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Ruthie Berman + Connie Kurtz 1984-2022 [bulk 2000-2002]
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1:05:33
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Ruth Berman, Connie Kurtz , and Deborah Dickson Interview with Bay Area Reporter
Description
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In this interview with an unknown reporter, Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz discuss their lives in context with the recent documentary about their life directed by Deborah Dickson, who is also interviewed.
Ruth and Connie discuss how they met, their early activism within their communities, being married to men and having families, and their eventual falling in love with one another and coming out as Lesbians. They discuss their relationships with their families then and now, and the importance of coming out of the closet.
Deborah talks about her process when working in this film, and how she tried to make the film for both gay and striaght audiences
Date Created
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June 29, 2001
Rights
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<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/rights-statement">See Lesbian Herstory Rights Statement</a>
Language
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English
Identifier
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SPW 1867
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Interviewee
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Ruth Berman
Connie Kurtz
Deborah Dickson
Coming Out
Connie Kurtz
Marriage
Parents
Ruth Berman
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Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club Interviews, 2021-2022
Description
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A series of Oral History Interviews conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club (RLSC) of Walnut Creek California. The RLSC is a group of 133 women who live in Rossmoor, a 55+ community of mostly retired persons. The women of this group wanted to preserve their histories and thus organized this series of oral histories with some of their members.
Creator
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Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club
Contributor
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<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Amy+Klitsner">Amy Klitsner</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Bobbi+Ausubel">Bobbi Ausubel</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=EJ+Koch">EJ Koch</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Carol+Newhouse">Carol Newhouse</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ann+Bidderman">Ann Bidderman</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Marlene+Michelson">Marlene Michelson</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Rhona+Lishinsky">Rhona Lishinsky</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Nicole+Schapiro">Nicole Schapiro</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Renee+Archer">Renee Archer</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Judy+Greyboys">Judy Greyboys</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Janet+Seldon">Janet Seldon</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sharon+Noteboom">Sharon Noteboom</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Lynn+Gold">Lynn Gold</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jade+Martner">Jade Martner</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Deb+Mayer">Deb Mayer</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Cecelia+Wambach">Cecelia Wambach</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Andrea+Gourdine">Andrea Gourdine</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Andrea+Gilbert">Andrea Gilbert</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Stephanie+Singer">Stephanie Singer</a>
Shirley Kaiser
Celenia Desol
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Victoria+Rue">Victoria Rue</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Kathryn+Poethig">Katheryn Poethig</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jean+Lerner">Jean Lerner</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Liz+Salen">Liz Salen</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Bev+Lyon">Bev Lyon</a>
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Stephanie Singer Interview
Creator
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Bay Area Lesbian Archives (BALA)
Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club
Date Available
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November 11, 2022
Description
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Recording of a Zoom event "Life Passages" where Stephanie Singer speaks on her experience as a transwoman and a Lesbian and discussed her early life, her coming out, and her family dynamics. After Stephanie speaks, there is a Q&A with other people on the Zoom meeting who are part of the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club.
Has Format
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MP4
Rights
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Please see the Lesbian Herstory Archive's Rights Statement and the donor agreement form.
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Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix").
Stephanie Singer
Digital Format
MP4
Duration
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59:00
Notes
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Interview goes through 27:50 and the rest of the recording is the community Q&A
Children
Coming Out
Families
Marriage
Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club
Stephanie Singer
Transgender
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Assorted Audio Materials, c. 1970s
Description
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Contained in this collection are an assortment of audio materials likely donated by Liza Cowan, and thus associated with the Liza Cowan collection. There are clips from radio shows including South Carolina Educational Radio Network, Radio Free People, KCRW-FM, and RCC. There are also clips of live music and poetry performances, as well as political discussions.
Rights
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The information available on this site, including any text, data, artwork, video, audio, images or graphics may be protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Entities other than the Lesbian Herstory Archive may own copyright of the material. Material from the website may be used for non-profit or educational purposes. However, if copies are printed or displayed, copyright notice must be included. Except as provided above, you may not reproduce, republish, post, transmit or distribute any material from this website in any physical or digital form without the permission of the copyright owner.
