Speaking to the Future: 1978 Lesbian Regional Conference (Tape 2)
subject: Coming Out, Lesbian Community, Homophobia, Lesbians of Color
description: Part 2 of interviews addressed to "lesbians of the future" conducted by the Lesbian Herstory Archives at the 1978 Lesbian Regional Conference. Among the subjects discussed in the interviews include coming out, lesbian bars, racism against lesbians of color, representations of violence against women, feminism, and older lesbians.
creator: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: 04/02/1978 (date created)
date: 11/2023 (date digitized)
rights: Lesbian Herstory Archives Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Mary Daly Lecture / Unidentified Dance
description: Tape is divided into two sections. In the first section, radical feminist and theologian Mary Daly lectures about misogyny in the medical field, including the widespread use of Hormone Replacement Therapy for menopausal women and the increased risk of cancer associated with the birth control pill. She also informs her audience about the career of surgeon James Burt who, for approximately 30 years, reconstructed women’s genitalia after childbirth, often without consent, thinking that they were poorly designed for sexual pleasure. The second section of the tape, which is in poor condition and has soft focus, features a woman performing a dance.
date: 11/2023 (date digitized)
date: circa 1975 (created)
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Cathay Che’s Performance at Dixon Place
subject: Performance art Lesbian theater Lesbian poetry
description: Video recording of a spoken word performance art piece put on by Cathay Che at Dixon Place for an audience. Date of performance unknown.
creator: Gay Entertainment Network
date: 2023-09-26 (digitized)
contributor: Cathay Che
rights: Available for viewing on-site at the Lesbian Herstory Archives only. Gay Entertainment Network should be credited if used. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Lesbian Avengers Dyke March Promo / HomoTeens: Portraits of Lesbian and Gay Teenagers
subject: Lesbian Community, Dyke Marches, Homophobia, Coming Out
description: The first 2 minutes are a promotional video for the first annual Dyke Pride March at Bryant Park in June, 1993, featuring footage from the DC Dyke Pride March in April 1993, which includes lesbians marching in the streets, chanting, dancing, and fire-eating. After, there are several minutes of solid stills featuring text appearing to be the names of individuals featured in the project "HomoTeens: Portraits of Lesbian and Gay Teenagers" by Joan Jubela. The footage features clippings of an article written about Henry, a young gay man, in People magazine that outed him to his mother. From 11:50-13:45, Henry talks about the conversations with his parents after the article was published, wherein his father was accepting but his mother was very upset.
creator: Lesbian Avengers (Dyke March Promo)
creator: Joan Jubela (HomoTeens)
date: 1993 (date created)
date: 02/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Tampa TV Coverage (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian Avengers, Lesbian activism, Lesbian survivors of hate crimes, Anti-lesbian violence
description: Compilation of news coverage from '10 Tampa Bay' of protests organized by the Lesbian Avengers responding to the burning of a trailer belonging to lesbian and HIV advocate Dee DeBerry. Sections: "Why are these lesbian activists eating fire?" [00:38-02:47] Tampa Hate Rally: The Lesbian Avengers and other groups [03:07-03:46] Gay activists who call themselves Lesbian Avengers [04:07-04:52] Temple University News Taping [05:01-14:47]
creator: Lesbian Avengers
date: 06/1993 (date created)
date: 02/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation, Inc. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too
subject: Lesbian Avengers, Lesbian activism, Hate Crimes, Anti-lesbian violence
description: [Description from the Lesbian Avengers] The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too offers a look at the New York group's first year, from their initial demonstration in front of an elementary school in '92 to the Dyke March in DC, where the Avengers ate fire in front of the White House, cheered on by an enormous crowd. The video supplements footage of actions with portraits of real-life Avengers still giddy with their first experiences of taking to the streets as out dykes, as well as interviews with puzzled tourists trying to answer the question, "Who are the Lesbian Avengers?" Edited by two Avengers, videomaker Janet Baus, and experimental filmmaker, Su Friedrich, the video was a group effort, with a number of Avengers contributing. -------- The Lesbian Avenger employed fire eating as an act of protest as a response to arson attacks against gays and lesbians who had been killed by Molotov cocktails thrown into their homes.
creator: Janet Baus, producer and director
creator: Su Friedrich, producer and director
publisher: Lesbian Avengers
date: 1993 (date released)
date: 02/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation, Inc. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice - Tape 3
subject: Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice, Nuclear Disarmament, Civil Disobedience, Interviews
description: [00:00-15:26] Video begins with a protest/ceremony outside the Seneca Army Depot, a military-industrial complex in Seneca, New York. [15:39-22:52] Following the demonstration, the video cuts to an interview in which two participants explain the importance and objective of their ceremony and the purpose of their "wailing," which was meant to imagine and express the agony of victims and those threatened by nuclear war.
creator: Sorrel Hays
date: 08/10/1985 – 08/11/1985 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Sorrel Hays Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice - Tape 4
subject: Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice, Civil Disobedience, Interviews
description: Three interviews with women who participated in the “Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice“ protest. The interviews touch on the women's experiences of being detained, their mistreatment under the hands of the Seneca Army Postmen, and their reasons for participating in civil disobedience.
creator: Sorrel Hays
date: 08/1985 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Sorrel Hays Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 2
subject: Partner rights, Coming out, Lesbian couples, Lesbophobia
description: This tape is part of a 5-part series interviewing Karen Thompson regarding her legal struggles to secure guardianship of her comatose partner, Sharon Kowalski. (Note: Tape 1 is missing) In Tape 2, Karen begins to describe her legal dispute with Sharon’s parents over guardianship and the emotions she felt during the process. Karen recounts the difficulties of coming out to her own family and Sharon’s parents, as well as her fear of a legal dispute over Sharon's guardianship outing her to the public.
date: circa 1988-1989 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 3
subject: Partner rights, Coming out, Lesbian couples, Lesbophobia
description: This tape is part of a 5-part series interviewing Karen Thompson regarding her legal struggles to secure guardianship of her comatose partner, Sharon Kowalski. (Note: Tape 1 is missing) Tape 3 primarily consists of Karen recounting her legal struggles with Sharon’s parents regarding Sharon’s guardianship. Karen also discusses how it felt coming out to her parents.
date: circa 1987-1988 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 4
subject: Partner rights, Coming out, Lesbian couples, Lesbophobia, Christianity
description: This tape is part of a 5-part series interviewing Karen Thompson regarding her legal struggles to secure guardianship of her comatose partner, Sharon Kowalski. (Note: Tape 1 is missing) In Tape 4, Karen talks about her relationship with religion and her church, her belief that coming out is an important step in normalizing homosexuality, and her struggles against homophobia from medical professionals.
date: circa 1988-1989 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 5
subject: Partner rights, Coming out, Lesbian couples, Lesbophobia
description: This tape is part of a 5-part series interviewing Karen Thompson regarding her legal struggles to secure guardianship of her comatose partner, Sharon Kowalski. (Note: Tape 1 is missing) In Tape 5, Karen discusses the physical and mental toll her legal battles have had on her, including the struggles she has experienced with Kowalski's family, particularly the pressure to be "perfect" to prevent the courts from using any mistakes against her. Karen also talks about her relationship with Sharon before the incident, as well as the distance she felt that she needed to create between herself and her colleagues and students to prevent her outing, which could lead to the loss of her job.
date: circa 1988-1989 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: Englsih

