American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982

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PRA Archive #	Title	Description	Genre	Broadcast Date
IZ1066	Lesbian perspectives (Part 2): the Christmas holiday	The Real Live Lesbian Show's lesbian Christmas special, also called "Lesbian...	American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, December 20, 1977
IZ1360	Washington Report: December 22, 1976	Washington Report: December 22, 1976. Three segments: 1. Is the Supreme Court Against Pregnancy...	American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, December 22, 1976
IZ1383.02	Interview with Marsie Silvestro	Interview with Marsie Silvestro, campus minister at Manhattan College and member of the National...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Religion	WBAI, December 22, 1980
IZ1385	Interview with filmmaker Joan Harvey	Rich Schrader speaks with Joan Harvey, producer and director of the film "American: from...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism, American Women -- Film and television	WBAI, December 23, 1982
BB3312	One touch of Nature / written and read by Mary McCarthy	Novelist Mary McCarthy delivers the Harcourt Brace lecture at Columbia University. She is...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, December 24, 1961
IZ1449	Rose at ninety	On her 90th birthday, a prosperous woman named Rose looks back and speaks of her life and family...	American Women -- Autobiographies and Biographies	WBAI, December 24, 1978
IZ1495	Interview with Gerda Lerner on her book A Death of One's Own	Tricia Del Longo interviews Dr. Gerda Lerner (1920 - 2013), an historian and pioneer in the...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Health	WBAI, December 25, 1978
IZ0670.03	Carolyn Forché reads from A Country Between Us	Caroly Forche (b. 1950), poet and human rights activist, reads from her second book of poetry...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, December 26, 1982
BB3802.01	The causes of Francis Wright (Episode 1 of 6)	The first in a series of six episodes on important women in American history presented by...	American Women -- Theater, American Women -- International women, American Women -- Activists	WBAI, December 27, 1962; KPFK, June 4, 1967
BB3396	Valerie Bettis interviewed by Baird Searles	Valerie Bettis was a famous modern dancer, also known for her dance and acting appearances on...	American Women -- Art and artists, American Women -- Dance	WBAI, December 27, 1966
IZ1363	Author Lois Gould interviewed by Josephine Hendin	Josephine Hendin, teacher of American fiction at the New School for Social Research, interviews...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, December 4, 1974
IZ1462	Three women painters	Lucia Vernarelli, painter and editer of the feminist artist publication "Women and Art," speaks...	American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, December 6, 1972
AZ1761	Racism in the Women's movement (Part 1 only)	In this program, guests talk about the racism forum "Racism in the Women's movement:...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, December 6, 1980
IZ1415	The Halima Toure show: Lunaception	Halima Toure interviews writer Louise Lacey on her book "Lunaception," wherein they...	American Women -- Health	WBAI, December 7, 1977
IZ1441	Aphra speaks - December 8, 1972	Aphra Speaks was a series on WBAI wherein the editors of Aphra: The Feminist Literary Magazine...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, December 8, 1972
IZ1377.02	Femininism and therapy vs. Feminist therapy	This week: Lynne Zeavin and Muriel Dimen discuss feminism and therapy versus feminist therapy....	American Women -- Psychology and psychotherapy	WBAI, December, 1981
IZ1524	Alberta Hunter: a very special woman (Part 3 only)	Live performance by blues singer Alberta Hunter (1895 - 1984) recorded at The Cookery in NYC on...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, Feb. 12, 1978; Oct. 27, 1984.
