Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice - Tape 5
subject: Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice, Ecofeminism, Ethno-Centricity, Land Justice, Native Peoples, Interviews
description: An interview with two women discussing the history of women's peace camps, ecofeminism, and issues of ethnocentricity among non-indigenous activists, particularly among white activists who believe they "know how to do things." Interviewees also discuss restorative land justice and “The Mountain,” a survival camp hosted by Native Americans that teaches indigenous traditions. The video is interrupted by static for the first 16 seconds, as well as from 2:30-6:11 due to the physical condition of the tape.
creator: Sorrel Hays
date: 08/11/1985 (date created)
date: 04/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Sorrel Hays Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice - Tape 6
subject: Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice, Civil Disobedience, Nuclear, Disarmament, Interviews
description: Footage of a demonstration that took place outside of the main gates of the Seneca Army Depot, in which a group of women wearing white fabric and fake blood wail and rattle the chainlink gate as guards look on. A group of women beat on small paddle drums and hum behind them. Interviews in Tape 3 of this collection describe the experience and meaning behind the demonstration.
creator: Sorrel Hays
date: 08/10/1985 (date created)
rights: Sorrel Hays Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

A Lesbian Portrait (Lesbian Music For Lesbians Only) - Reel 2
subject: Women's Music, Lesbian Separatism
description: A Lesbian Portrait consists of songs written by Linda Shear from 1972-1975. Shear, who requested that audiences for her performances be exclusively lesbian beginning in 1976, aimed to distribute A Lesbian Portrait through Lesbian-only networks. To support this goal, Shear and her then-partner Tryna Hope formed the distribution company Old Lady Blue Jeans. The album was released in 1977. Read the liner notes. 2-1: Well Story – Spoken and Written by Tryna 2-2: Well Song 2-3: Old Woman 2-4: Song to Myself/Portrait 2-5: Family of Women 2-6: Lesbian Wombmoon-Chant
creator: Linda Shear
date: circa 1976-1977 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
language: English

A Lesbian Portrait (Lesbian Music For Lesbians Only) - Reel 1
subject: Women's Music, Lesbian Separatism
description: A Lesbian Portrait consists of songs written by Linda Shear from 1972-1975. Shear, who requested that audiences for her performances be exclusively lesbian beginning in 1976, aimed to distribute A Lesbian Portrait through Lesbian-only networks. To support this goal, Shear and her then-partner Tryna Hope formed the distribution company Old Lady Blue Jeans. The album was released in 1977. Read the liner notes. 1-1: Mama / Womanchild 1-2: Goddesses And Other Truths 1-3: Woman Let Go Now 1-4: For Tryna 1-5: Ninety 1-6: Remember
creator: Linda Shear
publisher: Old Lady Blue Jeans
date: circa 1976-1977 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: See the LHA Copyright Statement
language: English

Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 5
subject: Partner rights, Coming out, Lesbian couples, Lesbophobia
description: This tape is part of a 5-part series interviewing Karen Thompson regarding her legal struggles to secure guardianship of her comatose partner, Sharon Kowalski. (Note: Tape 1 is missing) In Tape 5, Karen discusses the physical and mental toll her legal battles have had on her, including the struggles she has experienced with Kowalski's family, particularly the pressure to be "perfect" to prevent the courts from using any mistakes against her. Karen also talks about her relationship with Sharon before the incident, as well as the distance she felt that she needed to create between herself and her colleagues and students to prevent her outing, which could lead to the loss of her job.
date: circa 1988-1989 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: Englsih

Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 4
subject: Partner rights, Coming out, Lesbian couples, Lesbophobia, Christianity
description: This tape is part of a 5-part series interviewing Karen Thompson regarding her legal struggles to secure guardianship of her comatose partner, Sharon Kowalski. (Note: Tape 1 is missing) In Tape 4, Karen talks about her relationship with religion and her church, her belief that coming out is an important step in normalizing homosexuality, and her struggles against homophobia from medical professionals.
date: circa 1988-1989 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 3
subject: Partner rights, Coming out, Lesbian couples, Lesbophobia
description: This tape is part of a 5-part series interviewing Karen Thompson regarding her legal struggles to secure guardianship of her comatose partner, Sharon Kowalski. (Note: Tape 1 is missing) Tape 3 primarily consists of Karen recounting her legal struggles with Sharon’s parents regarding Sharon’s guardianship. Karen also discusses how it felt coming out to her parents.
date: circa 1987-1988 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Karen Thompson Interview - Tape 2
subject: Partner rights, Coming out, Lesbian couples, Lesbophobia
description: This tape is part of a 5-part series interviewing Karen Thompson regarding her legal struggles to secure guardianship of her comatose partner, Sharon Kowalski. (Note: Tape 1 is missing) In Tape 2, Karen begins to describe her legal dispute with Sharon’s parents over guardianship and the emotions she felt during the process. Karen recounts the difficulties of coming out to her own family and Sharon’s parents, as well as her fear of a legal dispute over Sharon's guardianship outing her to the public.
date: circa 1988-1989 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice - Tape 4
subject: Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice, Civil Disobedience, Interviews
description: Three interviews with women who participated in the “Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice“ protest. The interviews touch on the women's experiences of being detained, their mistreatment under the hands of the Seneca Army Postmen, and their reasons for participating in civil disobedience.
creator: Sorrel Hays
date: 08/1985 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Sorrel Hays Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice - Tape 3
subject: Seneca Women's Encampment for a Future of Peace and Justice, Nuclear Disarmament, Civil Disobedience, Interviews
description: [00:00-15:26] Video begins with a protest/ceremony outside the Seneca Army Depot, a military-industrial complex in Seneca, New York. [15:39-22:52] Following the demonstration, the video cuts to an interview in which two participants explain the importance and objective of their ceremony and the purpose of their "wailing," which was meant to imagine and express the agony of victims and those threatened by nuclear war.
creator: Sorrel Hays
date: 08/10/1985 – 08/11/1985 (date created)
date: 03/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Sorrel Hays Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too
subject: Lesbian Avengers, Lesbian activism, Hate Crimes, Anti-lesbian violence
description: [Description from the Lesbian Avengers] The Lesbian Avengers Eat Fire, Too offers a look at the New York group's first year, from their initial demonstration in front of an elementary school in '92 to the Dyke March in DC, where the Avengers ate fire in front of the White House, cheered on by an enormous crowd. The video supplements footage of actions with portraits of real-life Avengers still giddy with their first experiences of taking to the streets as out dykes, as well as interviews with puzzled tourists trying to answer the question, "Who are the Lesbian Avengers?" Edited by two Avengers, videomaker Janet Baus, and experimental filmmaker, Su Friedrich, the video was a group effort, with a number of Avengers contributing. -------- The Lesbian Avenger employed fire eating as an act of protest as a response to arson attacks against gays and lesbians who had been killed by Molotov cocktails thrown into their homes.
creator: Janet Baus, producer and director
creator: Su Friedrich, producer and director
publisher: Lesbian Avengers
date: 1993 (date released)
date: 02/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation, Inc. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Tampa TV Coverage (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian Avengers, Lesbian activism, Lesbian survivors of hate crimes, Anti-lesbian violence
description: Compilation of news coverage from '10 Tampa Bay' of protests organized by the Lesbian Avengers responding to the burning of a trailer belonging to lesbian and HIV advocate Dee DeBerry. Sections: "Why are these lesbian activists eating fire?" [00:38-02:47] Tampa Hate Rally: The Lesbian Avengers and other groups [03:07-03:46] Gay activists who call themselves Lesbian Avengers [04:07-04:52] Temple University News Taping [05:01-14:47]
creator: Lesbian Avengers
date: 06/1993 (date created)
date: 02/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation, Inc. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Lesbian Avengers Dyke March Promo / HomoTeens: Portraits of Lesbian and Gay Teenagers
subject: Lesbian Community, Dyke Marches, Homophobia, Coming Out
