Neighborhood Voices: Sonny Wainwright Interview (Tape 1)
Item
Title
Neighborhood Voices: Sonny Wainwright Interview (Tape 1)
Description
Sonny Wainwright discusses coming out in 1948, navigating the Village bar scene as a young college student with her lover Kelly, and the social life of lesbians in the 1950s. Wainwright found support in the bars as well as her close circle of closeted friends prior to the formation of the Gay Women’s Alternative.
Creator
Neighborhood Voices
Language
English
Identifier
VID014
Episode Title
Sonny Wainwright
Series Title
Neighborhood Voices
Interviewee
Sonny Wainwright
Physical Format
U-Matic Video
Digital Format
.mp4 file
Duration
00:20:30
Collection
Citation
Neighborhood Voices, “Neighborhood Voices: Sonny Wainwright Interview (Tape 1),” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed April 25, 2024, http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/975.