Mabel Hampton, 1988 (Tape 1)
Lesbian culture [sh2004003370] Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Maps [sh2009125702] Same-sex marriage [sh92003901] Lesbians--Identity [sh94004083] Race [sh85110232] African American lesbians [sh85001859]
Mabel discusses her early life as a lesbian in the Village between the two world wars, including the rooming house where she lived and the parties she attended. She describes how women dressed, what they ate at the parties, what they did at the parties, including dancing, the records they listened to, and the general social life of these parties. She describes the interracial relations between white and black lesbians. She also discusses the language lesbians used to describe themselves at the time, including "bulldaggers", "lady lovers", and "butches". She also tells the story of a large lesbian marriage ceremony in Central Park West, officated by a gay minister named Rev. Monroe and how the couple managed to get an offical marriage certificate. She also discusses gay life in Harlem and the New York City drag balls.
Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
Joan Nestle (interviewer)
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SPW1145
Mabel Hampton, November 28, 1986 (Tape 1)
Lesbianism, Lesbian community, Nineteen twenties, Harlem Renaissance, Dance, African American lesbians
Mabel talks about her life at theater Lafayette on Coney Island in the 20s. She also talks about the dress code of her and her friends; also the language describing lesbians back in the 1920s.
Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
Joan Nestle (interviewer)
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Mabel Hampton Interview [Gay Language and Culture]
African American lesbians
Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses the language and culture of being gay in her time.
Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
Joan Nestle [interviewer]
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1987
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SPW1139
Joan Nestle / Mabel Hampton [undated]
African Americans, Childhood and youth, Feminism, African American lesbians, Civil rights
Oral history recording of Joan Nestle. Side A: Joan Nestle speaks about lesbian self-expression and the importance of language to identity. She goes on to talk about her early life and how she was motivated to take a stand against the oppression she saw around her in society, specifically oppression against women and lesbians. Side B: Mabel Hampton takes over as the main speaker and recounts her life story, beginning when she was only one month old. Mabel discusses her early years, including the crucial transition from living with her grandmother to living with her aunt, and how she eventually decided to run away to Jersey City.
Mabel Hampton
Joan Nestle
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Lesbian Herstory Archive
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SPW46
"Lesbians and Literature" panel discussion at MLA conference, 1977
Lesbians, Lesbians--Identity, African American lesbians, Racism, Sexism
Preceded by short presentation from representative of the recently vandalized Diana Press. Speakers, in order of appearance: moderator Julia Stanley (unnamed on tape); Mary Daly; Audre Lorde (11:38 into Side B); Judith McDaniel; Adrienne Rich. Lorde's speech is the original draft of her essay "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action."
Audre Lorde
Julia Stanley (moderator)
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Modern Language Association
Mary Daly, Judith McDaniel, Adrienne Rich
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Panel discussion.
SPW1150
Modern Language Association Conference in Chicago, 1977
Poetry, Lesbianism, Feminism, Motherhood, Sexual orientation, Sexism, Abortion, Family, Health, Rape, Misogyny, Lesbian feminism,
Modern Language Association Conference in Chicago, December 1977. Lesbian Feminist Poetry Reading featuring six poets. Side A includes Joan Larkin, Barbara Smith and Diedre McCalla. Side B includes Melanie Kaye, Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde; Audre Lorde appears at 28:07 on SPW1151_B (Side B).
Modern Language Association
Joan Larkin, Barbara Smith, Diedre McCalla, Melanie Kaye, Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde
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Modern Language Association
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Poetry Conference
SPW1151