description: The first 2 minutes are a promotional video for the first annual Dyke Pride March at Bryant Park in June, 1993, featuring footage from the DC Dyke Pride March in April 1993, which includes lesbians marching in the streets, chanting, dancing, and fire-eating. After, there are several minutes of solid stills featuring text appearing to be the names of individuals featured in the project "HomoTeens: Portraits of Lesbian and Gay Teenagers" by Joan Jubela. The footage features clippings of an article written about Henry, a young gay man, in People magazine that outed him to his mother. From 11:50-13:45, Henry talks about the conversations with his parents after the article was published, wherein his father was accepting but his mother was very upset.
creator: Lesbian Avengers (Dyke March Promo)
creator: Joan Jubela (HomoTeens)
date: 1993 (date created)
date: 02/2024 (date digitized)
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Cathay Che’s Performance at Dixon Place
subject: Performance art Lesbian theater Lesbian poetry
description: Video recording of a spoken word performance art piece put on by Cathay Che at Dixon Place for an audience. Date of performance unknown.
creator: Gay Entertainment Network
date: 2023-09-26 (digitized)
contributor: Cathay Che
rights: Available for viewing on-site at the Lesbian Herstory Archives only. Gay Entertainment Network should be credited if used. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Mary Daly Lecture / Unidentified Dance
description: Tape is divided into two sections. In the first section, radical feminist and theologian Mary Daly lectures about misogyny in the medical field, including the widespread use of Hormone Replacement Therapy for menopausal women and the increased risk of cancer associated with the birth control pill. She also informs her audience about the career of surgeon James Burt who, for approximately 30 years, reconstructed women’s genitalia after childbirth, often without consent, thinking that they were poorly designed for sexual pleasure. The second section of the tape, which is in poor condition and has soft focus, features a woman performing a dance.
date: 11/2023 (date digitized)
date: circa 1975 (created)
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Speaking to the Future: 1978 Lesbian Regional Conference (Tape 2)
subject: Coming Out, Lesbian Community, Homophobia, Lesbians of Color
description: Part 2 of interviews addressed to "lesbians of the future" conducted by the Lesbian Herstory Archives at the 1978 Lesbian Regional Conference. Among the subjects discussed in the interviews include coming out, lesbian bars, racism against lesbians of color, representations of violence against women, feminism, and older lesbians.
creator: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: 04/02/1978 (date created)
date: 11/2023 (date digitized)
rights: Lesbian Herstory Archives Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Speaking to the Future: 1978 Lesbian Regional Conference (Tape 1)
subject: Coming Out, Lesbian Community, Homophobia, Lesbians of Color
description: Part 1 of interviews addressed to "lesbians of the future" conducted by the Lesbian Herstory Archives at the 1978 Lesbian Regional Conference. Among the subjects discussed in the interviews include coming out, lesbian fashion, older lesbians, chosen names, homophobia, and racism against lesbians of color.
creator: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: 04/02/1978 (date created)
date: 11/2023 (date digitized)
rights: Lesbian Herstory Archives Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Performance Theatre Troupe / Gathering (Tape 2)
subject: Lesbian Theater, Lesbian Community, LGBTQ+ home movies, Women's Friendship, White Lesbians
description: The tape is divided into two sections. The first section of the tape contains Act 3 of "The Performance" (6 min), a one-woman play by the Performance Theatre Troupe from Iowa City. The play centers around Effy, a 17-year-old lesbian and musician who must make a decision about her life. Following "The Performance," the tape cuts to a gathering of lesbians sitting outside, playing guitar, singing, and reading.
creator: The Performance: Kathleen [Hardy], writer and performer [Bonnie Marslack], director Gathering: Creator Unknown
date: 1976 (date filmed)
date: 11/2023 (date digitized)
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Performance Theatre Troupe (Tape 1)
subject: Lesbian Theater
description: A video of a one-woman play by the Performance Theatre Troupe from Iowa City. The place centers around Effy, a 17-year-old lesbian and musician who must make a decision about her life. The three-act play takes place over a single day. Act 1 follows Effy in the afternoon, in her bedroom, before going to a piano recital she is involved in. Act 2 takes after the piano recital. Act 3 takes place later that night after Effy has been thinking about her life. Tape 1 includes Acts 1 & 2.
creator: Kathleen [Hardy], writer and performer
creator: [Bonnie Marslack], director
date: 1976 (date filmed)
date: 11/2023 (date digitized)
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Honoring Lesbian-Queer Archiving: Online-Talk with Joan Nestle
subject: Lesbian archives
subject: Queer archives
subject: Lesbian authors
subject: Lesbian identity
description: A talk with Joan Nestle, co-founder of the Lesbian Herstory Archive, about the history and importance of lesbian archives and queer archives, along with her personal history. The discussion covers many topics in Joan's life and current activities within lesbian archives.
creator: Lesbian Herstory Archives
date: 2022-05-03
contributor: Lesbian Herstory Archives
contributor: Spinnboden Lesbian Archive
rights: All rights reserved and credited to Spinnboden Lesbian Archive Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
relation: Begehren und Widerstand: Joan Nestle erstmals auf Deutsch
language: English
language: German

