Deborah Wolf LGBT Community Interviews: Tape Seventeen - James
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"Everywomanspace Tidal Wave - The Coming of Age of Young ♀♀ (Women)"
Feminism, Second-wave Feminism, Women's Rights--United States--history--20th Century
A conversation between Irene Yarrow and Nina Kriegel includes a discussion about what it must have been like to grow up, reach adolescence, and go through one's teens at a time when the women's movement was already gaining momentum. Examine the generational upbringings and consider how much the women's movement has truly impacted them, particularly in comparison to growing up before the second wave of feminism.
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"Lesbians and Literature" panel discussion at MLA conference, 1977
Lesbians, Lesbians--Identity, African American lesbians, Racism, Sexism
Preceded by short presentation from representative of the recently vandalized Diana Press. Speakers, in order of appearance: moderator Julia Stanley (unnamed on tape); Mary Daly; Audre Lorde (11:38 into Side B); Judith McDaniel; Adrienne Rich. Lorde's speech is the original draft of her essay "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action."
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Mary Daly, Judith McDaniel, Adrienne Rich
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"Poetry" radio program on WBAI hosted by Susan Howe, undated
African American women--Poetry, African American lesbians--Identity, Racism--United States, Sexism, Death--Poetry
Audre Lorde appears on Susan Howe's WBAI radio program "Poetry." She reads "Black Studies," "To My Daughter The Junkie On The Train," "To The Girl Who Lives In A Tree," "Song For A Thin Sister," "Oya," and "The Brown Menace" from her book New York Head Shop and Museum. On Side B, she reads newer poems including, "Solstice," "Dahomey," "Nobody Wants To Die On The Way," "School Note," and "Power."
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“Becoming Visible: Survival for Black Lesbians”
1981 – The first conference in the eastern U.S. for Black Lesbians opens in Brooklyn, New York. It was called “Becoming Visible: Survival for Black Lesbians."
Committee for the Visibility of Other Black Women
The National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce Records, 1973-2000
A Lesbian Portrait (Lesbian Music For Lesbians Only) - Reel 1
A Lesbian Portrait consists of songs written by Linda Shear from 1972-1975. Shear, who requested that audiences for her performances be exclusively lesbian beginning in 1976, aimed to distribute A Lesbian Portrait through Lesbian-only networks. To support this goal, Shear and her then-partner Tryna Hope formed the distribution company Old Lady Blue Jeans. The album was released in 1977. Read the liner notes. 1-1: Mama / Womanchild 1-2: Goddesses And Other Truths 1-3: Woman Let Go Now 1-4: For Tryna 1-5: Ninety 1-6: Remember
A Lesbian Portrait (Lesbian Music For Lesbians Only) - Reel 2
A Lesbian Portrait consists of songs written by Linda Shear from 1972-1975. Shear, who requested that audiences for her performances be exclusively lesbian beginning in 1976, aimed to distribute A Lesbian Portrait through Lesbian-only networks. To support this goal, Shear and her then-partner Tryna Hope formed the distribution company Old Lady Blue Jeans. The album was released in 1977. Read the liner notes. 2-1: Well Story – Spoken and Written by Tryna 2-2: Well Song 2-3: Old Woman 2-4: Song to Myself/Portrait 2-5: Family of Women 2-6: Lesbian Wombmoon-Chant
(This is Side A of tape) Part one of a program on Latin-American women, features a recorded lecture by journalist Anne Nelson given at an International Women's League for Peace and Freedom meeting. Nelson discusses her trip to El Salvador, the paramilitary death squads, and the specific state violence done to Salvadoran women. Nelson laments how this is not being reported on or considered "news" by fellow American reporters and Washington.
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
13th Moon: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Dyke (1977)
1972 Village Voice article courtesy of Liza Cowan
1st East Coast Conference on Women & Porn
Side B - 1st East Coast Conference on Women & Porn: “The following segment on the Velvet Sledgehammer features tapings from the 1st East Coast Conference on Women and Pornography.”
A New You: The Laura Grey Way, hosted by John Cox and Laura Grey, is a weekly radio show that talks about beauty, skincare, and health. In this two-part recoding, the hosts are interviewing Betty Morales, the president of the Cancer Control Society. These episodes specifically focus on the idea of cancer as a nutritional deficiency condition, with Morales promoting the use of Laetrile, also know amygdalin, as a way to 'control' cancer in patients. However, the FDA has never given approval for laetrile to be used in the United States.
Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan’s contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
A Woman's Place - Kate Millett Speaks About Sita
(Side A) Viv Sutherland welcomes listeners to The Velvet Sledgehammer and announces that the show's program will include "Hot Flashes," women's news from "Majority Report"; a story on "A Woman's Place" produced by Irene Yarrow; and an interview of author Kate Millett about her book Sita (1976) conducted by Judy Pasternak and Viv Sutherland. The first segment is "Hot Flashes," a women's news report announced by Nancy Borman. Topics covered include: an "anti-wedding" event sponsored by Majority Report to discuss the sexist details of marriage contracts, Valerie Solanas reprinting Scum Manifesto after the original publisher went out of business and the copyright reverted to her, New York's announcement of plans for a large-scale Women's Rights rally, events for Lesbian Pride Week, and a bill to legalize abortion in Italy. Irene Yarrow then introduces a tape about "A Woman's Place," a feminist collective in upstate New York that has existed for three years but is now in danger of closing due to lack of support. Irene recorded this tape at "A Woman's Place" and features women's songs, poetry and feelings about what the retreat has meant to them. The recording begins at 19:25 and continues onto side B. Irene announces that women interested in learning about "A Woman's Place" or contributing to save it can contact her. She attributes the music in the recording to Ruth Pelham, and the poetry to Erica Silver. Kate Millet guest stars in the last segment, discussing her new autobiographical novel, Sita, with Judy Pasternak and Viv Sutherland. Kate describes the plot of Sita as "the plotline of the woman destroyed." She rebuffs "malicious" reviews that called her work either "icky" and "pukey" or "pornographic" for being queer. She considers these reviews to be motivated by bigotry. Kate recounts that a major motivation in writing Sita was to describe the loss of a lover, which she felt does not exist in any other book. She says she wanted to "write a very musical and very romantic book in praise of love: in praise, even, of its melancholy and possible futility." Kate also discusses hoping for "company" in writing "these kinds of books," but that she is alone in having to "take abuse" for them. With Judy Pasternak and Viv Sutherland, Kate Millett reflects on activism and efforts to dismantle the patriarchy. The interview closes with discussion of Kate's visual art.
In this episode of Radio Free Women, three members of the National Organization for Women (NOW), discuss the state of abortion after the passage of Roe v. Wade. Mary Bailey (coordinator of the NOW Abortion Coalition), Mary Helen Bloom (member of the national area chapter of NOW), and Mary Garrison (President of the Montgomery NOW chapter) discuss threats to the landmark ruling. They also discuss how women are excluded for the conversation around abortion, as well as where states have the right to regulate and balance issues of state interests with consideration of women's health.
Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
ACT UP and CDC Meeting About Changing the Definition of AIDS (Tape 1)
AIDS (Disease) AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects--United States; ACT UP (Organization); AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects; United States; AIDS (Disease)--History; AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects--United States; Clinical trials--Reporting; Clinical drug trials ; Drugs--Testing ;Clinical trials of drugs ; Drug bioscreening ; Drug trials ; Drugs--Clinical trials ; Drugs--Effectiveness--Testing ; Drugs--Evaluation ; AIDS (Disease) in women
Meeting at the CDC in Atlanta, Georgia between representatives of ACT UP and CDC Officials about changing the Centers for Disease Control's definition of AIDS to include infections that women and injection drug users were getting.
Meeting at the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, November 19, 1990 between representatives of ACT UP and CDC Officials about why they should change the Centers for Disease Control's definition of AIDS to include infections that women and injection drug users were getting.
Processed by Pratt School of Information LIS-668 students, Fall 2016
Maxine Wolfe Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
ACT UP and CDC Meeting About Changing the Definition of AIDS (Tape 2)
Meeting at the Centers of Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, November 19, 1990 between representatives of ACT UP and CDC Officials about why they should change the Centers for Disease Control's definiton of AIDS to include infections that women and injection drug users were getting.
Processed by Pratt School of Information LIS-668 students, Fall 2017
ACT UP and NIAI Meeting About Natural History Study of Women with HIV (Tape 1)
AIDS (Disease); AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects--United States; ACT UP (Organization); New York (State)--New York; United States; AIDS (Disease)--History; AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects--United States; Clinical trials--Reporting; Clinical drug trials; Drugs--Testing; Clinical trials of drugs; Drug bioscreening ; Drug trials ; Drugs--Clinical trials; Drugs--Effectiveness--Testing; Drugs--Evaluation; AIDS (Disease) in women
Meeting between NIAID employee Diane Hartnell and ACT UP, Women with HIV/AIDS, and AIDS activists in Bethesda, Maryland regarding the inclusion and diversity of women in AIDS studies, sexual health, ACTG, and pediatric care.
Meeting between ACT UP and Women with HIV/AIDS and AIDS activists Seh Welch, Mary Lucy, Maxine Wolfe and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) employee Diane Hartnell in Bethesda, Maryland. Hartnell, who began at the NIAID as Sten Vermund's assistant, discusses research and resources for health information regarding HIV/AIDS infected women, in addition to other issues involving women's health. Welch, Lucy, and Wolfe raise concerns about the inclusion of women in AIDS studies, sexual health, the ACTG, pediatric care, and diversity in research participants (especially Native American women).
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ACT UP and NIAID Meeting About Natural History Study of Women with HIV (Tape 2)
Meeting between NIAID employee Diane Hartnell and ACT UP, Women with HIV/AIDS, and AIDS activists in Bethesda, Maryland regarding research, including the ACTG, women's natural history, sexual health, pregnancy, and questionnaires.
Meeting between ACT UP and Women with HIV/AIDS and AIDS activists Seh Welch, Mary Lucy, Maxine Wolfe, and Marina Alvarez and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) employee Diane Hartnell in Bethesda, Maryland. Hartnell, who began at the NIAID as Sten Vermund's assistant, discusses research and resources (like the ODB database) for health information regarding HIV/AIDS infected women, in addition to other issues involving women's health. Welch, Lucy, Alvarez, and Wolfe raise concerns about the research questionnaires and practices, especially questions about pregnancy, the ACTG, women's natural history, sexual health, drug users, and the MACS study.