IZ1399	Wild women don't get the blues (Part 2 only)	Aircheck of program produced by Donna Allegra of music by Black women, acapella, jazz, blues,...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, Feb. 29, 1980
IZ1231	St. Mark's Poetry Project: 1979 New Year's benefit (Broadcast and production reel)	WBAI's Drama, Literature and Art department presents the St. Mark's Poetry Project's New Year's...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, February 10, 1979
IZ1456	Interview with Eleanor Cooper of the Women's Liberation Center	Judy Pasternak interviews Eleanor Cooper of the Women's Liberation Center of New York about the...	American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, February 11, 1979
IZ1430.02	Charlotte Carter reads her novel-in-progress	Charlotte Carter, author of "Sheltered Life" (United Artists, 1975) reads the first...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, February 11, 1980
IZ1379	Black Awareness: Ti-Grace Atkinson	Feminist author and activist Ti-Grace Atkinson discusses her involvement with the feminist...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, February 12, 1971
IZ0449.04	Everywomanspace: February 12, 1979-Speeches from a rally supporting Bella Abzug	Speeches from a women's rally that took place at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School,...	American Women -- Feminism, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, February 12, 1979.
IZ1417	Speeches from A Celebration of Black Womanhood Weekend at Barnard College	This is a recording of the "Black feminist thought" panel from the Barnard Organization of Black...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, February 13, 1978
BC0949.03	Verandah Porche (Episode 3 of 4)	Poet Verandah Porche (1945 - ), resident of Total Loss Farm, talks about her life in Vermont and...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, February 14, 1972
IZ1383.04	Louise Howe and Pink Collar Workers	Judy Sackoff interviews Louise Kapp Howe, author of "Pink Collar Workers," a book...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, February 2, 1981
IZ1364	St. Mark's Poetry Project: 1976 New Year's day (Parts 1 and 2 only)	Recording of the annual benefit performance for the St. Mark's Poetry Project on January 1...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, February 20, 1976
IZ0804	Vanessa Redgrave: candidate for Parliament / Paul McIsaac	Vanessa Redgrave, campaigning for a seat in Parliament for the Worker's Revolutionary Party...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Film and television	WBAI, February 21, 1974
IZ1502	Marge Albert: Union organizer / Bonnie Bellow	Marge Albert worked as an office worker for twenty-five years. After organizing her own office,...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, February 24, 1974
IZ1383.05	Helen Rogan and women in the modern Army	Judy Sackoff speaks with Helen Rogan, author of "Mixed Company: Women in the Modern Army....	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, February 25, 1982
IZ1349.03	Women and the world in the 1980s: February 26, 1982	Blanche Wiesen Cook hosts. Interview with Ruth Meyers, one of the founders of Women Strike for...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Parenting and children	WBAI, February 26, 1982
BB3903	Birth control and the college co-ed / William Baird	Talk on the need for widespread birth control among college age youths by William Baird, an...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, February 28, 1970
IZ0449.27	Women's legal clinic: February 3, 1980	Everywomanspace: Women's legal clinic. Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace. February 3,...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health	WBAI, February 3, 1980.
IZ0724	Erica Jong reads her poems / produced by Mimi Anderson	First of a series of readings of women's poetry produced by Mimi Anderson. Erica Jong reads...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, February 4, 1972
IZ0449.13	Women's occupational safety: February 9, 1981	Women's Occupational Health and Safety hour hosted by Dr. Jeanne Stellman and Mary Sue...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Health	WBAI, February 9, 1981
BB3234	Behavior patterns in the U.S. and the Soviet Union	Anthropologist Dr. Margaret Mead, psychoanalyst Franz Alexander, and Dr. Donald A. Lowry, former...	American Women -- Science and scientists, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, first broadcast June 8, 1960; rebroadcast January 8, 1967
IZ1457	The American Place Theatre women's project	Louise Thompson interviews Julia Miles, Kathleen Chalfant and Gayle Austin of the American Place...	American Women -- Theater	WBAI, Jan. 31, 1979
IZ1477	Puerto Rican protest theater / Cafe Teatro de Protesta	Music, poetry and performance from the Puerto Rican Independent Movement's new nightclub, Cafe...	American Women -- Music and musicians, American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, January 14, 1972