A Lesbian Portrait (Lesbian Music For Lesbians Only) - Reel 1
subject: Women's Music, Lesbian Separatism
description: A Lesbian Portrait consists of songs written by Linda Shear from 1972-1975. Shear, who requested that audiences for her performances be exclusively lesbian beginning in 1976, aimed to distribute A Lesbian Portrait through Lesbian-only networks. To support this goal, Shear and her then-partner Tryna Hope formed the distribution company Old Lady Blue Jeans. The album was released in 1977. Read the liner notes. 1-1: Mama / Womanchild 1-2: Goddesses And Other Truths 1-3: Woman Let Go Now 1-4: For Tryna 1-5: Ninety 1-6: Remember
creator: Linda Shear
publisher: Old Lady Blue Jeans
date: circa 1976-1977 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
language: English

A Lesbian Portrait (Lesbian Music For Lesbians Only) - Reel 2
subject: Women's Music, Lesbian Separatism
description: A Lesbian Portrait consists of songs written by Linda Shear from 1972-1975. Shear, who requested that audiences for her performances be exclusively lesbian beginning in 1976, aimed to distribute A Lesbian Portrait through Lesbian-only networks. To support this goal, Shear and her then-partner Tryna Hope formed the distribution company Old Lady Blue Jeans. The album was released in 1977. Read the liner notes. 2-1: Well Story – Spoken and Written by Tryna 2-2: Well Song 2-3: Old Woman 2-4: Song to Myself/Portrait 2-5: Family of Women 2-6: Lesbian Wombmoon-Chant
creator: Linda Shear
date: circa 1976-1977 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
language: English

Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice - Tape 6
subject: Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice, Civil Disobedience, Nuclear, Disarmament, Interviews
description: Footage of a demonstration that took place outside of the main gates of the Seneca Army Depot, in which a group of women wearing white fabric and fake blood wail and rattle the chainlink gate as guards look on. A group of women beat on small paddle drums and hum behind them. Interviews in Tape 3 of this collection describe the experience and meaning behind the demonstration.
creator: Sorrel Hays
date: 08/10/1985 (date created)
rights: Sorrel Hays Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice - Tape 5
subject: Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice, Ecofeminism, Ethno-Centricity, Land Justice, Native Peoples, Interviews
description: An interview with two women discussing the history of women's peace camps, ecofeminism, and issues of ethnocentricity among non-indigenous activists, particularly among white activists who believe they "know how to do things." Interviewees also discuss restorative land justice and “The Mountain,” a survival camp hosted by Native Americans that teaches indigenous traditions. The video is interrupted by static for the first 16 seconds, as well as from 2:30-6:11 due to the physical condition of the tape.
creator: Sorrel Hays
date: 08/11/1985 (date created)
date: 04/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Sorrel Hays Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Rita Mae Brown photo

Marge Piercy photo

Bertha Harris photo

Marilyn Hacker photo

Grace Paley photo

Margaret Walker photo

Mari Evans photo

Carolyn Rodgers photo

Myrna Lamb photo

Deadly Nightshade photo

Pleasure by Barbara Barracks
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Lesbian erotic literature
subject: Feminist theater
subject: Literature
subject: Sexuality
subject: Theater
subject: Writing
description: Author Barbara Barracks is interviewed on the show Prose, produced by Sharon Martin. Barbara reads Chapter 10 of her novel Pleasure.
publisher: KPFK radio
date: 1972-02-15
rights: This item is protected by copyright. You are free to use this item for personal and educational purposes, as outlined in CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Requests for further uses and licensing questions should be forwarded to Pacifica Radio, owner of KPFK and other historical stations. See also LHA Copyright Statement.

