Judy, February 5, [year unknown]

Lesbians--United States--Interviews

Lesbians--United States--History

Lesbian Bars

Anniversaries

Birthdays

Same-sex marriage

Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States

Drugs

Drinking of alcoholic beverages

Mental health

Psychotherapy patients

Religion

Work

Friendship

Families

Lesbians--Single

Entertainers

Judy describes her experiences over the past thirty years up to the point of the interview. Topics discussed include cheating (“playing around”), polygamous lesbian relationships, fights in bars, holiday celebrations, friendship, same-sex marriage, religion, drinking, drugs, crime, mental health and treatment of lesbian women, the commonality of lesbian women seeking psychiatric treatment, the working environment for lesbian women, living alone, families of lesbian women, and one case of a lesbian woman raising a son. Judy believes that lesbian women should not raise children and has an extensive discussion about her reasoning. She ends the interview by discussing movie stars and entertainers that were popular among the lesbian community in the 1930s and 1940s.

Judy

Elizabeth Kennedy

Lesbian Herstory Archives

[year unknown]-02-05

Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students

Audio tape cassette “SPW 503 Judy.” Tape 3 of series of Judy's oral history interviews, preceded by SPW 502.

46:24 min (side A)
27:51 min (side B)

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Oral History Interview

Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953