It Can Be Done: Chicago Women's Graphic Collective
subject: Women's Graphics Collective, Women's Movement, Feminism
description: A video about the relationships and bonds among members of the Women's Graphics Collective. The Collective produced posters addressing the struggles of the women's movement and other political movements, including the United Farm Workers organized a boycott on non-union lettuce and grape farmers.
creator: Shirlee Blumenthal and Barbara Bejna, directors
creator: School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, producer
date: c. 1973 (date created)
date: 11/2023 (date digitized)
rights: All rights reserved to the Chicago Women's Graphic Collective. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Womansphere Hour, October 18, 1974
subject: Lesbian identity Radio Second wave feminism
description: Taped radio program for the lesbian community.
creator: Margie Adam, Meg Christian
date: 1984-10-18
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Feminist Workshop, March 14, 1971
subject: Lesbian identity Homonormativity Second wave feminism
description: Recorded discussion regarding the defining features of lesbianism and the lesbian identity.
date: 1971-03-14
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan’s contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Feminist Workshop, February 18, 1971
subject: Lesbian identity Homonormativity Second wave feminism
description: Recorded discussion regarding what constitutes a lesbian and lesbian identity writ large.
date: 1971-02-18
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan’s contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Radio Image

Mabel Hampton Interview
subject: Harlem Renaissance New York (N.Y.) Lesbian couples
description: This oral history interview begins with the title card “Our Faces Our Voices Our Words” and that the video is sponsored by The Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation Inc. Mabel Hampton talks about her life story, including memories of her childhood, lesbian friendships, and romantic relationships. The video ends with her singing, starting at 00:42:27.
publisher: The Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation Inc.
date: ca. 1976
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

St. Paul's Church Lesbian Pride Week Concert, June 26, 1976
subject: LGBTQ+ musicians LGBTQ+ demonstrations Women's music
description: Concert held at St Paul's Church on the occasion of Lesbian Pride Week. Also includes the announcement of the site, details and regulations for a later rally.
date: 1976-06-26
contributor: Casse Culver, Willie Tyson, Alix Dobkin
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan’s contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

The Heat Is On Miss Saigon
subject: Asian American LGBTQ+ people LGBTQ+ demonstrations Anti-racism
description: Interviews and speeches from the demonstration at the Broadway opening of Miss Saigon organized by a coalition called "The Heat Is On 'Miss Saigon': Coaltion to End Racism and Sexism on Broadway".
date: 1991-04-11
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Reeves Interview (Tape 4)
subject: Feminism Feminist literature Intersectionality (Sociology)
description: Interview with Mount Holyoke student Reeves on her experiences taking Barbara Smith's class.
creator: Barbara Smith
date: Circa 1988
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Reeves Interview (Tape 3)
subject: Feminism Feminist literature Intersectionality (Sociology)
description: Interview with Mount Holyoke student Reeves on her experiences taking Barbara Smith's class.
creator: Barbara Smith
date: Circa 1988
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Meeka Interview (Tape 2)
subject: Women, Black Feminism Feminist literature
description: Interview with 19 year-old Mount Holyoke student Meeka on her experiences with taking Barbara Smith's class. She talks about Black Feminist analysis, colorism, and intersectional feminism.
creator: Barbara Smith
date: Circa 1988
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Meeka Interview (Tape 1)
subject: Women, Black Feminism Feminist literature
description: Interview with 19 year-old Mount Holyoke student Meeka on the structure of and experiences in Barbara Smith's class. She highlights a presentation on “Homegirls”and talks about discussions in the class surrounding culture and experiences of women of color.
creator: Barbara Smith
date: Circa 1988
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Keep Your Laws Off My Body
subject: AIDS (Disease) Documentaries Law
description: Black and white recorded documentary video exploring themes of Lesbian relationships, the AIDS pandemic and the criminalization of LGBTQ+ media.
creator: Catherine Saalfield, Zoe Leonard
date: 1990
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Barbara Smith Classroom Discussion (Tape 7)
subject: Lesbian fiction LGBTQ+ literary criticism Racism
description: Recorded classroom discussion focusing on a fictional story about lesbians and the erotic. Continuation of #6. Location uncertain.
creator: Barbara Smith
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Barbara Smith Classroom Discussion (Tape 6)
subject: Lesbian fiction LGBTQ+ literary criticism Lesbian authors
description: Recorded classroom discussion focusing on a fictional story about lesbians and the erotic. Continuation of #5. Location uncertain.
creator: Barbara Smith
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Barbara Smith Classroom Discussion (Tape 5)
subject: Lesbian fiction LGBTQ+ literary criticism Erotica
description: Recorded classroom discussion focusing on a fictional story about lesbians and the erotic. Location uncertain.
creator: Barbara Smith
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English

