Women's rights demonstration at UC Berkeley

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KQED News report from January 8th 1970 at UC Berkeley, featuring scenes from a protest by women students who want co-ed self defense classes and access to child care on campus. One student explains to reporters that: "What you see here is the beginning of a movement that [declares] that women are human beings and that [demands] we have equal rights." Also includes views of a tense meeting between students and university administration, to discuss the issues involved.

Originally aired on
KQED
Date aired
1/8/70
Recording medium
16mm b&w co-magnetic sound film
2:47
Rights for this video belong to
NCPB/KQED
Type of material
archival news film
Identifier
KQN 572
Views
5605

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