A: Everwoman's Space 8/1/76 - Crimes Against Women II; B: Everywoman's Space 8/1/76 Violence Against Women II
This Everywomanspace episode hosted by Irene Yarrow with guests Margaret Robinson, Yolanda Bacow, and Magna Taliswoman, focusing on violence against women. The program highlights rising rape statistics, community actions like the Women’s Walk Against Rape, and the case of Cheryl Todd and Desi Woods, two Black women punished for defending themselves. Discussion expands to systemic injustices, racism, and the importance of women’s solidarity and self-defense.
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Every Woman Space 9/12/76 - Open Discussion
In this episode of "Everywomanspace," hosted by Irene Yarrow, the host emphasizes that the program is inclusive for all women, regardless of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, social class, or gender. She introduces the show as a platform for open communication and discourse. Throughout the episode, Irene takes calls from listeners, welcoming their criticisms and suggestions regarding what they would like to see in the program in the future.
Everywomanspace 9/26/76 - The Politics of Fat
This episode explores the politics of body image. A conversation with a guest named Roe Rasmussen, Roz Pulitzer, Judy Grad, Carol Rosenthal, and Deborah Plumer. As they discuss their problems with self-image, especially in activist spaces, they address issues related to being fat, eating disorders, beauty standards, feeling desirable, and societal treatments around womanhood and fatness.
Everywomanspace 10/3/76 - Project Chance 10/3/76 - Re Entry Into School
The episode features a conversation between the host, Irene Yaros, and Ellie Bulkin, Lavinia Penson, and Catherine Conroy. They discuss their new grassroots educational program for adult women, called Project Chance, which HEW funded through the Women's Studies and the Women's Center at Brooklyn College. What they'll be doing is preparing women who want to return to college, who wish to decide whether to do so, or who want to re-enter the labor market, and possibly do so at a level that gives them a slight advantage over what they would have had otherwise.
Everywomanspace - Tidal Wave - The Coming of Age of Young ♀♀ (Women) Before + After this Decade of Feminism
Women's rights--United States--History--20th century
A conversation between Irene Yarrow and Nina Kriegel includes a discussion about what it must have been like to grow up, reach adolescence, and go through one's teens at a time when the women's movement was already gaining momentum. Examine the generational upbringings and consider how much the women's movement has truly impacted them, particularly in comparison to growing up before the second wave of feminism.
A: I The Lesbian in Literature A - Children's Literature B - Gertrude Stein / I WAA - NONSEX - 1st Early Childhood Curriculum; B: II Gertrude Stein (Cont.)
Recorded at the 1974 Gay Academic Union Conference at NYU, this panel, The Lesbian in Literature, features Janet Cooper and Cynthia Secor, chaired by Virginia Apuzzo. Cooper critiques the erasure of female affection, emotion, and intimacy in children’s literature, tracing it to the influence of early 20th-century librarian Anne Carroll Moore and her control over publishing standards that suppressed depictions of female relationships. Secor’s paper analyzes Gertrude Stein’s feminist and lesbian aesthetics, comparing her to James Joyce while celebrating Stein’s rejection of patriarchal literary traditions and her creation of new forms of expression rooted in female consciousness, identity, and language. Together, the talks explore censorship, literary history, and lesbian representation within both children’s and modernist literature.
Women's Studies - Dr. Donna Allen + Carole Getzoff
This Every Woman’s Space episode, featuring host Viv Southerman with guests Dr. Donna Allen from Media Report to Women and Carol Getzoff from A Woman’s Place, explores women’s representation in the media and their struggle for equity within the broadcasting and print industries. The discussion addresses stereotypes, gender discrimination, and the need for women to portray themselves rather than be defined by others. Topics include workplace competition, collaboration among women in media, visibility, and responsibility in journalism. The episode concludes with announcements about the Women in Media course at the New School, the National Women’s Studies Association, and a musical performance emphasizing liberation and empowerment.
