Liza Cowan collection, c. 1970s

Collection Items

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  Feminist Workshop: Gender Issues

  Discussion of domestic relations, and how a woman agrees to certain terms when she gets married. Women do not know what they are agreeing to. They know what it is, but they do not want the details. There is a discussion of how women are programmed to inherently undermine their own thoughts, and to label them as “feelings” as opposed to facts. Further discussion on how gender issues are defined.

  Tags Gender Roles, heterosexual marriage, Marriage, second wave feminism
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  Seneca Falls Radiodrama

  The Seneca Falls radiodrama is a brief overview of what led to the first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York, 1848. The convention, now called the Seneca Falls Convention, was held in order to converse about the liberties that women do and do not have, be they civil, social, political, or religious. The recording introduces listeners to Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, two prominent members of the women’s rights movement at the time. A reading of the Declaration of Sentiments, which outlines the civil, social, political, and religious rights of women, as well as various quotes, are included in this recording.

  Tags Elizabeth Cady Stanton, History, Lucretia Mott, Seneca Falls Convention, Women's Liberation Movement, Women's Rights Convention
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  Untitled Interview: Lesbian Singer and Political Prisoner

  This untitled interview features a guest who discusses her time in prison, the songs she wrote about another incarcerated woman, songs she wrote for political prisoners including Lolita Lebron and Susan Saxe, and conditions of the women’s prison which she was subjected to. She talks about how the state justified the horrible conditions at the prison, and the lack of access to any kind of rehabilitation programs, despite rehabilitation being the supposed purpose of prison.

  Tags Lesbian Musician, LGBTQ+ imprisonment, LGBTQ+ musicians, political prisoners, Prison
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  Untitled (Live music and poetry performances by Casse Culver and others)

  Women perform poems and songs, including “Ode to a Gym Teacher” by Meg Parker.

  Tags Casse Culver, Music, Poetry, second wave feminism
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  Ti-Grace Atkinson, Theories of Logic Part 3

  In part 3 of the recording of Ti-Grace Atkinson, she continues her discussion on the elements of logic. In Part 3, she further discusses different social movements and their analysis of their own oppression.

  Tags logic, philosophy, second wave feminism, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Women's Liberation Movement
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  Ti-Grace Atkinson, Theories of Logic Part 2

  In Part 2 of the recording of Ti-Grace Atkinson, she further discusses elements of logic. She connects these elements of logic to oppression and the Women’s Movement. She starts to connect the abstract elements of logic to social issues and includes a discussion of the class system based on the writings of Karl Marx.

  Tags logic, Marxism, philosophy, second wave feminism, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Women's Liberation Movement
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  Marcia Danab interview with Olivia Records

  In this interview, Marcia Danab, the host, talks to two members of Olivia Records: Ginny Berson, and Meg Christian. Berson and Christian talk about how they created their record label, as well as the challenges that they faced as a company made by women for women. They both talk about the struggles that they have faced in the music industry as women in regard to gaining ownership, being paid, being taken seriously as artists, and making music that is specific to the female experience and understanding. Olivia Records was founded in 1973 and played an important role within the gay rights and counterculture movements of the time. Notable artists they represented were Tret Fure, Kay Gardner, Leslie Ann Jones, BeBe K'Roche, Pat Parker, and Cris Williamson. Due to declining sales, Olivia Records became Olivia Cruises and Resorts, a lesbian vacation company, in 1990.

  Tags counterculture, Marcia Danub, Music, record labels, women's music
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  Goddess, Mythology, and Ancient Matriarchy

  In this program there is a discussion on the earliest myths on the creation of the universe, and goddess creation myths. There is a discussion of ancient matriarchal culture, and its survival as wicca/witchcraft. It pays homage to women who were hanged under accusations of witchcraft. The goddess is synonymous with gynocracy, and women participate in the divine.

  Tags History, Matriarchy, mythology
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  Lee Brown: Streetology

  Lee Brown is a black woman and an ex-offender, but says “none of the three overlap with eachother”. Brown's conversation with Colivia Carter is an dicourse touching on themes of intersectionality before the framework had its name. Brown reads poetry she calls “streetology” about her experiences with prostitution, incarceration, and black families.

  Tags Black women, Colivia Carter, Families, Lee Brown, Prison, Sex Work & Sex Workers
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  A New You: The Laura Grey Way

  A New You: The Laura Grey Way, hosted by John Cox and Laura Grey, is a weekly radio show that talks about beauty, skincare, and health. In this two-part recoding, the hosts are interviewing Betty Morales, the president of the Cancer Control Society. These episodes specifically focus on the idea of cancer as a nutritional deficiency condition, with Morales promoting the use of Laetrile, also know amygdalin, as a way to 'control' cancer in patients. However, the FDA has never given approval for laetrile to be used in the United States.

  Tags cancer, John Cox, Laura Gray, Radio
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  Untitled (Folk Songs of the Industrial Workers of the World)

  This recording consists of a collection of songs associated with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), an international union founded in 1905 in Chicago, IL. IWW members, commonly referred to as Wobblies, were prominent participants in the radical labor movement in the early 20th Century in the US. They also had ties to the socialist and anarchist movements of the time. While this recording does not include any information on the singers, writers, or dates recorded, most of these songs are written by Joe Hill and likely are sung by Joe Glazer and Bill Friedland. Joe Hill was a famous labor activist and folk singer in the early 1900s, and Joe Glazer and Bill Friedland kept Joe Hill’s music alive throughout the 20th century. Songs 1-13 are likely sung by Joe Glazer and Bill Friedland, song 14 by Holly Near, and song 15 by Charlie Poole. Songs 1-13 were likely recording in the 1950s.

  Tags industrial workers of the world, Music, Unions
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  Ti-Grace Atkinson, Theories of Logic Part 1

  Part 1 of the recording of Ti-Grace Atkinson, a writer and philosopher who was part of the Women’s Movement in the 1970s, discusses elements of logic and different academic theories around logical thinking. She connects these elements of logic to oppression and the Women’s Movement. Part 1 mainly covers abstract theories of logical thinking.

  Tags logic, philosophy, second wave feminism, Ti-Grace Atkinson, Women's Liberation Movement
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  Lesbians in the 1970s Civil Rights Movement

  Marcia Danub and Linda Daniels speak with Eleanor Cooper, spokeswoman for Lesbian Feminist Liberation, and Jean O'Leary, Legislative Coordinator, Board for the (then) National Gay Taskforce. LGBTQ+ and women’s rights activists were looking to repeal laws criminalizing homosexuality. Sodomy bills in the 1970s were explicitly written to target gay people, causing fear in the LGBTQ+ in their professional and personal lives. Intro 554 was one of many forms of the NYC Gay Rights Bill, which was passed in 1986, banning discrimination because of sexual orientation. Cooper and O'Leary provide information about the way these laws affect the lives of lesbians and how to participate in the repeal of sodomy laws and support the passing of Intro 554.

  Tags criminalisation, Discrimination, Eleanor Cooper, Jean O'Leary, Lesbian Feminist Liberation, Linda Daniels, Marcia Danub, National Gay Taskforce, New York City Lesbians & Gays, Organizing, sodomy laws

• Audio Collections
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    • Radio Free Women, 1972-1974
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