Stella Rush and Helen Sandoz (aka Sten Russell and Helen Sanders) Interview, May 15, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3)
Item
Title
Stella Rush and Helen Sandoz (aka Sten Russell and Helen Sanders) Interview, May 15, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3)
Subject
Military, Name changing, Relationships
Description
Stella Rush and Helen Sandoz discuss personal experiences about living as a lesbian in the late 1930's and early 1940's, Sandoz choosing to remain off camera for the interview. Featuring anecdotes of when they realized they were lesbians, career choices, and the story of their relationship.
Creator
Manuela Soares
Publisher
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Date Created
1987-05-15
[digitized 2013-10-16]
Contributor
Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger
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.
Format
VHS tape [Original Format]
Preservation: .avi; Access: .mp4 [Digital Format]
Medium
Digital reproduction of video cassette
Language
English
Type
Video Recording; Oral History
Coverage
San Francisco, California
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
Transcription
Transcript available upon request. Content of the transcript may differ from the content of the video.
Collection
Citation
Manuela Soares, “Stella Rush and Helen Sandoz (aka Sten Russell and Helen Sanders) Interview, May 15, 1987 (Tape 1 of 3),” Lesbian Herstory Archives AudioVisual Collections, accessed October 31, 2025, https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/show/210.