Debra, February 20, 1980 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbians
subject: Lesbians Conduct of Life
subject: Lesbians--Employment
subject: Lesbians--Family Relationships
subject: Lesbians--Social Life and Customs
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th Century
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social Conditions
subject: Lesbianism--United States
subject: Lesbianism--Social Aspects
subject: Lesbianism--United States-- History
subject: Roles--Butch and Femme
subject: Lesbian and Gay Experience
subject: Gay Bars
subject: Discrimination
subject: Religion
subject: Lesbians--Romantic Relationships
subject: Interracial Couples
subject: Lesbians of Color
subject: Gay Men
subject: Hair
subject: Fashion
description: Debra discusses her experiences as a lesbian. She talks about her first lesbian relationship when she was 12, how she was married for one day, how her mother knew something was different about her, and how her sister figured out she was a lesbian because she was only married for one day. She talks about her relationships with women, how she never openly acknowledged that she was gay but if she was asked she wouldn’t deny it. They discuss monogamy, she was mostly faithful, but she also talks about jealous partners and how when one is accused of things, one might as well and go ahead and do it. She doesn’t believe that a lesbian relationship is any different than a straight relationship. They discuss bars and areas in Buffalo that she would frequent: Moon Glow bar, Pearls bar, Ralph Martins, Ryan’s Hotel, Little Harlem. They also discuss dating rituals, fashion, and relationship/ courting roles.
creator: Debra (Interviewee) Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW497_Debra_A SPW497_Debra_B
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape one of a two tape series recorded in 1980. Succeeded by SPW498.
format: Original = Cassette Tape MP3 WAV
language: English
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview

Cheryl, October 4, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: Education, higher, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Coming out (Sexual orientation)--United States, Adultery, Monogamous relationships, Non-monogamous relationships
description: 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.
creator: Interviewee: Cheryl Interviewer: Madeline Davis
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW #521

DJ, January 6, 1980 (Tape 3)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbians--Relations with heterosexuals, Lesbian bars, Discrimination in employment, Lesbians in literature
description: Side A: DJ continues her interview from tape SPW513. She finishes discussing her romantic relationships then moves on to discuss gay literature, specifically The Well of Loneliness. The topic of workplace discrimination is mentioned. DJ discusses relationships in the community through the venue of gay and straight bars. Relationships between straight men, lesbians, and bisexual women are discussed as well as race relations. Side B: DJ covers the topic of prostitution in the lesbian community. She speaks about the choice some lesbians make to marry men and have kids.
creator: Interviewee: DJ, Interviewer: Madeline Davis
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW #513

Andy, March 30, 1982 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbians--United States—Interviews, Lesbians--United States—History, Lesbian Bars, Work, Relationships, Lesbians –African American, Butch-femme, Childhood, Coming out.
description: 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.
creator: Andy (interviewee)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape WAV MP3
language: eng
type: Sound PhysicalObject Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 500

Lou and Jane, November 8, 1981 (Tape 3)
subject: Lesbians
subject: Sex change
subject: Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Sexualtiy
description: The interviewee discusses the time she considered getting a sex change. She talks about religion. At the end she talks about getting respect. There is significant distortion at the end of the tape. Lou and Jane discuss their sexual relationship and further aspects of female sexuality.
creator: Lou (Interviewee)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= cassette tape
language: English
type: Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview

Andy, April 28, 1982 (Tape 4)
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
description: 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.
creator: Andy (Interviewee)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape
language: English
type: Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview

DJ, January 6, 1980 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--United States--Psychology
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbianism
description: DJ discusses the time she went to the hospital and was diagnosed as a homosexual. She remembers that the doctor suggested she try going out with a man to determine the extent of her feelings toward women. She also recalls that the doctor told her she must learn to live with society and to control her emotions in public.
creator: DJ (Interviewee) Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Followed by SPW513
format: Original= Cassette Tape
language: English
type: Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview

Bonnie, June 9, 1984 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian and Gay Experience
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Parents
subject: Lesbian bars
description: 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.
creator: Interviewee: Bonnie
creator: Interviewer: Madeline Davis
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: PhysicalObject
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 504

Judy, February 5, [year unknown]
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbian Bars
subject: Anniversaries
subject: Birthdays
subject: Same-sex marriage
subject: Funeral rites and ceremonies--United States
subject: Drugs
subject: Drinking of alcoholic beverages
subject: Mental health
subject: Psychotherapy patients
subject: Religion
subject: Work
subject: Friendship
subject: Families
subject: Lesbians--Single
subject: Entertainers
description: Judy describes her experiences over the past thirty years up to the point of the interview. Topics discussed include cheating (“playing around”), polygamous lesbian relationships, fights in bars, holiday celebrations, friendship, same-sex marriage, religion, drinking, drugs, crime, mental health and treatment of lesbian women, the commonality of lesbian women seeking psychiatric treatment, the working environment for lesbian women, living alone, families of lesbian women, and one case of a lesbian woman raising a son. Judy believes that lesbian women should not raise children and has an extensive discussion about her reasoning. She ends the interview by discussing movie stars and entertainers that were popular among the lesbian community in the 1930s and 1940s.
creator: Judy
creator: Elizabeth Kennedy
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: PhysicalObject
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 503

