Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections

Mabel Hampton Interview [1920s / World War II]

Item

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Title

Mabel Hampton Interview [1920s / World War II]

Subject

African American lesbians [sh85001859] Lesbian culture [sh2004003370] Prisons [sh85106996] Prisoners--Recreation [sh85106961] World War, 1939-1945 [sh85148273]

Description

Side A: Mabel Hampton describes meeting other lesbians and associating with other women "in the life". Also discussed is her experience during the 1920s of being set up and sentenced to serve three years for a fabricated prostitution charge at the Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Side B: Mabel's WWII era activities, including being an Air Raid Warden in Harlem, and meeting married women who ""came out"" during their husband's absence due to the war."

Creator

Mabel Hampton (Interviewee), Madeline (Interviewee)
Joan Nestle (interviewer)

Format

Original = Cassette Tape
WAV
MP3

Medium

Digital reproduction of audio cassette.

Language

English

Type

Sound
Oral Histories

Identifier

SPW1146

Rights Holder

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

Citation

Mabel Hampton (Interviewee), Madeline (Interviewee) and Joan Nestle (interviewer), “Mabel Hampton Interview [1920s / World War II],” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed October 15, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/91.