Alix Dobkin photographed by Liza Cowan

First Black Lesbian Conference Logo

Lambda Legal Forum, 1982
description: This video depicts a panel discussion between Rosalyn Richter, the then Executive Director and attorney for Lambda Legal, and Rhonda Copelon, the then an attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights and law professor at CUNY Law School moderated by David A.J. Richards, a teacher of Constitutional Law and Legal Philosophy at NYU School of Law . The speakers discuss values and gay rights issues through the context of individual choice versus choice that brings harm. Richter and Copelon discuss and answer questions about Roe v. Wade and housing for queer youth. The video then cuts to a document entitled "Anti Gay Legislation: an Attempt to Sanction Inequality." An individual then holds up a Lambda document entitled “Court Approves Gay Adoption.”
date: 1982-10-28
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: video/mp4
identifier: MSTR 13

Tiny Davis Interview
description: A portion of the 1988 documentary entitled "Tiny & Ruby: Hell Divin' Women", which was made by Jezebel Productions as a tribute to Tiny Davis and Ruby Lucas. In the documentary Tiny talks about how she started playing the trumpet, moving to Kansas City and getting involved in the music scene. She travelled and played with the Harlem Play Girls and then the Sweethearts. Tiny and Ruby talk about how they met and the after hours spots in Kansas City where women could be with women. They talk about how they left Kansas City and the formation of Tiny Davis Hell Divers. Tiny says she is ready to keep working and playing even at 76 years old. Also featured in the clip is Tiny’s daughter who talks about how she enjoyed playing music with her mother for 10 or 15 years. She says there wasn’t any song requested they couldn’t play. Note: This portion contains no audio but contains Tiny and her daughter.
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan's contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: video/mp4

Anti-Lesbian Violence
description: This is a recording of assorted clippings regarding women's safety. Note: No Audio.
date: 10/30/82
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: video/mp4
identifier: MSTR 14

Gay Rights Bill Council Hearings
description: This is a gay rights hearing with speakers arguing both in favor and opposed to the proposed bill. Those in favor urged the council to allow the parliamentary process to move forward so the bill could be debated and voted on. They argued for equality under the law and the importance of respecting the process. Those opposed expressed concerns about the bill extending homosexual rights beyond government employment, potentially affecting private schools and rentals, and equating homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle. They maintained that homosexuality is not morally or socially equal to heterosexuality. Several speakers share personal life experiences. Eleanor Cooper is featured identifying herself as a spokesperson for Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights and a member of Lesbian Feminist Liberation. U-Matic tapes note that the recordings include the following speakers: Harrison Goldin Feather Keane David Dinkins Eleanor Cooper Abraham Modowitz female doctor Gay cop MOS audience Interview with Pat Bond Rabbi Dennis M Eugenia Lee Hancock Robert Selden (cut-off after 1 sentence)
date: 1983 February 22
rights: Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: video/mp4

Women's Action Organization Rape Crisis Center Presentation, Washington D.C., November 1973
description: This is a panel introduced by the president of the Women's Action Organization, with the Vice President of the Department of State in attendance. The speakers (from the DC Rape Crisis Center) discuss sexual violence. They also discuss how the crisis center came to be and the services it offers, issues with legal definitions, how to protect women, medical support, and self-defense, among other topics. The first speaker is Karen Kollias (RCC co-founder). The end of this audio includes live instruction and demonstration of self-defense tactics.
date: 1973-11
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan’s contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Women's Music Network Interview
description: Interview with Kay Gardner, executive director and co-founder of the Women's Music Network, and Lou Crimmins, performer. 1974 production of the Feminist Radio Network. Discussion of the nonprofit Women Music Network's ideals and operations supporting women in the music industry. including Lavender Jane.
date: 10/20/74
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan's contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Meg Christian and Holly Near Concert (Side B)
description: Live recording of Meg Christian and Holly Near performing at 1976 LFF concert. Note: Poor sound quality
date: 11/6/76
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan’s contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Megan Christian and Holly Near Concert (Side A)
description: Live recording of Meg Christian and Holly Near performing at 1976 LFF concert. Note: playback speed changes so there is a brief cut in audio around the 12 min mark; poor sound quality.
date: 11/6/76
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan’s contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Advertisements
description: Opens with "Reasons" by Minnie Riperton and goes into an advertisement for Sophie's Parlor. A version of the advertisement repeats but is a blooper/is incomplete. Following this, another version of the advertisement plays. Includes sped-up song and an unknown ad, as well as "Check Out Your Mind" by Chaxayn.
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Learning to Fly, Women and Alcohol
description: This is a Radio Free Women episode about women and alcohol, including topics such as the societal pressures that might cause women to drink excessively. The different topics are also combined with the following songs: "Lilac Wine" by Nina Simone, "Red Wine" at Noon by Joy of Cooking, "Broke Down Girl" by Buffy Saint-Maire, "Shake Sugaree" by Elizabeth Cotten, "Leftover Wine" by Melanie, "Sunday Morning Coming Down" by Lynn Anderson, "Sweet Blindness" by Laura Nyro, and "Bye, Bye Baby" by Big Brother & The Holding Company & Janis Joplin. Nikki Giovanni's "All I Gotta Do" is also included.
date: 7/19/74
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Channel 26 Show, November 30, 1971
description: Two radio excerpts from the Channel 26 Show. Notes: The "right track" is muffled and indistinct, but appears to contain music and a comedy program. The "left track" contains a discussion on the topic of gay liberation.
date: 11/30/71
rights: Channel 26 Show Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Lesbian Pride Week '77
description: Discussion at Lesbian Pride Week '77 that covers topics such as political activism. Note: This recording suffers from poor sound quality.
date: 1977
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan’s contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Kathy Bonk and Whitney Adams, Co-Coordinators of N.O.W. Fair (August 24, 1974)
description: Kathy Bonk and Whitney Adams from the National Organization for Women discuss the upcoming N.O.W. Fair on Radio Free Women. The fair will feature feminist activism, panels, political discussions, and interviews. Bonk and Adams go on to talk about other aspects of feminist political activism such as income inequality and racial discrimination.
date: 8/24/74
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Unused Portion of Health Show
description: Discusses health administrations and hospitals disregarding women's wishes when giving birth, and taking the newborn away leaving the mother to wait for days to see the baby. The show also highlights women being rushed through birth, the instrumental nature of nurses, and complications with doctors. It focuses on connecting medicine with feminist ideology to insure legal change and rights protection.
date: 10/9/72
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Robin Morgan
description: Robin Morgan talks about the creation of the New York Radical Women group in 1967 (20-25 women), the male Left, working on the Atlantic city pageant demonstration 1968, and publishing the "Sisterhood Is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement" in 1970. She then reads a poem and uses poetry as a political tool, as well as asserts that the Women's Movement is fostering relations between different strata of US society. Morgan advocates for women to take control legally, health-wise, and become an international force. She states that rape and pornography affect all women and she depicts women as the largest and longest subjugated people. The Women's Movement will continue to prosper.
rights: Robin Morgan Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
format: audio/mpeg