Mabel Hampton
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement

Windsor, July 17, 1980
subject: Lesbians--United States-- Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview; Relationships; Coming Out
description: Windsor talks about what it was like coming out and her relationships, the death of her partner and how that affected her. She also talks about the changes in gay community and what it was like being single or in love.
creator: Windsor (Interviewee)
creator: Unknown Interviewer
source: SPW543_WINDSOR_A
source: SPW543_WINDSOR_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Anita, undated (Tape 2)
subject: Bars, Butch and Femme, Interracial couples, Lesbians of color, Mothers, Stereotypes of lesbians, Relationships
description: Anita talks about being in an interracial relationship with a white woman, and the roles of butch and femme.
creator: Anita (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW530_ANITA_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 2 tape series. Preceded by SPW529.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Anita, November 16, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Lesbian teenagers, Relationships
description: 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.
creator: Anita (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW529_ANITA_A
source: SPW529_ANITA_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 2 tape series. Followed by SPW530.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Shane, undated (Tape 3)
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Lesbian teenagers, Butch and Femme, Relationships
description: Shane talks about the different lives she led during her youth. These different roles included working a job at Goodwill, dating and living with hookers on the weekends, and studying to become a Methodist minister as a man. She then talks about her current career as a trucker.
creator: Shane (Interviewee)
creator: Unknown (Interviewer)
source: SPW528_SHANE_A
source: SPW528_SHANE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape 3 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW526 and SPW527.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Shane, undated (Tape 2)
subject: Breaking the law, Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Lesbian teenagers, Butch and Femme, Jail
description: Shane talks about running away from home with two girls after her father forced her to leave home. She then lived as a man in New Orleans under an assumed identity. She was arrested and held for 72 hours on suspicion of robbery. She recalls the people she met during her stay in jail.
creator: Shane (Interviewee)
creator: Unknown (Interviewer)
source: SPW527_SHANE_A
source: SPW527_SHANE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape 2 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW526. Followed by SPW528.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Shane, undated (Tape 1)
subject: Breaking the law, Family, Gay bars, Hustlers (Prostitutes), Lesbian bars, Lesbian high school students, Lesbian teenagers, Lesbians--Italian American, Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century, Pittsburgh (Pa.), Secrets--Family
description: Shane talks about getting into trouble during her teenage years and how her father kept sending her to all-girls schools thinking it would straighten her out. She speaks about gay bars in Buffalo and Pittsburgh. She tells a story about running away from home to pursue a relationship, ending up involved with hustlers and begging her father to help her stay out of jail. She talks about moving back to Buffalo, getting a job, and how things have changed.
creator: Shane (Interviewee)
source: SPW526_SHANE_A
source: SPW526_SHANE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape 1 of a 3 tape series. Followed by SPW527 and SPW528..
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Portia, September 24, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian Bars, Lesbian and Gay Experience, Lesbian Community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian Herstory Archives, Lesbianism, Lesbians Abuse of, Lesbians--United States--History, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview, Lesbian couples, Lesbian physical education teachers, Lesbian teenagers
description: The gay movement has taken the lesbian community out of the bars or the "gay underworld," as compared to when she came out in the late 1960s, about 10 years prior to the interview. Portia, age 26, is not out at her job, but is known as a feminist and civil rights activist; her sister is openly homosexual. She talks about her early sexual experiences with girls and how she never felt guilty or different, but felt guilty with boys because of her Catholic upbringing. Her father beat Portia after she went out with her lover, and then she moved out of home at 18. She attended university and discusses her relationships and friendships in college, as well as her relationship with her first lover, who is still her partner, and their infidelities.
creator: Portia (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW494_PORTIA_A
source: SPW494_PORTIA_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Marge, June 4, 1980
subject: Lesbian bars, Gay bars, Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Lesbian community--United States--History, Oral history interview, Bartenders--New York (State)--New York--Biography, Lesbian Herstory Archives
description: Marge speaks of the bars in Buffalo, NY in the 1950s, specifically Bingo's, Chesterfield, Dugan's, Mardi Gras, and Carousel, which had more of an established lesbian clientele. She tells how Carousel changed from a lesbian to gay crowd in the late 1950s and eventually closed because of allowing "careless" behavior. She felt patrons of gay bars in the 1950s were more respectful than at the time of the interview in 1980. Marge was arrested for serving a minor female, which she felt was an attempt to close the bar where she worked. The tape cuts off at the end of the second side.
creator: Marge (Interviewee)
creator: Aubra (Interviewer)
source: SPW492_MARGE_A
source: SPW492_MARGE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Bobbie, June 30, 1984 (Tape 2)
subject: 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
description: 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".
creator: Bobbie (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW491_BOBBIE_A
source: SPW491_BOBBIE_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 2 tape series. Preceded by SPW490.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Bobbie, June 30, 1984 (Tape 1)
subject: -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
description: 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
creator: Bobbie (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW490_BOBBIE_A
source: SPW490_BOBBIE_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 2 tape series. Followed by SPW491.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Carol, October 17, 1978
subject: Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States-- Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview,
description: 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.
creator: Carol (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW489_CAROL_A
source: SPW489_CAROL_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Buff, September 23, 1979
subject: Prostitution, Identity, Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews,Oral history interview
description: Talks about dating a prostitute, lesbian prostitutes, lesbians and butches having sex with men, lesbian pregnancy, clothing styles,
creator: Buff (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW488_BUFF_A
source: SPW488_BUFF_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Buff, October, 1978
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews,Tattooed people--United States--Social conditions.
description: 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.
creator: Buff (Interviewee)
source: SPW487_BUFF_A
source: SPW487_BUFF_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 3 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW477 and SPW478.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Buff, December 27, 1979
subject: Religion, Christianity, Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Military, Army, Identity
description: 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.
creator: Buff (Interviewee)
source: SPW486_BUFF_A
source: SPW486_BUFF_B
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Reggie, September 21, 1980
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview; Families
description: Discusses growing up in Buffalo, when she realized she was first gay at a young age, and going to clubs
creator: Reggie (Interviewee)
creator: Aubra (Interviewer)
source: SPW484_REGGIE_A
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Elaine, June 28, 1982 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Oral history interview; Families; relationships; Abusive Relationships; Working; Gangs; Jail
description: Discussion on early childhood, being Canadian but growing up on an Indian Reservation near Syracuse. Also discusses being the head of a black gang, her relationship with her mother and abusive stepfather, and the jail time she spent for his murder, finding work (while hiding she was gay) and relationships.
creator: Elaine (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW480_ELAINE_A
source: SPW480_ELAINE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 2 tape series. Preceeded by SPW479.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Elaine, April 17, 1980 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews
description: Discussion centers on bars in Buffalo in the late 1950s and into the 1960s, in particular Bingo
creator: Elaine (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW479_ELAINE_A
source: SPW479_ELAINE_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 2 tape series. Followed by SPW480.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Enit, October 3, 1978 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Lesbian community--United States--History, Oral history interview
description: Enit discusses how her perception of Lesbian oppression has changed over time. She also talks about acceptance in the work place and how professionals view Lesbians. Enit explains that her personal interests have changed with age and that her hobby is dance. She finishes by discussing her interactions with straight women and the support she gets from her Lesbian friends.
creator: Enit (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW478_ENIT_A
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape 2 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW477. Followed by SPW487.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Enit, October 3, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York, Lesbian bars, Lesbians--United States--Identity, Lesbians--United States--Interviews, Lesbian community--United States--History, Oral history interview
description: Enit discusses facing her sexuality at the age of 12 and coming out to her family despite her frustration at their lack of acceptance. She goes on to discuss her social life and dating in Buffalo, NY, noting how she used to meet women at bars but that her social activities have changed with age. She discusses her participation in the Erie Picnics held for gay men and women in Pennsylvania. She is 47 at the time of the interview.
creator: Enit (Interviewee)
creator: Madeline Davis (Interviewer)
source: SPW477_ENIT_A
source: SPW477_ENIT_B
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 3 tape series. Followed by SPW478 and SPW487.
format: Original= Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

March on Washington / Pacifica Program Service, 1979 (Tape 3 of 4)
subject: Minorities--Civil rights [sh98005421] Sexism [sh85120678] Racism--United States [sh2008110339] Labor movement--United States--History--20th century [sh2009128353] Lesbian community [sh95005870] Gay community [sh91003435]
description: March on Washington on October 14, 1979, which dealt with the civil rights of the gay and lesbian community. Participants included Audre Lorde (who can be heard on side A about 80% through), Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, Ted Weiss, Gotham, Tom Robinson, Howard Wallace, Kate Millet, and Flo Kennedy. Key topics included civil and human rights, the labor movement, racism, sexism, and love. Short technical glitches occur on Side A.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1160_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1160_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1160_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1160_B.wav
publisher: Pacifica Program Service
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 3 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1159
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

March on Washington / Pacifica Program Service, 1979 (Tape 4 of 4)
subject: National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington, D.C., 1979 [sh93005113] Gay rights [sh94009215] Civil rights [sh99004998]
description: Rally mediated by Audre Lorde given at the March on Washington on October 1979. Speech topics include rights of LGBT prisoners, parents, immigrants, and atheists.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1161_A.mp3
publisher: Pacifica Program Service
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 4 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1160
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Speeches, poem readings, and musical performances.

