American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
AZ0450	The energy will flow: antinuclear music by women / produced by Susan Kernes and Kori Kody	This program presents music by activist women working in the anti-nuclear/safe energy movement....	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, September 15, 1979
BB1989.01	Lenore Kandel and Stephen Vincent; introduced by Dave Gitty	POETS THEATRE / Lenore Kandel and Stephen Vincent read their own work. Miss Kandel also reads a...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, September 17, 1968
AZ1675.01	Lesbian Express: Live music show	Aircheck of a live music edition of Lesbian Express, from September 1973. Contents (Reel 1): 1....	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, September 17, 1973
AZ0355	Young Soviet woman interviewed by William Mandel	Unstructured interview with a 16 year-old Soviet Central Asian (Goolia Mirzaharova or possibly... , Mandel's interview with her mother can be heard in recording AZ0336.	American Women -- International women	KPFA, September 17, 1979
BB0338	A great experience / moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson	Toli Genin, Xavier Brocks, and Derrel Myers and Tom Mage discuss their experiences in a commune...	American Women -- Education	KPFA, September 18, 1962
AZ0702	Where I've been: writings by Valerie Miner and Sandy Boucher / produced by Julia Randall	Feminist authors Valerie Miner and Sandy Boucher read from their works on treks through time and...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies	KPFA, September 18, 1982
AZ0706	Sandy Silver speaks out against the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant	A member of Mothers for Peace, the organization which brought a lawsuit against the Diablo...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	KPFA, September 1981
AZ0499	Lesbian purges in the military / produced by Karla Tonella	Panel with four women who were in the military from 1946 until 1980 including Judy Grahn, author...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, September 20, 1980
AZ0631.05	Nawal El Saadawi, Egyptian feminist	An interview with Egyptian feminist Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, conducted by Ines Rieder at the United...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, September 22, 1980
AZ0336	Central Asian woman interviewed by William Mandel	On the previous episode of Soviet Lives, William Mandel interviewed a 16 year-old girl at her... , Tape box labels this program as an episode of the series Soviet Lives, but the KPFA Folio lists...	American Women -- International women	KPFA, September 24, 1979
BB0693	With Margaret Mead in New Guinea / Lenora Foerstel interviewed by Larry Birns	Interview with Lenora Foerstel, anthropologist, artist, mother of two, and professor at the...	American Women -- Science and scientists	KPFA, September 25, 1964
BB1804	Closing the population gap in California / Bruce Jessup	Bruce Jessup, M.D. speaking at Planned Parenthood annual meeting in April 1968 in Oakland. Dr....	American Women -- Reproductive rights	KPFA, September 27, 1968
AZ0144	Sister of the road : the autobiography of Boxcar Bertha / by Bertha Thompson; produced by the Unlearning To Not Speak Collective	This is a recording of members of the Unlearning To Not Speak Collective reading excerpts from...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies	KPFA, September 28, 1973
BB2799	Something about women / read by Eleanor Sully; produced by Sue Blumenberg	Variations on themes from Virginia Woolf, read by Eleanor Sully with the musical support of...	American Women -- Theater, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFA, September 29, 1969
AZ0631.02	Rosh Hashanah through a feminist eye / Stacy Offner interviewed by Ginny Z. Berson	On the meaning of this Jewish holiday for women, both past and present; with music. Stacy Offner...	American Women -- Religion, American Women -- Feminism	KPFA, September 29, 1981
BB2148	A parent's choice / Mrs. Evalyn Dundas interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson	Mrs. Evalyn Dundas, whose son Malcolm is serving a prison term for non-cooperation with the...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Vietnam conflict	KPFA, September 3, 1967
BB1808	Behavior analysis and children's learning speed / Michael Commons interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson	Michael Commons, president of the Behavior Systems Corporation in New York City discusses...	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFA, September 30, 1968
AZ1674.01	Lois Ann Thomas live at Bishop's Coffeehouse	Lois Ann Thomas singing and playing at the Bishop's Coffeehouse in Oakland, California...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFA, September 6, 1976
AZ0680	An hour in Iceland	Iceland's president, Vigdis Finnbogadottir, discusses her life as a theater director and...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Politicians and politics	KPFA, September 6, 1982
AZ1421	Marianne Moore reads "Spenser's Ireland"	Poet Marianne Moore reads her poem "Spenser's Ireland."	American Women -- Poetry	KPFA, unknown.