Judy Chicago Speaks with Anaïs Nin
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Feminism and literature
subject: Patriarchy
subject: Art
subject: Autobiography
subject: Feminism
subject: Literature
subject: Sexuality
subject: Women's liberation
subject: Writing
description: Part 4 of the Women in the Arts series, introduced by the director of Drama and Literature at KPFK, Clare Spark Loeb. Judy Chicago hosts and interviews author Anaïs Nin on the subjects of feminist literature and women's liberation. They discuss a disagreement they previously had about anger and women's liberation. Anaïs also reads from and discusses her book, Fourth Diary.
publisher: KPFK radio
date: 1972-02-15
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Everywoman Space - Women Writers - Irene Yarrow Speaks with Jan Clausen
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Coming out
subject: Lesbian autobiographies
subject: LGBTQ+ poetry
subject: Autobiography
subject: Feminism
subject: Lesbian authors
subject: Lesbian community
subject: Lesbian feminism
subject: Lesbian writers
subject: Poetry
subject: Writing
description: Irene Yarrow opens this episode of Everywomanspace with information about Lesbian Switchboard and Identity House to help listeners who want to know how to reach the gay community. She recommends these organizations and coming-out groups, along with consciousness-raising groups, for any woman who wants to get together with other women to discuss issues relating to feminism or lesbianism. Irene interviews Jan Clausen, a poet and writer from Oregon who reads her short story, "The Warsaw Ghetto." Irene and Jan discuss autobiographical writing, the experience of writing about friends and acquaintances, incorporating the political into personal writing, and receiving feedback as a writer. They also debate the question of whether feminist and lesbian writers should publish with women's presses or commercial presses, prompted by a questionnaire Jan sent to a number of lesbian writers, which she describes as her "writing community." Finally, Irene asks Jan if she feels that her stories with "lesbian content" limit her to a lesbian audience. Both hope that all women would be interested in women's content, regardless of sexuality. Jan also reads her poems, "The Christmas Letter" and "This is a Poem for You, Mary." Irene also takes questions from callers (side B) including a woman asking for advice on how to find resources to respond to her younger sister coming out and a woman who wanted to share her opinion that publishing through women's presses will be the only option when the women's movement "goes out of vogue."
publisher: WBAI radio
date: 2/6/77; Date Broadcast: 1976-08-08?
rights: This item is protected by copyright. You are free to use this item for personal and educational purposes, as outlined in CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Requests for further uses and licensing questions should be forwarded to Pacifica Radio, owner of WBAI and other historical stations. See also LHA Copyright Statement.

Velvet Sledge Hammer - A Woman's Place - Kate Millet Speaks about Sita
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Marriage
subject: Lesbian autobiographies
subject: Abortion
subject: Activism
subject: Art
subject: Autobiography
subject: Death and dying
subject: Discrimination
subject: Gay pride
subject: Heterosexuality
subject: Lesbian pride rallies
subject: Love
subject: New York
subject: Pornography
subject: Publications
subject: Romance
subject: Women
description: (Side A) Viv Sutherland welcomes listeners to The Velvet Sledgehammer and announces that the show's program will include "Hot Flashes," women's news from "Majority Report"; a story on "A Woman's Place" produced by Irene Yarrow; and an interview of author Kate Millett about her book Sita (1976) conducted by Judy Pasternak and Viv Sutherland. The first segment is "Hot Flashes," a women's news report announced by Nancy Borman. Topics covered include: an "anti-wedding" event sponsored by Majority Report to discuss the sexist details of marriage contracts, Valerie Solanas reprinting Scum Manifesto after the original publisher went out of business and the copyright reverted to her, New York's announcement of plans for a large-scale Women's Rights rally, events for Lesbian Pride Week, and a bill to legalize abortion in Italy. Irene Yarrow then introduces a tape about "A Woman's Place," a feminist collective in upstate New York that has existed for three years but is now in danger of closing due to lack of support. Irene recorded this tape at "A Woman's Place" and features women's songs, poetry and feelings about what the retreat has meant to them. The recording begins at 19:25 and continues onto side B. Irene announces that women interested in learning about "A Woman's Place" or contributing to save it can contact her. She attributes the music in the recording to Ruth Pelham, and the poetry to Erica Silver. Kate Millet guest stars in the last segment, discussing her new autobiographical novel, Sita, with Judy Pasternak and Viv Sutherland. Kate describes the plot of Sita as "the plotline of the woman destroyed." She rebuffs "malicious" reviews that called her work either "icky" and "pukey" or "pornographic" for being queer. She considers these reviews to be motivated by bigotry. Kate recounts that a major motivation in writing Sita was to describe the loss of a lover, which she felt does not exist in any other book. She says she wanted to "write a very musical and very roma…
publisher: WBAI radio
date: 1977-06-19
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Everywomanspace - Irene Yarrow Speaks with Marge Piercy
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Feminism
subject: Literature
subject: Poetry
subject: Writing
subject: Marge Piercy
subject: Publications
description: On this episode of Everywomanspace, Irene Yarrow interviews poet and author Marge Piercy. Marge discusses her book "Woman on the Edge of Time" and (side B) reads her poems "To Be of Use" and " Living in the Open."
publisher: WBAI radio
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National Alliance of Black Leaders Conference Workshop on Black Women in The Arts
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Black feminists
subject: Black feminism
subject: Womanism
subject: Anti-blackness
subject: Misogynoir
subject: Art
subject: Black women
subject: Conferences
subject: Lesbians of color
subject: Media
subject: Racism
subject: Sexism
description: Speakers self-describe the show as "a tape of six creative Black women discussing the media portrayal of Black women and their confrontation of racism and sexism." Originally recorded during the "Black Women in the Arts" Workshop at the National Alliance of Black Feminists conference held in Chicago, October 21-23 [1975]. Broadcast in an episode of Everywomanspace. (On side A) Darlene Hayes (Phil Donahue Show) discusses media portrayal. Margaret Walker Alexander (poet) discusses the problems facing the Black woman writer. Mari Evans (poet) discusses her experience as a Black woman writer. (Panel continues on side B) Carolyn Marie Rodgers (poet) also discusses her experience as a Black woman writer. Two additional panelists are featured, but their names could not be deciphered.
publisher: WBAI radio
date: 1975-10-2x
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Amazon Country - Gay Community Center
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Women's music
subject: Lesbian separatism
subject: Lesbian feminism
subject: Lesbian liberation
subject: Activism
subject: Communities
subject: Lesbian activists
subject: Media
subject: Music
subject: Ti Grace Atkinson
description: (Side A) Victoria Brownworth this episode of Amazon Country with announcements regarding lesbian and feminist groups and organizations. Roberta Hacker interviews Arleen Olshan of the Gay Community Center. Arleen notes that lesbians are underrepresented in decision-making, policy development and program coordination, and the GCC would benefit from more lesbian involvement. They discuss lesbian separatism (especially relating to how few women are involved with the GCC). Arleen announces upcoming events at the GCC including various lectures by authors and activists, as well as consciousness-raising groups and educational classes. (Continues onto side B) Arleen encourages lesbians to check out the center because they "might be surprised" by the level of feminism that exists within the gay male community. Includes an ad for the Bicentennial Women's Center.
publisher: WXPN radio
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Amazon Country 9/19/76 - Dyketactics
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Women's music
subject: Police violence toward LGBTQ+ people
subject: Police harassment of LGBTQ+ people
subject: Lesbophobia
subject: Lesbian movement
subject: Lesbian community
subject: Feminism
subject: LGBTQ+ civil rights
subject: Lesbian musician
subject: Media
subject: Music
subject: Police
subject: Police harassment
subject: Ti Grace Atkinson
description: (Side A) Victoria Brownworth opens this episode of Amazon Country by announcing that an Amazon Country employee lost her house, belongings and pets to a fire, so they're starting a collection for her through the Women's Cultural Trust. Various other announcements regard upcoming events, a lesbian support group, and the council elections at the Gay Community Center. Roberta Hacker interviews Linda Norwood and Sherrie Cohen of 'Dyketactics!' to discuss their lawsuit against the police, the first time in history that lesbians have sued the police for brutality, excessive force, and harrassment. This lawsuit regards police action on December 4, 1975, when 'Dyketactics!' (and other groups) attended a (Philadelphia) city council meeting to help urge passing of the "Gay Rights Bill" by the committee. Philadelphia's Civil Defense Squad immediately approached and used excessive force against the women, prompting 'Dyketactics!' to file a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia for lesbophobic police brutality. Linda and Sherrie encourage women to attend the trial in order to support them. They also ask for feedback so that they can better represent and stand up for the lesbian community. When Victoria asks what they hope to get out of the trial, 'Dyketactics!' dsecribes their hopes to raise consciousness around the need for gay rights. (Side B) Linda and Sherrie discuss the positive reception they've had regarding the trial, and announce that there will be a community meeting hosted by 'Dyketactics!' to discuss the disbursement of the (potential) compensation from the lawsuit into the lesbian community.
publisher: WXPN radio
date: 9/19/76
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Women's Studies - Apple Pie - Viv Sutherland Speaks with Mynna Lamb About Her New Play
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Sexism
subject: Racism
subject: Patriarchy
subject: Feminist theater
subject: Theater
subject: Anti-semitism
description: Myrna Lamb guest stars on Women's Studies to talk about her new play, Apple Pie. Apple Pie is a musical theater piece about a woman's life in Nuremberg. The play grapples with issues of moral truths and internal and external judgement. Myrna and Viv also discuss the difficulties and complexities of being a woman playright, and various ways that the play attempts to tackle sexism, racism, and anti-semitism in society. They also discuss Myrna's run-ins with male directors in theater and the complex feelings people have about male directors directing women's stories.
publisher: WBAI radio
rights: This item is protected by copyright. You are free to use this item for personal and educational purposes, as outlined in CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Requests for further uses and licensing questions should be forwarded to Pacifica Radio, owner of WBAI and other historical stations. See also LHA Copyright Statement.

