Artist and feminist educator Miriam Schapiro (1923 - ) reconstructs her development as a painter, linking the changes in her imagery to her psychological history and involvement in the women's movement. Schapiro's memoir reveals how the introduction of feminism expanded, rather than restricted, the possibilities of growth and experience in her life and art. Produced by Clare Spark. Partially supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Topics: Schapiro, Miriam, 1923-, Art and society., Women artists, American Women Making History and...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Consciousness raising. This is the first episode in a series to air on KPFA from June 21, 1972 until October 19, 1972. An examination of how self awareness affects our bodies, our attitudes, and our life. Consciousness raising broadcasts began by playing taped sessions, then listeners could call in and share their experiences and feelings. Previously numbered BC1087.01 and BC1087.02 (Part A processed with Batch 5, Part B with Batch 1B).
Topics: Body image., Consciousness raising., Women -- Psychology., Consciousness raising / produced by Jan...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Helen Hooke's Band plays live on Mother's Day, year and venue unknown. You Dream My Dream and Magic are among the songs performed.
Topics: American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Hooke, Helen, Scalfi, Sindy, Women musicians.
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Lynn Fonfa, member of the San Francisco Lesbian History Project, talks about women who passed for men in the late 1800's and 1900's. Fonfa quotes correspondence and interviews from numerous women who "masqueraded" during that time and describes the ways in which these women passed. She is introduced by documentary filmmaker Liz Stevens. Mixed with music. Produced by Helene Rosenbluth for KPFK.
Topics: Fonfa, Lynn, Women -- History., Lesbians -- History, Cross dressing--1890-1900, Cross...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
The fifth program of the Women's Media Project, produced by the Women's Liberation Media Project in San Francisco. In this program, women relate their abortion experiences, both in the United States and Cuba, in a discussion punctuated by music.
Topics: UnitedStates -- Social policy., Women -- Social conditions., Abortion, American Women Making...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
First of a series of readings of women's poetry produced by Mimi Anderson. Erica Jong reads her poems from her book, "Fruits and Vegetables" and "The Objective Woman," and describes her inspirations.
Topics: American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Jong, Erica., Women poets
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
"The world split open" is the title of a new anthology of women's poetry. In this program, Joan Larkin talks with Louise Bernikow, editor of the anthology. Program includes some of the poetry included in the anthology, recorded May 13, 1972 at WBAI at a Women's poetry reading, also entitled "The world split open". The readers, poets themselves, are Louise Bernikow, Muriel Rukeyser, Sonja Sanchez, Odetta, Jackie Weiden, and Honor Moore. Includes readings of little known...
Topics: Lowell, Amy., Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861, Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.,...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Linda Schiffman interviews four tradeswomen, all employed in non-traditional work and enrollees in the Women in Apprenticeship Program, about sexism on the job and the kinds of problems they encountered getting used to this different kind of work. The women interviewed are Priscilla Danzig, a carpenter's apprentice and member of Carpenters Local 305, Marin County; Anne Moore, a carpenter's apprentice who works in Emeryville; Naomi Friedman, a plumber's apprentice (non-union); and Anita Taylor,...
Topics: American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Unlearning to Not Speak collective., Trade...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Paul McIsaac hosts the third in a series of programs called "Science and the quality of life," which is the theme chosen for this year's Association for the Advancement of Science conference. In this program, WBAI's Bonnie Bellow reports on the occupational health status of women, a panel which was held today at the Americana Hotel; Sam Julty, WBAI car person, talks about the panel he attended on the future of the car; Carol Lopate, an anthropologist who writes on housework and women,...
Topics: Julty, Sam., Bellow, Bonnie., Lopate, Carol., Rosen, David., Starr, Chauncey., Occupational health...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
A "special" Gay Alternatives discussion of New York City's gay civil-rights bill, and its relevance (if any) to the lives of gays. Guests are Kitty Cotter, media coordinator for Lesbian Feminist Liberation; Frances Doughty, board chairperson of the National Gay Task Force; and Arnie Kantrowitz, writer and former vice president of Gay Activists Alliance. Host and producer is Ronald Gold.
Topics: Kantrowitz, Arnie, 1940-, Doughty, Frances., Cotter, Kitty., Gay rights., Gays -- Political...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Attorney Carol Ruth Silver, Director of Berkeley Neighborhood Legal Services, is interviewed by Elsa Knight Thompson. The topic is PLEA (Poverty Lawyers for Effective Advocacy), a group of lawyers who provide legal aid to the poor and underprivileged. Berkeley Neighborhood Legal Services is funded by a grant produced from the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Originally broadcast during KPFA's open hour.
