Three (Part C): contains host Jeannie Poole playing pieces by contemporary American women composers. Pieces played on this reel include Rebecca Clarke Fisken's "Trio"; (Sorrel) Doris Hays - "Sunday nights"; Beth Anderson - "If I were a poet," "I can't stand it," and "Skate suite"; Gloria Coates - "String quartet no.3"; Sara Aderholt - "String quartet"; Daria Semegen - "Spectrum." Guests in the studio are composer Beth Anderson and violist Jill Jaffe from the Crescent String Quartet. Discussion of the First National Women's Conference of Music, which will take place March 1981. This recording was formerly titled "Women's music day, Spring 1980" and cataloged as IZ1394B.

Program IZ1221 is likely part of this day of programming, but no tape or CD can be located in the archives.

Patients at Women's Services, a non-profit New York City abortion clinic, talk about the issue of abortion, their fears, pressures, and/or relief they encounter now that abortion is legal in New York State. Produced by Miriam Rosen. Music featured in the recording is Alice Coltrane's "Universal Consciousness."