ACT UP and NIAID Meeting About Natural History Study of Women With HIV (Tape 3)
Meeting between NIAID employee Diane Hartnell and ACT UP, Women with HIV/AIDS, and AIDS activists in Bethesda, Maryland about AIDS research. Side B includes discussions about first women's natural history study with other NIAID employees.
Side A: Meeting between ACT UP and Women with HIV/AIDS and AIDS activists Seh Welch, Mary Lucy, and Maxine Wolfe and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) employees, including Diane Hartnell, in Bethesda, Maryland. Hartnell, who began at the NIAID as Sten Vermund's assistant, discusses research and resources for health information regarding HIV/AIDS infected women, in addition to other issues involving women's health. Welch, Lucy, and Wolfe raise concerns about the research practices, pregnancy and AIDS, and gynocological infections. Side B: Meeting between Women with HIV/AIDS and AIDS activists Lauren Thomas, Marina Alvarez, Mary Giguere, Maxine Wolfe, and other ACT UP activists and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) employees about the first natural history study of women with HIV/AIDS. Although catalog entry lists Side B as first ACTG meeting with Sten Vermund, discussions do not include Vermund and focus on epidemiological issues for the first natural history study of women with HIV.
ACT UP and NIAID Meeting on Women and HIV/AIDS
Director of NIAID, Tony Fauci, listens to a presentation by ACT UP activists from New York and Washington, D.C. about the neglect of research for women's health issues in contrast to men's, plus statistics about women with AIDS.
Side A: The director of NIAID, Tony Fauci, listens to a presentation by ACT UP New York activists Maxine Wolfe, Risa Denenberg, Heidi Doro and ACT UP D.C. activists Lorrie Sprecher, Linda Meredith. Topics focus on the neglect of research for women's health issues in contrast to men's, plus statistics about women with AIDS. Start of tape includes a brief discussion with Fauci's colleagues about why they would like to record the meeting with video and audio. SIDE B: Conversation continues about the need to develop of research protocols that include women, including criteria for writing grants, primary healthcare for research subjects during clinical health trials, funding for the creation of research sites, priority to trial designs that include women, and other desired actions.
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Women in an ACT UP organizing meeting strategize how to recruit activists to grow their community and perform inclusive outreach to support different needs, specifically with connecting healthcare professionals with subjects.
Side A: Women in an ACT UP organizing meeting strategize how to recruit activists to grow their community and perform inclusive outreach to support different needs. Specifically, the ways they might connect healthcare professionals with subjects willing to assist with research. Howard Minkoff, MD, is mentioned as an example of a healthcare professional who has successfully cultivated relationships with patients during clinical trials. Side B: Meeting continues with a stated focus on current studies related to perinatal transmission research are countered with suggestions for improved protocol.
ACTG Meetings with Sten Vermund (Tape 2)
AIDS (Disease) and mass media; AIDS (Disease); AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects--United States; ACT UP (Organization); Demonstrations--New York (State)--New York; Civil disobedience--New York (State)--New York; AIDS (Disease)--Political aspects; Civil disobedience; Demonstrations; New York (State)--New York; United States; AIDS (Disease)--History; AIDS (Disease)--Social aspects--United States; Clinical trials--Reporting; Clinical drug trials ; Drugs--Testing ;Clinical trials of drugs ; Drug bioscreening ; Drug trials ; Drugs--Clinical trials ; Drugs--Effectiveness--Testing ; Drugs--Evaluation ; AIDS (Disease) in women
Meeting between ACTG [AIDS Clinical Trials Group] and Sten Vermund discussing Women with HIV/AIDS and the clinical trials and drug testing, as well as treatment options and the future of their work.
Meeting; Side A: NIAID, NIH, observational database, studies, explanation of different sites, tests during pregnancy while in study - sonograms and ultrasounds, Puerto Rico, tertiary care, AZT, Medicaid, 076 study, adverse reactions, pediatric studies, Whiz study, studies biased to AZT users, questions about sex with women, women to women transmission, lack of information, symptoms of headaches and memory loss, perinantal transmission.
Opens with "Reasons" by Minnie Riperton and goes into an advertisement for Sophie's Parlor. A version of the advertisement repeats but is a blooper/is incomplete. Following this, another version of the advertisement plays. Includes sped-up song and an unknown ad, as well as "Check Out Your Mind" by Chaxayn.
Women from ACT UP LA and some gay men who worked with them, attending the AIDS Clinical Trials Groups Meetings in Washington, D.C.