KZ0754.01	National march on Washington for lesbian and gay rights (BROADCAST)	On October 14, 1979, ten years after the Stonewall riots, more than 100,000 people from the...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Activists	KPFK and WPFW, 14 Oct. 1979.
KZ2569	Maryknoll Sisters on Leon, Nicaragua, 1981	Talk by Maryknoll Sisters recorded during a June 1981 visit to Nicaragua by a study group of...	American Women -- International women	KPFK ca. June 1981? (no broadcast info on tape)
KZ1288	New York, capitol of the 20th century / Elizabeth Hardwick	Novelist and critic Elizabeth Hardwick presents "New York, Capitol of the 20th Century...	American Women -- Women's history	KPFK in two parts, Jan. 6 and 13, 1982
BC2585	Survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto / Edith Millman ; interviewed by Mitchel Fox.	Interview by Mitchell Joy with Warsaw Ghetto survivor, Edith Millman (?-2009). Mrs. Millman...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFK May 29, 1978
BB4475.01	Male/female : masculine/feminine (sex and gender) (Episode 1)	Dr. Virginia Bruce discusses sex and gender in our society, illustrates that the words masculine...	American Women -- Sex	KPFK, 1 June 1970
KZ0453	Dialogue in Nairobi / Sylvia Borren; produced by Helene Rosenbluth.	In July 1985, more than 14,000 women gathered in Nairobi, Kenya for the UN's Third World...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Lesbians	KPFK, 1 Sep. 1985.
KZ4464.02	Richland woman: April 10, 1974-Passover edition	Richland Woman, a music program special Passover edition, is presented by Roberta Friedman....		KPFK, 10 Apr. 1974
BC0611	The Female Angst / Anais Nin, Joan Didion, and Dory Previn ; interviewed by Sally Davis	Acclaimed writers Anais Nin (1903-1977) author of "The Diary of Anais Nin," Joan...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 10 Feb. 1972.
BB4451.12	Law : the laggard (Episode 12 of 12)	Talk on the failure of the legal system to keep pace with social change in America by Nancy...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Law	KPFK, 11 Apr. 1967.
BC2093	Football wives	Pam Josephson, Diane Youngblood and Clarice Alexander, all wives of professional football...	American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Relatives of notable men	KPFK, 12 Jan 1975
KZ0088	Women and poetry / Velene Campbell-Kesler and Erika Horn	In this program, Carlos Hagen presents the visionary and prophetic art of two young women poets...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, 13 Sept. 1975
BC0644	The professional sex object : you can look but you better not touch	Susan Smith and a panel of nude dancers and topless barmaids discuss their jobs and the women...	American Women -- Sex	KPFK, 14 Feb. 1972
KZ2779	Edith Piaf : a tribute / produced and narrated by Ruth Hirschman	Ruth Hirschman produced and narrated this biography of French singer Edith Piaf (1915 - 1963)....	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies, American Women -- International women	KPFK, 14 July 19??.
BB4451.10	The Pearl in the apron pocket (Episode 10 of 12)	Talk on changing women's roles in American society by Nancy Reeves, attorney and lecturer-...	American Women -- Feminism	KPFK, 14 Mar. 1967.
BC1998	Toilet training in less than a day	Dr. Richard M. Fox, psychologist, discusses his new toilet training method. Produced by Barbara...	American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFK, 15 Jul 1974
BB4475.03	Making it and not making it (Episode 3)	Ann Herschfang (aka Ann Forfreedom), feminist activist, discusses ways in which women can...	American Women -- Feminism	KPFK, 15 June 1970.
BB5532	Lady Macbeth: moral scapegoat	A talk by John Monteverde, associate professor of English at San Diego State College, who...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 17 Apr. 1964; 9 Aug. 1971.
BC1199	Les Guérillères / by Monique Wittig.	A radio adaptation of Monique Wittig's surrealistic drama about militant feminist...	American Women -- Radio, American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 17 Oct. 1972.
BC0898	Men on the line: discussion panel moderated by Everett Frost	KPFK's Everett Frost, Director of Theater and Literature, moderates a panel of men who discuss... , ...	American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 18 Feb. 1972.
