Shane, undated (Tape 2)
Breaking the law, Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Lesbian teenagers, Butch and Femme, Jail
Shane talks about running away from home with two girls after her father forced her to leave home. She then lived as a man in New Orleans under an assumed identity. She was arrested and held for 72 hours on suspicion of robbery. She recalls the people she met during her stay in jail.
Shane (Interviewee)
Unknown (Interviewer)
SPW527_SHANE_A
SPW527_SHANE_B
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Tape 2 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW526. Followed by SPW528.
Original= Cassette Tape
WAV
MP3
English
Sound
Oral History Interview
SPW527
Shane, undated (Tape 3)
Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Lesbian teenagers, Butch and Femme, Relationships
Shane talks about the different lives she led during her youth. These different roles included working a job at Goodwill, dating and living with hookers on the weekends, and studying to become a Methodist minister as a man. She then talks about her current career as a trucker.
Shane (Interviewee)
Unknown (Interviewer)
SPW528_SHANE_A
SPW528_SHANE_B
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Tape 3 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW526 and SPW527.
Original= Cassette Tape
WAV
MP3
English
Sound
Oral History Interview
SPW528
DJ, January 6, 1980 (Tape 2)
Lesbians
Lesbians--Conduct of life
Lesbians--Social life and customs
Lesbians--United States--Interviews
Lesbians--United States--Identity
Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century
Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions
Lesbianism--United States
Lesbianism--Social aspects
Lesbianism--United States--History
Roles--Butch and Femme
Gay bars
DJ discusses her early experiences with women as a teenager, her feelings of being a tomboy, and her coming-out experience. She discusses her experiences in the bar scene in Buffalo in the 1950s, and describes ways in which women would interact with each other, but publicly and privately. DJ also discusses roles in relationships, particularly the butch and the femme.
DJ (Interviewee)
Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
SPW513_DJ_A
SPW513_DJ_B
Lesbian Herstory Archives
1980-01-06
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
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Tape 2 of a 3 tape series.
Preceded by SPW512.
Followed by SPW514.
eng
Sound
PhysicalObject
Oral History Interview
SPW513
Lesbian Nation, September 1, 1972
Gay Liberation Movement, Lesbian-Great Britan, Lesbian Community
Introduction of Mary Flowerpot followed by an interview where Martha Shelley and Mary Flowerpot compare and contrast the beginning of the GLF in the United Kingdom and discuss class distiniction, women in the workforce and the drag scene in Europe. Martha Shelley and Mary Flowerpot also read a letter a homophobic letter directed at Joe Johnston that was sent to the Village Voice. At end the episode, Martha Shelley answers phone calls from two lesbians about the firing of a lesbian speaker from WBAI.
Lesbian Herstory Archives
1972-09-01
English
LHA_Audio_019