This is a tape of women from ACT UP LA (lesbian and heterosexual) and some gay men who worked with them, attending the AIDS Clinical Trials Groups Meetings in Washington, D.C. from November 3-November 5, 1992. It has footage of them in their hotel rooms , as well as footage of researcher meetings, the activists discussing what they have heard and the action they did at the Democratic Party Election Night Shindig, where they took over the stage with a banner that read "NO MATTER WHO IS PRESIDENT, AIDS IS STILL A CRISIS" as Jesse Jackson was finishing his speech after the results showed that Clinton was elected. There is also footage of them planning their strategy for getting on stage of of them waiting for the perfect moment and celebrating afterwards. There is footage of them on the mall in the evening just having fun. There is also footage of them watching Bush concede (in their hotel room watching TV), of them finding out that Mary's boss is one of 50 people invited to attend a meeting with Clinton's staff re: AIDS on the following Saturday and of them preparing material for her, along with Iris Long (ACT UP NY) and Vic Hernandez (ACT UP NY). Most of the footage was taken either by Mary Lucey (an HIV-infected lesbian who was in ACT UP LA, on the ACT UP National Women's Committee, and later co-founded Women Alive in LA), Nancy McNiel (Mary's lover also in ACT UP LA, the National Women's Committee and co-founder of Women Alive), and Seh Welsch (a Native-American Lesbian who founded Santa Barbara ACT UP, was on the National Women's Committee and is the E.D. of the Indian Health Center in Santa Barbara). Also in the video are Vic Hernandez (a Mexican-American from the S.F. area but a member of ACT UP NY at the time) and Kyioshi Kurimyia (an Asian-American who was a member of ACT UP Philadelphia, and founded Critical Path, a newsletter about AIDS treatments, especially alternative and wholistic treatments), both of whom are gay men. Iris Long, a heterosexual woman who was an early member of ACT UP NY, a founder of its Treatment and Data Committee, one of the first pseople to document the exclusion of women from clinical trials, is also shown in the video. She is a pharmaceutical chemist (Ph.D.) who taught the men in ACT UP everything they knew about pharmaceutical chemistry and clinical treatment research.
Mary Lucey, Seh Welsch, and Nancy Mc Niel; Donated by Maxine Wolfe in 1993
Alix Dobkin Performance [Fair Use Excerpt]
Alix Dobkin sings a collection of her songs at an unknown location. The uploaded file has been cropped due to Fair Use restrictions. Full file available to view at Lesbian Herstory Archives.
Alma Routsong Interview, January 20, 1990
Alma Routsong is interviewed in New York in 1990. She discusses her early experiences of being a lesbian and coming out. She explains how lesbian literature of the time informed her about DOB and influenced her to leave her husband and move to New York with her lover. Alma also discusses her writing career and use of a pseudonym. In tape 2 she discusses DOB groups and events, as well as the demise of DOB.
Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Alma Routsong
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger.
See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
Physical: MV-70, Digital: routsong_tape2of2_19900109
Lesbian Herstory Archives, Organizing, Consciousness Raising, Conferences and Events
Footage of an event held in 1986. Both Deborah Edel and Judith Schwarz are featured sitting at a table for the Lesbian Herstory Archives and are handing out information about lesbian herstory in general and the archives more specifically. Joan Nestle and Mabel Hampton are also featured.
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.
Amazon Country - Victoria Brownworth Speaks with Bertha Harris
Victoria Brownworth interviews author Bertha Harris in an episode of Amazon Country. Bertha discusses how writing has been a means of freedom and escape for her, and how she would like fiction to help define what it means to be a lesbian. They also explore whether and how the patriarchy has an impact on what women write. They ruminate on the overlap between politics and art.
Amazon Country schedule listing (Oct 12, 1976)
In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Amy Klitsner discuss her family, early life, her realization that she was a lesbian, her coming out process, and finding community with other women and lesbians.
Please see the Lesbian Herstory Archive's Rights Statement and the donor agreement form. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
An Evening with Anaïs Nin - interviewed by Judy Chicago
Part 4 of the Women in the Arts series, introduced by the director of Drama and Literature at KPFK, Clare Spark Loeb. Judy Chicago hosts and interviews author Anaïs Nin on the subjects of feminist literature and women's liberation. They discuss a disagreement they previously had about anger and women's liberation. Anaïs also reads from and discusses her book, Fourth Diary.
An Evening with Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon
Women's Political Organizations, Activism
Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon speak at a program for a lesbian movement exhibit. They give an overview of the beginning of the lesbian movement and the DOB's history, including public protests and conventions. They speak about a need for lesbians to be recognized more and to be more visible in the media. Unrelated video clips start after 01:30:42.
Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon [speakers]; Lee Hudson, Jenny Love, Morgan Gwenwald, Joan Nestle [introductions]; Mabel Hampton [featured]
MV42_An evening with Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Andrea Gilbert discusses her coming out process later in life and in relationship to her marriage to a man, her divorce, and her relationship to her children; as well as her family’s reaction to her coming out as a lesbian. She also discusses the impact of living at Rossmoor and the Rossmoor community on her life and her work in advocacy for the families of LGBTQ people.
In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Andrea Gourdine discusses growing up conservative in the bay area and the racial discrimination and segregation she and her family faced in 1940s in Richmond, CA. Her coming out process and the response from her mother. She discusses her career in HR which lead her to be the first black woman working in HR for the City and County of San Francisco where she ultimately become the director and the closeted environment of her professional work. She touches on her experience with the lesbian community in San Francisco and finding herself through that community, and later, through the Rossmoor community.
Lesbian Community--New York (State)--New York
Andy further discusses how she came to construct her butch image. She recalls getting into fights with men and having to give up good jobs because she refused to give up her queer image and identity. She discusses her clash with a teacher when she was in school in the 1950s. She describes her relationship with a prostitute and other close relationships. On side B she talks about breaking into the butch scene and coming out. Andy talks about gay bars and places queer women were welcome or not. She discusses fashion and explains why they wore their t-shirts backward.