Leadership and Class
description: A discussion about the differences and challenges of the women's movement by various women. Personality, class tension, diversity, stereotyping, group identity, ideas of leadership are debated. The tension between lower class women and middleclass women is described in terms of leadership styles. Lower class women have a strong female role models to grow up with, this lacks completely for the middle class women. Action is perceived as a negative male trait by the middle class women, who are not used to take action but rather prefer moderation and security.
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Sophie's Parlor
description: Radio Free Women/ Sophie's Parlor episode about rape in terms of legal representation and shortcomings, poor and prejudiced treatment of rape victims. Audio is poor at times. The discussion focuses on the need to implement legal changes to how rape is understood through hearings and testimonies that are very difficult experience for the rape victims. They point out the sexist, classist, and racial discriminations against victims of sexual assault (such as victims having to pay for their medical expenses after forensic collection). They talked about the availability of the Rape Crisis Center to help women in need.
date: 8/4/74
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Judy Grahn
description: This is a poetry reading by Judy Grahn.
rights: Judy Grahn & Women's Press Collective Access & Use Rights Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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identifier: T75 5/9

Drunk Tape
description: Radio Free Women episode about "class and culture and how it applies to the women's movement". Opens with "Good Morning Heartache" by Diana Ross. Actual audio is an interview of performing duo. A majority of the audio is consists of casual conversation amongst friends.
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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From an Old House in Char[?]
description: Live performance of a variety of songs, including covers of "Imagine my Surprise" by Holly Near and "Take it Easy" by the Eagles
date: 12/19/76
rights: Various song rights holders Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Coalition of Labor Union Women #1
description: This is the same discussion as CoalitionofLaborUnionWomen_2, but without the additional music conversation. The CLUW interview also has additional questions (at around minute 21): "How can women get in touch with you?" and "How many women are involved in the DC chapter of CLUW?" Note: Audio has static throughout
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Women's Political Education Coalition with Carol Rogers
description: Carol Rogers is interviewed on the broad goals and current policy interests of the Women's Political Education Coalition. Discussed topics include the 1974 Washington D.C. mayoral election, childcare, employment, the minimum wage, Crime, Women's Health, and Title 34.
date: 8/4/74
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Back Alley Theatre
description: Elaine Heffernan (director) and Jo Meyer (lighting design) are interviewed about their work with Back Alley Theatre on "The Independent Female, or A Man Has His Pride" and "Eve Has Not Been in Paradise Yet." They discuss the state of theater in relation to feminism, politics, and social consciousness. Note: Some parts of this tape suffer from water damage and are difficult to hear.
date: 3/18/73
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Women's Businesses
description: An episode of Radio Free Women in which four businesswomen discuss their work. Interviewees include (but are not limited to) Susan Sojourner of First Things First, a fe-mail order house for books for women and Sue Sasser, an auto mechanic.
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Timeless Teachings of Tarot
description: John Cox introduces a radio show on KCRW in which psychic Tamara Hearsay [sp?] gives an astrological forecast for Aries and answers letters from the audience.
rights: KCRW Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Coalition of Labor Union Women #2
description: This interview/discussion opens with "Frontier" by Cris Williamson. Pat Strand and Linda Osbourne are interviewed about the Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) conference. They talk about how the women's unions and the coalition got their start. The effects of the conference on local unions is also talked about. The CLUW episode ends at 27 minutes. Note: At 27:20 the audio cuts to the middle of a conversation about women in music and the different challenges that are faced in male-dominated music spaces.
date: 4/11/74
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Women In Athletics (Tape 2)
description: Audio opens with live coverage of women's tennis, moves on to women's athletics discussion with Billie Jean King. Discrimination against women in tennis and athletics overall is a main focus, centering specifically on pay disparities and lack of social support for participation in sports at all ages.
date: 8/25/73
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Women In Athletics (Tape 1)
description: Women are interviewed about their experiences in sports, feminism in spots, and the struggles that women face when playing sports seriously at any level. This includes brief interview with Olympic swimmer Melissa Belote following 1972 Olympic wins, and ends with Althea Gibson introduction.
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Union of Democratic Filipinos
description: Interview with Representatives of the Union of Democratic Filipinos at protest against Miss Universe pageant being held in the Philippines as well the Marcos regime and increasing US involvement in Filipino affairs
date: 7/19/74
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan’s contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Irene Young Demo Tape
description: Irene Young music demo tape. Vocals by Stefanie Saldana and Judith Skolnik. Track Listing: 1. The Lie / 2. Sad Song / 3. It's Good to Meet You / 4. Pleasin' Man
date: 8/19/75
rights: Not to be used for publication without the express written consent of Liza Cowan. Contact the Lesbian Herstory Archive for Liza Cowan’s contact information. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Cris Williamson, Singer
description: Cris Williamson talks about her music and plays some songs on guitar. Note: The tape suffers from water damage which has made parts difficult to hear and which causes some drop-outs.
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Audition Tape
description: Collected Auditions for Radio Free Women: Interview with Robin Morgan, Interview and poetry readings with [???] and Rita May Brown, discussion of D.C. rape hearings with selected poets from Washington D.C. Rape Crisis center, Excerpt from 1972 Radio Free Women Collage show "Waitresses". Excerpt from 1973 Collage show "Advertising" Audio fades out and in at several points.
rights: Feminist Radio Network Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Lesbian Style Project: Mariya Gorkhover
description: Alaina Zulli interviews Mariya Gorkhover. They discuss her family, coming out to her parents, how her style has evolved with her sexuality, how she believes she is perceived, and how she would like to be perceived (based upon her looks).
date: 5/30/07
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Lesbian Style Project: Fumio Ichikawa (Disc 2)
description: Alaina Zulli interviews Fumio Ichikawa, part two. She reflects on her experiences of xenophobia and colonialism, particularly in the context of the six month university exchange program that she spent in London. Then, she reflects on how she came to understand her lesbian identity, the tensions between Japanese cultural norms and gendered expectations and her identity as a lesbian, and how her identity is reflected in her style.
date: 6/4/07
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Lesbian Style Project: Fumio Ichikawa (Disc 1)
description: Alaina Zulli interviews Fumio Ichikawa, part one. First she reflects on her experiences across her childhood and adolescence; she grew up in a small town in Kanagawa outside of Tokyo, and recounts her experience of class and gender in Japan. She also describes her difficulties adjusting to the culture and language in America as a young adult after her family moved to New York when she was 17 years old.
date: 6/4/07
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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Lesbian Style Project: Anonymous Interviewee
description: The interviewee recounts her experiences growing up lesbian and intersex in Brooklyn and Manhattan. She discusses the lesbian community, the ballroom scene, workplace and school bullying, and her experiences working at an urban clothing company. The interviewee's name has been withheld at her request.
date: 5/31/07
rights: Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
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First Black Lesbian Conference
subject: First Black Lesbian Conference Letter
description: Scan of letter distributed by planning committee members of First Black Lesbian Conference, San Francisco, 1980
source: Lesbian Herstory Archive

National Black Lesbian Conference
subject: National Black Lesbian Conference
description: Scan of "National Black Lesbian Conference" written by Becky Bertha originally published in PLGTF Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 8, 1980. Includes Bibliography on Black Women.
creator: Becky Bertha
source: Lesbian Herstory Archive
publisher: PLGTF Bulletin

Becoming Visible: The First Black Lesbian Conference
subject: Conference Poster
description: poster on paper
creator: Carol Cole
source: All Of Us Or None Archive, Oakland Museum of California.
rights: Oakland Museum of California

Becoming Visible: First Black Lesbian Conference
subject: "Becoming Visible" First Black Lesbian Conference Circulated Brochure
description: Front and Back View of Brochure
creator: Black Lesbian Conference Planning Commitee
source: Lesbian Herstory Archive

The Committee for The Visibility of the Other Black Woman
source: Lesbian Herstory Archive

The Committee for The Visibility of the Other Black Woman
source: Lesbian Herstory Archives

The Committee for The Visibility of the Other Black Woman
subject: Black Lesbian Conference
source: Lesbian Herstory Archive

The Committee for The Visibility of the Other Black Woman
subject: Black Lesbian Conference
source: Lesbian Herstory Archive

The Committee for The Visibility of the Other Black Woman
subject: Black Lesbian Conference
source: Lesbian Herstory Conference

The Committee for The Visibility of the Other Black Woman
subject: Black Lesbian Conference

Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman
subject: Black Conference
creator: Lesbian Herstory Archive
publisher: Lesbian Herstory Archive
date: 1980

Committee for the Visibility of the Other Black Woman
subject: Black Lesbian Experience
creator: Gay Community News
source: Lesbian Herstory Archives
publisher: Boston, MA, United States
date: Jan. 31, 1981
language: English

“Becoming Visible: Survival for Black Lesbians”
subject: Black Conferences

“Becoming Visible: Survival for Black Lesbians”
subject: Black Conferences
description: 1981 – The first conference in the eastern U.S. for Black Lesbians opens in Brooklyn, New York. It was called “Becoming Visible: Survival for Black Lesbians."
creator: Committee for the Visibility of Other Black Women
source: Cornell University Libraries
publisher: Archives of Sexuality and Gender
date: 1981
contributor: The National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce Records, 1973-2000

