Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections

Shirley Willer Interview, July 11, 1987

Item

willer_thumb.jpg

Title

Shirley Willer Interview, July 11, 1987

Subject

Autobiography, Homosexuality, Coming Out, Women, Discrimination, Women's Political Organizations, Nurses, Lesbian Mothers, Activism, Lesbians, Lesbian identity

Description

Shirley Willer talks about becoming aware of her true sexuality, being a lesbian nurse, the DOB, her view on motherhood, and her experience as an activist. On tape 2, she discusses her National Presidency of DOB, the break up of DOB in 1970 and the end of the Ladder in 1972. She also touches on the 1968 convention and her relationship with Marion.

Creator

Interviewer: Manuela Soares Interviewee: Shirley Willer

Publisher

Lesbian Herstory Archives

Date

7/11/1987
‎March ‎13, ‎2015

Contributor

Morgan Greenwald [Still Photographer], Sara Yager [videographer]

Extent

25.6 GB

Medium

Digital reproduction of video cassette

Language

English

Type

Video, Oral History

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

Description

Shirley Willer talks about becoming aware of her true sexuality, being a lesbian nurse, the DOB, her view on motherhood, and her experience as an activist.

Subject/Keywords

Autobiography, Homosexuality, Coming Out, Women, Discrimination, Women's Political Organizations, Nurses, Lesbian Mothers, Activism

Citation

Interviewer: Manuela Soares Interviewee: Shirley Willer, “Shirley Willer Interview, July 11, 1987,” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/721.