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 Anne Guerrero discussing event in her life ; part 2 1968 Jessie Binford discusses Hull House and Chicago ; part 3 1968 Discussing the book "The Coming White Minority: California's Eruptions and America's Future" professor Dale Maharidge. Apr. 16, 1997 Marian Anderson and James DePreist discuss their experiences in music ; part 1 1966 Leon Forrest in conversation with Studs Terkel Jun. 23, 1977 Interviewing Elizabeth Wood ; part 1 Feb. 6, 1964