Voices of Women Writing Conference, April 30, 1982 (Tape 1)
subject: African American feminists [sh2004002861] African American lesbians [sh85001859] Lesbianism [sh85076157] Lesbians [sh85076160] Sexism [sh85120678] Sex discrimination [sh85120591] Lesbian culture [sh2004003370] Literatures [sh2003003668]
description: Ms Holly makes assorted announcements then introduces Audre Lorde. She reads three poems: "For Each of You" "Poem for Women in Rage" "Sister, Morning is a Time for Miracles". Side B: Continuation of poem from Side A: "Sister, Morning is a Time for Miracles" Then reads: "After Images" Final Poem of reading: "On My Way to San Francisco I Pass Over You and the Verazano Bridge"
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1167_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1167_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1167_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1167_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of 6.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Poetry Readings

Voices of Women Writing Conference, April and May, 1982 (Tape 2)
description: Audre Lorde is on the panel. Lorde speaks on side A after other panelists introduce themselves an on side B. This is the recording of a Community Workshop panel, mostly discussing obstacles to women writing, specifically, black womens literature. The recordings are fairly audible aside from some inaudible speakers who are not close enough to the recording device.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1168_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1168_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1168_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1168_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of 6. Preceded by SPW 1167
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Speaking at convention

The Personal or the Political - I / Conference on Feminist Theory, September 29, 1979
subject: African American feminists [sh2004002861] African American lesbians [sh85001859] Lesbianism [sh85076157] Feminism [sh85047741]
description: In addition to Audre Lorde, Linda Gordon, Manuela Prairie, Jessica Benjamin, Bonnie Johnston, Camille Bristow, and Susan McHenry participated in the panel. The recording includes a question and answer session between panelists and audience members. The topics discussed include racism, feminism, class oppression, individualism, sexuality, community, and sisterhood.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1155_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1155_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1155_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1155_B.wav
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape 1 of 2.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Coney Island / Lillian / Fashion]
subject: African American lesbians [sh85001859] Lesbian couples [sh85076154] Lesbians--Identity [sh94004083]
description: Mabel Hampton discusses, with Joan Nestle, gender identity, attraction, men, and marriage. Mabel Hampton also discusses nicknames she shared with Lillian Foster, including "Little Bear" and "Big Bear." They look at photographs and reminisce about Coney Island, buying new clothes, and Nestle's preparation of slideshows for the LHA. The second half of the recording covers a few takes of stories surrounding Mabel's time living with Joan and Deb after an apartment fire, Mabel and Lillian's nicknames for each other, and the meaning of Mabel's fashion choices.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw64_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw63_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw64_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw63_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English -
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, Morgan Gwenwald, Pam Hicks: Breakfast at Pam's, April 9, 1989 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbianism [sh85076157] African American lesbians [sh85001859] Death [sh85036085]
description: Pam Hicks and Morgan Gwenwald chat with Mabel Hampton over breakfast about mundane topics, including lost keys and colors. The three get in a car and try to find the cemetery where Mabel has purchased a plot to be buried in. They locate the cemetery, but it is closed to visitors, so they proceed on to see if they can find where she purchased the tombstone.
source: spw1149_B.mp3 http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1149_B.mp3 spw1149_B.wav http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1149_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of 2. Preceded by SPW 1148
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, Morgan Gwenwald, Pam Hicks: Breakfast at Pam's, April 9, 1989 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbianism [sh85076157] Dreams [sh85039483] Bereavement [sh85013296] Lesbian couples [sh85076154]
description: Morgan Gwenwald visited Mabel Hampton at Pam Hicks' place. Over breakfast, they talked about the dreams Mabel had been having lately, how people thought about her. Morgan made plans to visit Lillian's cemetery with Mabel together and listened to a tape that Mary gave Mabel.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1148_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1148_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1148_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1148_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of 2.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton talks about Lillian and more, January, 1988 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian couples [sh85076154] World War, 1939-1945 [sh85148273] Lesbian community [sh95005870] Childhood and youth [sh99004940]
description: Mabel discusses meeting Lillian Foster, her wife, Lillian's childhood, and their life together in the community as well as various events they were a part of against the backdrop of World War II.
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1147_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1147_A.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

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)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1146_A.mp3 Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1146_B.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1146_A.wav Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1146_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Life Stories, November 20, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: African American lesbians [sh85001859] Literatures [sh2003003668]
description: Mabel discusses the importance of lesbian writing and how she considers being a lesbian to be the most important aspect in shaping her life. She goes on to give a description of her childhood. She also describes the the girl with whom she had her first lesbian experience.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee), Madeline (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1133_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1133_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1133_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1133_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Lillian Foster / Femininity]
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel talks about Lilian Foster, her partner, that she has never dated any man, and is a feminine type of lady who likes to dress up.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee), Madeline (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw61_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw61_A.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, 1982 (Tape 1)
subject: African American lesbians [sh85001859]
description: Side A: Some discussion of when Mabel first heard the word lesbian, her experiences as a dancer. Side B: Mable describes her experiences caring for children, finding freedom as a child, running away from her aunt and uncle to New Jersey to live with the White family, and her spirituality.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw60_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw60_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw60_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw60_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, 1988 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian culture [sh2004003370] Greenwich Village (New York, N.Y.)--Maps [sh2009125702] Same-sex marriage [sh92003901] Lesbians--Identity [sh94004083] Race [sh85110232] African American lesbians [sh85001859]
description: Mabel discusses her early life as a lesbian in the Village between the two world wars, including the rooming house where she lived and the parties she attended. She describes how women dressed, what they ate at the parties, what they did at the parties, including dancing, the records they listened to, and the general social life of these parties. She describes the interracial relations between white and black lesbians. She also discusses the language lesbians used to describe themselves at the time, including "bulldaggers", "lady lovers", and "butches". She also tells the story of a large lesbian marriage ceremony in Central Park West, officated by a gay minister named Rev. Monroe and how the couple managed to get an offical marriage certificate. She also discusses gay life in Harlem and the New York City drag balls.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1145_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1145_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1145_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1145_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, November 28, 1986 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbianism, Lesbian community, Nineteen twenties, Harlem Renaissance, Dance, African American lesbians
description: Mabel talks about her life at theater Lafayette on Coney Island in the 20s. She also talks about the dress code of her and her friends; also the language describing lesbians back in the 1920s.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1144_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1144_A.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton's Story, July, 1986 (Tape 4)
subject: African American lesbians, Prisons, Race discrimination, Rape, Families, Work
description: Mabel describes her life after being released from Bedford Hills, relationships with women in the early 20th century, economic and working situation, and more details about her family history (including the murder of her mother, the death of her father, Mabel's rape by her uncle).
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1143_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1143_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1143_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1143_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 3 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1141
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton's Story, July, 1986 (Tape 3)
subject: Arrest (Police methods), Prisons, Race discrimination, African Americans, African American lesbians, Lesbianism, Race
description: Mabel describes her 1923 arrest (at age 18) and term at Bedford Hills Prison, and the period shortly thereafter.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle (interviewer)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1142_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1142_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1142_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1142_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 4 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1142
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton, 1981 (Tape 1)
subject: African American lesbians, Adultery, Lesbians--Sexual behavior
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses her relationships during her twenties, including how and why she chose her sexual partners and her relationships with married women. She relates a story about being caught with her partner's husband and hiding under the bed.
creator: Mabel Hampton
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw54_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw54_A.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Statement of Purpose; Visitor Feedback / Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Mission statements
description: Oral history recording that documents the history and legacy of the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Members of LHA recite the LHA Statement of Purpose from 1974. This is followed by the reading of quotes (with multiple, unidentified readers) from appreciative visitors to LHA.
source: Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw55_A.wav Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw55_A.mp3
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archive
rights: Lesbian Herstory Archive Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Coney Island / Mildred]
subject: African American lesbians--Identity, African American lesbians
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel discusses Coney Island, and her relationships with women, including Mildred Mitchell.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw48_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw48_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw48_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw48_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [The Twenties and Life With Lillian]
subject: African American lesbians, Lesbian couples, Lesbian community
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel Hampton reminisces about her life in the early 1920s. Mabel talks about going to Coney Island, cabarets, and various parties around New York City where women could meet other women. She discusses her friends and relationships with particular emphasis on Lillian Foster.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw62_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw62_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw62_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw62_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories Sounds

Mabel Hampton Singing and Talking
subject: Lesbianism, Rape, Lesbian couples
description: Oral history interview with Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel sings and talks about her life with Lillian Foster, and stories from her youth. Side B: She describes her life in Jersey City, Coney Island and the rape by her uncle. She also talks about the pitfalls of falling in love, and being a working woman at 80 years old.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw59_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw59_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw59_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw59_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories Sounds

Mabel Hampton Interview [Coming out / Lillian]
subject: Lesbianism, African American lesbians, Sexually abused children
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel talks about her childhood; coming out with a woman she met at Coney Island; her relationship with Lillian Foster; the LHA and her respect for Joan Nestle and Deborah Edel.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw58_1A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw58_1A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw58_1B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw58_1B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories Sounds

Mabel Hampton Interview [Lillian Foster / Youth]
subject: Lesbian couples, African American lesbians, Lesbian community
description: Oral history interview with Mabel Hampton. Mabel tells stories of different women she dated and how she met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner from 1932-1978. She also talks about friends and jobs she had in her youth.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw52_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw52_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw52_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw52_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton's Story, July, 1986
subject: Child abuse, Rape, Marriage, Prostitution
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel describes running away from home and the New Jersey family who cared for her, while they sought Mabel's family. Mabel falsified her personal information in order to avoid reuniting with her abusive uncle in New York. Mabel speaks of her early 20s, her interaction within the underground gay and lesbian community. She begins explaining her 1923 arrest at Bedford Hills Prison and how she was setup by her friend's husband for prostitution. Side A = 9:38 minutes
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1141_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1141_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1141_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1141_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton July, 1986
description: Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses her early life in South Carolina and New York.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1140_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1140_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1140_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1140_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 4 Tape Series, followed by SPW1141
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Parties / 1930s]
subject: Lesbianism, Harlem Renaissance, Minority lesbians
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses "slumming party" where she first met A'Lelia Walker, and what it was like being gay during the 1930s.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw57_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw57_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw57_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw57_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Gay Language and Culture]
subject: African American lesbians
description: Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses the language and culture of being gay in her time.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1139_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1139_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1139_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1139_B.wav
date: 1987
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel at 85 (Tape 1)
subject: Performance, African American lesbians
description: Interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses her life with Lillian Foster, the lesbian movement, and performing and singing.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1138_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1138_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1138_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1138_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Marriage / Jealousy]
subject: Same-sex marriage, Lesbian couples, African American lesbians
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses lesbian marriage in the 1930s and 1940s, including stories of women getting married and where the ceremonies were. She tells stories about women she knew who had husbands and families, jealousy among women, and passion. She talks about her own experiences with passion and jealousy, including her crushes and relationships. She discusses her first relationship with a white woman, women she had crushes on, women she felt threatened by, her relationship with Lillian, and an experience at a "party house" in Bedford Hills. At the end of the tape there is a discussion about Lillian's tombstone and what to put on it.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1137_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1137_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1137_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1137_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Books / Working at the Lesbian Herstory Archive / Documentary]
subject: Women--Sexual behavior, Rape, Lesbian erotic literature, Childhood and youth, African American lesbians
description: Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. Conversations between Joan and Mabel about a book Mabel enjoyed, working at the Lesbian Herstory Archives, a documentary film in the making, and Mabel's early life and sexuality.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1136_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1136_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1136_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1136_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton's Journey to New York
subject: Rural youth, Gay rights, Race, African American lesbians
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel describes her early childhood and rural upbringing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She details her journey from Winston-Salem to New York City to live with her aunt. Mabel continues her story with her development into a young lesbian woman and the issues concerning lesbianism in the North versus the South. She speaks about her lifestyle and her no-regrets stance on her life. Her connection with her childhood is vivid and candid and is described in detail.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1135_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1135_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1135_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1135_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Sounds Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Early Childhood]
subject: Rural youth, African American lesbians
description: Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel describes her early childhood and rural upbringing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in the early 1900s. Notable facts include her mother's death (possibly by poisoning) not long after Mabel's birth, and that Mabel was very small (perhaps premature) at birth. Mabel also discusses a range of subjects including a description of and anecdotes about her early caretaker, life on a farm/agricultural setting, and memories of going to church.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1134_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1134_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1134_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1134_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Stories of Performing / Singing]
subject: African American lesbians--Identity, Popular music, Lesbian couples
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses meeting her partner Lillian Foster in 1932, whom she was with for 40 years until her passing in 1979. Mabel also mentions highlights of her professional career including performing at the World's Fair (perhaps 1939 World's Fair in New York), Carnegie Hall and Coney Island. Mabel also recounts a story involving an incident with a classmate in her youth. The tape finishes with a rendition of "My Buddy", sung by an unidentified vocalist and pianist
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw56_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw56_A.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [Married Women / Singing]
subject: Lesbian community, Fashion, Popular music, African American lesbians
description: Oral history interview with Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel discusses relationships she had with married women. She also discusses what she wore when she was in her early 20s and about her feelings about the openness of lesbians today. Side B: Mabel sings two songs- "My Buddy" and "Come to Me".
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw53_A.mp3
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton Interview [New Jersey / Singing]
subject: African American lesbians, Popular music, Rape, Childhood and youth, Adultery
description: Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel tells the story of her arrival in New Jersey, and how she found the people who first took her there. Side B: Mabel sings the American popular song, "My Buddy", and also explains how she left her uncle in New York and went to New Jersey. She talks in detail about the first couple days that she spent in a home in Jersey City, and her reticence to discuss details about her origins with the people that took her in. Additional discussion includes a description of the first time she was kissed by a woman, and why she didn't pursue relationships with married women.
creator: Mabel Hampton (Interviewee)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw49_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw49_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw49_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw49_B.wav
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel Hampton for Feminary / Mabel Hampton; Joan Nestle, 1979 (Tape 1)
subject: African American lesbians, Lesbian culture, Lesbian community, Race relations
description: Oral history interview for Feminary: A Lesbian-Feminist Journal for the South. Joan Nestle interviews Mabel Hampton at 77. Mabel describes her childhood in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, her train journey to New York City, the city vs. the country, meeting lesbians and her views on race, sisterhood and the fight for lesbian rights.
creator: Joan Nestle (Interviewer)
creator: Mable Hampton (Interviewee)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw47_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw47_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw47_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw47_B.wav
publisher: Feminary
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral Histories

