Barbara Grier, Tape 7, November 27, 1987
Activism, Libraries, Women, Books, Education, Gay Liberation Movement, Identity, The Ladder, Paperbacks, Relationships
This video consists of a brief interview with Grier’s partner, Donna McBride, and then follows a discussion Grier leads on her book collection, favorite authors, and publishing experience. She and McBride talk about Naiad press and its successes over the years and the video shows their office workspace and the multitude of submissions they receive for publication. Donna McBride’s segment focuses on her awareness of being a lesbian, the aftermath of telling her parents, and her later involvement with women’s activist groups.
Lesbian Herstory Archive
1987-11-27
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Lauren Allshouse, Kim Loconto, Rachel Smiley, and Sara White.
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English
Video Recording, Oral History
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Dorothy, October 26, 1981 (Tape 3)
Lesbian and gay experience
Lesbian community
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Lesbian librarians
Lesbianism
Lesbians--Alcohol use--United States
Lesbians--Relations with heterosexuals
Lesbians--United States--Identity
Dorothy discusses her lifelong identity as a lesbian and her uncharacteristic history in adopting both the butch and femme roles in prior relationships. She talks about being the child of a single mother (her father died when she was two years old) and also describes her hobbies. She says she has always been very mechanically inclined and has also always been an avid reader. She suspects that being an avid reader influenced her ability to understand and be accepting of herself. She also discusses her education and career and her treatment as a lesbian on the job. She was the first female member of the American Society of Tool Designers and later became a technical librarian and engineering researcher. She also speaks about her friendships and non-sexual relationships with both gay and straight women. She notes the differences between those relationships and how her mannerisms and level of self-consciousness also differ in those interactions.
Interviewee: Dorothy, Interviewer: Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, students in LIS-665 Projects in Digital Archives
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Side A of Tape 3 of three-tape series. Prior tapes in series are SPW474 and SPW475
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eng
Sound
Oral History Interview
SPW #476