Audio / Video

The economics of oppression (Episode 5 of 7)

  • 00:16:42

Description

Joan Jordan, a former factory worker who was replaced by automation and is now a student at San Francisco State College, speaks on "The economics of oppression" at a teach-in on the oppression of women at San Francisco State College on December 10, 1969. In this discussion, Jordan reveals statistics about how large the female workforce is, and how great the discrepancy in pay received. Jordan breaks down the statistics of discrimination on both sex and race. Jordan also discusses the unpaid career of homemaker, and the need to give women meaningful careers and equal pay for their work. Technical note: Audio quality varies, when the speaker moves away from the microphone.

Details

Title

The economics of oppression (Episode 5 of 7)

Creator

Jordan, Joan. speaker.

Creator

Pacifica Radio Archive.

KPFA (Radio station : Berkeley, Calif.).

Published

Los Angeles :, Pacifica Radio Archives,, 1970.

Extent

1 online resource.

Repository

Pacifica Radio Archives.

Reproduction Note

Electronic reproduction.

Grant Information

Sponsored by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission at the National Archives and Records Administration as part of Pacifica's American Women Making History and Culture: 1963-1982 grant preservation project.

Usage Statement

RESTRICTED.

Tracks

PRA_NHPRC1_BB2366_00_005_00.mp3 00:16:42

Linked Resources

View library catalog record.