Mabel's Parties / Mabel Hampton, 1981 (Tape 1)
subject: African American lesbians, Lesbian community, Parties, Lesbian couples
description: Oral History interview dated . Side A: Mabel talks about the parties she attended, the atmosphere, the people she met and the music she listened to. She also speaks in detail about romantic relationships with specific women and her first love from Coney Island. Her love of classical music is also discussed, which began when she started her first job.
creator: Mabel Hampton
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw50_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw50_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw50_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw50_B.wav
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archive
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV

Joan Nestle / Mabel Hampton [undated]
subject: African Americans, Childhood and youth, Feminism, African American lesbians, Civil rights
description: Oral history recording of Joan Nestle. Side A: Joan Nestle speaks about lesbian self-expression and the importance of language to identity. She goes on to talk about her early life and how she was motivated to take a stand against the oppression she saw around her in society, specifically oppression against women and lesbians. Side B: Mabel Hampton takes over as the main speaker and recounts her life story, beginning when she was only one month old. Mabel discusses her early years, including the crucial transition from living with her grandmother to living with her aunt, and how she eventually decided to run away to Jersey City.
creator: Mabel Hampton
creator: Joan Nestle
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw46_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw46_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw46_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw46_B.wav
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archive
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral history

Mabel Hampton, Lillian Foster, 1976 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian couples, Rape, Dance
description: Audio cassette. Oral History Interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses her first girlfriend, a white woman she met while working at a girl's school. She also discusses her three year relationship with a married woman she worked for as a domestic worker, whom she considers her first love. In addition, she discusses her life as a dancer and her trips to a private lesbian club, frequented by notable women. She then relates how she was briefly abducted, attacked and robbed, and how she escaped and how her friends sought revenge on her attackers.
creator: Mabel Hampton
creator: Joan Nestle [interviewer]
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1132_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1132_A.wav
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archive
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Conflicts in the Black Lesbian Community, Brooklyn NY, organized by the Committee on the Visibility of the Other Black Woman (Tape 2 of 3)
subject: Lesbians, Minority lesbians, African American lesbians, African American lesbians--Identity, Classism, Ageism
description: Event organized by the Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman. Audre Lorde moderates community discussion and dialogue including issues of identity, cross cultural conflicts, classism, and ageism. She also introduces panelists' presentations. Her most sustained comments are on Tape 2, as she introduces the panel on identity.
creator: Audre Lorde
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1163_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1163_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1163_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1163_B.wav
publisher: Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW1162. Followed by SPW1164
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: community discussion

Conflicts in the Black Lesbian Community, Brooklyn NY, organized by the Committee on the Visibility of the Other Black Woman (Tape 3 of 3)
subject: Lesbianism, Lesbians, Minority lesbians, African American lesbians, Gender identity
description: Audre Lorde moderates community discussion and dialogue including issues of identity, cross cultural conflicts, classism, & ageism. She also introduces panelists.
creator: Audre Lorde
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1164_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1164_A.wav
publisher: Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 3 of a 3 tape series. Preceded by SPW1162 and SPW1163.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: community discussion

Third World Lesbian Writers Conference featuring Audre Lorde, Yvonne Flowers, and Robin Christian, 1979
subject: Feminism, African American feminists, Lesbianism, Lesbians, Lesbian community, Lesbians' writings, American, African American lesbians
description: Audio recording of the Third World Lesbian Writers Conference that took place on March 24, 1979. This is one of two tapes from the workshop, the second tape is missing. This is a workshop with Audre Lorde, Yvonne Flowers, and Robin Christian. Audre Lorde is on Side 1. Joan Nestle, Deb Edel, and Candice Wood are mentioned.
creator: Audre Lorde
creator: Yvonne Flowers, Robin Christian
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1157_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1157_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1157_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1157_B.wav
publisher: Third World Lesbian Writers Conference
contributor: Joan Nestle, Deb Edel, Candice Wood
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Conference

March on Washington/Pacifica Program Service, 1979 (Tape 1 of 4)
subject: National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington, D.C., 1979, Gay rights,Civil rights
description: Tape 1 of 4 of a collection of cassette recordings of the NPR/Pacifica Radio national broadcast of coverage of the 1979 Washington DC march and rally for gay rights. Side A includes speeches by Robin Tyler, Troy Perry, Adelle Starr, and Michiko Cornell, as well as brief interviews with spectators in the crowd. Topics covered on side A include general theme of gay rights, as well as advocacy for gay youth and gay Asian Americans. Side B includes speeches by Rene McCoy, Bill Blish, Arly Scott, Maria Diaz, and Steve Alt, as well as brief interviews with spectators in the crowd. Topics covered include general gay/civil rights themes, advocacy for promotion of parental support for gay/lesbian children and discussion of Mayor Berry decision to declare "Gay/Lesbian Awareness Week". Side B. also also includes the song, "Not Anymore", (performed by Celebration).
creator: Robin Tyler, Troy Perry, Adelle Starr, Michiko Cornell
creator: Rene McCoy, Bill Blish, Arly Scott, Maria Diaz, Steve Alt
source: Side A. (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1158_A.mp3 Side A. (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1158_A.wav
source: Side B. (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1158_B.mp3 Side B. (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1158_B.wav
publisher: NPR/Pacifica Radio
contributor: Celebration (band)
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 4 tape series. Followed by SPW1159, SPW1160 and SPW1161.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Radio Program

"Lesbians and Literature" panel discussion at MLA conference, 1977
subject: Lesbians, Lesbians--Identity, African American lesbians, Racism, Sexism
description: 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."
creator: Audre Lorde
creator: Julia Stanley (moderator)
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1150_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1150_A.wav Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1150_B.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1150_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1150_B.wav
publisher: Modern Language Association
contributor: Mary Daly, Judith McDaniel, Adrienne Rich
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Panel discussion.

