Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections

Lesbian Nation, September 24-25, 1973 [Softball Game; N. O. W. Sports; J. Rawcliffe]

Item

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Title

Lesbian Nation, September 24-25, 1973 [Softball Game; N. O. W. Sports; J. Rawcliffe]

Date Created

1973-09-24

Date Broadcast

1973-9-24; 1973-9-25

Identifier

LHA_Audio_007

Title

Lesbian Nation

Episode Title

Lesbian Nation - Softball Game, N. O. W. Sports, J. Rawcliffe on Track

Series Title

Lesbian Nation, wbai-fm 99.5

Description

Sportscast from Feminist Softball Game; interviews with Judy Wenning on N.O.W. Taskforce on sports, and Judy Rawcliffe on her career in track + field: The 2nd annual Feminist Fumbler Softball Game held in Prospect Park.

Interview with Judy Wenning President of New York N.O.W and head of N.O.W Task Force on sports; Implementing sports committees in the 600 N.O.W chapters; Supporting Rep. Griffiths, Martha W. [D-MI-17] bill to amend the act to incorporate Little League Baseball to provide that the league shall be open to girls as well as to boys; Enforce Title IX, which bars disrimination based on sex in school programming; Expand media coverage of women in sports, references Billie Jean King's tennis match with Bobby Riggs.

Judith Rawcliffe, a competitive runner, track events coordinator at New York's women's olympics sponsored by Lesbian Feminist Liberation and N.O.W. Rawcliffe discusses her experiences in track and field; the importance of sports recreation for health.

Creator

Shelley, Martha

Interviewee

Wenning, Judy; Rawcliffe, Judy

Interviewer

Shelley, Martha

Host

Shelley, Martha

Rights

Rights to WBAI

Physical Format

Open reel audiotape

Duration

00:30:10

Notes

Self-contained

Citation

“Lesbian Nation, September 24-25, 1973 [Softball Game; N. O. W. Sports; J. Rawcliffe],” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed December 3, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/887.