For information regarding any further use of the materials contained on this site, please contact the Lesbian Herstory Archives:
LHEF, Inc. 484 14th Street Brooklyn, New York 11215
Telephone: 718-768-DYKE
Email: lesbianherstoryarchives@gmail.com
Sound
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Title
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Feminist Workshop: Gender Issues
Description
An account of the resource
Discussion of domestic relations, and how a woman agrees to certain terms when she gets married. Women do not know what they are agreeing to. They know what it is, but they do not want the details. There is a discussion of how women are programmed to inherently undermine their own thoughts, and to label them as “feelings” as opposed to facts. Further discussion on how gender issues are defined.
Identifier
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LC006
Language
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English
Rights
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Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowen. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowen’s contact information.
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Physical Format
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1/4 inch audio tape
Digital Format
.wav file
Physical Location
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Lesbian Hestory Archives
Duration
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00:29:49
Gender Roles
heterosexual marriage
Marriage
second wave feminism
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Title
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Neighborhood Voices, 1985
Subject
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New York City
Description
An account of the resource
Neighborhood Voices was a series produced by WNYC-TV in 1985. The series consisted of interviews with long-term residents of New York City, who shared anecdotes about the city and the communities within it. Audre Lorde, Sonny Wainwright, and Irving Cooperberg were among the individuals interviewed.
Identifier
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C1
Language
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English
Date
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1985
Extent
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10 videos
Contributor
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<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=WNYC">WNYC</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Audre+Lorde">Audre Lourde</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sonny+Wainwright">Sonny Wainwright</a>
<a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Irving+Cooperberg">Irving Cooperberg</a>
Moving Image
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Title
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Neighborhood Voices: Sonny Wainwright Interview (Tape 5)
Description
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Sonny Wainwright provides discourse about the privilege of marriage as it pertains to illness and becoming a parent. She explains her choice to "live straight" for several years so that she could have a child. It was not until she met Audre Lorde that she realized she had "choices", whom she called her teacher. Wainwright also discusses the need for lesbian illness support groups due to unjust experiences brought on by the illegality of same-sex marriage.
Identifier
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VID018
Creator
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Neighborhood Voices
Rights
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<a href="catalog.pratt.edu/graduate/advanced-certificates-minors/archives-advanced-certificate/?_ga=2.33022718.1388618167.1634686270-1725310053.1628088544">See the LHA Copyright Statement</a>
Language
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English
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Digital Format
.mp4 file
Episode Title
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Sonny Wainwright
Series Title
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Neighborhood Voices
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix").
Sonny Wainwright
Physical Format
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U-Matic Video
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
Duration
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00:22:35
Audre Lorde
LGBTQ+ people with chronic illness
Marriage
Same-Sex Marriage
Sonny Wainwright
Stonewall
WNYC
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Title
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Lesbian Nation radio program, 1972-1974
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Lesbian Nation, wbai-fm 99.5
Creator
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Shelley, Martha
Publisher
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wbai-fm, 99.5
Date
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1972-1974
Contributor
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Shelley, Martha
Description
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Lesbian Nation was a groundbreaking radio show produced and hosted by Martha Shelley (1943 - Present), that specifically focused and revolved around the LGBTQ community during the rise of gay and lesbian liberation movements in the 1970s.
Sound
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File Size
493 MB
Date Digitized
2020-10-13
Annotation
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Mono
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Title
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Lesbian Nation, February 26, 1973
Identifier
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LHA_Audio_018
Extent
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00:32:27
Description
An account of the resource
On February 21st, a protest was conducted in Times Square by Committee for Fair Divorce and Alimony Laws protesting the paying of alimony by husbands. A counter protest conducted by National Organization for Women (N.O.W.) in favor of alimony and increased regulations and child support. Martha Shelley conducted interviews with both organizations from individuals at the protests.
Date
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1973-02-26
Subject
The topic of the resource
Alimony, Divorce, Feminism
Language
A language of the resource
English
Rights Holder
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
Provenance
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Gift of Martha Shelley
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
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Host
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Shelley, Martha
Interviewer
The person(s) conducting the interview. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix").