Women's Consciousness Radio Hour - What Carter Promises Women
In this episode of Women's Consciousness Radio Hour on WXPN, host Diane Trombley kicks off the program by playing a two songs by activist and musician Malvina Reynolds. One song is from the album "Virgo Rising - The Once And Future Woman," and the other is from Reynold's own album, "Held Over." Trombley then welcomes guest Joanne Wolf to the show. Joanne was convener of the Women's Health Concern Committee, a member of NOW, and also a member of the board of the Bicentennial Women's Center. They discuss women's issues in American politics with a particular emphasis on the Democratic and Republican split and the Carter-Mondale ticket / platfrom of 1976.
Women's Studies - Viv Sutherland Speaks with Robin Morgan
In this episode of Women's Studies, host Viv Sutherland, speaks with poet Robin Morgan. They go on to discuss feminism as it relates to Christianity, Wicca, and spiritualism and religion at large.
A: Where Would I Be Without You The Poetry of Pat Parker + Judy Grahn - Pat Parker; B: Where Would I Be Without You The Poetry of Pat Parker + Judy Grahn - Judy Grahn
A collection of poetry performed by Pat Parker and Judy Grahn. Pat Parker's performance speaks of topics such as her Black lesbian feminist experiences, domestic violence, reproductive rights, civil rights, and anti-racism. Judy Grahn's performance talks about her experiences as a lesbian, love, and feminism.
The ♀♀'s (Women's) CR Hour - Bertha Harris
This episode of the Women’s Consciousness Raising Hour, hosted by Diane Trombley, features an interview conducted by Victoria Brownworth with writer and scholar Bertha Harris, Director of Women’s Studies at the City University of New York. Harris discusses her literary influences, the role of writing as personal liberation, and her exploration of lesbian identity and imagination through fiction. She reflects on the lesbian and feminist writers of 1920s Paris, such as Djuna Barnes, Natalie Clifford Barney, and Renée Vivien, emphasizing their impact on women’s literature and the need for broader recognition of their works. The program also features feminist songs highlighting women’s autonomy, labor, and resistance to patriarchy.
Women's Consciousness Raising Hour - Child Custody I
This episode of the Women’s Consciousness Raising Hour features a panel discussion from the Bicentennial Women's Center in Philadelphia on the topic of child custody. Cynthia Little acts as the moderator. Mike Simeone opens with a historical overview of childhood and family formation, tracing evolving social attitudes toward children and the emergence of custody as a modern legal concern. Dr. Stuart Kaplan follows with a psychological analysis of post-divorce family dynamics, emphasizing the emotional toll on children and the importance of maintaining relationships with both parents. Jennifer Baker Fleming discusses the experiences of women navigating custody and divorce, exposing systemic gender biases, economic inequities, and the emotional dimensions of motherhood within patriarchal legal systems. Rosalie Davies concludes with a discussion of custody discrimination against lesbian mothers, describing early legal challenges, case precedents, and strategies for advocacy within the emerging gay rights movement.
A: ♀'s (Women's) CR Hour - Child Custody Part II - Diane Trombley Speaks with ♀♀ (Women) from Custody Action for Lesbian Mothers + Transition; B: ♀♀ (Women) CR Hour - Custody Part II - Diane Trombley Speaks with ♀♀ (Women) from CALM + ♀♀ (Women) in Transition
This episode of The Women’s Consciousness Raising Hour, hosted by Diane Trombley, features an in-depth discussion on the struggles faced by women, particularly divorced and lesbian mothers, within the American custody and legal systems. Guests Jennifer Fleming of Women in Transition and Mickey Weinstein of Custody Action for Lesbian Mothers (CALM) explore the emotional, financial, and institutional challenges encountered by women navigating separation, abuse, and child custody disputes. The program exposes systemic sexism and judicial bias, shares strategies for legal self-advocacy, and promotes alternatives such as shared custody and community support networks.
