The 1970s was an impactful decade for women’s striving for equality in the United States. Beyond the news headlines of ERA, NOW, and Roe vs. Wade, more women entered the workforce, enrolled in colleges, and took the spotlight in business, politics, and professional sports. The topic of gender discrimination was in the forefront, and with it, strong and diverse viewpoints on the path forward. Minnesota was no exception, and this collection represents some of the views and ways of life for women in this tumultuous decade.
November 6, 1975 - MPR’s Bill Siemering interviews Marisha Chamberlain about her experience in Poetry Out Loud and the subject of poetry in general.
December 14, 1975 - Hubert H. Humphrey speaks at DFL feminist caucus on the ERA Amendment and need to educate those who are needed for its ratification.
December 14, 1975 - Hubert H Humphrey speaks at DFL feminist caucus, saying law calling for equal pay for equal work isn't enforced. He talks about how much women earn compared to men.
December 16, 1975 - MPR’s Kate Williams reports on Reverend Jeanette Piccard, who in an excerpted speech, defends her ordination and right as a woman to be a priest.
January 2, 1976 - MPR’s Bill Siemering interviews Isabel Burger, founder and administrative coordinator of the Children's Theater Association in Baltimore, Maryland. Burger is also author of "Creative Play Acting" and is a nationally known authority on creative children's drama.
January 23, 1976 - MPR’s Dulcie Lawrence interviews Phyllis Kahn, representative (DFL-Minneapolis), about prostitution bill going through Minnesota legislature.
February 10, 1976 - MPR’s Debbie Gage reports on commentary at commission meeting from various individuals for and against Minnesota legislative “Women’s” bill.
March 25, 1976 - MPR’s Connie Goldman reports on speech given by Letty Cottin Pogrebin to the Minnesota chapter of National Professional Society for Women in Journalism and Communications.
May 29, 1976 - Program topic is "American Indian, American Black, American Woman: Wreckages of the American Dream.”
March 4, 1977 - MPR’s Kate Williams reports on a Women’s Rights Coalition press conference in response to a fire at a Highland Park Planned Parenthood facility.