Conflicts in the Black Lesbian Community, Brooklyn NY, organized by the Committee on the Visibility of the Other Black Woman (Tape 1 of 3)
subject: Lesbians, Minority lesbians, African American lesbians, African American lesbians--Identity, Classism, Ageism
description: Event organized by the Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman. Audre Lorde moderates community discussion and dialogue including issues of identity, cross cultural conflicts, classism, and ageism. She also introduces panelists' presentations. Her most sustained comments are on Tape 2 as she introduces the panel on identity.
creator: Audre Lorde
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1162_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1162_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1162_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1162_B.wav
publisher: Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 3 tape series. Followed by SPW1163 and SPW1164
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: community discussion

Astraea Benefit, "Conversation with Poems," 1981 (Tape 1 of 2)
subject: Poetry, Lesbians' writings, Lesbians, African American lesbians--Identity, Racism, Sexism ,Lesbians--Identity
description: 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.
creator: Audre Lorde
creator: Adrienne Rich
publisher: Astraea Foundation
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of a 2 tape series. Followed by SPW1166.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Poetry reading and conversation

March on Washington / Pacifica Program Service, 1979 (Tape 2 of 4)
subject: Lesbian activists, Lesbian feminism, National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington, D.C., 1979
description: The second of four recordings of Pacifica Radio coverage of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights on October 14, 1979. Musical performances by Mary Watkins, Meg Christian, and Holly Near. Speeches by Ray Hill and Charles Law.
creator: Pacifica Radio
creator: Mary Watkins, Meg Christian, Holly Near
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1159_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1159_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1159_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1159_B.wav
publisher: NPR/Pacifica Radio
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 4 tape series. Preceded by SPW1158. Followed by SPW1160 and SPW1161.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Radio Program

The Personal or the Political - II / Conference on Feminist Theory, 1979
subject: African American feminists, African American lesbians, Lesbian feminism
description: Audre Lorde continues her presentation as part of “The Personal and the Political” panel held at the Second Sex Conference on September 29, 1979. Audience members pose questions and make comments regarding the intersections between race, class, sexual orientation, and gender and feminism in response to Audre Lorde’s speech, “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”, from SPW1155.
creator: Audre Lorde
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1156_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1156_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1156_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1159_B.wav
publisher: Second Sex Conference
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Preceded by SPW1155.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Conference

Astraea Benefit, "Conversation with Poems," 1981 (Tape 2 of 2)
subject: Poetry, Lesbians' writings, Writing, Writers' workshops, Racism, Antisemitism, Southern States--Poetry, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Women, African American women, Lesbianism
description: Benefit for the Astraea Foundation, "Conversation with Poems." Poetry reading and conversation with Audre Lorde and Adrienne Rich; includes speech, poetry, and remarks.
creator: Audre Lorde
creator: Adrienne Rich
source: Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1166_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1166_A.wav
source: Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1166_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1166_B.wav
publisher: Astraea Foundation
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of a 2 tape series. Preceded by SPW1165.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Poetry reading and conversation

"Poetry" radio program on WBAI hosted by Susan Howe, undated
subject: African American women--Poetry, African American lesbians--Identity, Racism--United States, Sexism, Death--Poetry
description: 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."
creator: Audre Lorde
creator: Susan Howe
source: http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1171_A.mp3 http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1171_A.wav
source: http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1171_B.mp3 http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1171_B.wav
publisher: WBAI Radio
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Radio Program

Modern Language Association Conference in Chicago, 1977
subject: Poetry, Lesbianism, Feminism, Motherhood, Sexual orientation, Sexism, Abortion, Family, Health, Rape, Misogyny, Lesbian feminism,
description: Modern Language Association Conference in Chicago, December 1977. Lesbian Feminist Poetry Reading featuring six poets. Side A includes Joan Larkin, Barbara Smith and Diedre McCalla. Side B includes Melanie Kaye, Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde; Audre Lorde appears at 28:07 on SPW1151_B (Side B).
creator: Modern Language Association
creator: Joan Larkin, Barbara Smith, Diedre McCalla, Melanie Kaye, Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde
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publisher: Modern Language Association
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Poetry Conference

Power, Oppression and the Politics of Culture: A Lesbian/Feminist Perspective; Fourth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, August 25, 1978, (Tape 2 of 3)
subject: African American feminists, African American lesbians, Feminism, Lesbian feminism, Lesbianism, Lesbians, Sexism
description: Audio recording of a panel presentation at the Fourth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women. "Power, Oppression and the Politics of Culture: A Lesbian/Feminist Perspective" included Audre Lorde
creator: Fourth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women
creator: Audre Lorde
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publisher: Berkshire Conference on the History of Women
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 2 of 3. Preceded by SPW1152.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: panel presentation

Power, Oppression and the Politics of Culture: A Lesbian/Feminist Perspective; Fourth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, August 25, 1978, (Tape 1 of 3)
subject: African American feminists, African American lesbians, Feminism, Lesbian feminism, Lesbianism, Lesbians, Sexism
description: Audio recording of a panel presentation at the Fourth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women. Includes Audre Lorde.
creator: Fourth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women
creator: Audre Lorde
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publisher: Berkshire Conference on the History of Women
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape 1 of 3. Followed by SPW1153 and SPW 1154.
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: panel presentation

Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center (2nd Tuesday Series), 1986
subject: American poetry--20th century, Poets, Oral interpretation of poetry, Lesbians--United States, Feminists--United States, Social conditions, Criticism and interpretation, Apartheid--South Africa, Gays, Russians, Lesbianism--United States, Apartheid--South Africa, Cold War, African American women
description: Audre Lorde reading her poems for the "2nd Tuesday Series" at the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, New York City. Side A: Recorded at the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, New York City. Sponsored by the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center, Women's Poetry Center at Hunter College, New York. Poet Audre Lorde reads thirteen poems many from her new book. [Poems: Notes from a Trip to Russia, Sisters in Arms, Holographs, Political Relations, A Question of Climate, There are No Honest Poems about Dead Women, A Question of Essence, For the Record: (In memory of Eleanor Bumpurs), Making Love to Concrete, Women on Trains. Never to Dream of Spiders and Call.] Side B: Question and answer session with a collection for the Sisters in Support of South Africa.
creator: Audre Lorde
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publisher: Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: Original = Cassette Tape
format: WAV
format: MP3
language: English
type: Sound
type: Poetry Reading

