Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections

Pat Helin and Barbara Deming Interview, May 10, 1987

Item

HelinDemingFinal.jpg
mgPatBarbara copy.jpg

Title

Pat Helin and Barbara Deming Interview, May 10, 1987

Subject

AIDS, Bars, Coming out, Consciousness Raising, Consciousness Raising Groups, Homophile Movement, Gay Men, Rural Lesbians, Small Towns, Unions, Politics: Republican, Marriage, Feminism, Mothers

Description

Pat Helin and Barbara Deming discuss their childhood in Iowa, relationships with their familes, their involvement with the Daughters of Bilitis in San Francisco and their friendship with Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon.

On tape 2, 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.

Creator

Manuela Soares

Publisher

Lesbian Herstory Archives

Date Created

1987-05-10
[Digitized] November 6, 2013

Contributor

edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
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.

Rights

Photo by Morgan Gwenwald

Medium

Digital reproduction of video cassette

Language

English

Type

Video Recording; Oral history

Coverage

San Francisco, CA

Rights Holder

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

Physical Format

VHS

Citation

Manuela Soares, “Pat Helin and Barbara Deming Interview, May 10, 1987,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed December 26, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/238.