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  • Sybil Leek discusses witchcraft and her book "The Jackdaw and the Witch: A True Fable"

    1966

    Sybil Leek discusses the history and beliefs of witchcraft, modern medicine compared to natural medicine, and animal familiars. "The Gloucester Witch" performed by John Allison has been removed.

  • Leah Schaeffer talks with Studs Terkel

    Nov. 22, 1974
  • Lady Dhanvanthi Rama Rau

    Lady Dhanvanthi Rama Rau discusses birth control ; part 2

    Feb. 12, 1965

    Lady Dhanvanthi Rama Rau, president of the International Planned Parenthood Association, discusses the significance of birth control availability, the link between birth control and population, and India's take on birth control.

  • Lady Dhanvanthi Rama Rau

    Lady Dhanvanthi Rama Rau discusses birth control ; part 1

    Feb. 12, 1965

    Lady Dhanvanthi Rama Rau, president of the International Planned Parenthood Association, discusses the significance of birth control availability, the link between birth control and population, and India's take on birth control.

  • June Terpstra and two women, Ann and Donna, discuss battered women

    Oct. 28, 1983

    Discussing battered women with the director of the Evanston Shelter for Battered Women, June Terpstra. Two women, Ann and Donna, talk about their experiences of abuse with their husbands.

  • Interviewing R. Gibbons, M. Anania, and civil rights worker and self-defense for women advocate Alice McGrath

    Sep. 15, 1993

    McGrath works in the Los Angeles, California area defending the civil rights of the Mexican American community.

  • Eugene Smith

    Interviewing Aileen and W. Eugene Smith

    May. 22, 1975

    Aileen and Eugene Smith discuss their photographic essay book, "'Minamata', Words and Photographs," documenting the mercury poisoning of residents and their legal battles with the polluting company Chisso.

  • Interview with Father John O'Brien

    1969

    Father John O'Brien discusses Humanae Vitae. Includes an interview of a nameless Catholic mother.

  • Ina May Gaskin, Norma Swenson in conversation with Studs Terkel

    Jun. 18, 1992

    Discussing the Chicago community of midwives and the book "The New Our Bodies, Ourselves: a Book By and For Women" (published by Simon & Schuster) with one of the book's authors Norma Swenson and midwife and author Ina May Gaskin.

  • Dr. Aviva Weissman

    Dr. Aviva Weissman discusses Planned Parenthood and the use of contraception

    Mar. 24, 1966

    Dr. Aviva Weissman discusses the emergence of family planning services in England and the importance of women having access to contraception and other services. Weissman discusses her experience with families who have benefitted from the services of Planned Parenthood.

  • Discussing the book "The Story of Jane: The Legendary Feminist Abortion Service" with the author and former member of Jane, Laura Kaplan

    Jan. 22, 1996
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