Disquieting Muses: A Response to the Suicide of Women Artists - Suzan Shown
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Performing arts
subject: Patriarchy
subject: Art
subject: Discrimination
subject: Feminist theater
subject: Mental health
subject: Suicide
subject: Theater
description: Suzan Shown interviews the cast and creator of the theater show Disquieting Muses: A Response to the Suicides of Women Artists, which examines suicides among women artists.
publisher: WBAI radio
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Disquieting Muses + Women on Trial - Suzan Shown
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Performing arts
subject: Patriarchy
subject: Gender Roles
subject: Activism
subject: Feminist Theater
subject: Law
subject: Marriage
subject: Mental health
subject: Theater
subject: Suicide
subject: Feminity and masculinity
description: For this episode of All Night Sunday with the Radio On, Suzan Shown interviews the cast and creator of Disquieting Muses: A Response to the Suicides of Women Artists, discussing the feeling of obligation to find a man, get married, and otherwise fulfill the role of what a woman is supposed to be. Episode includes a reading of an untitled poem by Marilyn Monroe. Features a recording of Women on Trial: The Forbidden Texts of the Three Marias, a one-night only performance about the case of three women authors who wrote against Portugal's dictatorship and were subsequently put on trial.
publisher: WBAI radio
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Women's CR Hour 10/ - Rosemary Cappello + Barbara Ruth Read Their Poetry
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Lesbian poetry
subject: Correspondence
subject: Feminism
subject: Activism
subject: Discrimination
subject: Mothers
subject: Poetry
subject: Writing
subject: Power
description: In this episode of Women's Consciousness Raising Hour, the first poet Rosemary Cappello reads a mixture of original poems and poems from friends and other notable poets, surrounding the theme of correspondence. Rosemary views correspondence as the most faithful way to show affection and grow closer with other poets. She also reads a poem that she wrote, in place of an angry letter, to respond to an anti-feminist book review. The second poet, Barbara Ruth, opens with a poems about her awe for life: her experience knowing and being close to other women, seeing a solar eclipse. Her poems discuss women's issues, specifically, the tension between being a woman and having intense or maddening emotions, and the tensions women have with men. Her poems frequently invoke the power of women and call for a revolution. Furthermore, Barbara grapples with issues of valuing some lives over others, witnessing suffering, narcissism, and simple wanting. She also reads poems about her mother.
publisher: WBAI radio
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The Velvet Sledgehammer - Mischief Mime + The Varied Voices of Black ♀♀ (Women)
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Performing arts
subject: Theater
subject: Feminist theater
description: On this episode of The Velvet Sledgehammer, Donna Allegra interviews members of Mischief Mime, a two woman theater troupe from Ithaca, New York. Mischief Mime tours and teaches nationally to prove artists can make it outside of the larger cities.
publisher: WBAI radio
rights: This item is protected by copyright. You are free to use this item for personal and educational purposes, as outlined in CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Requests for further uses and licensing questions should be forwarded to Pacifica Radio, owner of WBAI and other historical stations. See also LHA Copyright Statement.

