Audio collection of Betty Friedan, 1963-2007
Viewpoint. Mutual Broadcasting System. May 25, 1963. Digital
Friedan discusses the concept of feminine mystique, woman's sexual role, and gender equality. 43 minutes.
Tie-line. WBBM, Chicago, Illinois. July 7, 1965. Digital
Friedan discusses the unfulfilled American housewife, The Feminine Mystique, and takes questions from callers. 1 reel-to-reel. 78 minutes.
"War between the Sexes" speech at Wake Forest University. WFDD-FM, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. September 29, 1970. Tape 1. Digital
Friedan discusses women's rights in the public sphere and career options; women's image in media or entertainment industries; disillusionment with homemaking and motherhood; the new male; and sexual equality based on gender equality, etc. Reel-to-reel.
"War between the Sexes" speech at Wake Forest University. WFDD-FM, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. September 29, 1970. Tape 2. Digital
Friedan discusses women's rights in the public sphere and career options; women's image in media or entertainment industries; disillusionment with homemaking and motherhood; the new male; and sexual equality based on gender equality, etc. Reel-to-reel.
Democratic National Convention [Miami, Florida] speech. WINS-1010, New York, New York. July 10-13, 1972. Digital
Dan Rea talk show interview. WBZ-Radio, Boston, Massachusetts. June, 1976. Side 1. Digital
Dan Rea talk show interview. WBZ-Radio, Boston, Massachusetts. June, 1976. Side 2. Digital
American Focus: Betty Friedan. WNBC, New York, New York. 1983. Digital
The Pros and Conn. WOR-Radio, New York, New York. April 8, 1984. Side 1. Digital
The Pros and Conn. WOR-Radio, New York, New York. April 8, 1984. Side 2. Digital
The Larry King Show. Mutual Broadcasting System. December 10, 1986. Tape 1, Side 1. Digital
The Larry King Show. Mutual Broadcasting System. December 10, 1986. Tape 1, Side 2. Digital
The Larry King Show. Mutual Broadcasting System. December 10, 1986. Tape 2, Side 1. Digital
The Larry King Show. Mutual Broadcasting System. December 10, 1986. Tape 2, Side 2. Digital
Golden Hours. Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, Oregon. November 3, 1992. Digital
Bob and Joann Griggs interview Friedan about her book, The Fountain of Age, and aging in America. 55 minutes.
The Jim Bohannon Show. Mutual Broadcasting System. October 4, 1994. Side 1. Digital
The Jim Bohannon Show. Mutual Broadcasting System. October 4, 1994. Side 2. Digital
Friedan talk in Iran.1974. Side 1 Digital
Friedan talk in Iran.1974. Side 2. Digital
Girl Scouts Council of Northwest Cook [County, Illinois] speech. November 17, 1975. Digital
As a member of the Girls Scouts national board, Friedan discusses the positive effect of the women's movement on on girls and women, NOW accomplishments, radicalism within the movement, economic value of women's work, the future for Girl Scouts, and other issues. Questions follow, including a discussion of the failure of a state equal rights amendment proposition in Illinois. 66 minutes.
Aspen Seminar. 1975. Side 1. Digital
Aspen Seminar. 1975. Side 2. Digital
Equal Rights Amendment [ERA] Debate between Friedan and Phyllis Schlafly. Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia. September 27, 1976. Tape 1, Side 1. Digital
Equal Rights Amendment [ERA] Debate between Friedan and Phyllis Schlafly. Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia. September 27, 1976. Tape 1, Side 2. Digital
Equal Rights Amendment [ERA] Debate between Friedan and Phyllis Schlafly. Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia. September 27, 1976. Tape 2. Digital
Friedan and Schlafly debate merits of the ERA and how it affects the armed forces. Press conference follows.