BB3770.03	Abortion referral services and women's rights (Episode 3)	This is the third in a series of discussions about abortion. Guests in this program are Arlene...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, January 15, 1969
BB3802.04	Dorothea Dix (Episode 4 of 6)	The fourth in a series of six episodes on important women in American history presented by...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, January 16, 1963
BB3802.05	Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: partners in the solutions of women's problems (Episode 5 of 6)	The fifth in a series of six episodes on important women in American history presented by...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, January 16, 1963
IZ1351	Report back from Copenhagen	Tapes edited and selected from "Report back from Copenhagen," an event for women to...	American Women -- International women, American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, January 16, 1981
IZ1367	First generation / June Namias interviewed by Nelly Burlingham	Nelly Burlingham speaks with June Namias about her recent book "First generation: in the...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, January 18, 1979
IZ1392	A woman's play: One Plus One	A woman’s play: one plus one. A play about two black women dealing with problems. One woman,...	American Women -- Theater, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, January 19, 1980
IZ1393	Sex discrimination: women of the C.U.N.Y. system	Mimi Rosenberg speaks with three women: Lilia Melani, Sandy Cooper, and Nancy Dean. They discuss...	American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Education	WBAI, January 1979
BB3770.05	Abortion laws: the courtroom and the legislature (Episode 5)	Introduced as the fifth in a series of five programs. Hosts are Lucinda Cisler and James Clapp,...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, January 2, 1969
IZ1437	International Women's Day: Algeria	Annette Walker talks with writer Kathy Kersey about how women in Algeria have fared since the...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, January 20, 1980
BB3506	Lysistrata's daughters / produced by Trevor Thomas and John Harris	Documentary on the Women's Strike for Peace organization, founded by Dagmar Wilson and...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, January 21, 1962
BB4378	Who jails the rapist? / produced by Ginny Leicht	Documentary on rape and the punishment for rape, providing a look at the way New York and New...	American Women -- Violence against women	WBAI, January 21, 1972
IZ1389	Interview with jazz pianist Connie Crothers	Interview with Connie Crothers (1941 - ), jazz pianist who was a student of Lennie Tristano....	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, January 21, 1979
BB3770.04	Recent studies in the psychology of abortion (Episode 4)	This is the fourth program in the WBAI series on abortion. In this program, guests are Lawrence...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, January 22, 1969
IZ1490	Abortion rights / produced by Eileen Zalisk (Production reel)	Production reel for a program hosted by Eileen Zalisk commemorating the 8th anniversary of the...	American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, January 22, 1981
IZ1349.02	Women and the world in the 1980s: January 22, 1982	Blanche Cook interviews writer Adrienne Rich (1929-2012), who reads poems from her newly...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, January 22, 1982
IZ1400	Jewish women in New York	Tapes selected from a panel on immigrant Jewish women which was part of a conference on Culture...	American Women -- Women's history, American Women -- Work and unions, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, January 25, 1981
BB3580	What every woman should know about abortion / Dr. Robert E. Hall ; interviewed by Mary Orovan	Dr. Robert E. Hall, President of the Association for the Study of Abortion discusses his...	American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Health	WBAI, January 27, 1969
IZ1062	Noretta Koertge: Who was that masked woman?	Viv Sutherland interviews Noretta Koertge, author of "Who Was that Masked Woman?"...	American Women -- Authors and journalists, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, January 27, 1982
BC2327	Mary Lou Williams retrospective / hosted by Marian McPartland	Host Marian McPartland interviews and plays selection of music by jazz musician Mary Lou...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, January 3, 1975
BB3802.06	Frances Willard's temperance crusade: a political school for women (Episode 6 of 6)	The last in a series of six episodes on important women in American history presented by...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, January 30, 1963
IZ1362	Allies / by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's read by Viv Sutherland	Viv Sutherland reads Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's short story "Allies" from her...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, January 30, 1980