The Velvet Sledgehammer - Mischief Mime + The Varied Voices of Black ♀♀ (Women)
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Performing arts
subject: Black lesbians
subject: Black women
subject: Feminist theater
subject: Lesbians of color
subject: Music
subject: Theater
description: Donna Allegra hosts members of The Varied Voices of Black Women, a touring poetry and music production, on The Lesbian Show. Guests include poet Pat Parker, singer and percussionist Linda Tillery, pianist Mary Watkins and Gwen Avery.
publisher: WBAI radio
date: 1978-10-23
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It's a Jungle Out There: Jan Alpert Speaks with Rita Mae Brown + Reads from Her Books
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Gay movement
subject: Women's movement
subject: Feminism
subject: Lesbian authors
subject: Lesbian autobiographies
subject: Activism
subject: Civil rights
subject: Discrimination
subject: Lesbian activists
subject: LGBTQ+ civil rights
subject: Lesbian writers
subject: Organizing
subject: Rita Mae Brown
subject: Social movements
subject: Violence
subject: Women's political movements
subject: Writing
description: Jan Alpert and Rita Mae Brown discuss Rita Mae's career path and motivations outside of being a writer, as well as her involvement as a street organizer in the women's and gay rights movements. Occasionally throughout the interview, Jan will read excerpts from Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae's first novel, and In Her Day, Rita Mae's second novel. While discussing In Her Day, they cover the lessons Rita Mae learned from writing it.
publisher: WBAI radio
date: 1976-10-08
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The Women's Ausie Hour 10/7/76 - Pamela Brandt + Helen Kooke Speak about the Niteshade + Women's Music
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Women's music
subject: Feminism
subject: Media
subject: Music
description: This episode of The Women's Music Hour contains an interview with Pamela Brandt and Helen Hooke, who make up one of the first American all female bands, The Deadly Nightshade.
publisher: WXPN radio
date: 1976-10-07
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Women's Studies - 13th Moon: Marilyn Hacker and Grace Paley
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Lesbian poetry
subject: Feminists
subject: Feminism
subject: Lesbian authors
subject: Lesbian writers
description: Presented in the Women's Studies series, this episode contains poetry readings by Marilyn Hacker, an editor for feminist literary magazine 13th Moon, and poet Grace Paley.
publisher: WBAI radio
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Amazon Country - Victoria Brownworth Speaks with Bertha Harris
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Women's music
subject: Lesbian authors
subject: Lesbian fiction
subject: Patriarchy
subject: Lesbian identity
subject: Bertha Harris
subject: Discrimination
subject: Feminism
subject: Lesbian literature
subject: Lesbian separatism
subject: Music
subject: Writing
subject: Media
subject: Lesbian musician
description: Victoria Brownworth interviews author Bertha Harris in an episode of Amazon Country. Bertha discusses how writing has been a means of freedom and escape for her, and how she would like fiction to help define what it means to be a lesbian. They also explore whether and how the patriarchy has an impact on what women write. They ruminate on the overlap between politics and art.
publisher: WXPN radio
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Everywomanspace - Marilyn Coffey
subject: Masturbation
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Women's movement
subject: Feminism
subject: Childhood
subject: Discrimination
subject: Job discrimination
subject: Literature
subject: Poetry
subject: Sexism
subject: Social movements
subject: Women's political movements
subject: Writing
description: Irene Yarrow hosts writer and poet Marilyn Coffey on the show Everywomanspace. The program starts with Marilyn reading several of her poems: "Insight," "The Diet," "Wordlessly," and "Observation." Irene and Marilyn discuss Marilyn's brief career in journalism and development as a writer, and the writing of her novel, Marcella, a coming-of-age story. Marilyn then reads an excerpt from Marcella. After the excerpt, Marilyn Coffey explains the projects she has been working on more recently--her second novel, books of essays, and teaching English at Pratt Institute. Irene and Marilyn discuss the difficulties of switching between various forms of writing, like poetry vs. prose vs. non-fiction. Marilyn also reflects on how joining the Women's Movement and becoming a feminist has changed her writing and the reception of her writing. They discuss how deeply ingrained the patriarchy is in their lives and consciousnesses. Marilyn reads a final poem, "Cold," to end the program.
publisher: WBAI radio
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The Lesbian in Literature - Female Friendships, Crushes + Afffections in Children's Lit - Janet Cooper
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Lesbian poetry
subject: Lesbian children's literature
subject: Lesbophobia
subject: LGBTQ+ children's literature
subject: Childhood
subject: Children
subject: Conferences
subject: Discrimination
subject: Lesbian authors
subject: Lesbian writers
subject: Libraries
subject: Literature
subject: Sexism
subject: Gay Academic Union
description: This tape contains the third panel from the Gay Academic Union Conference at NYU, the "Lesbian in Literature" Panel. Panelists are Janet Cooper, speaking on female crushes and friendships in children's literature, and Cynthia Secor, speaking about Gertrude Stein and James Joyce. The moderator was Virginia Caputo. Janet describes that the first room in a library targeted specifically for children was in the Pratt Library in Brooklyn in 1895. The librarian Anne Carole Moore worked there, and would become a very influential children's librarian. She speaks on the monopoly of children's literature in publishing and book awards, with Anne Carole Moore at the center due to her connections with other powerful librarians. Since Anne Carole Moore's appointment, child friendships and friend crushes in literature have disappeared. The removal of content in library books where children physically touched each other, Janet says, was a direct result of the fear of lesbianism. Cynthia Secor speaks about Gertrude Stein and James Joyce. She asserts that Stein is an oft-overlooked figure in literature. Gertrude Stein was a sort of hidden figure, while James Joyce was taught everywhere. Stein was read by many lesbian women, but Cynthia did not read Stein until she joined the lesbian community. Cynthia reads a passage by Stein, "Cow come out...", discusses Stein's novella, Q.E.D., and her "Patriarchal Poetry" essay.
publisher: KPFK radio
date: 1975-07-29
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A: Simone DeBeauvoir
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Feminism and literature
subject: Coming of age
subject: Women authors
subject: Art
subject: Autobiography
subject: Catholic school
subject: Literature
subject: Parents
subject: Philosophy
description: Recorded in Paris with Studs Terkel, Simone de Beauvoir describes her philosophies of life and writing her memoirs, discussing: her childhood upbringing in Catholic school, dynamics with her parents, artistic influences in her life, the experience of being a woman writer, and wartime.
publisher: WFMT radio
date: 1960-05-04
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Jan Albert in the recording studio 1974

