Discussion held by Denise Carty-Bennia, Barnard '69, Northeastern University Law School and the... Show moreDiscussion held by Denise Carty-Bennia, Barnard '69, Northeastern University Law School and the City University Law School at Queens College during the Scholar and Feminist XVII concerning affirmative action. This recording is followed by BC13-58_SFAudio_270. Papers presented or name of session: "Affirmative Action: Where We Are Headed". Show less
Last few minutes of panel discussion held by Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Union Theological Seminary,... Show moreLast few minutes of panel discussion held by Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Union Theological Seminary, and Joy James, Miami University School of Interdisciplinary Studies, during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_267. Papers presented or name of session: "Political Organization and Spirituality". Show less
Panel discussion held by Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Union Theological Seminary, and Joy James, Miami... Show morePanel discussion held by Ada María Isasi-Díaz, Union Theological Seminary, and Joy James, Miami University School of Interdisciplinary Studies, during the Scholar and Feminist XVII. This recording is continued with BC13-58_SFAudio_268. Papers presented or name of session: "Political Organization and Spirituality". Show less
Workshop with Joan Bertin, Associate Director of the Women's Rights Project of the ACLU, and... Show moreWorkshop with Joan Bertin, Associate Director of the Women's Rights Project of the ACLU, and Suzanne Lynn, Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York in charge of the Civil Rights Bureau, during the Scholar and Feminist XVII morning plenaries. Papers presented or name of session: "Dominating Women Through Reproduction". Show less
Opening session of the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVII, featuring welcoming remarks from... Show moreOpening session of the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVII, featuring welcoming remarks from Ellen V. Futter, President of Barnard College; opening remarks from Temma Kaplan, Director of the Barnard Center for Research on Women; and keynote addresses by Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and Hazel Carby, Critic, Yale University. Papers presented or name of session: "Prospects for Race and Gender Relations in New York"; "Racism in the Academy". Show less
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Georgetown University Law School, and Carol Bellamy, Morgan Stanley and... Show moreEleanor Holmes Norton, Georgetown University Law School, and Carol Bellamy, Morgan Stanley and Company, Inc., present on women in elective offices and public policy. Afternoon plenary sessions at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. Papers presented or name of session: "In Search of Equality: An American Quest"; "Similarities in the Roles of Women in Elective and Non-Elective Offices". Show less
Afternoon plenary session with Leslie Wolfe, Executive Director, the Center for Women Policy... Show moreAfternoon plenary session with Leslie Wolfe, Executive Director, the Center for Women Policy Studies, during the Scholar and Feminist XVI. Papers presented or name of session: "Policy Prospects for a "Kinder, Gentler Nation" for Women? Transformation of the Workplace, Welfare Reform, Family Supports, Education, Reproductive Rights, and Health in the Bush Administration". Show less
Final few minutes of panel discussion with Amber Hollibaugh, Video Producer, Educator for the... Show moreFinal few minutes of panel discussion with Amber Hollibaugh, Video Producer, Educator for the AIDS Discrimination Unit of the NYC Commission on Human Rights; Nan Hunter, Director, ACLU AIDS Project; Ruth Rodriguez, Executive Director of the LOISAIDA (Lower East Side Association) and formerly Director of the Hispanic AIDS Forum; Barbara Turk, Budget Director, Manhattan Borough President's Office; and two board members of WARN (Women's AIDS Resource Network) during the Scholar and Feminist XVI. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_256. Papers presented or name of session: "Feminism and AIDS". Show less
Panel discussion with Amber Hollibaugh, Video Producer, Educator for the AIDS Discrimination Unit... Show morePanel discussion with Amber Hollibaugh, Video Producer, Educator for the AIDS Discrimination Unit of the NYC Commission on Human Rights; Nan Hunter, Director, ACLU AIDS Project; Ruth Rodriguez, Executive Director of the LOISAIDA (Lower East Side Association) and formerly Director of the Hispanic AIDS Forum; Barbara Turk, Budget Director, Manhattan Borough President's Office; and two board members of WARN (Women's AIDS Resource Network) during the Scholar and Feminist XVI. Barbara Turk is a replacement speaker for Katy Taylor, who is listed on the program (also absent is Maria St. Cyr). This recording continues with BC13-58_SFAudio_257. Papers presented or name of session: "Feminism and AIDS". Show less
Gemma Campbell (Director, HEOP, Columbia University) and Vivian Taylor (Associate Dean for... Show moreGemma Campbell (Director, HEOP, Columbia University) and Vivian Taylor (Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Barnard College) discuss disparities in education as they relate to public policy. Part of the afternoon plenaries at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. Papers presented or name of session: "Public Policy and Education". Show less
Paula J. Caplan (Ontario Institute, author of The Myth of Female Masochism and Don't Blame Mother... Show morePaula J. Caplan (Ontario Institute, author of The Myth of Female Masochism and Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-Daughter Relationship) discusses the blaming of mothers and women in the mental health establishment. She discusses access to mental health care and critiques who is allowed to make decisions of diagnosis and treatment in the mental health field. Part of the morning plenaries in the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. Papers presented or name of session: "Mother and Woman-Blaming in the Mental Health Establishment". Show less
Paper given by Althea Simmons (Director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP) as part of the... Show morePaper given by Althea Simmons (Director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP) as part of the morning plenaries at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. Laura Balbo (Italian Parliamentary Delegate and Member of the Parliamentary Committee, Italia-Razzismo) is noted on the program, but it is unclear if Laura is on the tape. Papers presented or name of session: "National and International Perspectives on Racism". Show less
Mimi Abramovitz (Hunter College School of Social Work, Author of Regulating the Lives of Women:... Show moreMimi Abramovitz (Hunter College School of Social Work, Author of Regulating the Lives of Women: Social Welfare Policy from Colonial Times to the Present) and Sherry Deane (Attorney, Children's Defense Fund, Program Associate for the Adolescent Pregnancy Child Watch Project, Member of the MADRE Board of Directors) present their research on women and poverty. Part of the morning plenary sessions at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. Papers presented or name of session: "Women and Children at Risk and in Poverty". Show less
Opening Session of the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. Ellen V. Futter, President Barnard... Show moreOpening Session of the Scholar and Feminist Conference XVI. Ellen V. Futter, President Barnard College delivers welcoming remarks followed by Temma Kaplan, Director of the Barnard Center for Research on Women, who opens the conference. Judith S. Kaye (Associate Judge, Court of Appeals for the State of New York) and Charlotte Bunch (Laurie Professor of Women's Studies, Douglass College, Rutgers University) deliver the keynote addresses. Papers presented or name of session: "Women and the Courts as a Reflection of Social Change"; "Global Feminism and Human Rights". Show less
Stephanie Urdang (New York journalist, affiliated with the American Committee on Africa) leads a... Show moreStephanie Urdang (New York journalist, affiliated with the American Committee on Africa) leads a discussion on the effects of destabilization on women in Southern Africa. Part of the afternoon workshops at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XV. This recording is preceded by BC13-58_SFAudio_241. Papers presented or name of session: "The Effects of Destabilization on Women in Southern Africa". Show less
Stephanie Urdang (New York journalist, affiliated with the American Committee on Africa) leads a... Show moreStephanie Urdang (New York journalist, affiliated with the American Committee on Africa) leads a discussion on the effects of destabilization on women in Southern Africa. Part of the afternoon workshops at the Scholar and Feminist Conference XV. This recording is followed by BC13-58_SFAudio_242. Papers presented or name of session: "The Effects of Destabilization on Women in Southern Africa". Show less