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 Miles Horton and Elliot Wigginton discuss the Foxfire Project Jun. 1, 1977 Interviewing Roscoe Lee Browne, Gregory Mosher, and Derek Walcott 1982 Donald Woods discusses his book "Biko" May. 17, 1978 Orville Schell talks with Studs Terkel Jun. 17, 1977 Arna Bontemps and Jack Conroy discuss their book "Any Place But Here" 1960 Kay R. Jamison discusses her background from her book "An Unquiet Mind" Jan. 28, 1997