KZ2783	Space and social change: Dolores Hayden interviewed by Sheila de Bretteville and Clare Spark Loeb	Dolores Hayden, architect and founder of Women in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and...	American Women -- Art and artists	KPFK, 18 Jul. 1973
BC2231	Stop rape!	Drawing on a variety of sources, including the New Woman's Survival Catalogue and Eve...	American Women -- Violence against women	KPFK, 18 Jun 1974 and 15 Jan 1975
KZ4064	Take Back the Night march featuring a speech by Andrea Dworkin	Actuality of the Women Take Back the Night march held in Los Angeles on April 19, 1980. Contains...	American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Violence against women	KPFK, 19 Apr. 1980.
BC1079	The Finnish woman	Program from Radio Finland. Host Judy Carr takes a look at Finnish fashion, chats with popular...	American Women -- International women	KPFK, 1972 (day unknown)
BC1689	Michael Korda and male chauvinism	Michael Korda, author of "Male Chauvinism and How It Works in the Home and Office",...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 1973 (day unknown)
BC1554	Total orgasm: Jack Rosenberg interviewed by Barbara Cady	Jack Rosenberg talks with Barbara Cady about his how-to book, "Total Orgasm." The book...	American Women -- Sex	KPFK, 1973 (day unknown)
BC1691	An Interview with Judy Collins / interviewed by Barbara Cady.	Singer-songwriter Judy Collins discusses her music, her politics and her career with KPFK's...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFK, 1973.
BC2815.06	Post Civil War girls and the American nightmare / Cynthia Wolff (Program 6 of 6)	Cynthia Wolff, Associate Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, takes a look...	American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFK, 1975
KZ1213	Rita Mae Brown at the Woman's Building	Writer and activist Rita Mae Brown (1944 - ) delivers a speech at the Woman's Building in... , ...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians	KPFK, 1976?
KZ1426	Arttalks: Alice Aycock interviewed by Jane Hall and Don Joyce (Episode 4)	Sculptor Alice Aycock (b. 1946) discusses her life and work with Jane Hall and Don Joyce....	American Women -- Art and artists	KPFK, 1980
KZ4085	Andrea Dworkin interviewed by Josy Catoggio	Feminist writer Andrea Dworkin talks about her latest novel, Mercy, with Josy Catoggio of KPFK...	American Women -- Radical Feminism, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 1990?
BC1992	What have women done?	Based on the book published by the San Francisco Women's History Group, this program...	American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, 2 Sep 1974
BC2023	Let us now praise laboring men and women	A collage of labor news, history, music, poetry and comment. Produced by Jim Berland of KPFK...	American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, 2 Sep 1974
BC2370	Woman to woman	This is a recording of a poetry reading of Holly Prado's writing workshop, recorded at the...	American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, 20 July 1975.
KZ1082	Out on the job : when to disclose your identity / produced by Helene Rosenbluth and David Fradkin.	"Ms. X," Joan Sprague, Jay Johnson, and Greg describe their experiences of being gay...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, 20 June 1981.
KZ3946	Lesbian nation / Jill Johnston	KPFK's Barbara Cady and Los Angeles Free Press reporter Helen Koblin interview Jill Johnston,...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 22 July 1975.
BC0453.04	Women in the arts IV (Episode 4 of 5)	Novelist and diarist Anais Nin discusses the development of female consciousness and the effect...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Feminism	KPFK, 22 Nov. 1971
KZ0717	Behind the violent headlines : the Zimbabwean guerrilla struggle today / Naomi Nhiwatiwa and Prosper Takawira interviewed by Anita Frankel.	Naomi Nhiwatiwa was a delegate from the U.S. branch of Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) to...	American Women -- International women	KPFK, 23 July 1979.
BC1984	Women in religious life	Documentary on the role of women in organized religion, featuring several women in religions...	American Women -- Religion, American Women -- Education	KPFK, 23 May 1974
BC0656	Professionals in crisis: call girls and prostitutes	Mary Bess and Peggy Holter interview three prostitutes, two male and one female, about the...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, 24 Feb. 1972
KZ1207	Our sheroes and heroes / Maya Angelou ; interviewed by Susan Anderson.	Recording contains Susan Anderson's 1976 interview with Maya Angelou, talking about her new...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 24 Feb. 1982
BC2013	PSI discoveries	Barbara Cady talks with Sheila Ostrander and Lynn Schroeder, authors of "Psychic...	American Women -- New age/Wicca	KPFK, 24 Jun 1974
BC2908.04	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...	American Women -- Science and scientists	KPFK, 24 Mar. 1976.
