Lesbian Nation, September 24-25, 1973 [Softball Game; N. O. W. Sports; J. Rawcliffe]
Item
Title
Lesbian Nation, September 24-25, 1973 [Softball Game; N. O. W. Sports; J. Rawcliffe]
Rights
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Rights Holder
Pacifica Radio Archives
Date Created
1973-09-24
Date Broadcast
1973-9-24; 1973-9-25
Identifier
LHA_Audio_007
Title
Lesbian Nation
Episode Title
Lesbian Nation - Softball Game, N. O. W. Sports, J. Rawcliffe on Track
Series Title
Lesbian Nation, wbai-fm 99.5
Description
Sportscast from Feminist Softball Game; interviews with Judy Wenning on N.O.W. Taskforce on sports, and Judy Rawcliffe on her career in track + field: The 2nd annual Feminist Fumbler Softball Game held in Prospect Park.
Interview with Judy Wenning President of New York N.O.W and head of N.O.W Task Force on sports; Implementing sports committees in the 600 N.O.W chapters; Supporting Rep. Griffiths, Martha W. [D-MI-17] bill to amend the act to incorporate Little League Baseball to provide that the league shall be open to girls as well as to boys; Enforce Title IX, which bars disrimination based on sex in school programming; Expand media coverage of women in sports, references Billie Jean King's tennis match with Bobby Riggs.
Judith Rawcliffe, a competitive runner, track events coordinator at New York's women's olympics sponsored by Lesbian Feminist Liberation and N.O.W. Rawcliffe discusses her experiences in track and field; the importance of sports recreation for health.
Interview with Judy Wenning President of New York N.O.W and head of N.O.W Task Force on sports; Implementing sports committees in the 600 N.O.W chapters; Supporting Rep. Griffiths, Martha W. [D-MI-17] bill to amend the act to incorporate Little League Baseball to provide that the league shall be open to girls as well as to boys; Enforce Title IX, which bars disrimination based on sex in school programming; Expand media coverage of women in sports, references Billie Jean King's tennis match with Bobby Riggs.
Judith Rawcliffe, a competitive runner, track events coordinator at New York's women's olympics sponsored by Lesbian Feminist Liberation and N.O.W. Rawcliffe discusses her experiences in track and field; the importance of sports recreation for health.
Creator
Shelley, Martha
Interviewee
Wenning, Judy; Rawcliffe, Judy
Interviewer
Shelley, Martha
Host
Shelley, Martha
Rights
Rights to WBAI
Physical Format
Open reel audiotape
Duration
00:30:10
Collection
Citation
“Lesbian Nation, September 24-25, 1973 [Softball Game; N. O. W. Sports; J. Rawcliffe],” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 3, 2025, https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/887.