Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections

Women Alone

Item

Title

Women Alone

Subject

Living alone
Lesbian mothers
Judy Pasternak

Description

Broadcast of Women Alone Speak Out, noted as “Women Alone,” on both side A and side B. In this broadcast, host Judy Pasternak reflects on her experience living alone as an adult woman, in defiance of societal expectations. She plays an old set of interviews she conducted with women who also were living or had lived alone, as well as intermittent music.

Publisher

WBAI Radio

Rights

This item is protected by copyright. You are free to use this item for personal and educational purposes, as outlined in CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0. Requests for further uses and licensing questions should be forwarded to Pacifica Radio, owner of WBAI and other historical stations. See also LHA Copyright Statement.

Series Title

Women Alone Speak Out

Host

Judy Pasternak

Physical Format

Audio cassette

Duration

2:07:30

Music/Sound Used

"Either or Both" by Phoebe Snow
"Mountain Moving Day" by Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band
Includes clip of previous episodes of Women Alone Speak Out related to the theme of why women live alone

Citation

“Women Alone,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed May 9, 2026, https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/1536.