Stepping Out #13

DateNovember 30 1977

Can Descriptions'Stepping Out' is a program which focuses on the changing roles of women in society, and the problems facing women who work outside of the home in all spheres of society. The program includes recurring segments such as 'The Trials and Tribulations of Ruby Slippers' and 'Mechanical Minute with Lotta Knowhow.' This episode focuses on the elderly in Maine nursing homes and on women in the education field. It includes footage of the Heritage Home (nursing home) in Winthrop and interviews with John Marvin (executive director, Maine Teachers' Association), Susan Hersch (former affirmative action officer, Department of Education) and Solon Millet (Commissioner of Education). This tape also includes additional footage from 'Stepping Out' episode # 8 (Maxine Anderson and Jeanine Clark).