Stepping Out #13

DateNovember 30 1977

Can DescriptionsìStepping Outî 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 ìThe Trials and Tribulations of Ruby Slippersî and ìMechanical Minute with Lotta Knowhow.î 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 ìStepping Outî episode # 8 (Maxine Anderson and Jeanine Clark).