Berkshire Conference Panel Discussion and Cleo Glenn
Gay Civil Rights, Separatism, Women's Liberation Movement, Activism, Political Movements and Community Struggles
Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Barbara Gittings, and Lois Johnson discuss their experiences in Daughters of Bilitis on a panel for the 1987 Berkshire Conference on the History of Women; Cleo Glenn discusses some of her younger life as well as her involvement with Daughters of Bilitis
Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Barbara Gittings, and Lois Johnson [panelists]; Cleo Glenn [interviewee]
1987
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BerkshireConference_Glenn_87
Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon, Tape 1 of 4, May 9, 1987
Coming out, Women's Political Organizations, Activism, Gay Civil Rights, Organizing
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon talk about how they met, moving to San Francisco, living together, meeting other lesbians, the starting of a "secret social club," the growing of the organization, and the struggle for legal recognition of gay rights in the late 80s.
Manuela Soares [interviewer]; Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon [interviewee]
Lesbian Herstory Archive
5/9/1987
March 18, 2015
Morgan Greenwald [Still Photographer], Sara Yager [videographer]
English
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MV-4
San Francisco
An Evening with Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, Tape 1 of 1
Women's Political Organizations, Activism
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon speak at a program for a lesbian movement exhibit. They give an overview of the beginning of the lesbian movement and the DOB's history, including public protests and conventions. They speak about a need for lesbians to be recognized more and to be more visible in the media. Unrelated video clips start after 01:30:42.
Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon [speakers]; Lee Hudson, Jenny Love, Morgan Gwenwald, Joan Nestle [introductions]; Mabel Hampton [featured]
Lesbian Herstory Archive
March 02, 2015
Sara Yager [videographer]
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MV42_An evening with Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
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GWA Rough Cut and Crawl Titles
Dances, organizing, Lesbians of Color, Witches, Education, Social Life, Prostitution, Gay Civil RIghts, Stonewall
Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Billye Talmadge, Nikki Nichols, and Barbara Gittings speak about their experiences with the Daughters of Bilitis organization.
Manuela Soares [interviewer]; Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Billye Talmadge, Nikki Nichols, and Barbara Gittings [interviewees]
Lesbian Herstory Archive
February 23, 2015 [digitized]
2018
Morgan Greenwald [Still Photographer], Sara Yager [videographer]
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GWA Rough Cut and Crawl Titles
Daughters of Bilitis Interview cuts
Education, Gay Civil Rights, Support Groups, Communities, Law, Lawyers, Prostitution, Separatism, Women's Liberation Movement, Activism, Political Movements and Community Struggles,
Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Billye Talmadge, Nikki Nichols, Barbara Gittings, and Shirley Willer speak about their experiences with the Daughters of Bilitis organization.
Manuela Soares [interviewer]; Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Billye Talmadge, Nikki Nichols, and Barbara Gittings [interviewees]
Lesbian Herstory Archive
1988
March 2, 2015 [digitized]
Morgan Greenwald [Still Photographer], Sara Yager [videographer]
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DOB Cuts
LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, Tape 3 of 4, May 9, 1987
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon discuss DOB's National Conventions. They are interviewed by Manuela Soares.
Manuela Soares
http://devherstories.prattsils.org/omeka/archive/files/3d0ee806f0b4050699bd2af2cbfb9061.mp4
Lesbian Herstory Archives
edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
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Video; Oral history
MV-6
San Francisco, California
LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, and Nina Kaiser, Tape 4 of 4, May 12, 1987
Lesbians, Lesbians-Identity
Both Del Martin and Nina Kaiser discuss the end of DOB in 1970. Del also touches upon her name and Nina Kaiser touches upon her first lesbian relationship at 19, her involvement with the Navy and her involvement with the National Organization for Women. They are interviewed by Sara Yager.
Manuela Soares
http://devherstories.prattsils.org/omeka/archive/files/a569559896ea63f364efdbf96fa5231d.mp4
Lesbian Herstory Archives
edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yager
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Video; Oral History
MV-7
LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Pat Helin and Barbara Deming, Tape 1 of 2, May 10, 1987
Bars
Coming out
Consciouness Raising; Consciousness Raising Groups
Homophile Movement
Pat Helin and Barbara Deming discuss their childhood in Iowa, their involvement with the Daughters of Bilitis in San Francisco and their friendship with Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon.
Manuela Soares
http://devherstories.prattsils.org/omeka/archive/files/7501dc11b0f4a2ca49b7b8900fdd9250.mp4
Lesbian Herstory Archives
edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
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English
Video; Oral history
MV-9
San Francisco, CA
LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, Tape 2 of 4, May 9, 1987
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon discuss changing attitudes of mental health care professionals towards lesbianism, contemporary support networks for lesbians. They are interviewed by Manuela Soares.
Manuela Soares
http://devherstories.prattsils.org/omeka/archive/files/047ff02de8730e141bb7b9055959f4f0.mp4
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
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English
Video; Oral history
MV-5
San Francisco, California