BC0525.18	Women in Nazi Germany	Carlos Hagen has dedicated this program to the subject of the concept and role of woman in Nazi...	American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences, American Women -- Women's history	KPFK, 27 Feb. 1972.
KZ0706	Gayjavu / produced by Helene Rosenbluth and Greg Gordon.	The past ten years in gay history are reviewed through popular music and news: consenting adults...	American Women -- Lesbians	KPFK, 27 June 1979.
BC0633	Sadie and Maude, 1971 / Jeanette Henderson and Linda Taylor.	In this program of poetry, discussion and music dedicated to Angela Davis, two young Black women...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, 27 May 1971
BC1814.05	Holly Near with sisters Timothy and Laurel Near, Jeff Langley, piano (Episode 5)	On this episode of Folkscene, Howard and Roz Larman interviews singer songwriter Holly Near, who...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFK, 27 May 1973.
BC1817	Pensamientos femeninos	The perspective of five Chicanas in today's movement, featuring Adelaida Del Castillo,...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFK, 27 May 1974
BB4451.09	In the marketplace (Episode 9 of 12)	Nancy Reeves, attorney and lecturer-writer on the status of women, continues with another talk...	American Women -- Feminism	KPFK, 28 Feb. 1967.
BC0645	Lesbian mothers / moderated by Susan Howe	A panel of four lesbian mothers, each with a different parenting situation and circumstances...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Parenting and children	KPFK, 28 Feb. 1972
BC2116	The Trojan Women	Production of a tragic play by Euripides, set on the morning after the fall of Troy. The cast in...	American Women -- Radio, American Women -- Theater	KPFK, 29 Jan 1975
BC2146.03	The lesbian in literature (Episode 3 of 4)	Cynthia Secor and Janet Cooper discuss the lesbian in literature at the 2nd Gay Academic Union...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 29 July 1975
BC2005	Strong at the broken places: middle class women and drugs	Two women - Barbara Kerr, author of "Strong in the Broken Places: Women Who Have Survived...	American Women -- Health	KPFK, 3 Aug 1974
BC0612	Women in film / Siew-Hwa Beh and Sharon Smith ; interviewed by Judy Chicago.	Women in Film is the title of a new magazine edited by Saunie Salyer and Siew-Hwa Beh. Editor...	American Women -- Film and television	KPFK, 3 Feb. 1972
BC2908.01	Science fiction, ideology, and evolving consciousness / hosted by Linda Strawn (Episode 1 of 5)	Linda Strawn hosts this program which includes interviews with researchers and activists on the...	American Women -- Science and scientists	KPFK, 3 Mar. 1976.
KZ0209	A conversation with Ntozake Shange / interviewed by Clare Spark	Ntozake Shange, the black feminist poet, author of "For colored girls who have considered...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	KPFK, 7 Aug. 1977.
KZ0688	Who we are / by Kate Millett ; produced by Helene Rosenbluth.	Kate Millett, lesbian-feminist, sculptor and author of Sexual Politics, gives a brief history of...	American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Authors and journalists	KPFK, 7 Jan. 1979.
BB4494.10	Elizabethan poetry (Episode 10 of 10)	The final program in the series presents the real songs of the time -- readings of poetry and...	American Women -- Women's history, American Women -- International women	KPFK, 7 July 1963.
BB5173	Art and mythology of India	Clare Spark talks with Dr. Pratapaditya Pal, the curator for Islamic and Indian art at the Los...	American Women -- Art and artists	KPFK, 7 June 1971.
KZ0118	Do working girls lead a glamorous life? / produced by Susan Anderson.	Susan Anderson's documentary about the lifestyle of prostitutes. Includes interviews with...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, 7 Mar. 1977.
BB0230	The Radical right : a threat to democracy / moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson.	The Reverend John Simmons (1917-2013), Reverend Brooks Walker, and community leader and actress...	American Women -- Politicians and politics	KPFK, 8 Feb. 1962. KPFA, 9 Feb. 1962
BB4475.02	Sex, sex, sex (Episode 2)	Dr. Nancy Rosser, a resident psychiatrist at the neuropsychiatric institute at University of...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Lesbians	KPFK, 8 June 1970
BC2191	Sing a battle song: poems by women of the Weather Underground	Reading of "Sing a Battle Song"; a clandestine publication of the Red Dragon Print...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Poetry	KPFK, 8 Mar and 26 Nov 1975
KZ0197.02	Dropping out / lecture and interview with Dr. Carl Faber (Episode 2 of 4)	This is the second episode "Dropping Out" in a four part series of lectures by Dr....	American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 8 March 1977.