IZ0788	Adrienne Rich: an interview and reading / interview by Susan Howe (Part 2 only)	Poet Adrienne Rich (1929 - 2012) is interviewed by Susan Howe and reads from her book of poetry...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, January 31, 1979
BB2031	Abortion: inside and outside the hospital / moderated by Lucinda Cisler and James Clapp (Episode 2)	This is the same tape as BB3770.02,...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Reproductive rights	WBAI, January 8, 1969
BB3802.03	Angelina and Sarah Grimke (Episode 3 of 6)	Sarah and Angelina Grimke: slaveholders turned abolitionists, the first American women to give...	American Women -- Activists, American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, January 9, 1963
IZ0996.02	Kathy Smith and Burt Lee	Guests on this show are folk singers Kathy Smith and Burt Lee and producer Mark Roth. The...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, January 9, 1970
BC2196.20	Women in the United Kingdom	Viv Sutherland talks with professor Helen Baehr of the Center Polyclinic of London about the...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, July 1, 1978
IZ1061.02	The Lesbian Show: July 15, 1980 - Third World Lesbian Writers Conference (2nd annual)	The Lesbian Show, produced by Donna Allegra, features readings from the 2nd Annual Third World...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- Lesbians, American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, July 15, 1980
IZ1504.01	Jeriann Hilderly	Episode of Songs of Sappho's Daughters, featuring Jeriann Hilderly performing music....	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, July 16, 1974
AZ1071	Malvina Reynolds and Bill Schechner	Malvina Reynolds, folksinger, plays her songs live in studio for Bill Schechner and audience....	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, July 19, 1973
IZ1359	A memorial for Muriel Rukeyser: readings and performances by Chaikin and Peaslee	A memorial program for poet and activist Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980). Joseph Chaikin (1935-2003...	American Women -- Poetry	WBAI, July 19, 1980
IZ0622	Angela Davis interviewed by Samori Marksman	Angela Davis is interviewed by Samori Marksman, on program "Brunch", Saturday July 19...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Politicians and politics	WBAI, July 19, 1980
IZ1510	The Velvet Sledgehammer: July 2, 1980: WREE Seminar on Racism	Production reel for the July 2, 1980 episode of the Velvet Sledgehammer. Contains excerpts from...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination, American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, July 2, 1980
IZ1398	Women Against War forum at NYU	Women Against War event at NYU, June 1980. From the book "Peace as a women's issue: a...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, July 2, 1980
IZ1349.06	Women and the world in the 1980s: July 2, 1982	Blanche Cook interviews Marilyn Young, professor of history at New York University and co-author...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, July 2, 1982
IZ1511	Lesbian Pride Week, 1977 (Part 2 only): Coming Out Proud and A Personal Politic	Actuality from the panel "Coming Out Proud" and the beginning of the panel "A...	American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, July 23, 1977
IZ0391.02	Post ERA: Denise Fuge and Gail Gabler	Nancy Kramer speaks with Denise Fuge, president of the National Organization for Women (NOW)-New...	American Women -- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, July 29, 1982
IZ1411.02	Women composers: Janice Giteck and Gloria Coates	Jeannie Pool interviews and plays music of Janice Giteck and Gloria Coates, two American women...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, July 3, 1981
BC2337	National Women's Political Caucus: Biennial Convention, Boston 1975	Reporting and actuality from the National Women's Political Caucus Biennial Convention, held in...	American Women -- Politicians and politics, American Women -- Lesbians	WBAI, July 4, 1975
IZ0382	The boycott of J.P. Stevens / produced by Celeste Wesson	Program produced by WBAI and Bill O'Neill. Recorded on July 8, 1977. Interview with Barbara...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, July 4, 1977
IZ1358	Women and the unfinished American revolution	A special solute to women and the unfinished American Revolution, looking at the Revolutionary...	American Women -- Women's history	WBAI, July 4, 1982
IZ0449.17	Everywomanspace: July 5, 1982-Angela Gilliam hosts	Aircheck of 7/5/82 Everywomanspace program with Angela Gilliam. The guest is Professor Everard...	American Women -- Education	WBAI, July 5, 1982.
IZ1434	The real Tibet	Judith Murray speaks with Barbara Nimri Aziz, British-educated anthropologist, about the reality...	American Women -- Anthropology and societal role	WBAI, July 6, 1978
IZ0449.10	Women's legal clinic: July 7, 1980	Judy Levin and Betty Levinson review important legal cases of the 1970s. Begins with discussion...	American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, July 7, 1980.