Pat, June 6, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York
subject: Lesbians--Family relationships
subject: Lesbian bars
subject: Lesbians--Sexual behavior
subject: Lesbian couples
description: Side A: Pat discusses her definition of lesbianism and her attitude towards “radical lesbians.” She also discusses her background, including her relationship with her family and her experience at an all-girls Catholic school. She talks about how and when she realized she was a lesbian and describes her early relationships with women. She discusses leaving home and experiencing gay bars for the first time in the 1950s. Finally, she discusses butch and femme roles and how they have changed. Side B: Pat discusses why she does not have many gay friends and why she does not identify with the lesbian community. She talks about her relationships and her feelings about sex.
creator: Interviewee: Pat, Interviewer: Madeline Davis
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: PhysicalObject
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW #454

Dorothy, October 26, 1981 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbianism Lesbian couples -- United States Lesbian bars Lesbian -- relationships Lesbian -- sexual behavior Lesbian --United States --Identity Lesbian -- United States -- World War II Lesbian community -- New York (State) New York Lesbian --Family relationships Lesbian -- Social life and customs Roles --Butch and femme Lesbian -- courtship
description: Side A Dorothy discusses lesbians in the military during World War II with regard to her friend Betty, a lesbian marine who feared her phone was tapped. She refers to it as a 'witch hunt'. Dorothy discusses lesbian bars in Buffalo in the 1940s -1950s, and talks about friendships and butch and femme roles. Side B Dorothy discusses her break up with her girlfriend of 13 years, Charlotte. She talks about their courtship, sexuality, home life, and their families, who were never formally told they were a couple. While talking about the break up she mentions the deed to a cottage they shared and losing personal property in the breakup. Dorothy mentions seeking help from a lawyer and a lesbian psychologist in the 1950s. Dorothy discusses that she once considered suicide after a breakup.
creator: Interviewee: Dorothy, Interviewer: Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of information and Library Science, students in LIS-665 Projects in Digital Archives
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Side A and Side B of Tape 474
format: tape cassette "SPW474 Dorothy"
language: eng
type: Sound Physical Object Oral History Interview
coverage: Coverage=Spatial: Buffalo, NY Coverage=Temporal 1942-1960 Coverage=Temporal: 20th Century

Phil, January 9, 1980
subject: Buffalo, N.Y. Lesbian bars
subject: Butch Identity
subject: Etiquette for lesbians
subject: Lesbian Community--New York (State)
subject: Lesbian couples
subject: Lesbians--Sexual behavior
subject: Lesbian--relationships
subject: Lesbians--family--relationships
subject: Lesbians--Identity
subject: Roles--Butch and Femme
subject: Bowling
description: Side 3: Phil begins the interview by discussing the dynamics of living with her lover and husband under the same roof, as well her lack of shame or guilt in being gay. She then talks about guilt among other lesbians she knew. Related to this, she discusses reasons people were not public about their lesbian identity, including work and family commitments. She spends the majority of this side of the tape talking about her long-term, intimate relationship with her best friend. She discusses the difference between butch and femme friends, as well as the distinct features of a close friend versus a lover.
description: Side 4: Phil continues to discuss the distinctions between friends and lovers. She talks about the various social groups she belonged to over the years, including a group that mostly had husbands and one that was more independent. Phil talks about lesbians having multiple partners, and how the community viewed butches and femmes who did so. Phil talks about lesbians in the Bowling Association, and the social events they put on. She then tells the story of a break-up and meeting a new lover, and the mythology surrounding butches making the first move.
creator: Interviewee: Phil
creator: Interviewer: Madeline D. Davis
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: Tape two of a three tape series recorded 1979-11-16 and 1980-1-9. Prior tape is SPW464 and following is SPW466.
language: eng
type: Sound
type: PhysicalObject
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW 465

Joe, April 18, 1979 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbian Community--New York (State)
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Gay men--Relations with lesbians
description: Joe offers suggestions for local history sources, research materials, and other interview subjects. He also shares anecdotes of his travels to San Francisco.
creator: Interviewee: Joe, Interviewer: Madeline D. Davis
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape two of a two tape series recorded 4-18-1979. Prior tape is SPW443.
language: eng

Judy T., 1978
subject: Lesbians
subject: Lesbians Conduct of life
subject: Lesbians--Employment
subject: Lesbians--Family relationships
subject: Lesbians--Social life and customs
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century
subject: Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--Social conditions
subject: Lesbianism--United States
subject: Lesbianism--Social aspects
subject: Lesbianism--United States--History
subject: Roles--Butch and Femme
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Gay bars
subject: Discrimination
description: Judy discusses butch and femme identities, social interactions, and role-play within relationships. She expresses relief over how these once rigid demarcations of identity have become more flexible within the lesbian community. Later, however, she notes "class" differences that continue to striate lesbians as a social group. The social conditions, the acceptance of lesbians, and the "openness" of homosexuals are compared between New York, Florida, and Toronto. References are made to anti-gay activist Anita Bryant and others who put social pressure on lesbians to stay closeted. Additionally, Judy touches upon negotiating workplace discrimination and "nosy" neighbors. She briefly mentions her relationship with her family and what it was like growing up in Buffalo.
creator: Judy T.
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape two of a two tape series recorded in 1978. Preceded by SPW450.
language: eng
type: Sound
type: PhysicalObject
type: Oral History Interview

Phil, January 18, 1980
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Gay culture in literature
subject: Gay-Lesbian Relationship
subject: Gay Bars
subject: Discrimination
subject: Lesbian Community-Buffalo, NY (State)
subject: Lesbian- United States- Identity
description: Phil talks about being in a relationship with another woman and how she provided for her. She also goes on to talk about how other butch femmes provided for their partners and what would happen when they would break up. Phil further goes on to talk about gay literature and her problems with it. She also discusses gay bars and the lack of support for them.
creator: Phil
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: 1980-01-18
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
language: Eng
type: Sound
type: PhysicalObject
type: Oral History Interview