Shelley, Martha
Physical Format
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Open reel audiotape (71/2)
Digital Format
audio/wav
Marriage
Martha Shelley
National Organization for Women
Political Movements
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Dyke TV television program components, 1993-1998
Description
An account of the resource
Dyke TV was a groundbreaking public access program founded in 1993 by Mary Patierno, Ana Marie Simo and Linda Chapman. An offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers, the mission of Dyke TV was to incite, provoke and organize communities to create tangible change. The program sought to increase lesbian visibility and to systemically change people's views of lesbians, gay rights and women's rights. Dyke TV comprehensively documented a critical time period in gay and lesbian history and shared stories that were important to lesbian communities when no other programs were.
The program first aired in June 1993 on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network public access television channel. The show started off as a weekly 30 minute program produced by a core of Dyke TV producers with help from members of the community. The show followed a magazine format. Each program consisted of various segments such as I Was a Lesbian Child, The Arts, From the Archives, News and Eyewitness. Some areas of interest included lesbian history, daily life, activism, and international LGBTQ issues. Ideas for stories were discussed during production meetings and the producers welcomed ideas from everyone involved. According to one of the program’s co-founders and executive producer, Mary Patierno, “if anybody wanted to do a story we let them do it. We were there to let people voice whatever they wanted to, whatever issues or topics that were of interest to them.” The producers aimed to create a very well rounded program that could highlight lesbian life from as many angles as possible. Another part of Dyke TV’s mission was to train women in video production. The producers conducted regular workshops so that women could learn how to tell stories they wanted to tell in their own voices. This community oriented attitude allowed for widespread contributions about lesbian issues across the United States and abroad. At its peak, Dyke TV was distributed on 78 public access channels throughout the United States. Dyke TV documented many political actions happening in the early 1990s within the LGBTQ community, including actions by ACT UP and the Lesbian Avengers.
The Dyke TV collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives consists largely of unedited footage that documents marches and demonstrations in New York City. Other tapes include incomplete episodes and compilations of show segments. Segments available to view in this exhibition include “The Arts,” “News,” “Eyewitness,” “I Was a Lesbian Child,” and “From the Archives.” This does not however represent the complete range of segments seen on Dyke TV; other favorites not seen here included Lesbian Health, On the Street, and Ann Northrop Mouths Off.
Technical Video Recording
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Date Digitized
2016-10-23
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Frame Rate*
29.97 FPS
Resolution
648x486
Duration*
00:08:06
File Size
252.5 MB
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Title
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Crossing the Threshold: Lesbians on Marriage
Identifier
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020-02_gay-marriage_a_c.mp4
Description
An account of the resource
This segment shows interviews with several members of the lesbian community, including a lesbian couple, a lesbian lawyer, and a mother of a lesbian, discussing the possibility of gay marriage. Themes discussed include the ways that legal marriage can or can not legitimize gay relationships; the presence or absence of gay people’s desire to get married; legal protections that marriage can provide; whether or not it would encourage parents to accept gay children; alternatives to gay marriage including domestic partnerships and second parent adoptions; and imaginings of what a lesbian wedding ceremony would look like. Also mentioned around 1:30 is the mass wedding of gay couples that took place as a demonstration on the lawn of the Lincoln Memorial on April 25,1993. This event was part of the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Gay couples
Lesbian couples
Lesbian couples--United States
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage--United States
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Dyke TV
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Copyright Dyke TV: Linda Chapman, Mary Patierno, Ana Maria Simo. Tapes and digital files held by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Tapes reproduced with permission from the copyright holders.
Is Part Of
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Dyke_TV_Iron_Mt_ID_020-02
Item 791
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Video Recording
Marriage
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Title
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LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Pat Helin & Barbara Deming, 1987
Description
An account of the resource
<strong>Pat Helin</strong><br />Pat Helin is from small town Iowa. She moved to San Francisco in 1965 with her partner, Barbara Deming. Both Helin and Deming became involved with the DOB group in San Francisco and were good friends with Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. In this interview, Pat discusses her childhood in Iowa, her observations of Del and Phyllis, and her experience with DOB. <br /><br /><strong>Barbara Deming</strong> <br />Like Pat Helin, Barbara Deming is from small town Iowa. She lived in San Francisco from 1953-1957 before moving back to Iowa. In 1965, she moved to San Francisco with Pat Helin. In this interview, Barbara discusses her troubled childhood, meeting Del Lyon, and her lifelong friendship with Del and Phyllis. -From Deming, B. & Helin, P. (1987, May 10). [Pat Helin & Barbara Deming, Tape 1 of 2, MV-9]. Daughters of Bilitis Video Project Collection, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY.
