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 Discussing the book "A man's life" with the author Roger Wilkins Aug. 30, 1982 James and Ann Harper discuss their social center, "Save the Alcoholic" Jun. 25, 1980 Panel at University of Chicago Law School discuss ending capital punishment, part 3 Feb. 19, 1965 Martina Arroyo discusses her opera career ; part 1 Aug. 1969 Interviewing folksinger and songwriter Rosalie Sorrels ; part 1 Mar. 21, 1996 James Earl Jones discusses the play "Othello" Feb. 1, 1968