Ruth Berman & Connie Kurtz interview with Rose Jordan, 1984
description: This episode of "The Lesbian Radio Show" on WBAI is an interview of Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz by Rose Jordan. The women discuss the importance of Coming Out, the adverse reactions people might have to that news, and the reaction that one might have to their own Coming Out. They talk about working on themselves and about how doing the inner work of acceptance makes it easier for them to live in a society that might not fully accept them. Ruthie and Connie share about their practice of Co-Counseling, in which people can provide emotional support for each other by deep listing. They discuss self esteem, pride, shame, and the connection between emotion and the health of our physical bodies. They encourage people to seek help should they need it. Ruth and Connie discuss issues with unprocessed trauma and how being triggered can cause a trauma response, unconditional love and the importance of not weaponizing love, and take calls from listeners. They talk about upcoming workshops and counseling that they offer. Songs played during the show include "I Am What I Am" by Gloria Gaynor and "She" by Holly Near
publisher: WBAI
contributor: Ruth Berman
contributor: Connie Kurtz
contributor: Rose Jordan
rights: Ruth Berman, Connie Kurtz Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

NYPAP Oral History Interview: Maxine Wolfe and Anne Maguire
description: Oral History conducted by New York Preservation Archive Project in which Maxine Wolfe and Anne Maguire are interviewed. They discuss their early lives, background on their family histories, and the work as activists. The talk about the environments they grew up in, Maxine in Brooklyn and Anne in Dublin, and their early interest in, and awareness of, politics. Anne talks about the political climate of Ireland that made her want to leave, eventually winning a green card in a lottery, and moving to New York City. Anne describes meeting Maxine at a Thanksgiving Dinner through a friend, Marie, who would eventually become her partner. Maxine discusses her involvement in various LGBTQ and Radical organizations in NYC that lead her to ACT UP. Anne discusses being part of the founding group of ILGO, the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization, which started in 1990, and which she was part of for 10 years. She talks about ILGO's rejection from the St. Patrick's Day Parade and the publicity the group got from that. They talk about the erasure of lesbian organizers and leadership within LGBTQ history which tends to focus on gay men, and how Lesbians had to advocate for themselves and form their own movements to be heard and to focus on Lesbian issues. They talk about Lesbian and women erasure during the AIDS crisis and how that lead them to for the Lesbian Avengers along with Ana Maria Simo, Anne-Christine D'askey, Marie Honan, and Sarah Schulman. They decided they wanted to focus on serious politics rather than cultural issues, and to not be a top-down organization. Anne and Maxine discuss the first meetings and actions of the Lesbian Avengers and talk about offering organizing help and support to other Lesbian groups around the country. Maxine and Anne talk about the real depth of activism, and the dangerous legal and personal implications of direct actions. They discuss the importance of being part of a group and having a support structure when taking part in a direct action. Max…
creator: New York Preservation Archive Project
rights: Rights belong to the New York Preservation Archive Project, site Liz H. Strong & Anthony Belove To request a copy of this oral history, please contact info@nypap.org

Ruth Berman, Connie Kurtz, and Karen Thompson at the National Organization for Women Conference in San Diego, CA
description: "Out: One Road to Empowerment" panel moderated by Dixie Johnson from National NOW Power Through Action Conference. Panel includes Karen Thompson, Ruth Berman, and Connie Kurtz. Side 1 Ruth starts off by singing "I Am What I Am" by Gloria Gaynor and then talks about her life and knowing she was a lesbian from a young age and her journey to get rid of the same she originally felt about her sexuality. She talks about being married and having children, being in the closet, and her early relationship with Connie. She expresses the shame she first felt when being with Connie and regretting how much time she lost being in the closet. Ruth talks about going on the Phil Donahue show and the lawsuit after being denied partner benefits for Connie by the NYC Board of Education because they weren't married. She encourages the audience to undo the damage of being brought up as heterosexual women and to come out. At 21:40 Connie speaks and talks about being a mother and grandmother, and her relationship to her family. She talks about how abuse has been perpetuated throughout her life about working through her problems and celebrating changes. Connie shares her experience of being diagnosed with cancer and her experience trying to heal herself and going into remission. At 38:30 Karen Thompson discusses trying to be what other people wanted throughout her early life and meeting a partner who taught her how to live and be herself. She recalls not being able to admit her sexuality to herself or her partner, the car accident that her partner was involved in, and realizing she had to come out to get through this challenging time. Side 2 The second part of this tape is a duplicate of the audio described in "National Organization for Women (NOW) NYC - Ruth Berman and Rosemary Dempsey"
creator: NOW San Diego
rights: Ruth Berman, Connie Kurtz Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English
identifier: SPW 1878

Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz on the Michelangelo Signorile Show, 2003
description: Episode of the Michelangelo Signorile Show on Sirius OutQ which aired July 20, 2003 in which have Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz to talk about their life and new film “Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House.” At the beginning of the episode, they also talk about other people they are having on the show. Ruth and Connie's interview starts at 10:55 and ends at 30:30. They discuss their Cotello Towers neighbohood where they met when they were both married and young mothers. There they started the "Mother's Action Committe" within their community. They talk about their own internalized homophobia at the beginning of their relaionship and their fear that they would have been found out, and the transition to feeling comfortable with themselves and their sexuality. They discuss their lawsit with the New York City Board of Education for Domestic Partnership Benifits and their apperance on the Donahue Show in 1988. They take questions from callers which relate to being lesbian and Jewish, the community they have found there, and the importance for others around the country to find similar communities, or to create them. After Ruth + Connie's interview the hosts discuss a NYC teen, Natalie Young, who is sueing her teacher for harasmeent over comments made about the teenagers shirt that said "Barbie is a Lesbian"and other LGBT current events.
creator: Michelangelo Signorile
rights: David Guggenheim Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English
identifier: SPW 1873

Ruth Berman and Rosemary Dempsey for the National Organization for Women NYC, 1991
description: Audio starts with Ruth Berman talking to an audience about the importance of voting as a Lesbian and as an ally, an about the importance of being political and coming out as a gay person. She touches on the role of money and legality in domestic partnerships and the need to prove them. Ruth encourages the audience to join the National Organization for Women (NOW) to amplify their voices. 10:00 mins into the tape, Rosemary Dempsey from NOW discusses the importance of legal tools to protect gay people and their families, ad how coming out is an important part of that process. Audio ends at 13:11, the rest of the tape is blank.
creator: NOW NYC
rights: Ruth Berman, Connie Kurtz Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English
identifier: SPW 1876