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
Date Digitized
2014-11-19
Duration*
00:46:55
File Size
152 MB
Dublin Core
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Title
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Pat Helin & Barbara Deming, Tape 2 of 2, May 10, 1987
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archive
Rights
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<a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement <br /></a> Photo by Morgan Gwenwald
Type
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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: 7718-768-3953
Subject
The topic of the resource
AIDS, Bars, Gay Men, Rural Lesbians, Small Towns, Unions, Politics: Republican, Marriage, Feminism, Mothers
Description
An account of the resource
Pat and Barbara continue to discuss their early lives in Iowa and relationships with their families. They elaborate on their early days in San Francisco, Pat’s previous marriage, political affiliations, jobs, dancing in gay bars, and why they ultimately left the DOB.
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1987-05-10
Contributor
An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource
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.
Language
A language of the resource
English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Helin_Pat_&_Deming_Barbara_Tape2of2_1987May10
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
San Francisco
AIDS
Barbara Deming
Bars
Feminism
Gay Men
Marriage
Mothers
Pat Helin
Republican Party
Small Towns
Unions
-
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Title
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LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Pamela Oline, circa 1987-1993
Description
An account of the resource
Born and raised in post- World War One England in 1925, she has always professed to being a straight ally to the lesbian movement. After moving to the United States when she was fourteen, she kept her political and social views, and was involved in several political movements in France around 1953, and later subsequently fired from an Air Force job due to her left-wing views on the McCarthy movement.
When the first rumblings of political change began in the student movements in 1968, Pamela began to pay more attention to the issue of homosexuality, seeing it as a question of civil liberties. Recently making the career change from mathematician to therapist at age 45, she recognized the psychological aspects of overt oppression as well as internalized oppression within the gay rights movement.
Her acquaintance with the Daughters of Bilitis came through an out lesbian friend, who knew that she was looking for “an arena to practice [therapy] in,” and suggested that Pam view the organization from the inside. After she attended her first DOB meeting in their 47th/48th street headquarters in New York City, she became more involved in a group of New York based psychotherapists who were also interested in the lesbian movement.
Pamela was instrumental in founding the DOB’s well known “rap groups,” as well as bringing more feminist ideals and issues to the organization, before her association with the DOB dwindled beginning in 1971, when she joined the Feminist Therapy Collective and the Gay Academic Union (GAU), to which she began to devote most of her time.
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Digital Format*
Preservation: .AVI with DV Codec, Access: .MP4
Physical Format
VHS
Date Digitized
2014-04-14
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01:53:54
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16 bit/32 kHz
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4:3
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Pamela Oline, Tape 1 of 1, [date unknown]
Description
An account of the resource
Pamela Oline is interviewed. She is heterosexual and talks about her path to and experience of being a member of DOB and campaigning for gay and lesbian rights. She describes her childhood growing up in England, moving to America when she was 14 and changing career from a mathematician and to a psychotherapist. Recognizing the psychological issues of the time, she decided to understand the lesbian community from the inside. She talks about DOB meetings, lesbian and feminism issues, radical and conventional activism, marriage, and GAU (Gay Academic Union) meetings, panel discussions, etc.
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Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Pamela Oline
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
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Unknown
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Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger.
Rights
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<a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a>
Language
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en
Type
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Video Recording, Oral History
Identifier
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Physical: MV-39, Digital: oline_tape1of1
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
Unknown
Rights Holder
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
circa 1987-1993
Activism
Feminism
Heterosexuality
Marriage
New York City Lesbians & Gays
Pamela Oline
Therapy
-
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Title
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LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Linda Lopez, 1988
Description
An account of the resource
Linda was born into a military family in Paris, Texas, and moved around frequently. Despite her family being extremely politically conservative, she realized during her teens that she was gay.
While at college at Brigham Young University during the mid-1960s, she met her first partner, Carroll, whom she married, thanks to Carroll’s minister father. However, tragedy struck when Carroll took her own life following her father’s suicide. Following this heartbreak, Linda realized her desire for a child, so she married a second time, this time to a man. After her pregnancy and divorce from her husband, she moved to Fort Worth, Texas, where she was introduced to girl bars by a queen and her partner. Around the time that her son was four months old, she met her second lesbian partner, Cecelia, and began to attend the first Daughters of Bilitis-Dallas chapter meetings.