KZ0197.03	Sexuality, violence, and aggression / lecture and interview with Dr. Carl Faber (Episode 3 of 4)	This is the third episode "Sexuality, violence, and aggression" in a four part series...	American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences, American Women -- Sex	KPFK, 8 March 1977.
KZ0197.04	Future issues in the women's movement / lecture and interview with Dr. Carl Faber (Episode 4 of 4)	This is the fourth and final episode, "Future issues in the Women's movement," in...	American Women -- Men's commentary and experiences	KPFK, 8 March 1977.
KZ1025	The Effects of nuclear war / Helen Caldicott interviewed by Helene Rosenbluth	Pediatrician and anti-nuclear activist Helen Caldicott describes the effects of nuclear...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Science and scientists	KPFK, Apr. 14, 1981.
KZ1022	Teach-in on the arms race / organized by Suzi Weissman	On April 20, 1981, KPFK held a day-long peace festival, dedicating the entire day to examining...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	KPFK, Apr. 20, 1981.
KZ1113	The OWL's nest / Tish Sommers interviewed by Grace Jacobs	Tish Sommers, founder of the Older Woman's League (OWL), discusses the problems women face...	American Women -- Aging	KPFK, Apr. 20, 1982.
BC0758	Is it Marxist feminists or feminist Marxists?	Linda Eldon, Sherry Weber, Ethel Herring, and Jackie Goldberg discuss the relationships between...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Politicians and politics	KPFK, April 12, 1972
BC1805	Pat Loud from "An American Family" / interviewed by Barbara Cady	Barbara Cady talks with Pat Loud about her new autobiography and her role in the WNET television...	American Women -- Film and television	KPFK, April 19, 1974
BC1790	Dr. Reuben tells how to get more out of sex	Dr. David Reuben, "sexpert" and author of "Everything You Always Wanted to Know...	American Women -- Sex	KPFK, April 2, 1974
BC1932	The time of man: American conceptions of the overpopulation problem	A documentary produced by KPFK's Ruth Buell concerning popular American views about the...	American Women -- Environmentalism, American Women -- Reproductive rights	KPFK, April 22, 1970
BC1927	Tell us all about your friends : the grand jury system / interviewed by Bruce Soloway and Jackie Friedrich	This program is examining the new use of the Grand Jury, as a problem in American criminal...	American Women -- Law	KPFK, August 12, 1974
BC1923	Tense : in limbo / Leon Golub and Nancy Spero interviewed by Clare Spark	Activist artists Leon Golub (1922-2004) and Nancy Spero (1926-2009) discuss how their political...	American Women -- Art and artists	KPFK, August 4, 1974
KZ1929	Ragtime women / Max Morath interviewed by Mario Casseta	Max Morath discusses his discovery of over 100 ragtime piano compositions by middle class white...	American Women -- Music and musicians	KPFK, ca. Jan 1978? (no broadcast info on box)
BC0715	Womanhouse	Judy Chicago, Miriam Schapiro, and Faith Wilding discuss the house "Womanhouse"...	American Women -- Art and artists	KPFK, ca. January 1972
BC1768	Why PASTA-MoMA?	Susan Bertram, Rose Kolmetz and Joan Rabenau, employees at the Museum of Modern Art, talk with...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Art and artists	KPFK, ca. January 1974
KZ4398	Where do we go from here?	This recording is introduced as an episode of "Where do we go from here?" hosted by Helene...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- International women	KPFK, ca. June 27, 1978?
KZ2784	Charlotte Bunch and panel Q&A at the Gay Academic Union conference (1979)	This recording contains a speech given by Charlotte Bunch from the Gay Academic Union conference...	American Women -- Lesbians	KPFK, ca. November 1979
KZ2598	Documentary on the Lowell Mill Girls and early textile mill workers	Documentary on women labor reform pioneers in the United States with a focus on the Lowell Mills...	American Women -- Work and unions	KPFK, ca. October 1976

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