The Women's Dept. (Aug 1977)

Viv Sutherland, Rebecca Tron, Irene Yarrow (Aug 1977)

WBAI Programs by Type (1977)

Paula Kane and Judy Pasternak (1976)

Viv Sutherland (1975)

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Viv Sutherland, Joan Hervey, and Mike Edl (April 10, 1978)

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Irene Yarrow (1977)

Amazon Country schedule listing (Oct 12, 1976)

Rubyfruit Jungle Broadcast (Oct 8, 1976)

The Lesbian in Literature Program Listing (Los Angelos: KPFK Folio July 1975)

13th Moon: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Dyke (1977)

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Women's Work Weekend (Aug 1997)

Sexual Harassment on the Job
subject: Labor
subject: Violence
subject: Lesbian radio
subject: Move from patriarchy
subject: Feminism
subject: Sexual harrasment
subject: Women
description: Side A is a radio program on WBAI in New York, hosted by Viv Sutherland, and addresses the serious issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. The show consists of two central interviews: Mary Garvin, a carpenter and member of a union, and Rachel, a legal secretary, who both tell their own stories of being harassed at the workplace. Mary Garvin, a member of United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 1204, describes her own encounters with casual and malicious forms of harassment at work on building sites, such as discriminatory treatment as a minority worker. Rachel describes a hellish experience of attempted sexual attack by her employer, a private attorney, detailing being physically restrained and assaulted in his office. The program also features phone-ins from listeners discussing different issues surrounding sexual harassment, law, and potential responses to such an event––some advocating for violent responses. The discussion touches upon the issue of complexities of building harassment cases, shortcomings in current legal protection, and the need for systemic changes to assist the victims better and prevent workplace harassment. Side B continues with call-ins. It expands on themes from the first half but brings in more emphasis on legal, economic, and cultural barriers to justice. The program ends with a call for systemic change, grassroots activism, and women reclaiming their power in courtrooms, workplaces, and daily interactions.
publisher: WBAI radio
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Kwanza
subject: Kwanzaa
subject: Racism
subject: Religion
subject: Segregation
description: Recordings of a group discussion around the 7 principles of Kwanzaa, particularly in regards to community and faith, interspersed with singing of Kwanzaa songs.
publisher: WBAI Radio
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The Goddess and the Origins of Patriarchy
subject: LGBTQ+ spiritual people
subject: Move from patriarchy
subject: Spirituality
subject: Violence
description: The Lesbian Radio Show, hosted by Rose Jordan. Discussion about the ancient goddess culture and feminist spirituality with Merlin Stone, author of "When God Was a Woman" (1976) and Grace Chanel, who had recent article in feminist journal, Heresies (1978).
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1978
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Everywomanspace - Violence Against ♀ (Women) 8/1/76 - The Rape Atrocity and The Boy Next Door - copyright © 1975 by Andrea Dworkin
subject: Patriarchy
subject: Move from patriarchy
description: Woman talking about the toxic beliefs that a woman's body belong to men. Discusses rape, and the poltics behind why people think woman were put on this earth as functional objects to be used by men. Reclamation in naming these harmful systems and acts. Woman proceeds to gives examples of common men violating the boundaries of women and young girls. Goes into discussing the statisitcs of how many rape incidents go unreported, and how many rapists go unconvicted even when reported. Woman then discusses how men bond over the violation of women. That takes precendent over racial bonding.
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1976-08-01
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Women + Crime
subject: Patriarchy
subject: Labor
subject: Move from patriarchy
subject: Violence
description: Side A: In this interview, Dr. Freda Adler discusses the rise in female criminal behavior as a consequence of broader social changes, particularly women’s increased participation in public and professional life. She explains that as women gain access to new roles, they also gain opportunities to engage in crimes once dominated by men. Traditional “feminine” crimes (such as prostitution and shoplifting) are being replaced by more assertive and violent acts like armed robbery and even assassination. Adler emphasizes that this shift doesn’t stem from new motivations but from changing circumstances, and she challenges the myth of inherent female passivity by documenting the evolving cultural landscape. Side B: This side explores how institutions—from law enforcement to the courts and prisons—have struggled to keep pace with changes in female behavior. Adler critiques the justice system’s gendered assumptions, showing how women have often received either harsher or overly lenient treatment based on outdated ideas. She also highlights discrimination in prison rehabilitation, the invisibility of women’s prison uprisings, and the psychological toll of role confusion (psychological and social uncertainty that many women face as gender roles shift rapidly) and cultural pressure. The tape closes with a call to treat women’s liberation and female criminality as separate issues, arguing for systemic reform rather than a return to traditional gender roles.
publisher: WBAI Radio
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1st East Coast Conference on Women & Porn
subject: Prisons
subject: Pornography
description: Side B - 1st East Coast Conference on Women & Porn: “The following segment on the Velvet Sledgehammer features tapings from the 1st East Coast Conference on Women and Pornography.”
publisher: WBAI Radio
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More Than Half the World - Abortion
subject: Abortion
subject: Feminism
subject: Judy Pasternak
subject: Violence
description: Host, Judy Pasternak, discusses abortion and the struggle for the legal right of women to have control over their bodies. In her reflection upon the legal battle surrounding this issue, Pasternak notes that the majority of the individuals making these decisions from a federal level down to its local implementation are male identifying. In her past experience and many other of the callers, the medical infrastructure and service providers were male which they felt impacted their care and the comportment of the medical team.
publisher: WBAI Radio
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Everywomanspace - Tarot
