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1. Interview of Karen Brodkin

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Social Movements
UCLA Faculty
Length:
11 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Women’s Activist Lives in Los Angeles is a series of interviews done by graduate research assistants under the auspices of UCLA’s Center for the Study of Women. The series addresses the diverse ways in which women’s social movement activities affected public policy and transformed civic institut...
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of anthropology. Activist for LGBTQ rights and labor unionization.

2. Interview of Helen Astin (2012)

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Education
Social Movements
UCLA Faculty
Women's Issues
Length:
7 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Women’s Activist Lives in Los Angeles is a series of interviews done by graduate research assistants under the auspices of UCLA’s Center for the Study of Women. The series addresses the diverse ways in which women’s social movement activities affected public policy and transformed civic institut...
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of higher education and senior scholar at the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute.

3. Interview of Victoria A. Fromkin

Topic:
Social Movements
UCLA and University of California History
Communist Party
UCLA Faculty
UCLA Administration
Length:
13.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
UCLA vice chancellor of graduate programs and professor of linguistics. Activist and member of the Communist Party.

4. Interview of Douglas A. Martin

Topic:
Social Movements
UCLA and University of California History
Disability Rights and Independent Living Movement
UCLA Administration
Length:
8.2 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Co-founder and executive director of the Westside Center for Independent Living and disability services coordinator for the city of Culver City. Special assistant to the chancellor and ADA/504 compliance officer at UCLA.

5. Interview of Sondra Hale

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
Social Movements
UCLA Faculty
Women's Issues
Length:
11.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
Women’s Activist Lives in Los Angeles is a series of interviews done by graduate research assistants under the auspices of UCLA’s Center for the Study of Women. The series addresses the diverse ways in which women’s social movement activities affected public policy and transformed civic institut...
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of anthropology, chair of gender studies, co-chair of Islamic studies, and co-director of the UCLA Center for Near Eastern Studies. Co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies.