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Women for Economic Justice

Description: This is footage of Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem speaking in a panel format to a crowded theater. Some snippets of the dialog can be heard, but this is an edited peice and the women are cut off mid-sentence throughout. Mix of sound and silent. High contrast. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "Women for economic justice - Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem on women in the business world."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/29/1979

Women voters on Ferraro

Description: Story on the changes in the way women are voting, and the way they voted specifically in the 1984 presidential election. Interviews with women voters about the Mondale-Ferraro ticket. One woman says “If Godzilla were running against Reagan, I would have voted Godzilla." Interview with Rep. Susan Schur on the way the voters decided who to vote for in the 1984 presidential election, especially women voters. Footage from Bush/Ferraro vice-presidential debate. Interview with man on contemporary women's voting practices. Examination of women's voting in Massachusetts specifically, including for both Mondale/Ferraro, and for John Kerry in the Senate. Footage of many campaign rallies, including for Gary Hart, Mondale, Ferraro, Kerry, and Reagan. Massachusetts Republicans applaud Reagan, who embraces Dapper O'Neil on City Hall Plaza.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/08/1984

Women's Demonstration

Description: Interviews with women on discrimination against women in the Boston workforce, especially by the city government led by Mayor Kevin White. One woman explains the problems with the current state of maternity leave. B-roll of women's lib demonstration held by City Women for Action at Government Center. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/22/1974

Women's Equality Day

Description: Story #9759. Demonstration on the 54th anniversary of women's suffrage at Government Center. Female rock band plays music, women dance. Closeups on feminist literature. Interviews with women on the Equal Right Amendment, the women's liberation movement, and progress towards women's equality. Additional sound and silent footage of band playing to large crowd. Interview with woman on the accomplishments of the League of Women Voters. Mix of sound and silent.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 08/26/1974

Women's Golf

Description: Footage of two different women putting and playing golf and some shots of the crowd. Wild sound. Additional description from the Original WCVB Rundown for this story reads: "These are the finals in Concord. They play to a tie at 18 holes. One has a bad back. The other is pregnant... The [one with the] bad back wins."
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/21/1978

Women's Health Center

Description: Interview with two Women's Health Center representatives explaining choices and implications of using birth control. Discussion of birth control experimentation on women without consent, women's health movement, and contraceptive options. Followed by b-roll of Giger and interviewees discussing past fertility medicine and Western perception of pregnancy. Discussion of legislation around midwives. Interviewees talking about sterilization, cesarean sections, induced labor. Visuals of contraceptives— diaphragm, IUDs, foam, package of birth control pills. Giger and interviewees discuss women's health in background. Clip of books "Our Bodies, Ourselves" and "Contraceptive Technology 1976-1977." Poster "Freedom for Women" on wall.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/20/1977

Women's Lib

Description: Meeting of the Women's Liberation Movement at the Parker House in Boston. Woman speaking about the experience women have as mothers and housewives and the potential good that could do in the legislative arena. Mike Levitt wraps up story saying that the Women's Liberation Movement is planning a caucus and will try to support as many women's lib candidates for political office as possible.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 08/26/1971

Women's Lib

Description: Exteriors of the Harvard building (888 Memorial Drive) taken over by members of the Women's Liberation Movement. Banners hanging off the front of the building that read, "Boston Women's Center" and "Liberated Building." There is also feminist graffiti and signs. Women entering and exiting the building.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 03/07/1971

Women's Lib

Description: Women's Liberation Movement takes over Harvard building (888 Memorial Drive), renaming it the "Women's Center." Exteriors of the building, with banners hanging on it. Crowd of children in front of the building. Interiors of the building, with women singing. A woman makes a statement about the women's programs set up and the lack of facilities for them. Crowd of people are gathered of Harvard Square and march through the streets towards the Women's Center. The crowd yells war cries. Harvard University police car outside the building, making an announcement over the megaphone that bans congregations of students that disrupt normal campus activities. Women in the building look down through second floor windows. Reporter standup on the public reaction to these events.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 03/14/1971

Women's Lib

Description: Harvard building (888 Memorial Drive) takeover. Exteriors of building with feminist graffiti on walls. Men outside of the building. Women entered building.
Collection: WHDH
Date Created: 03/08/1971