Successfully contesting and winning a custody battle with her parents over her son, she lost both her job as a certified court reporter for the State of Texas, and her partner, Cecelia, eventually having to create a fake background in order to hold a job.
However, since the early 1970s, she was an officer for DOB-Dallas as the secretary, and remained active in the DOB until the time the Dallas chapter began to dissolve, when she turned her energy towards other gay & lesbian political activist organizations in the area.
Technical Video Recording
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Digital Format*
Preservation: .AVI with DV Codec, Access: .MP4
Physical Format
VHS
Date Digitized
2014-04-02
Duration*
02:03:25
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.AVI: 27.58 GB, .MP4: 525 MB
Data Rate
16 bit/32 kHz
Aspect Ratio
4:3
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29.97
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.AVI: 720 x 480, .MP4: 320 x 240
Dublin Core
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Title
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Linda Lopez, Tape 1 of 2, October 22, 1988
Description
An account of the resource
Linda Lopez is interviewed in 1988. She talks about growing up in the South and how she fared as a lesbian living in a conservative community. She discusses the Dallas DOB and how the membership consisted of a number of women who had been married, divorced and had kids (including herself). She talks about the custody battle she had with her parents over her son and how many women faced similar battles but with their spouses. She also talks about how she and a number of women lost their jobs when it was discovered that they were lesbians. She discusses the Dallas DOB's events.
Creator
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Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Linda Lopez
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1988-10-22
Contributor
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Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger.
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<a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a>
Language
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en
Type
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Video Recording, Oral History
Identifier
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Physical: 52, Digital: lopez_tape1of2_19881022
Spatial Coverage
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San Francisco, CA
Rights Holder
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Children
Job Discrimination
Linda Lopez
Marriage
Relationships
Republican Party
-
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Title
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LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Barbara Sang, 1989
Description
An account of the resource
Barbara Sang is a licensed psychologist who has worked in independent practice in New York City for over three decades. Sang has been involved in lesbian activism since the late 1960s and is a co-founder of the Homosexual Community Counseling Centre (1971), helping from 1974-78 to develop its journal. Sang’s research and innovations in psychotherapy for lesbians have been described as “groundbreaking” and she was one of the earliest psychologists to take an affirmative approach despite pathological models being dominant at the time. She is one of the editors of <em>Lesbians at Midlife: The Creative Transition</em> and also enjoys nature photography.
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Digital Format*
Preservation: .AVI with DV Codec, Access: .MP4
Physical Format
VHS
Date Digitized
2014-03-03
Duration*
02:01:13
File Size
.AVI: 27.09 GB, .MP4: 297 MB
Data Rate
16 bit/32 kHz
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Frame Rate*
29.97
Resolution
.AVI: 720 x 480, .MP4: 320 x 240
Dublin Core
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Title
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Barbara Sang, Tape 1 of 1, April 22, 1989
Description
An account of the resource
Barbara Sang is interveiwed in 1989. She talks about how she went through psychotherapy and attempted to live as a heterosexual woman. She discusses her role in the New York chapter of DOB as the Education Chair and the programs and events she organized as well as finding as much information as she could about gays and lesbians. She also talks about DOB in the 1960s and the privacy it afforded its members, not insisting that they come out, which was criticized by more radical movements.
Creator
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Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Barbara Sang
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1989-04-01
Contributor
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Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger.
Rights
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<a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a>
Language
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en
Type
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Video Recording, Oral History
Identifier
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Physical: MV-63, Digital: sang_tape1of1_19890422
Spatial Coverage
Spatial characteristics of the resource.
New York, N.Y.
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
Marriage
Psychology
Radical Lesbians
Roles
Therapy
-
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Title
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LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Carole Morton, 1988
Description
An account of the resource
Carole Morton was born in Brooklyn, NY. She moved around a lot as a kid and attended High School in Long Island, graduating in 1963. After graduation, Morton got married and had a child. During the early years of her marriage, she began exploring her sexuality, which led to her discovery of the New York branch of the DOB around 1970. In her interview, Morton credits DOB as her support system, giving her confidence as a lesbian woman. Morton moved on from DOB to become an activist for lesbian mothers rights. She was an active speaker and helped found “Dykes and Tykes.”
-From Morton, C. (1988, Oct. 21). [Carole Morton, 10-21-1988, MV-51]. Daughters of Bilitis Video Project Collection, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview.
Manuela Soares
Interviewee
The person(s) being interviewed.
Carole Morton
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VHS Tape
Duration
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length of file (02:03:05)
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16 bit/32 kHz
Digital Format
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avi file with DV Codec [digital master]
mp4 file with H264 Codec [access file]
Digital Master
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Morton_tape1of1_1988oct21.avi
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29.97 fps
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avi: 720 x 480; mp4: 320 x 240
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Title
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LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Carole Morton, Tape 1 of 1, October 21, 1988
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lesbian Mothers
Marriage
Homophile Movement
Description
An account of the resource
Carole Morton discusses her discovery of Daughters of Bilitis and her activism on behalf of lesbian mothers.
Creator
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Manuela Soares
Source
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http://devherstories.prattsils.org/omeka/archive/files/6aaa55d570e582e49e0cf09a13bbe555.mp4
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date Created
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October 30, 2013
Date Issued
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October 21, 1988
Contributor
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edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
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Medium
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Digital reproduction of video cassette
Language
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English
Type
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Video; Oral history
Identifier
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MV-51
Coverage
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San Francisco, CA
Rights Holder
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Homophile Movement
Lesbian Mothers
Manuela Soares
Marriage
-
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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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DJ, January 6, 1980 (Tape 2)
Subject
The topic of the resource
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
Description
An account of the resource
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.
Creator
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DJ (Interviewee)
Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
Source
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SPW513_DJ_A
SPW513_DJ_B
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date
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1980-01-06
Contributor
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Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
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Relation
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Tape 2 of a 3 tape series.
Preceded by SPW512.
Followed by SPW514.
Is Format Of
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tape cassette “SPW513 DJ”
Is Referenced By
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Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge
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30:01
29:57
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mpeg
wav
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eng
Type
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Sound
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Oral History Interview
Identifier
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SPW513
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
Bars
Butch and Femme
Coming Out
Drag
Madeline Davis
Marriage
Relationships
Social Customs
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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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Lou and Jane, November 8, 1981 (Tape 3)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lesbians
Sex change
Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
Lesbians--United States--Interviews
Sexualtiy
Description
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Lou and Jane discuss their sexual relationship and further aspects of female sexuality.
Creator
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Lou (Interviewee)
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date Created
Date of creation of the resource.
1981, Nov. 8
Contributor
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Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
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tape cassette "SPW518 Lou and Jane_A" and "SPW518_Lou+Jane_B_Partial"
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Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge
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Original= cassette tape
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Side A= 6:37 min.
Side B= 40:20 min. (note: digitization was terminated prematurely due to the physical condition of the tape)
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MPEG
WAV
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English
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Sound
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Oral History Interview
Identifier
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SPW518
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Buffalo, NY
Butch and Femme
Femininity & Masculinity
Lesbians
Marriage
Relationships
Religion
Sex
Sexuality
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Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years.
As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian.
In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community.
Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays.
After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality.
Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person.
Resources
City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York.
DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press.
Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16.
Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt.
Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY.
Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935.
Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA.
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Mabel Hampton Interview [1920s / World War II]
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African American lesbians [sh85001859] Lesbian culture [sh2004003370] Prisons [sh85106996] Prisoners--Recreation [sh85106961] World War, 1939-1945 [sh85148273]
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Side A: Mabel Hampton describes meeting other lesbians and associating with other women "in the life". Also discussed is her experience during the 1920s of being set up and sentenced to serve three years for a fabricated prostitution charge at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Side B: Mabel's WWII era activities, including being an Air Raid Warden in Harlem, and meeting married women who ""came out"" during their husband's absence due to the war."
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Mabel Hampton (Interviewee), Madeline (Interviewee)
Joan Nestle (interviewer)
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1920's, 1940's
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Joan Nestle
Mabel Hampton
Marriage
New York City Lesbians & Gays
Prison
Relationships
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Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989
Description
An account of the resource
Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years.
As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian.
In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community.
Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays.
After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality.
Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person.
Resources
City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York.
DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press.
Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16.
Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt.
Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY.
Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935.
Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA.
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Mabel Hampton, 1988 (Tape 1)
Subject
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Lesbian culture [sh2004003370] Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Maps [sh2009125702] Same-sex marriage [sh92003901] Lesbians--Identity [sh94004083] Race [sh85110232] African American lesbians [sh85001859]
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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.
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Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
Joan Nestle (interviewer)
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1988
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Digitized 2010, November
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English
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Sound
Oral Histories
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SPW1145
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New York, NY
Temporal Coverage
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1928
Rights Holder
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Butch and Femme
Interracial Couples
Joan Nestle
Language
Mabel Hampton
Marriage
New York City Lesbians & Gays
Parties
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Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989
Description
An account of the resource
Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years.
As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian.
In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community.
Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays.
After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality.
Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person.
Resources
City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York.
DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press.
Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16.
Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt.
Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY.
Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935.
Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA.
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SPWC1
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Mabel Hampton, 1981 (Tape 1)
Subject
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African American lesbians, Adultery, Lesbians--Sexual behavior
Description
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Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses her relationships during her twenties, including how and why she chose her sexual partners and her relationships with married women. She relates a story about being caught with her partner's husband and hiding under the bed.
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Mabel Hampton
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1981
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Digitized 2010, November
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<a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a>
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WAV
MP3
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Digital reproduction of audio cassette.
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English
Type
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Sound
Oral Histories
Identifier
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SPW54
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Mabel Hampton
Marriage
Relationships
Sexuality
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Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989
Description
An account of the resource
Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years.
As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian.
In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community.
Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays.
After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality.
Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person.
Resources
City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York.
DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press.
Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16.
Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt.
Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY.
Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935.
Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA.
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Mabel Hampton Interview [Marriage / Jealousy]
Subject
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Same-sex marriage, Lesbian couples, African American lesbians
Description
An account of the resource
Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses lesbian marriage in the 1930s and 1940s, including stories of women getting married and where the ceremonies were. She tells stories about women she knew who had husbands and families, jealousy among women, and passion. She talks about her own experiences with passion and jealousy, including her crushes and relationships. She discusses her first relationship with a white woman, women she had crushes on, women she felt threatened by, her relationship with Lillian, and an experience at a "party house" in Bedford Hills. At the end of the tape there is a discussion about Lillian's tombstone and what to put on it.
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Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
Joan Nestle [interviewer]
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1980
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Digitized 2010, November
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Side A [11:01 minutes]
Side B [14:31 minutes]
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Digital reproduction of audio cassette.
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English
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Sounds Oral Histories
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SPW1137
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Harlem, NY, United States; Bedford Hills, NY, United States
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1930's, 1940's
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Death and Dying
Joan Nestle
Lillian Foster
Mabel Hampton
Marriage
New York City Lesbians & Gays
Parties
Relationships
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Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989
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Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years.
As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian.
In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community.
Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays.
After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality.
Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person.
Resources
City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York.
DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press.
Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16.
Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt.
Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY.
Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935.
Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA.
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SPWC1
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Mabel Hampton Interview [Married Women / Singing]
Subject
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Lesbian community, Fashion, Popular music, African American lesbians
Description
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Oral history interview with Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel discusses relationships she had with married women. She also discusses what she wore when she was in her early 20s and about her feelings about the openness of lesbians today. Side B: Mabel sings two songs- "My Buddy" and "Come to Me".
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Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
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Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw53_A.mp3
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Digitized 2010, November
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WAV
MP3
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English
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Sound
Oral Histories
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SPW53
Spatial Coverage
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New York City, NY, United States
Temporal Coverage
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20th Century
Rights Holder
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Mabel Hampton
Marriage
Relationships
Songs
-
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Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989
Description
An account of the resource
Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years.
As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian.
In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community.
Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays.
After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality.
Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person.
Resources
City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York.
DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press.
Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16.
Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt.
Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY.
Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935.
Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press.
Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA.
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Mabel Hampton Interview [New Jersey / Singing]
Subject
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African American lesbians, Popular music, Rape, Childhood and youth, Adultery
Description
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Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel tells the story of her arrival in New Jersey, and how she found the people who first took her there. Side B: Mabel sings the American popular song, "My Buddy", and also explains how she left her uncle in New York and went to New Jersey. She talks in detail about the first couple days that she spent in a home in Jersey City, and her reticence to discuss details about her origins with the people that took her in. Additional discussion includes a description of the first time she was kissed by a woman, and why she didn't pursue relationships with married women.