Women's Studies - Wages for Housework - Marjorie Collins Speaks with Selma James (Founder)
Women--United States--Economic conditions
This episode of Women’s Studies, hosted by Viv Sutherland, features a taped interview by Marjorie Collins with Selma James, founder of the Wages for Housework movement. James discusses the economic exploitation of women’s unpaid domestic labor, the hierarchies within capitalism that devalue care work, and the need for international solidarity among women demanding wages for housework. She connects women’s financial independence to personal liberation, equality in relationships, and freedom of sexual and emotional expression, including lesbian identity. The episode concludes with live listener call-ins responding to James’s ideas about women’s labor, dependency, and social change.
Everywomanspace - Anti-abortion Legislation and the 'Family' Protection Act
This edition of Everywomanspace presents a conversation between Betty Levinson, an attorney in private practice and one of the regular producers of the Women's Legal Clinic, and Rhonda Copeland of the Center for Constitutional Rights, discussing the issue of abortion, along with the cuts that happened at the constitutional level towards Medicaid, and the consequences of the Family Protection Act.
Women's Studies - Winners + Losers by Gloria Emerson
This episode of Women's Studies features journalist Gloria Emerson in conversation with Viv Sutherland on WBAI Radio, presenting an in-depth discussion of Emerson’s experiences as a New York Times correspondent during the Vietnam War and the themes explored in her book Winners and Losers. Emerson reflects on her transition from covering fashion in Paris to reporting from Vietnam, the ethical and emotional challenges of war journalism, and the gender dynamics within the press corps. The interview addresses subjects including the portrayal of Vietnamese civilians, the psychological effects of war on soldiers and reporters, and Emerson’s critical perspective on American media and class divisions. Side B continues with Emerson’s postwar reflections on patriotism, public reception of her book, her relationship with the New York Times, and her evolving views on feminism and morality.
This episode of Everywomanspace, hosted by Irene Yarrow on WBAI radio, features the complete reading of Yarrow’s autobiographical story “Woman Becoming.” Yarrow explores her personal journey of self-realization and coming out as a lesbian, interwoven with experiences of motherhood, marriage, and feminist awakening. The broadcast incorporates poetry by Judy Grahn, musical selections by Alix Dobkin and Joni Mitchell, and live listener call-ins.
This episode of Everywomanspace, hosted by Irene Yarrow on WBAI radio, Yarrow and a group of women discuss the recent events surrounding Assata Shakur's arrest and imprisonment and current treatment in the media and jail system. They read Shakur's poems, "What is Left" and play a recording of Evelyn Williams reading Shakur's poem, "Rights and Responsibilities Middlesex County Jail." The women go on to discuss the current state of Shakur's trial, share information on how listener's can support her, play a recording of Shakur thanking supporters from prison, and take calls from listeners.
Black and white photo of Nanette Rainone
1972 Village Voice article courtesy of Liza Cowan
WBAI Folio "Producers, Women's Programming"
Susan Shown Harjo via wikipedia (Public Domain)
Stan Mack's "New Year's Day at WBAI" comic featuring Jan Albert
Stan Mack's "New Year's Day at WBAI" comic featuring Jan Albert, from Stan Mack's Real Life Funnies
Rubyfruit Jungle cover, by Rita Mae Brown
Ashes, Ashes, We all Fall Down By Irene Schram
Salsa Soul Sisters, via Salsa Soul Collection, Lesbian Herstory Archives
Donna Allegra, via Cassandra Grant Collection
Donna Allegra, via Saskia Scheffer/Lesbian Herstory Archives
New York Radical Feminists Newsletter, 09/01/1974
Creative Commons: Attribution- Non Commerical
Broadcast of Feminist Conversations, noted as “Feminist Conversations V,” on both casette side A and side B. In this broadcast, host Nanette Rainone continues theme of recent episodes regarding how to converge Feminism and Marxism. She interviews Renate Bridenthal- historian, professor, and Women’s Studies program coordinator at Brooklyn College- on the topic.
Broadcast of Currents in Our Global Experience, noted as “Communication with Other Than Man” on the cassette, (which is also the title of this specific broadcast). The broadcast is a recording of Dr. John and Toni Lilly speaking at three day workshop in NYC about oceanic intelligence and communication with dolphins. Currents in Our Global Experience was a radio show centered on belief systems affecting life on planet Earth.
Black Women + Feminism Elaine Bailey Speaks with Hattie Gossett
Broadcast of Our City, Our Lives, noted as “Black Women + Feminism Elaine Bailey Speaks with Hattie Gosset,” on both side A and side B. In this broadcast, host Elaine Bailey speaks with writer, lecturer, and educator Hattie Gossett regarding damaging myths regarding Black womanhood. Note, Gossett's last name is misspelled on the cassette inscription.
Women's Health Issues - 1) Mammography, 2) Barbara Seaman Speaks About Estrogens, 3) And What Have You Done For Me Lately
Part of special programming for Women’s Health Day Nov 5, 1977, this broadcast is described as a “medical magazine” of three short pieces. Program begins with information for local women’s health resources and details for upcoming pro-Abortion demonstration. Followed by the first segment: an interview with journalist Judith Randall regarding criticism of potential over prescription of preventative mammography. Second, they play audio from a press conference with activist Barbra Seaman about the role of Sex Hormones in Women’s health, and specifically, the need for pharmaceutical to educate about potential side effects for prescription medication. Testimony was also given from vocalist Kitty Callen. Last, they play a recording of a pro-abortion gait-prop short play by Myrna Lamb.
Broadcast of Women Alone Speak Out, noted as “Women Alone,” on both side A and side B. In this broadcast, host Judy Pasternak reflects on her experience living alone as an adult woman, in defiance of societal expectations. She plays an old set of interviews she conducted with women who also were living or had lived alone, as well as intermittent music.
Broadcast of Practice, inscribed title "Unity Players I". SPW1918 inscribed title "Unity Players II" contains the second half of this interivew. Host Paul interviews members of the Unity Players, a women's theatre group from Vermont, about their new play Touchpoint, which was put on in the WBAI studios that evening.
Broadcast of Practice, inscribed title "Unity Players II," coninuing from the first half of the interview which is conatined by SPW1917 inscribed title "Unity Players I". Host Paul interviews members of the Unity Players, a women's theatre group from Vermont, about their new play Touchpoint, which was put on in the WBAI studios that evening.
Self actualization (Psychology) in women
Broadcast of Gay Alternatives, inscribed as "Lesbian Separatism" on the cassette, hosted by Ronald Gold. Gold interviews three lesbians activists Jan Crawford, Carol Harden, and Doris Lunden about how finding their sexual identity has allowed them to better understand their personal identity and break against gender norms. Recording starts mid conversation, so some context is lost.
A: ♀♀ in El Salvador - Crystal Lee Sutton; B: ♀♀ in the World in the 1980s - FOIA, Inc.
Side A: Broadcast of radio show, program unknown, with cassette inscribed title “♀♀ in El Salvador - Crystal Lee Sutton”. Recording of live broadcast from a United Auto Workers (UAW) sponsored 1981 International Women’s Day event in Newark, NJ, where union activists Crystal Lee Sutton and Kathy Andrade spoke. Side B: Inaugural broadcast of Women in the World in the 1980s, inscribed title on the cassette "♀♀ in the World in the 1980s - FOIA, Inc". In this program, host Blanche Cook interviews Dr. Ann Mari Buitrago, (author: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been in the FBI Files?: How to secure and interpret your FBI files) and Kathy Engle (poet, organizer) about government efforts to destabilize progressive movements. Buitrago and Engle were the legislative director and executive director of the Fund for Open Information and Accountability Inc (FOIA) at the time of recording.
The Deadly Nightshade Live, hosted by WBAI in NYC. The radio show they appeared on nor the host(s) are noted at the beginning of the recording. Note, the incorrect spelling of Nightshade on the Inscribed Title.
Broadcast of Learning to Fly, a broadcast of Radio Free Women Philadelphia hosted by Ellen Lambert. Inscribed title "Custody Actio for Lesbian Mothers". Lambert interviews founder of Custody Action for Lesbian Mothers Rosalie Davies and her partner Minna Weinstein.
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Broadcast from Gay Academic Union Conference, panel on "Lesbian Aesthetics," held at NYU's Loeb Student Center on November 29th and 30th, 1974. The program hosting the broadcast and host are not known. The panelists featured are Beth Hodges, Bertha Harris, Gayle Rubin, and Rita Mae Brown.
Broadcast of radio show hosted by Viv Sutherland, title not noted during broadcast, inscribed title on cassette noted as “Breast Cancer,” on both side A and side B. Sutherland interviews investigative journalist and war reporter Rose Kushner on her new book Breast Cancer: A Personal History and Investigative Report.
Broadcast of Free Music Store, on side A and B, hosted by Ira Weitzman, no title inscribed on cassette. Free Music Store broadcast live concerts. This broadcast captures a band whose name, phonetically, is "cha-long-a," and is possibly lead by "Diane Ponzio" or "Diane Pond," followed by Roz Esposito.
Broadcast "Woman and Cancer," a special series hosted by Viv Sutherland about the myths and realities of cancer. Inscribed title on both sides is "Women + Cancer. Guests are Dr. Philip Strax, director of the Guttman Breast Diagnostic Institute; Mary Overton, assistant executive director of Cancer Care; Richard Klarberg,director of the Public Health Center, the American Health Foundation; Pam Booth, co-director of Women's Health Forum; and Denise Dillon Fuge, member of the Committee on Women and Health, National Organization for Women, New York (NOW-NY). Dr. Stax, an early advocate of mammography, discusses the need for routine screening. Additional topics are the impacts of cancer on the lives of women, the politics of research and development of new detection techniques, prevention, etc. Continued in SPW1965, inscribed title "Women + Cancer II".
Inscribed title "Women + Cancer II". This recording is a continuation of SPW1964, inscribed title "Women + Cancer I". This broadcast, part of an ongoing special series hosted by Viv Sutherland about the myths and realities of cancer, featured a panel of Dr. Philip Strax, director of the Guttman Breast Diagnostic Institute; Mary Overton, assistant executive director of Cancer Care; Richard Klarberg,director of the Public Health Center, the American Health Foundation; Pam Booth, co-director of Women's Health Forum; and Denise Dillon Fuge, member of the Committee on Women and Health, National Organization for Women, New York (NOW-NY). Dr. Stax, an early advocate of mammography, discusses the need for routine screening. Additional topics are the impacts of cancer on the lives of women, the politics of research and development of new detection techniques, prevention, etc.
The Real Live Lesbian Show - Mary Jo Risher
Broadcast of The Real Live Lesbian Show, noted as “The Real Live Lesbian Show - Mary Jo Risner,” on both side A and side B. In this broadcast, Rebecca Tron (one of two hosts) interviews Mary Jo Risher and her partner Anne Forman, in promotion of Risher’s book By Her Own Admission: A Lesbian Mother’s Fight to Keep Her Son. Risher lost her son in a highly publicized custody battle with her husband. She was discriminated against for being a lesbian. Note that Risher’s name is misspelled on the inscribed title.
Broadcast of More than Half the World, hosted by Jeannie Pool, and inscribed as “More Than Half the World - Jeannie Poole” on both side A and B. In this broadcast, Pool: plays several songs by women musicians, including multiple by Meg Christian; interviews Audre Lorde on The Cancer Journal; takes calls from listeners; discusses the upcoming First National Congress on Women in Music and plans to move the conference to NYU in March; discusses Heresies magazine issue No. 10 on Women in Music; interviews Sue Fink, the conductor of the Los Angeles Women's Community Chorus; and plays live recordings of the LA Women's Community Chorus performing. There are severe audio issues at the beginning of the access copy, which resolve after a couple of minutes. Note the discrepancy in Pool’s name as written in the inscribed title.