Andy (Interviewee) Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview
At the start of the interview, Andy talks about the first time someone asked her about sex. She talks about her experience going with hookers. She discusses butches and femmes and argues that femmes aren't "true" lesbians.
Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview
Lesbians--United States—Interviews, Lesbians--United States—History, Lesbian Bars, Work, Relationships, Lesbians –African American, Butch-femme, Childhood, Coming out.
Andy discusses the history of gay rights in Buffalo, New York, and describes how it feels like to be open about her sexual identity. She shares some of her childhood and early adulthood experiences in the 1950s and 60s –her first relationships and confronting the risk of losing her job. Other topics discussed include the gay and lesbian bar scene, raids, prostitution, butch and femme roles, and Andy’s experience within the African American gay community.
Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Lesbian teenagers, Relationships
Anita talks about her first encounters with a relationship with a woman. She then speaks about the difficulties of raising her child. She also talks about the roles of Butch and Femme.
Tape 1 of a 2 tape series. Followed by SPW530.
Bars, Butch and Femme, Interracial couples, Lesbians of color, Mothers, Stereotypes of lesbians, Relationships
Anita talks about being in an interracial relationship with a white woman, and the roles of butch and femme.
Tape 2 of a 2 tape series. Preceded by SPW529.
In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Ann Biderman discusses her early feelings for other girls, her coming out process and mixed reactions that led her to be fearful of coming out to people. She talks about her relationship with her parents, looking for a Jewish Lesbian community in Austin, TX and eventually moving to San Francisco in 1987. Ann discusses her involvement with Bay Area Career Women, her Temple, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights.
Ann describes what she looked for in a women. Discusses the clothing change among lesbian women. Explains some of her relationship experience with women.
Anne MacKay is interviewed in Orient Point, New York in 1988. She discusses the early days of the DOB, lesbian conventions, coming out to her family, socializing, theatrical productions to help fund the Lesbian Herstory Archives, and relationships between lesbians.
Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Anne MacKay
Physical: MV-44, Digital: mckay_tape1of1_19880424
A woman talks about her time married to a man as compared to her time in a relationship with a woman, and the pros and cons of both.
This is a recording of assorted clippings regarding women's safety. Note: No Audio.
Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
Bars, Butch and Femme, Catholic Lesbians, Demonstrations, Feminism, Healing, Health Care, International Women's Day, Irish American Lesbians, Museums, Nuns, Nurses, Self-Hatred, Social Life, Spirituality, Stonewall, Suicide, Police harassment
Arcus Flynn discusses her early life and her struggle with isolation and depression, her eventual discovery of the Daughters of Bilitis meetings and the community and friendships she found there. Arcus talks about the early importance of roles assumed by lesbians in the community (butch/femme), her involvement with the Women’s Rights movement, her evolution from Catholicism to born-again pagan spirituality (the Irish triad: truth, knowledge, and nature), and her discovery of herbology and natural healing.
Ashes, Ashes, We all Fall Down By Irene Schram
Short clips of several interviews with various members of the Daughters of Bilitis about their experiences with the group and being a lesbian in the 1950s and thereafter.
Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yager
Astraea Benefit, "Conversation with Poems," 1981 (Tape 1 of 2)
Poetry, Lesbians' writings, Lesbians, African American lesbians--Identity, Racism, Sexism ,Lesbians--Identity
Benefit for the Astraea Foundation, "Conversation with Poems." Introduced by unnamed speaker. Poetry reading and conversation with Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich; includes speech, poetry, and remarks.
Tape 1 of a 2 tape series. Followed by SPW1166.
Astraea Benefit, "Conversation with Poems," 1981 (Tape 2 of 2)
Poetry, Lesbians' writings, Writing, Writers' workshops, Racism, Antisemitism, Southern States--Poetry, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Women, African American women, Lesbianism
Benefit for the Astraea Foundation, "Conversation with Poems." Poetry reading and conversation with Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich; includes speech, poetry, and remarks.
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Tape 2 of a 2 tape series. Preceded by SPW1165.
A letter sent to individuals who have previously donated to Astraea, requesting renewed support.
Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation
Lesbians dancing, Martha Shelley on the right.
Note that this image is used as a visual representation of the "Lesbian Nation" radio program, and is not part of the collection itself.
Bettye Lane c/o the Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation; Digitized by LHEF, Inc. For permission to use email: imageslha@gmail.com
Collected Auditions for Radio Free Women: Interview with Robin Morgan, Interview and poetry readings with [???] and Rita May Brown, discussion of D.C. rape hearings with selected poets from Washington D.C. Rape Crisis center, Excerpt from 1972 Radio Free Women Collage show "Waitresses". Excerpt from 1973 Collage show "Advertising" Audio fades out and in at several points.
Bachelorettes, Side B, September 5, 1981
The sound recording is women singing the old hymn "Down in the River" with the words changed slightly. The rest of the recording is the women singing various songs.
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students
Digital Format: .MP3 Physical format: Cassette Tape
Elaine Heffernan (director) and Jo Meyer (lighting design) are interviewed about their work with Back Alley Theatre on "The Independent Female, or A Man Has His Pride" and "Eve Has Not Been in Paradise Yet." They discuss the state of theater in relation to feminism, politics, and social consciousness. Note: Some parts of this tape suffer from water damage and are difficult to hear.
