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Title
A name given to the resource
LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Pat Turner, 1987
Description
An account of the resource
Pat Turner grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Having developed an interest in religion since early childhood, she decided to enter a convent at age 21. She studied and taught theology, but left after developing internal conflicts with some of the teachings of the Catholic Church. Nevertheless she remained a devout Catholic, and continued be active with churches long after.
After leaving the convent she ended up in Memphis, where she took up insurance work, which has remained her primary career. She moved to Boston in the late 60s, and came into contact with The Ladder, for which she wrote poetry and articles like, “What the Bible does and does not say about homosexuality.” Along with her partner Barbara Grier she was a prominent founding member of the Boston chapter of the DOB, and has published in Opus and worked on Maiden Voyage.
Technical Video Recording
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Digital Format*
Preservation: .AVI with DV Codec, Access: .MP4
Physical Format
VHS
Data Rate
16 bit/32 kHz
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Frame Rate*
29.97
Resolution
.AVI: 720 x 480, .MP4: 320 x 240
Duration*
02:01:45
Dublin Core
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Title
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Pat Turner, Tape 1 of 2, December 31, 1987
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Lesbian Herstory Archive
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement <br /></a> Photograph by: Morgan Gwenwald
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Video Recording, Oral History
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Description
An account of the resource
Pat Turner describes early experiences as a lesbian growing up in the south, conflicts with her enthusiasm for religion as a young person, and her family’s reaction to her sexual orientation. She talks about the relative lack of gay social life in Tennessee, despite the existence of certain bars in Nashville. Discusses how her first letter to The Ladder became an article, and the response from readers. Describes working on The Ladder, and later experiences after the Stonewall.
Catholic Lesbians
Catholic school
Childhood
Christianity
Daughters of Bilitis
Gay Bars
Pat Turner
Poetry
The Ladder
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Title
A name given to the resource
Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990
Description
An account of the resource
Part-ethnography and part-history, Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s.
These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.
These interviews were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665.
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Title
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Debra, February 20, 1980 (Tape 2)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lesbians
Lesbians Conduct of life
Lesbians--Employment
Lesbians--Family relationships
Lesbians--Social life and customs
Lesbians--United States--Interviews
Lesbians--United States--Identity
Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century
Lesbians and sports
Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions
Lesbianism--United States
Lesbianism--Social aspects
Lesbianism--United States--History
Lesbian and gay experience
Lesbians--Romantic Relationships
Gay bars
Lesbians of Color
Description
An account of the resource
Discusses her child, a son. He was the product of her one-day marriage. She kept him for about 8 months and then her brother and his wife took him and raised him. He would spend the summers with her until he was 12 and then he lived with her and spent the summers with her brother and his wife.
Believes lesbians make better mothers because they know more. She didn’t want her son to go into gay life because she felt it would be difficult for him, she doesn’t believe that gay men relationships last. She believes you can teach someone not to be gay.
They talk about gay men and lesbian relationships and social interactions. She would call upon her gay male friends to be her date to events that she needed a date, also sometimes family events. They talk about marriages between a gay man and gay woman. Debra says that she knew quite a few couples who had done that to put up a front, but that those relationships always worked out well. Debra also talks about marriage between two women. She never wanted to get married but knew women who did.
They also discuss alcoholism and drugs among the gay community.
On the second tape, Debra further discusses fights in the lesbian community. Madeline asks if she knew any lesbians who played sports in the 1940s and 1950s. Debra believes lesbians played sports but cannot definitely say so.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Debra (Interviewee)
Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
SPW498_Debra_A
SPW498_Debra_B
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1980-02-20
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1980, February 20
Date Modified
Date on which the resource was changed.
Digitized 2013, May 20
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a>
Relation
A related resource
Tape two of a two tape series recorded in 1980. Preceded by SPW497.
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Original = Cassette Tape
MP3
WAV
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
Side A = 29:29
Side B = 9:02
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Sound
Physical Object
Oral History Interview
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
SPW498
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Buffalo, NY
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
20th Century
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Alcoholism
Butch and Femme
Children
Drugs
Families
Gay Bars
Lesbians of Color
Madeline Davis
Mothers
Relationships
Sports
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Title
A name given to the resource
Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990
Description
An account of the resource
Part-ethnography and part-history, Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s.
These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.
These interviews were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665.
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Debra, February 20, 1980 (Tape 1)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lesbians
Lesbians Conduct of Life
Lesbians--Employment
Lesbians--Family Relationships
Lesbians--Social Life and Customs
Lesbians--United States--Interviews
Lesbians--United States--Identity
Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
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
Lesbian and Gay Experience
Gay Bars
Discrimination
Religion
Lesbians--Romantic Relationships
Interracial Couples
Lesbians of Color
Gay Men
Hair
Fashion
Description
An account of the resource
Debra discusses her experiences as a lesbian. She talks about her first lesbian relationship when she was 12, how she was married for one day, how her mother knew something was different about her, and how her sister figured out she was a lesbian because she was only married for one day.
She talks about her relationships with women, how she never openly acknowledged that she was gay but if she was asked she wouldn’t deny it.
They discuss monogamy, she was mostly faithful, but she also talks about jealous partners and how when one is accused of things, one might as well and go ahead and do it.
She doesn’t believe that a lesbian relationship is any different than a straight relationship.
They discuss bars and areas in Buffalo that she would frequent: Moon Glow bar, Pearls bar, Ralph Martins, Ryan’s Hotel, Little Harlem. They also discuss dating rituals, fashion, and relationship/ courting roles.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Debra (Interviewee)
Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
SPW497_Debra_A
SPW497_Debra_B
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1980, February 20
Date Modified
Date on which the resource was changed.
Digitized 2013, May 20
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a>
Relation
A related resource
Tape one of a two tape series recorded in 1980. Succeeded by SPW498.
Is Referenced By
A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource.
Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Original = Cassette Tape
MP3
WAV
Extent
The size or duration of the resource.
Side A = 29:46 minutes
Side B = 29:38 minutes
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Sound
PhysicalObject
Oral History Interview
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
SPW497
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Buffalo, NY
Temporal Coverage
Temporal characteristics of the resource.
20th Century
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Butch and Femme
Discrimination
Employment
Fashion
Gay Bars
Lesbians
Madeline Davis
Relationships