00 / 00 ©Werner Otto/Alamy Mothers discuss the hardships of living on welfare BROADCAST: 1968 | DURATION: 00:54:45 Synopsis Five mothers from Chicago discuss the hardships of living in poverty and how little welfare actually helps with Studs Terkel. Details Broadcast Date 1968 Physical Format 1 sound tape reel (ca. 60 min.) : 7 in. Duration 54 minutes, 45 seconds Digital Format WAV Ownership The Chicago History Museum Language English Topics Advocacy Community Activism & Social Reform Healthcare, Medicine, Mental Health African American History & Culture Race Relations People Social Reformers Tags WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Thurman, Dovie Bell, Bessie. Dandridge, Catherine. Chmura, Mrs. Holland, Mrs. Public welfare Welfare rights movement Welfare recipients Audiotapes. Radio programs. Sociology Chicago race issues Education Poverty Related Programs Edward Scobie discusses his book "Black Britannia" Jan. 17, 1973 Interviewing Chicagoan Lucy Jefferson : part 2 Discussing the book "The managed heart: the commercialization of human feeling" with the author Arlie Russell Hochschild Oct. 14, 1983 Interviewing members of the American Nursing Association Apr. 30, 1987 Debbie Sweet discusses what happened when she met President Nixon Dec. 22, 1970 Maurice Weddington talks his music career as a renowned composer in Europe Mar. 24, 1983