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 Don Gold discusses his book "Bellevue" Aug. 15, 1975 Interview with Reverend William Sloane Coffin Jan. 18, 1988 Studs Terkel discusses the life of Hull House founder, Jane Addams with her grand niece, Mrs. John B. Allen Jul. 1, 1960 Discussing race relations in the workplace with Clarence Page and Charles Hamilton Mar. 29, 1990 Anna Deavere Smith discusses her career May. 4, 1995 Helmut Frenz discusses Amnesty International Sep. 22, 1980
