This program explores the actual effect on women currently in the military and what meaning the draft has for women especially in relationship to the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) and the feminist position against the military. The women interviewed for the program are Liz Rigali, chair of the California NOW Task Force on Women and Military Issues; Ruby Lieberman, National Organization of Women Against Registration (NO-WAR); Deborah Johnson, Air Force veteran; and Margaret Sloan of the Berkeley Women's Center. Also features interviews with people on the street about whether or not women should be drafted. Produced by Carole Bennett, Laurie Garrett, Adi Gevins, and Karla Tonella. Contains sensitive language.
This recording has been digitally preserved as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project, and is available for research and reference . Please contact the archives via telephone: 818-506-1077 or email: americanwomen at pacificaradioarchives dot org for information on how to obtain a copy of this program. Thank you.
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