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 Reading Richard Wright's "The man who lived underground" with Michel Fabre ; part 2 1964 Ralph Nader discusses his book "Unsafe at Any Speed" 1968 Henry Louis Gates, Jr. discusses race and the magazine "Critical Inquiry" Jan. 24, 1986 Oliver W. Sacks talks with Studs Terkel Mar. 15, 1995 Renny Golden, Michael McConnell and Peggy Hutchison discuss the book "Sanctuary" Jun. 16, 1986 June Sochen discusses her book "Movers and Shakers" Dec. 17, 1973