Barbara Emmerth Interview, February 21, 1988
Barbara Emmerth is interviewed in New York City in 1988. She discusses the uniqueness of coming out on West Virginia in the 1950s where there was little stigma attached to homosexuality because there was so little understanding or awareness of it. She speaks about her relationships, moving to New York City in the 1960s and her involvement with DOB (including a brief stint as the VP of the New York chapter) and with SAGE (Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders).
Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Barbara Emmerth
LHA Spoken Word Audio Cassette Collection, SPW176 -SPW177
Physical: MV-40, Digital: emmerth_tape1of1_19880221
Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin Interview, 1988
(Tape 1) Lesbians, Books, Bias Incidents, Activism, Butch and Femme, Police Harassment, Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights
(Tape 2) Communities, Organizing, History, Homophile movement, FBI harassment, Conferences, The Ladder
(Tape 3) Organizing, Conferences, Feminists, Homophobia, Gay Civil Rights, Publications, Exhibits
Barbara Gittings talks about her life and her history with the Daughters of Bilitis. She served as the National Corresponding Secretary for DOB and helped run the NYC chapter when she was living in Philadelphia. Despite that, she frequently criticizes DOB positions and found herself to be more radical in her approach to activism. She speaks about concerns of being infiltrated by the FBI, and heists of the publication "The Ladder". The interview closes with Gittings speaking about organizing for conferences and workshops, including creating exhibits for the 1971 American Psychiatry Conference in San Francisco.
Manuela Soares [interviewer]; Barbara Gittings & Kay Tobin [interviewees]
edited by Morgan Gwenwald [still photographer], Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger [videographer]
DV-37 DV37_Barbara Gittings & Kay Tobin_tape2of3_1988feb20
DV-38 DV38_Barbara Gittings & Kay Tobin_tape3of3_1988feb20
Barbara Sang is interveiwed in 1989. She talks about how she went through psychotherapy and attempted to live as a heterosexual woman. She discusses her role in the New York chapter of DOB as the Education Chair and the programs and events she organized as well as finding as much information as she could about gays and lesbians. She also talks about DOB in the 1960s and the privacy it afforded its members, not insisting that they come out, which was criticized by more radical movements.
Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Barbara Sang
Physical: MV-63, Digital: sang_tape1of1_19890422
Barbara Smith Classroom Discussion (Tape 5)
Lesbian fiction LGBTQ+ literary criticism Erotica
Recorded classroom discussion focusing on a fictional story about lesbians and the erotic. Location uncertain.
Barbara Smith Classroom Discussion (Tape 6)
Lesbian fiction LGBTQ+ literary criticism Lesbian authors
Recorded classroom discussion focusing on a fictional story about lesbians and the erotic. Continuation of #5. Location uncertain.
Barbara Smith Classroom Discussion (Tape 7)
Lesbian fiction LGBTQ+ literary criticism Racism
Recorded classroom discussion focusing on a fictional story about lesbians and the erotic. Continuation of #6. Location uncertain.
Becoming Visible: First Black Lesbian Conference
"Becoming Visible" First Black Lesbian Conference Circulated Brochure
Black Lesbian Conference Planning Commitee
Becoming Visible: The First Black Lesbian Conference
All Of Us Or None Archive, Oakland Museum of California.
Lesbian Activists Lesbians--Identity Yugoslavia Sex discrimination against women
This is an interview with Jelena Topalović* about being a queer woman in Yugoslavia during the Yugoslav Wars. She discusses nationalism of the Serbian government, women’s rights, and social attitudes toward homosexuality. Topalović discusses the role of women in Serbian society- that of the mother and the nurturer, and how being a lesbian places people outside that paradigm. She also discusses the government campaign to ban abortion, explaining that this makes lesbian women 'useless' members of society because they do not fit into a nationalistic image that a woman's purpose is to bear children to increase the Serbian population. While she notes there were no specific bans in place against lesbians, the government could still make life very difficult for them. She then discusses Arkadia, Serbia’s first Lesbian Lobby, in which she provides a space for women to gather and discuss issues that affect them, and how to fight misconceptions about lesbianism propagated by the government, and social stigmas against lesbians and single women. *Name changed for privacy
Linda Chapman [Executive Producer] Mary Patierno [Executive Producer] Ana Maria Simo [Executive Producer]
Copyright Dyke TV: Linda Chapman, Mary Patierno, Ana Maria Simo. Tapes and digital files held by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Tapes reproduced with permission from the copyright holders.
Berkshire Conference Panel Discussion and Cleo Glenn
Gay Civil Rights, Separatism, Women's Liberation Movement, Activism, Political Movements and Community Struggles
Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Barbara Gittings, and Lois Johnson discuss their experiences in Daughters of Bilitis on a panel for the 1987 Berkshire Conference on the History of Women; Cleo Glenn discusses some of her younger life as well as her involvement with Daughters of Bilitis
Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, Barbara Gittings, and Lois Johnson [panelists]; Cleo Glenn [interviewee]
In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Bev Lyon discusses her family background and history, her early feelings for other girls in High School and her coming out in her early 40s. She speaks about getting married to a man in her senior year of college and their adoption of a child together. She discusses her her first relationship with a women and breaking into the lesbians and feminist world, and her later coming out to her family amf her reations. Bev talks about her life long ilness and how that affecter her life as well as the misogyny that she encoutered in law school. She speaks about meeting her partner and her involvement with the Bay Area Career Women group.