subject: Spirituality
subject: Move from patriarchy
subject: Tarot
subject: Violence
description: Tarot reader explains her practice and interpretation of tarot from a “subjective level.” Spirituality/tarot is positioned as a move from patriarchy. The tarot reader credits her practice of tarot to her upbringing around women, reading of feminist texts, also her mother is a witch.
publisher: WBAI Radio
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Unstuck in Time w/ Margot Adler - 9/5/75
subject: Margot Adler
subject: Spirituality
subject: Move from patriarchy
description: Notes on back: "Return from Vacation" "Prospectus for 'Season'" "Feminism" "Synthesis of Politics + Spirituality" "Ms.Magazine September 1975 + Akwesasne Note"
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1975-09-05
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Know Your Body: Sexuality - Caryl Ratner
subject: Sexuality
subject: Body
description: From a series of 8 lectures which comprised a course by and for women also entitled "Know Your Body." The course was given at the Women's Medical Center in New York City, where this lecture was recorded for WBAI in May and June, 1972, by Caryl Ratner and Bill Monaghan. Produced by Caryl Ratner. Contains frank, explicit discussion. Broadcast on WBAI first in June, 1972 and also in October 1972.
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1972-05-11^^1972-06-15
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W♀man (Woman): Sandra Elkin Speaks with Cris Williamson
subject: Social issues
subject: Women
subject: Music
description: Woman' is a talk show featuring in-depth conversations exploring issues affecting the lives of women. This episode features a conversation with Cris Williamson, who has been a singer songwriter for the past 14 years. She currently records with Olivia Records, an all-womens recording company. Her latest release is the "Changer and the Changed."
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1976-03-04
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Women's Studies Robin Morgan Reads: The Network of the Imaginary Mother
subject: Motherhood
subject: Children
subject: Families
subject: Patriarchy
subject: Feminism
subject: Spirituality
subject: Existentialism
description: Robin Morgan reads her five part poem that is " a weird love poem" to her mother, husband, friends (sisters), children, and her self. Morgan describes it as a metaphysical search for transcendence. Mentioning the goddess, the poem situates womanhood to genitalia and the body.
publisher: WBAI Radio
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♀♀ (Women) in El Salvador
subject: Latin-American women
subject: El Salvador
subject: Violence
subject: Ann Nelson
subject: Geopolitics
subject: Police
subject: Sexual assault
description: (This is Side A of tape) Part one of a program on Latin-American women, features a recorded lecture by journalist Anne Nelson given at an International Women's League for Peace and Freedom meeting. Nelson discusses her trip to El Salvador, the paramilitary death squads, and the specific state violence done to Salvadoran women. Nelson laments how this is not being reported on or considered "news" by fellow American reporters and Washington.
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1981-03-08
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Common Ground - Women Have Always Worked
subject: Women--Employment--United States
subject: Women--United States--Economic conditions
subject: Feminism
subject: Alice Kessler-Harris
subject: Industrial Revolution
subject: Labor
subject: Motherhood
subject: Phyllis Kriegel
description: (This is side B of tape) An interview with Alice Kessler-Harris about her book, "Women Have Always Worked," published by Feminist Press. Hessler redefines "work" and also emphasizes how historically women's labor was not salaried or compenstated financially.
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The Female Angst
subject: Women
description: Side A:Women playing the guitar singing a jingle. She goes on to talk about the pain that comes with operating in a male centered society. In an interview, two women talk about women not being as confident in their ability of being without the "big father" figure present for reassurance. There's a conversation discussing how a woman sacrifices more, does more, feels more, which makes them gifted. They talk about women as nature, explaining how a woman's suffering forces people to experience life on a deeper level. There is talk about work as a form of salvation while finding moments of joy in the process. Side B:"Equating women to death, and men with life." Person being interviewed offers a new perspective on coexisting as both man and woman. She stresses personal identity over identification and speaks about how when a women acquires education she poses as a threat to men. She mentions how women giving boundless and immense love to men, when in actuality women are in search of themselves as an individual. Tape ends in music.
publisher: WBAI Radio
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More Than Half the World - A Pretty Face is not Safe in this City
subject: Women
subject: Feminism
subject: Music
subject: Civil rights
description: Side A: Host discusses women's rights and justice in the United States. Show features various feminist musicians. ^^Side B: Host and callers discuss women in music, societal change as well as women’s rights.
publisher: WBAI Radio
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Modern Scream
subject: Humor
subject: Lily Tomlin
subject: Viv Sutherland
description: Side A opens with Viv Sutherland introducing Lily Tomlin’s comedy album Modern Scream on the WBAI Women’s Studies program. The bulk of the tape features Tomlin’s satirical sketches, where she voices multiple characters. Highlights include a bizarre monologue from a woman addicted to rubber, a mock celebrity interview parodying Hollywood shallowness, a chaotic sorority speech full of performative morality, and a child’s monologue touching on emotional contradictions. The humor is absurdist, character-driven, and rooted in media and gender satire. Side B continues with more sketches from Modern Scream, maintaining the format of comic vignettes performed by Tomlin. It features a flashback to Detroit high school life, a surreal phone company sketch, a spoof interview about playing a heterosexual woman, a parody detergent commercial that turns into a soap opera-style meltdown, and a long sermon from “Sister Boogie Woman” celebrating radical self-expression. The tape closes with Sutherland’s sign-off and a preview of upcoming feminist programming. Like Side A, it’s rich in satire but not thematically aligned with our themes.
publisher: WBAI Radio
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Unstuck in Time - Magic
