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 Bob and Joan Ericksen discuss the literary work of Peter Weiss and environmental ecology 1967 Sidney Poitier talks with Studs Terkel about his most recent film "The Defiant Ones" Oct. 1, 1959 Laurel Snyder discusses prostitution and the COYOTE organization Aug. 26, 1980 Discussing " Wade in the Water: Great Moments in Black History" with Lerone Bennett, Jr. Feb. 5, 1980 Alfred McCoy discusses heroin trafficking; part 2 1971 Basil Davidson discusses Africa and his book "Lost Cities of Africa," part 1