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 Gregory Coffin and Neil Sullivan discuss civil rights and school integration; part 2 1967 Presenting songs and memories with folksinger and songwriter Rosalie Sorrels Feb. 22, 1990 Ina May Gaskin, Norma Swenson in conversation with Studs Terkel Jun. 18, 1992 Frank Carney, Susie Gelaga, Linda Gelaga, Molly Gelaga and Fred Christy discuss the youth of Chicago ; part 2 1968 Discussing the Beyond Beef campaign with executive director and family farmer Howard Lyman Apr. 1, 1993 Will Campbell discusses his book “Forty Acres and a Goat: A Memoir” Feb. 13, 1987
