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 Philip Hilts discusses his book "Behavior Mod" Oct. 3, 1974 Interviewing Dr. Nathaniel Taylor Winston ; part 2 Jul. 24, 1963 Lorraine Hansberry discusses her play "A Raisin in the Sun" May. 12, 1959 Discussing the book "Marketplace Medicine: The Rise of the For-Profit Hospital Chains" with author, journalist David Lindorff Jan. 2, 1992 Ira B. Harkey discusses the south, civil rights, race relations, racism, his newspaper, and his career ; part 1 1966 Interview with Oscar Brown, Jr. Sep. 16, 1996