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Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
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MP3
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English
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Sound
Oral Histories
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SPW49
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Jersey City, NJ, United States
Temporal Coverage
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20th Century
Rights Holder
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Mabel Hampton
Marriage
New York City Lesbians & Gays
Relationships
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Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990
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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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<br />
<h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW456_MARYK_A.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side A</a></h4>
<h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW456_MARYK_B.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side B</a></h4>
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Side A: 45:46
Side B: 45:20
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Mary K., December 12, 1981
Subject
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Lesbian and gay experience
Lesbian bars
Prostitution
Lesbian couples--United States
Description
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Side A: Mary discusses her experiences in the gay community in Buffalo in the 1950s. She discusses in detail the gay bar scene and describes the clientele at the Carousel, Bingo's, and the Chesterfield. The interviewee also describes the dynamic of the relationships she experienced and observed in terms of both race and gender identity. Mary also discusses prostitution in the Buffalo community during the 1950s. She describes some of her own sexual and relationship experiences.
Side B: Continuing the conversation from Side A, Mary discusses in more detail the types of people she observed in the various bars in Buffalo, as well as her family. She explains that she got along with her family, but never came out to them, in spite of which her father never questioned her about her relationships or pressured her to get married. She also discusses the socio-economic status of various gay communities throughout Buffalo. Both the interviewer and the interviewee discuss butch and femme identities within the larger context of the lesbian community in Buffalo. Mary speaks in more detail about her social experiences.
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Mary K.
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date
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1981-12-12
Date Modified
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2011-10
Contributor
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Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
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tape cassette "SPW456 Mary K"
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Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge
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Side A: 45:46
Side B: 45:20
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mpeg
wav
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eng
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Sound
Oral History Interview
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SPW# 456
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Buffalo, N.Y.
Temporal Coverage
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1950s
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
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Bars
Butch and Femme
Coming Out
Communities
Economics
Marriage
Relationships
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Title
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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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Side A: 46:32
Side B: 23:30
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Paula, January 18, 1990 (Tape 1)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Lesbian and gay experience
Lesbian community--New York
Gay bars
Lesbian culture
Lesbians--Relations with heterosexuals
Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
Description
An account of the resource
Side A: Paula describes various locations where gay men and women would meet each other, like Kleinman's Corner and bars such as Ralph Martin's. Often these locations also served as hubs for sex workers. She speaks about the rigidly defined roles of "butch" and "femme" provided for lesbians during the 1940s. Paula talks about her life as femme and being married to a man who introduced her to gay/lesbian life. She discusses her sexual life and the type of sex that women had with each other in the 1940s, specifically within the strict binary of butch and femme. Paula recalls the social life at bars, such as Ralph Martin's, which included dancing, drag shows, prostitution, and drugs.
Side B: Paula speaks about her family life in relation to her sexual identity. She talks about her husband's fast lifestyle and her changing preferences eventually causing the dissolution of their marriage. Paula mentions the types of employment she has had, including working in department stores, as a waitress, as a desk clerk at the Genesee Hotel, and on the assembly line at Bell Aircraft. She speaks more about various bars that she went to: Pat's, Dugan's, the Carousel, and the Carlton Hotel. She talks about a long-term relationship that she had, after her divorce, that lasted ten years, as well as traveling out of the Buffalo area to places like Florida, California, and Utica, N.Y.
The recording cuts off abruptly after 23 minutes.
Creator
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Madeline Davis
Paula
Publisher
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date Created
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1990-01-18
Date Modified
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2011-11
Contributor
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Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
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This recording is 1 of 2 tapes recorded with Paula on 1990-01-18.
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tape cassette "SPW462 Paula"
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Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge
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Side A: 46:32
Side B: 23:30
Medium
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mpeg
wav
Language
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eng
Type
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Sound
Identifier
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SPW #462
Spatial Coverage
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Buffalo, N.Y.
Utica, N.Y.
Florida
California
Temporal Coverage
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1940s-1950s
Rights Holder
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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
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>
Bars
Butch and Femme
Communities
Heterosexuality
Identity
Madeline Davis
Marriage
Sex Work & Sex Workers
Travel