Archived Radio Show

July 11, 2022

Original Radio Show  ID:
WSA220711

Listen to the Show on the Mp3 Player below

Duration 57 minutes

This show was uploaded to the Elaine B. Holtz YouTube Channel at https://youtu.be/_k8ugYPwaNk 

---

Featuring

Click the Name to access the Segment below

1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz, Host of Women's Spaces

2. Gloria Allred, Women's Rights Attorney, Attorney for Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade in 1973.

----

----   

1. Commentary by Elaine B. Holtz:  After the usual Announcements and this week in Herstory, Elaine introduces her guest. 

Joining me on the phone from her office in Los Angeles is Women’s Rights attorney, Gloria Allred, and we will be talking about her career and importance of Women’s Rights and the contribution she has made. Today we will be talking about the reversal of Roe vs Wade, which gave women the constitutional right to make choices over their own bodies, a fundamental freedom.
In a guest column for Variety she wrote on June 29, 2022, A Womb with a view, Gloria Allred writes, “From the bottom of my heart and my womb, I urge you to join me in fighting for justice for women. I am no longer a good girl; I am now a fearless womb warrior.” The link to the article is under Guest Links below.

Elaine read her poem Journey With Me after the interview with Gloria Allred.Click on the poem title to be directed to it below.

---- 

2. Our guest Gloria Allred shares an intimate story of her past, that she also published in Variety, of being raped in 1960, discovering she was pregnant, and after a back street abortion was performed by a man who was not medically trained, she almost bled to death. No other options were available at the time. It would be the spark that fueled her passion to help Women defend their rights, including representing Jane Roe before the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Roe v. Wade in 1973. When asked Gloria said she doubted whether it would have made any difference if, as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg opined, "it would have been better to approach it under the equal protection clause." Our host Elaine then questioned if the three Justices appointed by President Trump could be impeached for lying during the confirmation hearing on their support for Roe v Wade as precedent, and again Gloria did not think this would be a fruitful route for women's rights. Gloria said the reversal would make it more difficult for women to take advantage of business opportunities and jobs, affect them financially and in every aspect of life. She warns that the right to birth control and LGBTQ+ rights are next according to Justice Clarence Thomas. After this reversal by the Supreme Court, Gloria encourages women to, of course, protest that they legally have become 2nd class citizens again, as well as plan for ways to help women seek abortions in the free states, but more importantly run for office, and for all of us to vote for those candidates pledging support of Women's Rights.

About our Guest: Gloria Allred was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She earned her B.A. with honors in English from the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her M.A. from New York University and her J.D. cum laude from Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles. She was also awarded an honorary J.D. from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law.
Ms. Allred is a founding partner of the law firm Allred, Maroko & Goldberg(AM&G). Her firm handles more women's rights cases than any other private firm in the nation and has won hundreds of millions of dollars for victims. Ms. Allred also founded the Women's Equal Rights Legal Defense and Education Fund (WERLDEF).
in 2017 Netflix announced "Seeing Allred" an original documentary about Ms. Allred and her battles for justice which launched globally on Netflix in February 2018 after its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
In addition to being an attorney, Ms. Allred holds California life credentials in secondary school education and supervision. She taught in public schools for six½ years and was a lecturer at the University of Southern California for several years.
Ms. Allred is the author of "Fight Back and Win: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Injustice — And How You Can Win Your Own Battles In 2018 – Gloria was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Organization for Women (NOW) for her enduring commitment to fighting injustices against women. And in 2019 she was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Please note these are only two of many awards and recognitions.

Guest Links:

Allred, Maroko & Goldberg Law Firm:  https://www.amglaw.com/

Gloria Allred's website:  https://www.gloriaallred.com/

A Womb With a View: Gloria Allred on U.S. Supreme Court Overturning Roe V. Wade by Gloria Allred in Guest Column in Variety, June 29, 2022:   https://variety.com/2022/biz/news/gloria-allred-roe-v-wade-supreme-court-abortion-1235305630/

----

Elaine read her poem Journey With Me after the interview with Gloria Allred:

----

 Herstory

Our history is our strength. Check out important dates to remember in herstory at the National Women's History Alliance

Herstory Events:

July 12, 1984 – Representative Geraldine Ferraro (D-New York) is chosen as the first female to run for Vice President of the United States on the Democratic Party ticket with Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota).

July 14, 1917 – 16 women from the National Women’s Party were arrested while picketing the White House demanding universal women’s suffrage; they were charged with obstructing traffic. 

Herstory Birthdays:

July 16, 1821 (1910) – Mary Baker Eddy, founded the Church of Christ, Scientist. Mary Baker Eddy founded a popular religious movement during the 19th century, Christian Science. As an author and teacher, she helped promote healings through mental and spiritual teachings. Today, her influence can still be seen throughout the American religious landscape.

 July 16, 1862 (1931) – Ida B. Wells-Barnett, journalist, newspaper editor, crusader against lynching, and civil rights leader. She was a founder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Club which was created to address issues dealing with civil rights and women’s suffrage. She founded what was the first black women suffrage group, the Chicago’s Alpha Suffrage Club.

----  

Announcements   

Wednesday, July 13, 5 to 8 PM, Women's March Santa Rosa Reproductive Rights Rally, Old Courthouse Square on 3rd Streeet side, Santa Rosa.  Click for Fb Event Notice.

---- 

Monday, July 18, 11am # repeats 11pm, the show will be featuring guest Cecilia Sofranko,explaining the LGBTQIA+ Gender Identities and Decolonization of Our Lives.  Radio KBBF 89.1 FM, North SF Bay or live streaming at https://kbbf.org/live

----

Monday, July 18, 2022, 7 to 8:30 PM, Sonoma County NOW Board and Membership meeting via Zoom.  For details see NOW's Events page at http://nowsonoma.org/Events.html#1 

---- 

Wednesday July 20, 11am, repeat of Monday's show, will will be featuring guest Cecilia Sofranko,explaining the LGBTQIA+ Gender Identities and Decolonization of Our Lives. Radio KPCA 103.3 FM, Petaluma, CA. https://petalumacommunityaccess.org/kpca 

---- 

Saturday July 23, 2022, Keeping Hope Alive - Athena House Fundraiser Gala, RSVP at
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/keeping-hope-alive-athena-house-fundraiser-gala-tickets-363451401927

---- 

Music Selections

The Opening and Closing Theme song The Woman in Your Life is You is done with permission of the Composer and Singer Alix Dobkin ((August 16, 1940 – May 19, 2021) Alix Dobkin death was just announced - Thank you for all you did for Lesbians to be recognized and Women to be honored. May you rest in peace. See our Interview with Alix Dobkin on 12/1/2014 and our Memorial to Alix Dobkin on 5/24/2021 .

----

For music purchasing opportunity, supporting the artists: 

Link:  Spinitron.com Playlist for Women's Spaces Show