Topics: Thompson, Elsa Knight, Silver, Carol Ruth., Lawyers., KPFA open hour, Legal aid., United States....
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
The internationally known political author and lecturer Ella Winter talks with Elsa Knight Thompson about the changes she finds in the United States since her last visit to this country, which had been in 1962 or 1963. Winter says that the country seems much more outspoken about politics, and much less fearful, in general, about a looming Communist threat. Winter was born in Australia, had been residing in London at the time of the interview, but says in this interview that she considered...
Topics: Thompson, Elsa Knight, Winter, Ella, 1898-1980, Women journalists., KPFA open hour, American Women...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Consciousness raising. An examination of role-playing and stereotypes that oppress women: "The lesbian," "The single mother," "The Lady," "The woman as provider," "The attractive woman," "Masculine-feminine roles," "Married woman," "Childless woman," "Single women who are pregnant,"Women as sex object." Consciousness raising broadcasts began by playing taped sessions, then listeners could call in and...
Topics: Consciousness raising., Women -- Psychology., Women -- Social conditions., Women -- Personal...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Ramparts Report, the weekly program of news and current happenings, brought to you by the staff of Ramparts Magazine. Women in the Economy presented by Lauri Helmbold of the New College of San Jose State University. She originally presented this material in San Francisco during a weekend conference at Liberation School, March 23, 1974. The presentations and discussions were on "America in crisis: plain talk about economics." Susie Rothfield's "Housewife's lament" plays at...
Topics: Helmbold, Lori, Women -- Economic conditions., Economic history -- 1945-, American Women Making...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
February 14th, 1979 episode of "Holding up more than half the sky". Segments include: a tribute to Susan B. Anthony, including a dramatization of her trial for "having voted knowingly, wrongfully, and unlawfully"; Janet Dodson interviews Ruth Bell and Joan Ditzion, members of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective and co-authors of "Ourselves and our children: a book by and for parents" (1978). Includes music: "Frontier" by Cris Williamson, and...
Topics: Dodson, Janet., Skotnes, Pearl., Women's movement, Women -- Political activity., Boston Women's...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
On October 14, 1979, ten years after the Stonewall riots, more than 100,000 people from the United States and ten other countries marched on Washington, D.C. for lesbian and gay rights. Pacifica producers in Washington recorded speeches and actualities from the rally, and parts were broadcast live. This first set in the series consists of two reels that were broadcast live from the rally. These reels were previously cataloged as KZ0754.01 and KZ0754.02. Hosts are Moira Rankin from the Sophie's...
Topics: Gay liberation movement., Gay rights., Protests, demonstrations, vigils, etc. -- Washington, D.C.,...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
KPFK's Barbara Cady and Los Angeles Free Press reporter Helen Koblin interview Jill Johnston, Village Voice columnist and author of Lesbian Nation. Johnston explains her views of lesbianism as the only true radical feminist position. She discusses the purported link between lesbianism and madness, her relationship with her children, and whether the lesbian feminist struggle is equivalent to the oppression of Third World peoples. Likely the same as BC1481.
Topics: American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Cady, Barbara., Johnston, Jill, Lesbian...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
This recording is introduced as an episode of "Where do we go from here?" hosted by Helene Rosenbluth and unnamed male co-host. This episode is taking a look at highlights from past programs of IMRU and Lesbian Sisters. Includes the following stories: a report on lesbian feminists in Japan; challenges faced by lesbian and gay illegal immigrants; a poem from Pat Parker; a reading from "Our Right To Love" by Ginny Vida; an interview with Cromby Omdada [sp?] of the Lesbians of...
Topics: American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Lesbians, Feminism, Lesbians -- Japan --...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
"1976 THE BIG SWINDLES" produced by David Burket and Susan Richman. A somewhat sardonic look back at the news events of the bicentennial year 1976, and examination of what has happened in relation to these events, since. Topics include: Congressional sex scandals, Earl Butz, ERA and abortion legislation, the Moonies, the swine flu epidemic, and of course, the Buy-centennial. (Brief mentions of China, G.E. Nuclear employee resignations, homosexual rulings, etc.) The Moonies segment was...
Topics: UNIFICATION CHURCH., American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976., Equal Rights Amendment...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Anica Vesel Mander (b. 1935 - d. 2002), feminist author and professor (2014 note: founded Women's studies department at New College of San Francisco), reads from her autobiography "Blood Ties, A Woman's History" (Moon Books and Random House, 1976) about the search for her own roots. The reading is about the family's forced migration from their home in Yugoslavia to Italy and then to the United States. Reading includes 1) page 63, 1st paragraph; 2) page 76, 2nd paragraph to end of p....
Topics: Mander, Anica., Women authors, Autobiography., Blood Ties, American Women Making History and...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Part 7 of KPFA's presentation of the University of California's Medical Center Conference "The Challenge to Women: the Biological Avalanche" held in San Francisco this year. This is Part 5 of "The Enduring and Ephemeral in Women's Life." In this recording Gail J. Putney, Assistant Professor of Sociology at San Jose State College presents "Children: In Dreams Come Unexpected Responsibilities," an examination of the role of dreams for child development. Notes on...
Topics: Putney, Gail J., The challenge to women : the biological avalanche, The enduring and ephemeral in...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
The politics of privilege. How does racism work to distort and lessen White women's lives? Bettina Aptheker, Coordinator of Women's Studies as U.C. Santa Cruz, spoke in April 1982 at Stanford University as part of the lecture series "Gender, Race and Class in Society," sponsored by The Center for Research of Women. Aptheker has written extensively on the role of Black women in American society, and has recently published "Women's Legacy: Essays on Race, Sex, and Class in American...
Topics: Racism., Women -- Social conditions., Aptheker, Bettina, American Women Making History and Culture:...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Julia Randall and Ginny Z. Berson host Majority Report, February 25, 1982. 1. News wrap-up -- 2. A look at the civic and political life of Black women in Victorian America, the period known as the "Gay Nineties", a short condensation of a longer Women's Magazine program, "19th Century Black Club Women," that aired the following Saturday, February 27, 1982 (produced by Karla Tonella, with Barbara Christian, head of Afro-American Studies at UC Berkeley) -- 3. The last of a...
Topics: American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Randall, Julia., Berson, Ginny Z., Angelou,...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Raw outtakes and heads from an unidentified woman musician performing at KPFA. Box description: "Women's News aircheck April 15, 1976. Ella II, heads" (difficult to read handwriting).
Topics: American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women musicians.
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Seminar on "Modern Contraceptive Techniques" held by the Planned Parenthood Association of Alameda County at Kaiser Center in Oakland on April 10, 1969. Dr. W. Dieter Bergman introduces the seminar and speaker Dr. Alan Guttmacher. Dr. Donald H. Minkler introduces the next several speakers, each speaking on a specific contraceptive technique. First is Dr. Harry Rudell, associate director of the Population Council in New York speaks on the pill and has been published in the Ladies Home...
Topics: Birth control, Contraceptives., Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Modern contraceptive...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
The poet reads from her books, The Love Poems of Elizabeth Sargent, and The African Boy. Miss Sargent has trained herself in the art of reading aloud and performs with great elan. She is accompanied in some of the poems by John Dill with guitar and drum. Tape box lists the WBAI broadcast date as July 23, 1969; WBAI Folio lists first broadcast date as June 22, 1968. KPFA and KPFK also list this program in their 1968 Folios.
Topics: Poetry -- Women authors., Sargent, Elizabeth, 1930-, American Women Making History and Culture:...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Anais Nin discusses her life and work with KPFK's Clare Spark (nee Loeb). This is a shorter, edited version of BB5233.
Topics: Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977, Women authors, Anais Nin / interviewed by Clare Spark., American Women...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
A male speaker (unidentified in the recording) delivers a speech on the psychological impact on the women's liberation movement. Overall sound quality is poor.
Topics: Psychology., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Feminism
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Columnist Harriet Van Horne (1920 - 1998) of the New York Post discusses her experiences as a woman in the print media and her opinions about women's liberation. Interview conducted by Danice Bordett.
Topics: Van Horne, Harriet., Reporters and reporting -- Personal narratives., American Women Making History...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Deena Metzger reads selections her book of poems "Dark milk" (Los Angeles: Momentum Press, 1978) and an excerpt from her novel "Flying" (unpublished) and discusses her work with Everett Frost. The poems she reads are Daphne -- Dawn -- Apricot poem -- Marketing -- Little league women -- Cows -- Dalila -- Oasis.
