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 medical ethics with physician Dr. Quentin Young and theologian and medical school professor Dr. Kenneth Vaux Apr. 16, 1987 John A. McDermott and Sister Mary Peter discuss Catholic Church's Participation in Civil Rights Movement Sep. 15, 1965 Discussing his experiences in the People's Republic of China with author Dr. George Hatem Oct. 28, 1981 Turner Catledge discusses his book "My Life and the Times" 1970 Judy Hough, Lily (Rose Rigsby) Lowell and Jimmy White talk with Studs Terkel Part 2 1968 Michael Dorris in conversation with Studs Terkel Jul. 26, 1989
