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You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
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Marilyn Buck on women in prison Marilyn Buck on women in prison
Call Number: KP 192BFormat: Cass BCollection: Marilyn Buck
Marilyn Buck talks about the state of women in prison.
The Victimization of Women The Victimization of Women
Date: 1/1/1993Call Number: KP 193AFormat: Cass ACollection: General materials
Michael Parenti speaks of the long-standing victimization of women in United States; gender oppression has been inherently linked to the United States' history as a exploitative, capitalist class system. This talk underscores the political economy of gender oppression.
Real Dragon Real Dragon
Call Number: RD 007Format: 1/4 1 7/8 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Claude MarksProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Report on the release of "Word Is Out" about 26 gay men and women across the United States, directed by Peter Adair and the Mariposa Film Group of San Francisco. Made in the 1970s, this is the first film made shedding light on the lives of gay people on an individual basis, unmasking traditional and conventional stereotypes over what it is to be gay or lesbian. Includes actuality of an interview with Pat, a 53 year lesbian woman who spoke of her experiences growing up with the full knowledge and acceptance that she was a lesbian, and several stories from her days in WAAC (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps), and her perception of the lines of gender roles as she had seen them to be from the 40s to the 70s. Also speaks of the contained feeling felt by women who moved to San Francisco as their only refuge, and feared being trapped within only those bounds where they were accepted.
The Case of Silvia Baraldini The Case of Silvia Baraldini
Date: 4/16/1991Call Number: PM 267Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Sally O'BrianProgram: Where We LiveCollection: Silvia Baraldini
Silvia Baraldini describes her harsh treatment and that of other U.S. political prisoners. Her attorney, Elizabeth Fink, comments on the lack of evidence presented at trial and the extreme sentencing and punishment of Baraldini at the Lexington Federal Prison. Italian member of Parliament Emma Bonino, and Italian journalist Patricia Lambroso comment on Italian parliamentary and public support for Baraldini.
Interview of workers organizing against Capwell's Department Store Interview of workers organizing against Capwell's Department Store
Date: 11/2/1976Call Number: KP 215Format: Cass A & BCollection: General materials
Rosalie Jones, Alice Stanford, and George Edward Junior speak of gaining community support for their lawsuit against Capwell's Department Store and The Culinary Union, Local 28. After experiencing racism and sexism, the two women went to their union for support but were denied. Managers and union representatives began threatening the two women and their families to suppress the development of their suit.
Interview of workers organizing against Capwell's Department Store. Interview of workers organizing against Capwell's Department Store.
Date: 11/2/1976Call Number: KP 216Format: Cass A & BCollection: General materials
Rosalie Jones, Alice Stanford, and George Edward Junior speak of gaining community support for their lawsuit against Capwell's Department Store and The Culinary Union, Local 28. After experiencing racism and sexism, the two women went to their union for support but were denied. Managers and union representatives began threatening the two women and their families to suppress the development of their suit.
Prairie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC) Press Statement & Conference Prairie Fire Organizing Committee (PFOC) Press Statement & Conference
Date: 3/23/1978Call Number: PM 273Format: CassetteCollection: LA Five
Leslie Mullin and Judith Bissell, as part of the LA Five arrested for conspiracy to bomb the offices of Senator John Briggs, give a telephone interview from prison. They describe D.A. Jorgenson's strategy of "railroading" the trial date leaving them little time to prepare a defense. They talk of the government's fear of the exposure of FBI misconduct and COINTELPRO during the trial, and the inadequacy of prison law research facilities for women prisoners as compared to those in the men's system. PFOC press conference calling attention to the LA Five case and point to the similarities of illegal government tactics used against other anti-imperialist groups.
Interview with Gladys Baez Interview with Gladys Baez
Call Number: V 236Collection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Tape Two: Students interview Gladys Baez, Vice President of the Commission of Women, Children, Youth, and Family in Nicaragua, at Leon Legal Office. Baez speaks on Women's contributions to Nicaraguan economy. This tape has partial translation.
Female Tobacco Workers Interviewed Female Tobacco Workers Interviewed
Call Number: V 237Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Tape Three: Nicaraguan women working in Tobacco fields are interviewed. This tape is in Spanish only.
Sofia Montenegro Interview Sofia Montenegro Interview
Call Number: V 238Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Tape Four: Sofia Montenegro one of the founders of the Sandinista Daily Paper, Barricada, is interviewed. She speaks on the development of a feminist movement in Nicaragua since the 1979 U.S. supported the insurgence of counterrevolutionaries. The women's movement originated out of necessity changed old military, economic and social values.Women began working manual labor jobs normally only given to men, lobbied for a national referendum on abortion, and participated in guerrilla warfare.