subject: Religion
subject: Spirituality
subject: Psychology
subject: Occultism
subject: Margot Adler
description: Side A: Margot Adler discusses the various definitions of "occult" and "magic" as expressed by four groups in society: the uneducated, the educated, scholars, and practicitioners. Adler contends that the way these words are defined reflect social conditioning and shape the conversation around spiritual practice and occult study. She proposes a definition that is not mystical nor supernatural that she explores and expounds upon throughout the program. To this end, Adler relates an experience she had visiting and working within a small farming community of magic practitioners and how their understanding of magic as the "art of getting results" applied to their lives. One psychological element that Adler focuses upon is charisma and how the charisma of individuals or communities is itself a magical quality. Side B: There is a call in portion at the end of the program wherein Adler and callers talk about Rorschach and the Tarot, therapist role within witchcraft, New York magical and spiritual communities, and ends with a more heated discussion regarding the divisions between magic and science.
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1977
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Our Cities, Our Lives - Wife Battery
subject: Domestic Violence
subject: Diane Jackson
subject: Yolanda Baker
description: Episode of Our Lives, Our City. Side A is an interview with members of the Center for the Elimination of Violence in the Family (Yolonda Baker and Diane Jackson) and a former resident of the center (Laura), mostly about the center and the work they are doing. The Center for the Elimination of Violence in the Family opened on March 4, 1977 (according to Yolonda, it is the first domestic violence shelter in NYC). The Center offers shelter/residence, counseling, referrals to education programs, job-training, work opportunities at the shelter, and accompaniment to welfare, family court, and police appointments. Side B is for taking calls.
publisher: WBAI Radio
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Women Political Prisoners
subject: Prisons
subject: Writing
subject: Music
subject: Poetry
description: Side A - Political Prisoners: “Insight into the political nature of the imprisonment of women. Gail Simon has selected and read the writings of women who are imprisoned. Also hear music and poetry selected from the Olivia Records Album - Any Woman’s Blues, made by the Women’s Concert Collective, recorded live in the Women’s Jail at San Bruno in December 1975.”
date: 1975
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Everywoman Space II 7/11/76 - Irene Yarrow Speaks with Author, Carol Rosenthal
subject: Women authors
subject: Feminism
subject: Media
subject: Women radio talk show hosts
description: This is the second episode of Everywomanspace. Host, Irene Yarrow, speaks with author Carol Rosenthal. Rosenthal reads her short story Cowboys and Yarrow reads her short story, Mother. The two briefly discuss each piece and how to support women's writing amongst themselves before taking calls from listeners on the same topics.
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1976-07-11
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Everywoman Space 2/6/77 - Irene Yarrow Speaks with Louise Risken about Shopping Bag Women
subject: Bag ladies
subject: Homeless women
subject: Mental health
subject: Older women
subject: Poverty
description: In this episode of Everywomanspace, host, Irene Yarrow, speaks with Louise Risken about the lives of "shopping bag women" (unhoused women) in New York City. They play a short selection of recorded interviews between Risken and these women then take calls from listeners.
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1977-02-06
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Everywoman Space - Women Writers - Irene Yarrow Speaks with Jan Clausen
subject: Women authors
subject: Lesbian authors
subject: Lesbian literature
subject: Poetry
subject: New York City lesbians and gays
description: In this episode of Everywoman Space (the second show of the Women Writing Series) host, Irene Yarrow, speaks with author Jan Clausen. Clausen reads a selection of her work, a short story called "The Warsaw Ghetto." Yarrow and Clausen go on to discuss the story and writing process. They take calls from listeners and Clausen reads a poem titled "A Christmas Letter."
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1975-08-08
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Everywoman Space - Anger II
subject: Anger
subject: Sexism
subject: Women authors
subject: Women--Employment--United States
description: This Every Woman’s Space episode is centered on the theme of women’s anger, how it is expressed, repressed, and how it is shaped by socialization. Side A opens with an introduction explaining that this episode continues a previous “Speak Out on Anger” program, inviting women of all identities to share their experiences. The host plays a recorded discussion with writer Isabel Miller about interpersonal anger among women and the difficulties of expressing it, followed by readings of listener letters and journal entries, including one describing sexism in a legal workplace. Side B continues with call-in discussions where women describe struggles to voice anger in friendships, workplaces, and family relationships, reflecting on how they were conditioned to “be nice” and suppress confrontation. The host comments on these dynamics, encouraging listeners to unlearn emotional repression and view anger as a constructive, transformative force. The program closes with a listener’s poem and Margie Adam’s song “I’ve Got a Fury”.
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1976-09-16
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Everywomanspace 8/29/76 - Irene Yarrow Speaks with Isabel Miller
subject: Lesbian authors
subject: Feminist theory
subject: Motherhood
subject: Move from patriarchy
subject: Writing
description: This Everywomanspace episode features host Irene Yarrow in conversation with author Alma Rautsong (Isabel Miller), discussing her novel Patience and Sarah, her use of a pseudonym, and her turn toward feminist and lesbian themes. Rautsong reads from her unfinished work Gertrude, which explores motherhood, domestic labor, intimacy between women, and struggles within marriage, highlighting themes of resilience and female connection. The discussion expands to women’s lived experiences, including menstruation, nurturing, anger, and forgiveness, and stresses the importance of preserving women’s diaries and personal writings as vital feminist and lesbian history, before closing with announcements and a feminist song.
publisher: WBAI Radio
date: 1976-08-29
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