Ruth Berman & Connie Kurtz Talk with Pride NY, 2002
description: Audio recorded at an event put on by Pride NY, the employee network group for LGBT individuals at JP Morgan Chase with Out and Equal Metro New York and the NY Bankers Group. Side1 Blythe Masters from JP Morgan Chase introduces Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz . Connie recalls feeling different from an early age, issues with shame about being different, and the necessity to challenge the system that makes people feel that way. She talks about her relationship with her family and with Ruthies Family. Ruthie talks about being a mother, coming out as a lesbian as a parent, and her illness that resulted from her internal struggle and shame related to being a Lesbian. Ruthie talks about applying for partner benefits for Connie that lead to the lawsuit against the New York State Board of Eduction and her experience working with Lambda Legal. Ruthie discusses the collective power that queer people and their allies have. Side 2 Ruthie + Connie talk about their film and take questions from the audience. They discuss making politicians accountable during their time in office and demanding full legal acknowledgement and recognition of rights and personhood. They talk about their involvement with their synagogue, and the power of corperate and professional LGBT groups.
creator: Pride NY
rights: Ruth Berman, Connie Kurtz Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English
identifier: SPW 1869

SAGE's Second National Conference on Aging: the Many Faces of Activism for Middle Aged and Old Lesbians, 2000
description: Audio from SAGE's Second National Conference on Aging, which took place from May 5-6, 2000 in New York, NY. The audio starts with a conversation with a woman discussing activism, being an out lesbian parent, and atheticism and answering questions from the auidence. She talks about "The Gay Games" and the healing effect of sports for women and girls. Questions from the audience include comments on finding community at the intersection of elder lesbians and sports. At 9:41 the audio cuts to a panel discussion with Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz. They play a clip of Ruthie + Connie's 1988 apperance on the Phil Donahue Show. Ruth and Connie talk about their personal hsitroy and early activism, their lawsuit against the New York City Board of Education for domestic partner benefits, the importance of being political and of coming out. They also talk about oening a counceling cener in their home and issues with the Butch/Femme Bianary. At 28:41 the audio switches to Joan Nestle speaking about the Lesbian Herstory Archives and the importance of including reords about diverse Lesbian History. AT 33:11 a woman from the aidence speaks from the perspective of radical lesbians who have never had children or been married and about expanding the lesbian agenda in the future. She reads from a a piece she wrote called “a week in the life of a 60 Year Old Lesbian” about her activism within the lesbian community.
creator: SAGE
publisher: SAGE
rights: Ruth Berman, Connie Kurtz Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English
identifier: SPW 1872

Ruth Berman, Connie Kurtz , and Deborah Dickson Interview with Bay Area Reporter, 2001
description: In this interview with an unknown reporter, Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz discuss their lives in context with the recent documentary about their life directed by Deborah Dickson, who is also interviewed. Ruth and Connie discuss how they met, their early activism within their communities, being married to men and having families, and their eventual falling in love with one another and coming out as Lesbians. They discuss their relationships with their families then and now, and the importance of coming out of the closet. Deborah talks about her process when working in this film, and how she tried to make the film for both gay and striaght audiences
rights: Ruth Berman, Connie Kurtz Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND
language: English
identifier: SPW 1867

Victoria Rue Interview
description: In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Victoria Rue discusses growing up Catholic and her time in Catholic School and in the Convent for a short time. She talks about her first sexual encounter with a woman, living LA and then moving to New York City in 1977 to work in theater. Vitoria discusses getting a Master's of Divinity at Columbia and then a PHD in Berkley, CA and her focus on religion and the arts and exploring her identity as a Christian and a Lesbian. She talks about theater as activism, her involvement in the Women's Music Movement, and her relationship with her partner. She speaks about her relationship to both her family and her partners family.
rights: Please see the Lesbian Herstory Archive's Rights Statement and the donor agreement form. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Kathryn Poethig Interview
description: In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Kathryn Poethig discusses growing up in the Philippines due to her parents work through the Presbyterian church and her positionality being raised there as a white person in a minority privileged position that affected the rest of her life. She talks about moving back to America and feeling uncomfortable at first with the culture as well as how sexualized things were in the US which lead to her further questioning her sexuality, her first feelings of attraction to women as an adult and her coming out process within a theological community. she talks about her feeling about various lesbian and women's groups she found herself in and moving to Rossmoor with her partner.
rights: Please see the Lesbian Herstory Archive's Rights Statement and the donor agreement form. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Jean Lerner Interview
description: In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Jean Lerner discusses being raised Jewish by very politically active communist parents, her realization in college she was in love with her girl friend, and her disillusionment with the Communism that she was raised with. She talks about being closeted in her work as a chiropractor even though she loved her job, her decision to get pregnant and raise a daughter on her own after a struggle to find a partner who also wanted to raise a child, and then meeting her partner when she was pregnant and their family growing as they adopting their son.
rights: Please see the Lesbian Herstory Archive's Rights Statement and the donor agreement form. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Liz Salen Interview
description: In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Liz Salen discusses her early feelings of attraction to girls, her experience having girlfriend at her Hebrew high school, remaining closeted through college and the beginning of law school and her ultimate coming out process and her family's reaction after her sister had also come out as a lesbian. She speaks about her work in her private law practice counseling non-profit activist organizations including OUT Week, ACT UP, and other queer focused organizations, becoming a mother with her partner's biological child, her own pregnancy journey and complications, and adopting a son. She discusses her daughters coming out to her as non-binary and moving to Rossmoor with her partner.
rights: Please see the Lesbian Herstory Archive's Rights Statement and the donor agreement form. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND