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  GWA Rough Cut and Crawl Titles

  Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Billye Talmadge, Nikki Nichols, and Barbara Gittings speak about their experiences with the Daughters of Bilitis organization.

  Tags Barbara Gittings, Billye Talmadge, Del Martin, Nikki Nichols, Phyllis Lyon
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  Daughters of Bilitis Interview cuts

  Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Billye Talmadge, Nikki Nichols, Barbara Gittings, and Shirley Willer speak about their experiences with the Daughters of Bilitis organization.

  Tags Barbara Gittings, Billye Talmadge, Del Martin, Manuela Soares, Nikki Nichols, Phyllis Lyon, Shirley WIller
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  Nikki Nichols, May 14, 1987 (Tape 2)
  

  Nikki Nichols talks about The Ladder and its role in lesbian history, and gives her thoughts about which leaders loomed large in the DOB. She brings up the Act or Teach “controversy” of the early 60s. She mentions problems with drug culture in San Francisco during the 60s. She also talks about her enthusiasm for active protest/picketing, and the difficulties of getting gay activists and rallies in California outside of San Francisco.

  Tags Bars, California, Conferences, Daughters of Bilitis, Demonstrations, Drugs, Nikki Nichols
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  Astraea

  Short clips of several interviews with various members of the Daughters of Bilitis about their experiences with the group and being a lesbian in the 1950s and thereafter.

  Tags Barbara Gittings, Bars, Billye Talmadge, Dance, Daughters of Bilitis, Documentary, Karen Anderson Ryer, Lesbian, Manuela Soares, Morgan Gwenwald, Nikki Nichols, Phyllis Lyon Del Martin, Sara Yager, Shirley WIller
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  Nikki Nichols, May 14, 1987 (Tape 1)
  

  Nikki Nichols describes her coming out process, and experiences with older lesbian women as a teenager. Discusses changing views on butch/fem issue. Laments the lack of lesbian groups in Sacramento, as well as describing issues with and fears of gay bars. Talks about how the discovery of DOB saved her life – socially and otherwise. Describes first DOB convention in 1960. Discusses her research into Native American attitudes towards homosexuality, as well as Native American rights movement.

  Tags Bars, Butch and Femme, California, Childhood, Colleges and Universities, Coming Out, Daughters of Bilitis, Intergenerational Relationships, Nikki Nichols, Police Harassment