Bonnie, June 9, 1984 (Tape 1)
Item
Title
Bonnie, June 9, 1984 (Tape 1)
Subject
Lesbian and Gay Experience
Lesbians--United States--History
Lesbians--United States--Identity
Parents
Lesbian bars
Description
Bonnie discusses the lesbian community in which she came out and lived during the 1960s. She describes the difference of experience for butch and femme lesbians in public during this time, the roles butches and femmes play within relationships, and the social expectations involved. Other topics include Bonnie's lesbian mother, alcoholism, lesbian bars, Bonnie becoming actively gay at Catholic school, her way of flirting, and monogamy and infidelity within the lesbian community.
Creator
Interviewee: Bonnie
Interviewer: Madeline Davis
Date Created
1984-06-09
Contributor
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
Is Format Of
tape cassette "SPW504 Bonnie"
Extent
Side A = 31:13 minutes
Side B = 31.23 minutes
Side B = 31.23 minutes
Medium
mpeg
wav
Language
eng
Type
Sound
PhysicalObject
Oral History Interview
Identifier
SPW 504
Rights Holder
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Citation
Interviewee: Bonnie and Interviewer: Madeline Davis, “Bonnie, June 9, 1984 (Tape 1),” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/171.