
The Female Angst
Item
Title
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.
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
Rights
Collection
Citation
“The Female Angst,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 7, 2025, https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1448.