Dorothy, October 26, 1981 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbian couples--United States
subject: Lesbian--Sexual behavior
subject: Lesbian--relationships
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York
subject: Lesbian bars
subject: Lesbian mothers
subject: Lesbian couples as parents
description: Side A Dorothy discusses how women met one another, sexuality, and her various relationships. Particular focus is on her 10 year relationship with her girlfriend during the mid 1950s to mid 1960s. Side B Dorothy discusses how she feels about children and the fact that she never any. She gives her opinion on two women raising a child, and talks about her friends who are now married to men who raised children. In addition, she continues her thoughts on sexuality and butch-femme roles.
creator: Interviewee: Dorothy, Interviewer: Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665: Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Dorothy, October 2, 1981 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbians--Conduct of life
subject: Lesbian community
subject: Lesbian community--New York (State)--New York
subject: Lesbian couples--United States
subject: Lesbian--Sexual behavior
subject: Lesbian--relationships
subject: Monogamous relationships
subject: Lesbians--Relations with heterosexuals
subject: Sexual--behavior
subject: Bisexuality
subject: Lesbian business enterprises
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
description: Dorothy talks generally of leisure activities, relationships, and sexual relations. She then talks at length about one long-term relationship with Harriette, mentioning their business, break up, life-long friendship, and Harriettes other relationships. She talks first of weekend activities or leisure activities such as house parties, picnics, and going to bars. She talks in general about sexual relations, mentioning "daisy chain" sex, and attitudes towards sex and equality in love-making. She talks in general about long-term relationships and breaking up. She then answers questions and talks at length about her long-term relationship with Harriette, their break up and lasting friendship. She mentions their first car and the business they owned together. She talks of monogamy. She talks of Harriette's later marriage and other relationships. Dorothy talks of her opinion of bi-sexuality and of Harriette's marriage and relationships.
creator: Interviewee: Dorothy, Interviewer: Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 665 Projects in Digital Archives students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Tape two of a two tape series recorded 1982-10-2. Tape 1 is SPW472.
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Dorothy, October 26, 1981 (Tape 3)
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbian community
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Lesbian librarians
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbians--Alcohol use--United States
subject: Lesbians--Relations with heterosexuals
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
description: Dorothy discusses her lifelong identity as a lesbian and her uncharacteristic history in adopting both the butch and femme roles in prior relationships. She talks about being the child of a single mother (her father died when she was two years old) and also describes her hobbies. She says she has always been very mechanically inclined and has also always been an avid reader. She suspects that being an avid reader influenced her ability to understand and be accepting of herself. She also discusses her education and career and her treatment as a lesbian on the job. She was the first female member of the American Society of Tool Designers and later became a technical librarian and engineering researcher. She also speaks about her friendships and non-sexual relationships with both gay and straight women. She notes the differences between those relationships and how her mannerisms and level of self-consciousness also differ in those interactions.
creator: Interviewee: Dorothy, Interviewer: Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, students in LIS-665 Projects in Digital Archives
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Side A of Tape 3 of three-tape series. Prior tapes in series are SPW474 and SPW475
format: mpeg
format: wav
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW #476

Judy T., 1979 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian bars
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbian Community--New York (State)--New York
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbianism--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
description: Judy discusses her views of gay men, including her belief that all so-called gay men are in fact bisexual.
creator: Judy T.
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW #471

Judy T., 1979 (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian bars
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbian Community--New York (State)--New York
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbianism--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
description: Side A: Judy discusses some of the bars she used to frequent, and her changing views of sex. Side B: Judy discusses her past relationships and the ways in which she feels the treatment of women at jobs has changed.
creator: Judy T.
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW #470

Joan with Donna and Doris, April, 1978
subject: Lesbian Bars
subject: Lesbian and Gay Experience
subject: Lesbian Community--New York (State)--New York
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbianism--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Lesbians--United States--Identity
subject: Lesbians--United States--Interviews
description: Joan talks about how she went to jail and her experiences while she was held there.
creator: Interviewer: Madeline Davis, Interviewee: Joan L
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW# 446

Mary T., July 7, 1978 (Tape 1)
subject: Sexual relationships
subject: Lesbians--family--relationships
subject: Lesbians--Relations with heterosexuals
subject: Gay military personnel--United States
subject: Lesbian bars
subject: U.S. states--Race relations
subject: Role playing
subject: Lesbian community
subject: Lesbians--United States--Social conditions
subject: Lesbian culture
subject: Gay men--Relations with lesbians
description: Side A: Mary briefly describes her childhood and family dynamics. Mary and the interviewer then discuss the first time Mary recognized being different and her thoughts on desiring women at a young age, yet not knowing about lesbianism as a concept or about the lesbian community. Mary then recalls the first time she encountered the word "lesbian" when she joined the U.S. Air Force and describes her experiences with women while in the service. Mary talks about being a lesbian in the military, the investigation into her conduct, and her dishonorable discharge. After Mary got another job, she started going to a bar in Buffalo, N.Y., and she talks about the other lesbians she met there. Mary then discovered other bars and talks about the scene as well as the role-playing of butch and femme. Constant whirring noise that stops about 10 minutes into the recording. Side B: Mary continues the discussion on butch and femme role-playing. She elaborates on fights, holding down jobs, and being "out." She also explains the relationships lesbians had with gay men in Buffalo, N.Y., and the bar scene dynamics of mixed, gay, or lesbian bars. Mary and the interviewer discuss gay activism and the difficulties of being involved in activism at that time. Mary also describes outings where there was a risk of being visible as a group, such as going on picnics or renting cottages. She elaborates on her experience with social dynamics like cliques and having heterosexual friends within the lesbian and gay community. Mary then expands upon the nature of her relationships with women as well as with black lesbians - racial prejudice and relationships are discussed. Constant whirring noise that stops about 5 minutes into the recording.
creator: Mary T.
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: This recording is 1 of 2 tapes recorded with Mary T. on 1978-07-07.
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview

Cindy and Joan
subject: Discrimination
subject: Lesbian bars
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbian-identity
subject: Lesbianism--History
subject: Lesbianism
description: 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.
creator: Cindy
creator: Joan
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW# 449

Linda, November 19, 1978 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: Lesbian Herstory Archives
subject: Lesbianism--History
subject: Lesbianism
subject: Lesbians--United States--History
subject: Sexual relationships
description: Linda discusses work and how her coworkers knew that she is a lesbian, which did not bother them. She recalls beginning to wear men's clothes to work in the 1970s when women began to wear pants. Linda discusses her relationship, and how her life centers around her lover. She believes that the younger generation is less monogamous than hers. Linda also discusses butch and femme dynamics in relationships. The sound quality is poor in the beginning. The tape cuts off abruptly at the end.
creator: Linda
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: This recording is 2 of 2 tapes recorded with Linda on 1978-11-19.
language: eng
type: Sound
type: Oral History Interview
identifier: SPW# 448

Joan, September 11, 1978 (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian couples
subject: Etiquette for lesbians
subject: Lesbian and gay experience
subject: African-American experience
description: Joan discusses permanent relationships and other lesbians' relationships, dating process, how she and others approach lesbians they are interested in, and terminologies in dating (example: when do you start "going" with someone, and is it actually called "going"?). She identifies herself first as a lesbian, second as an African American. She talks about racism in the white lesbian community and the acceptance of black lesbians in black communities, which she says has to do with class. She talks about the black movement and gay/women's liberation in Buffalo. She describes how she's dressed.
creator: Madeline Davis
creator: Joan
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
relation: This recording is 2 of 2 tapes recorded with Joan on 1978-09-11.
language: eng
type: Sound