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  • Susan B. Anthony

    Terkel comments and presents Susan B. Anthony Anniversary and tribute program

    Mar. 15, 1965

    Presenting Susan B. Anthony Anniversary and tribute program with Jessie Binford and Sybil Thorndike discussing Jane Addams and a reading from Emily Balch.

  • Ross Miller discusses his book "American Apocalypse: The Great Fire and the Myth of Chicago"

    Jun. 7, 1990

    Author Ross Miller discusses his latest work, which centers around Chicago and the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire and its effects on rebuilding the metropolis and the advantages of gaining a new take on architecture and society.

  • Ned Goldberg, Bertice MacDonald, & Alan D. Wade

    Ned Goldberg, Bertice MacDonald, Alan D. Wade discuss social work, Jane Addams and the War on Poverty

    May. 1, 1966

    Ned Goldberg, Bertice MacDonald, Alan D. Wade discuss social work, Jane Addams and the War on Poverty. Wade's article "What Would Jane Addams Do?" led the conversation. The three panelists are part of the National Association of Social Workers.

  • Mary Lynn McCree Bryan

    Mary Lynn McCree Bryan talks about her book "Eighty Years at Hull House"

    Jan. 13, 1970

    Discussing the book, "Eighty Years at Hull House," and interviewing the co-author, Mary Lynn McCree Bryan. Mary Lynn McCree Bryan discusses the Hull House and its founders in Chicago, Illinois. Includes two clips of Florence Scala speaking: one about nature and about a tree that was taken down at Hull House and one about Jane Addams. Includes a clip of Jessie Binford discussing Jane Addams.

  • June Sochen discusses her book "Movers and Shakers"

    Dec. 17, 1973

    Northeastern Illinois University professor June Sochen discusses her book "Movers and shakers;: American women thinkers and activists, 1900-1970". Sochen and Studs cover a wide range of female activists and radicals who fundamentally reshaped American society via their efforts in the labor movement and union organizing, the arts and culture, and research.

  • Jessie F. (Florence) Binford

    Jessie F. [Florence] Binford talks with Studs Terkel about Jane Addams

    Jun. 13, 1960

    Ms. Binford talks with Studs about Jane Addams life and her dedication to social service with the women and children of Chicago. Ms.Binford discusses the creation of Hull House and the associated buildings and how deeply in need they were of the help.

  • Jessie F. (Florence) Binford

    Jessie F. [Florence] Binford discusses Jane Addams

    Jun. 2, 1960

    Ms. Binford talks with Studs about Jane Addams' life and her dedication to social service with the women and children of Chicago. Ms.Binford discusses the creation of Hull House and the associated buildings and how deeply in need they were of the help.

  • Herman & Rick Kogan

    Herman and Rick Kogan discuss their book "Yesterday's Chicago"

    Oct. 15, 1976

    Herman and Rick Kogan give a brief overview of the history of Chicago (1816-1955) by discussing their book "Yesterday's Chicago".

  • Florence Scala

    Florence Scala discusses her friendship with Jessie Binford of Hull House

    Jul. 18, 1966

    Even after Jessie Binford left Hull House due to its demolition, she corresponded with Florence Scala through hand-written letters. Scala learned that Binford was a country girl who lived in the big city of Chicago. Scala reads some of her letters from Binford. There is also an excerpt of Jessie Binford.

  • Ellen Chesler discusses her book "Woman of Valor: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America"

    Jul. 8, 1992

    Ellen Chesler discusses and reads from her book "Woman of Valor: Margaret Sanger and the Birth Control Movement in America." Throughout her interview, Chesler discusses additional prominent women in this movement such as Emma Goldman, Jane Addams, and Ethel Byrne. Studs plays "The Women's Marseillaise" - Mascottes Ladies Band (1908-1911) and "Bread and Roses" - Judy Collins (1976).

  • Anita Miller and Jeanne Madeline Weimann discuss their book, "The Fair Women"

    Jul. 17, 1981

    Anita Miller and Jeanne Madeline Weimann discuss their book, The Fair Women, published in 1981, a book that talks about the women's role in the World's Columbian Exposition, especially in the creation of the Women's Building.

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