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Activism, Counseling, Discrimination, The Ladder, Police Harassment, Political Movements and Community Struggles, Psychology, Religion, Conferences and Events, Voting, Well of Loneliness
Billye Talmadge discusses her early experiences as she came to understand her own preferences and sexuality, and the support she received from her college dean, classmate, and mother. She describes her role in the Daughters of Bilitis and the responsibilities and liabilities of being an officer in the group. She elaborates on the social and political climate of the times, and how she endeavored to help people overcome their fear of harassment and discrimination through providing education and supportive counseling and resources.
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Speakers self-describe the show as "a tape of six creative Black women discussing the media portrayal of Black women and their confrontation of racism and sexism." Originally recorded during the "Black Women in the Arts" Workshop at the National Alliance of Black Feminists conference held in Chicago, October 21-23 [1975]. Broadcast in an episode of Everywomanspace. (On side A) Darlene Hayes (Phil Donahue Show) discusses media portrayal. Margaret Walker Alexander (poet) discusses the problems facing the Black woman writer. Mari Evans (poet) discusses her experience as a Black woman writer. (Panel continues on side B) Carolyn Marie Rodgers (poet) also discusses her experience as a Black woman writer. Two additional panelists are featured, but their names could not be deciphered.
Lesbian Community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, and Lesbianism
Side A: The interview discusses what coming out was like for the interviewee and the reactions of her family members. Side B: Interviewee discusses dating and having her first love affair. The interview talks about the differences in reactions of people when she came out during the 1960s and how that affected what she did and who she hung out with. She discusses the change in going from a group of people who accepted her being gay to a group of people who felt guilty of being gay.
In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Bobbi Ausubel discusses her early life and family, her coming out process, the RLSC community during Covid and her experience with the second wave feminist movement and feminist liberation theater.
-general; -Lesbian Herstory Archives; Lesbian and Gay: General Information; Women; Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States-- Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview; Body Image; Families; relationships; Abusive Relationships; A
She thinks people have the wrong opinion of lesbians, she says she feels alone in the bars, role playing was important that someone should be the more aggressive person in a relationship, talks about how she needs a butch in a relationship, thought of herself as a femme although she didn't dress feminine, describes a "dyke person", bar atmosphere and how she went to a bar every night to hit on the bartender, how much she enjoyed the bar scenes, prostitution, story about how she was abducted and raped by 3 men, about how she was in an abusive relationship, spending time in a correctional facility, sexual relationships while in jail
Tape 1 of a 2 tape series. Followed by SPW491.
Lesbian-Butch and Femme, Lesbian-Bar, GenderLesbians--United States-- Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview, Body Image, Families, Relationships, Abusive Relationships, Alcoholism, Prostitution, Jail, Friendship, Lesbian-Older Lesbians, Lesbian-Celibate, United States-Lesbian-Children, United States-Prostitution, Prison, Counseling, Lesbian-Church, Gender; United States-Poetry, Lesbian-Sexuality
Bobbie speaks on the nature of her various relationships, including patterns of sex and cohabitation, being confused about her significant other identifying as a man in public, she addresses the existence of her children, using men after prison to live and make money, attending gay reorientation church, her sexual practices, and the subject of the "Untouchable".
Tape 2 of a 2 tape series. Preceded by SPW490.
Bonnie discusses the lesbian community in which she came out and lived during the 1960s. She describes the difference of experience for butch and femme lesbians in public during this time, the roles butches and femmes play within relationships, and the social expectations involved. Other topics include Bonnie's lesbian mother, alcoholism, lesbian bars, Bonnie becoming actively gay at Catholic school, her way of flirting, and monogamy and infidelity within the lesbian community.
Bonnie discusses rules of conduct within the lesbian community, including domestic violence, beginning and ending relationships, identifying as butch or femme, and domestic roles. Other topics include prostitution with women and men, bisexuality, definitions of lesbianism, types of relationships, and her rules of attraction.
Boston DOB 20th Anniversary, April 2, 1989
The Boston chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis celebrate their 20th anniversary with opening remarks by Lois Johnson. She briefly discusses the founding of the chapter in 1969 by Jan Chase before thanking committee members and individuals for their contributions to the ceremony. The video ends with the lighting and cutting of the cake.
Side A: Opens with an unnamed woman singing with guitar playing in a live venue. Continues to go through the concert with intermittent breaks to speak about songs. Side B: Blank
Sound PhysicalObject Conference Proceedings
Religion, Christianity, Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Military, Army, Identity
Buff discusses the impact of the Metropolitan Community church on her life and the gay-rights movement. Mentions activities in Tucson, AZ. She stresses that current lesbians should know that there is more to life than the bars, but that in her time in Buffalo she didn't feel there were places for community outside of them. Mentions her time in the army, realizing she was homosexual, and coming out. Discusses her time in the army, lesbians in the military, being in Seattle and Germany with the military just after the Korean war. She talks about the differences in gay identity and self identity in the past compared to now.
Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews,Tattooed people--United States--Social conditions.
