Video retrospective, 1977-1984 [videorecording] / The Waitresses. [between 1984 and 1991]

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Video retrospective, 1977-1984 [videorecording] / The Waitresses. [between 1984 and 1991]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84648687

This is a compilation video of works by the Waitresses, a feminist performance group founded in 1977 by artists Jerry Allyn, Anne Gauldin and Denise Yarfitz. The Waitresses performed guerrilla actions in restaurants, in addition to appearing in more traditional performance venues, and explored issues around work and women's roles in society.

1 videocassette of 1 (U-matic) (31 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 3/4 in. original.

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