BC1950	New York Radical Feminists' Marriage speak-out	In February 1973, the New York Radical Feminists held a marriage conference which they called...	American Women -- Marriage and divorce, American Women -- Radical Feminism	WBAI, July 8, 1973
IZ1430.01	Anne Forer reads her work	Anne Forer reads from her work: an autobiographical piece (title not given on recording), "...	American Women -- Authors and journalists	WBAI, June 10, 1980
IZ1382	Sex and art: scholarship and vulgarity	A program on sex and art. Begins with a reading from Edward Albee's introduction to...	American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, June 11, 1980
IZ1464	School of hard knocks or, mallets with forethought	Jan Albert hosts his program about the resumed construction (after a 37-year of hiatus) of the...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, June 18, 1980
BB3448	The Seasons of time: Tanka poetry of Japan / moderated by Ellen Jaffe	Mrs. Virginia Baron, editor, and Mr. Yasuhide Kobashi, illustrator, discuss their anthology of...	American Women -- Poetry, American Women -- International women	WBAI, June 19, 1968
IZ0927	The Velvet Sledgehammer: June 19, 1977 (Part 1 and 3 only)	A Women's Magazine of the Air, produced by the WBAI Women's Department, featuring:...	American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, June 19, 1977
IZ1411.01	Women composers: interviews with Ora Williams and Virginia Eskin	This series is "Portraits of women composers," produced by Jeannie Pool for the Women...	American Women -- Music and musicians	WBAI, June 19, 1981
BC2342	Marian Seldes / interviewed by Bruce Kenyon.	Actress Marian Seldes (1928-2014), recipient of Tony, Obie and Drama Desk Awards, is interviewed...	American Women -- Theater	WBAI, June 2, 1975
IZ1373	Statements by two Northern Irish women about the current violence in their communities	A report on the affect of military occupation on community life in Northern Ireland. Evidence of...	American Women -- International women	WBAI, June 20, 1982
BC0943.01	Sexual response in women and men / Joy Norin and Leslie Cohen	This program deals with sexual response in women and men. The speakers are Joy Norin and Leslie...	American Women -- Health, American Women -- Sex	WBAI, June 24 and September 10, 1972
IZ1472	Educating for peace	Educating for Peace, a program about teaching peace in the schools. Hosts are Greg Haycock[sp?]...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, June 24, 1983?
IZ0853	Helen Caldicott on The Velvet Sledgehammer: June 25, 1978	WBAI's Velvet Sledgehammer program for June 25, 1978. Opens with Judie Pasternak giving...	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, June 25, 1978
BC2584	How to organize your workplace.	Panel discussion which covers successful efforts to organize women workers into women's caucuses...	American Women -- Work and unions	WBAI, June 28, 1975
IZ0727	Judy Chicago interviewed by Celeste Wesson	Judy Chicago, pioneering feminist artist who created the first women's art program in...	American Women -- Art and artists	WBAI, June 4, 1979
IZ0528.01	People's law update: Lennox Hinds interviewed by Bob Lefcourt	Bob Lefcourt speaks with attorney Lennox Hinds from the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers...	American Women -- Women of Color and discrimination	WBAI, June 6, 1979
IZ1450	Battered women	Recordings from a conference on battered women sponsored by the American Friends Service...	American Women -- Violence against women	WBAI, June 7, 1977
IZ1482	The Velvet Sledgehammer: November 6, 1982 (Production reel)	Production reel containing excerpts for the June 8, 1982 episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer....	American Women -- Peace and Antinuclear activism	WBAI, June 8, 1982
BC0943	Know your body (Series record)	This is the program record for the series "Know Your Body," a series of eight lectures...		WBAI, June and October, 1972
BC0724.02	Consciousness raising-WBAI (Episode 2 of 4): Adolescent puberty rituals	Consciousness-raising: An examination of women's issues. This discussion focuses on...	American Women -- Sex, American Women -- Health, American Women -- Reproductive rights, American Women -- Feminism	WBAI, likely between October 8, 1971 and April 28, 1972

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