Talks about community tattoos, race, being butch, the challanges of identity and expectations. Touches on past sexual abuse by her father, gender roles, identity, learning about gay life and her discovery process, friendship, clothing and identity, her marriage to a gay man, her suicide attempt.
Tape 3 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW477 and SPW478.
Prostitution, Identity, Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews,Oral history interview
Talks about dating a prostitute, lesbian prostitutes, lesbians and butches having sex with men, lesbian pregnancy, clothing styles,
In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Carol Newhouse discusses her family history, her travels and life living around the in Puerto Rico, New York, and France, and her eventual move to the Bay Area and then to Rossmoor.
Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States-- Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview,
Bad sound quality. Discusses that she doesn't think of her community of a lesbian community, though she can contribute to the lesbian community. Says she now stays away from gay bar communities because she is a teacher. Discusses running into students at bars, relationships, family.
Carole Morton Interview, October 21, 1988
Carole Morton discusses her discovery of Daughters of Bilitis and her activism on behalf of lesbian mothers.
edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
LHA Spoken Word Audio Cassette Collection, SPW174 - SPW175
Casse Culver and Others Music and Poetry Performances
Women perform poems and songs, including “Ode to a Gym Teacher” by Meg Parker.
Casse Live at Sagaris, Tape 1 of 1, September 15, 1981
This sound recording captures a live music performance. The audience sings and claps along to several traditional American folk songs including "Down in the Valley to Pray".
Performance art Lesbian theater Lesbian poetry
Video recording of a spoken word performance art piece put on by Cathay Che at Dixon Place for an audience. Date of performance unknown.
Available for viewing on-site at the Lesbian Herstory Archives only. Gay Entertainment Network should be credited if used. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
Presentation at the final CDC hearing by Linda Meredith, followed by physicians, about the definition of AIDS activists, especially the inclusion of lesbians, difference from advocates, and inaccurate characterizations.
Presentation at the final CDC hearing by Linda Meredith about the definition of AIDS activists, especially the inclusion of lesbians, difference from advocates, and inaccurate characterizations. Meredith also recalls the achievements AIDS activists, especially from ACT UP, had made in the past years. Recording also includes presentations by physicians, who discuss the need to change the CDC definition of AIDS.
In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Cecelia Wambach discusses her realization her being a lesbian after being married to a man, her experince of being in a convent for 10 years, teaching at a women’s college, her involvement with the civil rights and anti-war movement and her move to the west coast with her small family. She also talks about her involvement with the LGBTQ communities once she moved to San Francisco, finishing her PHD and working as a college professor at San Francisco State for 30 years, and her life long pursuit of painting.
Phone message left by Cecilia from Routledge publishers. In the message she gives feedback on a chapter of the Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community manuscript and discusses the next steps in the publishing process.
Two radio excerpts from the Channel 26 Show. Notes: The "right track" is muffled and indistinct, but appears to contain music and a comedy program. The "left track" contains a discussion on the topic of gay liberation.
Channel 26 Show Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century
Charlie talks about her life as a lesbian after twice being married to men. She discusses having two long committed lesbian relationships and the differing dynamics between her and those partners as a reflection of her age and comfort with herself. Charlie identifies as a Femme, and the Butch / Femme dynamic is explored. There is also discussion of her mother’s reaction to her lifestyle and the not somewhat non-forthcoming dynamic with her daughter. Note: To listen to this recording, please contact the Lesbian Herstory Archives to make an appointment.
Education, higher, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Coming out (Sexual orientation)--United States, Adultery, Monogamous relationships, Non-monogamous relationships
Side A: Cheryl discusses her experiences and the stereotypes that were associated with lesbians in college when she first first came out. Side B: Cheryl discusses her relationships, including sexual relationships and partnerships. She shares her experiences and opinions about affairs, and monogamous and non-monogamous relationships. Generational differences within the lesbian community are also discussed.
Interviewee: Cheryl Interviewer: Madeline Davis
In the first few minutes of this tape Cheryl and the interviewer have a casual conversation discussing topics as, a gay computer dating services and gays in the service Later in the tape Cheryl discusses how her relationships fall into patterns. From there she list characteristic she is attractive to in a partner.
Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routle
Cindy or Joan (speaker unclear) discusses her experience of growing up in a working class family. She also discusses going to bars as she got older, and her relationships with women. She describes lesbians being harassed by police officers in the past. She also describes how her car was vandalized once, which she thinks was because she is a lesbian. Speakers' identities are unclear throughout. Recording label identifies Cindy and Joan but it is hard to tell if there are actually two separate speakers. Sound quality is poor. Tape cuts off abruptly at the end.
Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
This episode is a Production of Radio Free Women in Washington DC, affiliated with the Feminist Radio Network. The hosts cover issues of class wtihin the Women’s Movement, often from personal experience as lower or working class women. It includes discussions on the differences between the working class, poor working class, and lower class, the overlap between race and class, and the lack of culture within middle class spaces. Furthermore, they cover some common experiences of working and lower class women within the Women’s Movement, from discriminatory treatment from the middle class women in the movement and the lack of solidarity and support from middle class women to those with material needs.
This is the same discussion as CoalitionofLaborUnionWomen_2, but without the additional music conversation. The CLUW interview also has additional questions (at around minute 21): "How can women get in touch with you?" and "How many women are involved in the DC chapter of CLUW?" Note: Audio has static throughout