Viveca Lindfors discusses her roles and the roles of women in society. Includes Viveca Lindfors reciting lines written by Lillian Hellman.

The Swedish-American actress talks with Studs about her one-woman show, I Am A Woman, at the St. Nicholas Theater. The program includes some clips from an earlier interview with Lindfors.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations 

According to Henry Kneplers book, " The Gilded Stage," back in the 1600's, highly regarded women were either actresses on the stage or they were aristocrats or nobility. Knepler said the role of primary grade school teachers were women. Currently, there's some discrimination going on, as Knepler pointed out that one never sees a male airline stewardess.