A: Lesbian Images Conference of Black Lesbians; B: Benedictine
Item
Title
A: Lesbian Images Conference of Black Lesbians; B: Benedictine
Subject
Black lesbians
Black feminists
Racism
Conferences
Journalism
Drugs--adverse reactions
Pregnancy
Adam Hochschild
Carolyn Marshall
Lavinia Penson
Description
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.
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.
Publisher
WBAI Radio
Rights
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Series Title
A: Lesbian Images; B: Common Ground
Interviewee
Carolyn Marshall
Lavinia Penson
Host
Diane [last name unknown]
Sonia [last name unknown]
Adam Hochschild
Physical Format
Audio cassette
Duration
1:25:30
Music/Sound Used
"Here Comes the Sun" by Nina Simone
"Happy Birthday" by Stevie Wonder
Collection
Citation
“A: Lesbian Images Conference of Black Lesbians; B: Benedictine,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 9, 2026, https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1553.