Stella Rush & Helen Sandoz, May 15, 1987 (Tape 3)
Item
Title
Stella Rush & Helen Sandoz, May 15, 1987 (Tape 3)
Subject
women, bars, discrimination, domestic partnerships, families, Gay Liberation Movement, Government, hate crimes, homosexuality, incest, intergenerational relationships, job discrimination, The Ladder, Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, mailing lists, mental health, mothers, older lesbians, parents of lesbians and gays, photography, police harassment, radical lesbians, rape, religion, Christianity, rumors, violence
Description
Stella Rush and Helen Sandoz are interviewed in 1987. The interview mostly concerns Stella Rush, who talks about her childhood; specifically her encounters with incest and molestation. She also talks about her experiences with police discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s in L.A. Helen and Stella both talk about being editors of the Ladder and being a part of the DOB. Stella talks about workplace harassment, and fear of loser her job. They show photographs from the 1960s, including some of their cat. The video closes with the two discussing their wedding rings.
Date Created
1987-05-15
Contributor
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
See the LHA Copyright Statement
Photo by Morgan Gwenwald
Photo by Morgan Gwenwald
Language
English
Type
Video Recording, Oral History
Identifier
Rush_Stella_&_Sandoz_Helen_tape3of3_1987May15
Rights Holder
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953
Citation
“Stella Rush & Helen Sandoz, May 15, 1987 (Tape 3),” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed October 15, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/405.