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 Interviewing Nelson Peery Jun. 21, 1994 Dan McCarthy and Max Smith discuss gay rights Oct. 1, 1979 Discussing Oxfam America with Joe Short Aug. 8, 1980 Jonathan Kozol reads from and discusses his book "Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America" Jan. 16, 1989 Jessie Binford discusses Hull House and Chicago ; part 3 1968 An interview with journalist and historian Otto Friedrich Feb. 27, 1976