Topics: Women writers, Metzger, Deena., Poetry., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Nin reads from and discusses her book Fourth Diary. She also discusses her struggle to become an accepted author. 34 minutes in begins an interview by artist Judy Chicago. They discuss a disagreement they previously had about anger and women's liberation. Judy Chicago interview likely recorded in November 1971. Appears to be different from recording BC0453.04.1 reel is on 2 CDs A & B.
Topics: Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977, Women authors -- Personal narratives., Evening with Anais Nin /...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Dr. Linda Nochlin is a professor of Art History at Vasser, visiting professor at Hunter College, author of Realism (Penguin), and she is currently working on a study of the image of the "fallen women" in art and literature. Her talk tonight is on the subject of the image of women in art. This lecture was given at WBAI on October 10, 1972. Note: Intro/outro--self contained.
Topics: Body image., Women in art., Nochlin, Linda., American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
This program deals with sexual response in women and men. The speakers are Joy Norin and Leslie Cohen of Community Sex Information, an organization providing counseling and therapy for sexual problems. The program opens with Judy Graham of the Women's Medical Center introducing the evening's speakers. After the lectures is a question-and-answer period. The lecture was part of a series of eight lectures which comprised a course by and for women entitled "Know Your Body." The course was...
Topics: Cohen, Leslie., Women -- Sexuality., Men -- Sexuality., American Women Making History and Culture:...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Ramparts Report, the weekly program of news and current happenings, brought to you by the staff of Ramparts Magazine. This week program is a recording of Anais Nin's talk about "The New Woman," her vision of the women of the future, the woman who is being born right now, who will, perhaps more than ever before in history, affect the world of the future. Ms. Nin presented these ideas in April 1974 in San Francisco as a part of the Celebration of Women in the Arts, Female of the...
Topics: Women artists, Women -- Social conditions., Feminism, Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977, American Women...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
A documentary exploration of changing sexual relationships within the family and social institutions, and among different generations. Introduction: "In this program we will explore the implications and limits of the sexual revolution with five women of varied ages and situations. Debbie is 19 and presently bisexual. Patty is 25 and now consciously celibate. Susan is 32, married, divorced, and has been living with the same man for over five years. Ann is 37, married for 20 years and has...
Topics: Sex role, Women's movement, Sexuality, Women -- Sexuality., American Women Making History and...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Viv Sutherland interviews Bonnie Charles Bluh, author of "Women to Women: European Feminists," about the Women's movement in Europe.
Topics: Women's movement -- Europe., Bluh, Bonnie Charles, American Women Making History and Culture:...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
This second program in the series "Pagan press review" will take up the question of matriarchy, and it's relationship to Pagan beliefs and ideals. In this program you will hear readings from: portions of three articles on Matriarchy, published in the first and second issues of Nemuton Magazine; the anthropological paper by Paula Webster and Esther Newton, available in the Spring 1973 issue of Afra Magazine; quotes from Tim Zell from an unpublished paper and leaflet "An old...
Topics: Witchcraft., New religious movements., Pagan press review / produced by Margot Adler., American...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
The sister of Felix Mendelssohn, Fanny, was herself a pianist, singer and composer. Dorothy Wordsworth, sister of William, was a writer. This program explores these two women, their frustrations and successes in the arts, with examples of their works and readings of their writings. Produced by Martha Lifson and Anna Rubin.
Topics: American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Women artists -- History., Wordsworth,...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Barbara Cady talks with Susan Brownmiller, author of "Against our will: men, women, and rape," published by Simon & Schuster. Brownmiller discusses her book and the issues of sexual harassment with which women must cope.
Topics: Brownmiller, Susan, Rape., Women -- Crimes against., American Women Making History and Culture:...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Bonnie Bellow talks with Barbara Garson (b. 1941), the author of "Macbird," about her new book "All the Livelong Day: The Meaning and Demeaning of Routine Work", about the alienating nature of routine labor. They discuss Garson's interviews with working people conducted at a wide variety of workplaces, and Garson reads segments from these interviews.
Topics: Garson, Barbara., Work -- Psychological aspects., Women authors, LABOR, American Women Making...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Scottish poet Helen Adam (1907 - 1993) reads and discusses her ballads and other poetic efforts with Susan Howe and Charles Ruas. Adam was born in Glasgow, Scotland, educated at Nairnshire and Edinburgh University, worked as a journalist in Edinburgh and London, and moved with her family to the US in 1939, settling in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1949. She is the author of Ballads (White Rabbit Press) and Counting out rhyme (published by Kirby Congdon and Ralph Simmons), and has written a...
Topics: Adam, Helen., Howe, Susan., Ruas, Charles., Poetry, Modern., Women poets, American Women Making...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Three women who believe that lesbians can find their own identities by relating exclusively with other women discuss this view. The panelists discuss where on the spectrum of "lesbian separation" they currently find themselves and whether men and women can relate to each other in a patriarchal society. The guests are Jan Crawford, convener of the Feminist Community Coalition; Carol Hardin, and Doris Lunden of Lesbian Feminist Liberation. The host and producer is Ronald Gold.
Topics: Gold, Ron., Lunden, Doris., Hardin, Carol., Lesbians -- Personal narratives, Lesbian separatism,...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Dorothy Eletz attended the U.N. International Women's Year Conference in Mexico City [June 19-July 2, 1975], and this recording is an interview she conducted with Ruth Gage-Colby (1899-1984), a leader in the peace, disarmament, and human rights movements, at the conference on July 2. They discuss the International Women's Conference and women's rights.
Topics: Gage-Colby, Ruth, Women's movement, World Conference of the International Women's Year (1975 :...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Blossom Neuschatz interviews novelist, poet, essayist and teacher Marge Piercy (1936 - ). They discuss her life and work, and in particular her recently published novel "Vida" (Summit Books, 1980).
Topics: American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Piercy, Marge., Women authors
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Viv Sutherland reads Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's short story "Allies" from her anthology "Cautionary tales."
Topics: American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982, Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn, 1942-, Women authors,...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
This is a recording of Judy Simmons interviewing Audre Lorde during a late-night show on WBAI in New York. In this recording, Lorde reads selections out of her book The Black Unicorn, and the two women converse with listeners who call in to discuss poetry, differences between men and women, being African-American, and other topics. Possibly an episode of Simmons's program "On the real side," which aired on WBAI between 1979 and 1981. The end of the recording is cut off.
Topics: Lorde, Audre, Simmons, Judy Dothard, The black unicorn, Poems, African-American Women, American...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Dorothy Healey presents this special program: a recording made at a New American Movement sponsored forum on therapy and revolution held on July 23, 1977 in Los Angeles. Three panelists make presentations on the relationship between therapy and radical politics: Russell Jacoby, UCLA professor; Terry Kupers, psychiatrist; Shevy Healy (January 29, 1922-December 8, 2001), feminist psychologist. Presented by the New American Movement. Produced and edited for KPFK by Patrick Callahan.
Topics: Kupers, Terry Allen., Jacoby, Russell., Feminism, Radicalism., Alienation (Social psychology).,...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
This is the third episode "Sexuality, violence, and aggression" in a four part series of lectures by Dr. Carl Faber entitled "Woman as slave." This episode is in two parts. Part one is Faber's lecture on sexuality, violence, and aggression, given in January 1977. Dr. Carl Faber, a heterosexual monogamist, lectures on how, with awareness, women may get sexually spaced out, allowing sex with no closeness some feel is "mature." They may be turned off completely and...
Topics: Faber, Carl., Sex (Psychology), Women -- Psychology., Women -- United States -- Social conditions.,...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Ntozake Shange, the black feminist poet, author of "For colored girls who have considered suicide, when the rainbow is enuf," is interviewed by Clare Spark on The Sour Apple Tree. Shange discusses reactions to her work and emphasizes how the poems are misperceived by many critics. Ends with a one-minute cut from the album of the 1977 Broadway production of "For colored girls who have considered suicide, when the rainbow is enuf." The piece is performed by Trazana Beverley....
Topics: Shange, Ntozake., Poets, Black., Poetry, Modern., Women authors, Feminism, African American women...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
Cynthia Wolff, Associate Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, takes a look at the female child as a literary figure in Post Civil War America. She focuses on the portraits of female children in early American literature, the wide appeal and popularity of these noted literary heroines, and the national need they fulfilled. Wolff delivered her speech August 12, 1975 in the Student Union Colonial Lounge at the University of Massachusetts. Produced by WFCR, Amherst,...
Topics: Women in literature., Literature -- History and criticism., Wolff, Cynthia Griffin, University of...
Source: http://pacificaradioarchives.org/american-women-making-history-and-culture-1963-1982