Velvet Sledgehammer - Edwina Lee Tyler - Luna Tune
Broadcast of The Velvet Sledgehamer, inscribed as "Velvet Sledgehammer - Edwina Lee Tyler - Luna Tunes" on Sides A and B. Donna Allegra interviews Ferne Yangyeitie Caulker-Bronson (Founder and Artistic Director of Wisconsin based, African dance troupe Ko-Thi), Edwina Lee Tyler (drummer of African percussions, performer, and founder/Artistic Director of African dance troupe A Piece of the World), and Luna Tunes (women’s a cappella group), who also give a live performance.
The Lesbian Magazine - Did You Say Love!? A Valentine Show
Broadcast of The Lesbian Magazine, noted as "Did You Say Love!? A Valentine's Show," on both side A and B. Valentines themed episode containing lesbian love songs, roundtable of host Judy Pasternak's friends reflecting on love in varied forms, and news updates relevant to the lesbian community.
A: Lesbian Images Conference of Black Lesbians; B: Benedictine
Side A: Inaugural broadcast of Lesbian Images, inscribed with the same title on cassette side A, and hosted by Diane and Sonia (last names not noted). The hosts interview organizer Lavinia Penson to promote the Conference of Black Women, which was the first conference gathering Black Lesbians on the East Coast following the historic Conference of Black Women in San Francisco. The hosts took several calls during this program, and a few of the callers expressed racist and lesbophobic views. This broadcast also includes: discussions of hopes for the show; announcements for local weekly meetings and programming for lesbians and women in NYC; a new issue of woman’s prison newsletter “No More Cages”; and promotion for the rally in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday and effort to make it a national holiday, as well as an anti-KKK rally in Buffalo. Also captured at the beginning of Cassette side A, Directly before this broadcast of Lesbian Images, is a short radio play written and directed by Judy Pasternak for "Snapshots: Vignettes of Lesbian LIfe" about a lesbian woman being woken up early to feed her cat. Joan Goldman plays The Woman, technical production by Viv Sutherland. Side B: Broadcast of Common Ground featuring Mother Jone's editor Adam Hochschild interviewing Carolyn Marshall about her research on drug "Benedictine," an anti-nausea medication prescribed commonly to pregnant women, that may have concerning side effects.
More Than Half the World - Beatrice Pasternak
Broadcast of More Than Half the World, noted as "More Than Half the World - Beatrice Pasternak" on Side A and Side B. Host Judy Pasternak interviews her mother Beatrice Pasternak, discussing the experiences of older women and ageism, and they reflect on their life experiences as women. Throughout the broadcast, Pasternak plays music and takes calls from listeners.
More Than Half the World - Women Working
Broadcast of More Than Half the World, noted as "More Than Half the World - Women Working" on side A and B. Judy Pasternak hosts broadcast themed around women at work. Includes excerpts from poetry, fiction, and nonfiction writing about women working. Plays music and shares updates including a fundraising plea to pay for WBAI reporters to travel to Texas for Internation Women's Day Programming.
Broadcast with unknown series title, hosted by Linda Daniels and Marcia Danab, inscribed title “Lesbians + The Law". Jean O’Leary and Eleanor Cooper are interviewed regarding their work with New York Women’s Lobby advocating for the repeal of the Sodomy Law, and appealing to listeners to join for an upcoming lobby day addressing the sodomy laws, maternity disability, childcare, and household workers. Calls from listeners are taking in the second half of the broadcast. Please note that the recording starts after the beginning of the conversation, so some context is lost. Additionally, note that there is some outdated discussion of the inclusion of Trans people in the movement, which might be distressing for some listeners.