5 100 745 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/e2e4f319dccd78d7dc2909d7db03f89e.pdf 8ffe24e99ede33a2a247cca743dfa75d PDF Text Text Alaina Zulli This is Alaina Zulli interviewing [redacted] goes by [redacted] on May 31 2007, in Bobst library. Okay, so [redacted], let's start with your background. Tell me where you were born. Then about your family. Anonymous Excuse me, I was born in New York City, Beth Israel hospital. I am the last born out of four children, two boys, two girls. My mom is a single, single mother. Unfortunately my dad was at the time I was born children. My dad, unfortunately my my father was killed in some kind of confrontation with somebody. So I never really knew my dad. I have a stepfather who raised us who I kind of recognise as my dad because he's the only father figure I've known. And we grew up in Brooklyn, Park Slope, excellent neighbourhood. Should have stayed there. Guess that kind of answers a lot. And I, I mainly grew up with just my sister, just me and my sister. My two brothers were actually raised with my grandmother. I believe my mom probably had them when she was really young. So they grew up with my grandmother. It was cool like, we, we lived in a household where it was just the four of us. Unfortunately, my mom has a my mom has a mental condition. She's diagnosed as being schizophrenic. So that was a little weird sometimes, you know, my mom was kind of always in and out of hospital. I actually when I was born, I was born with what's called CAH, it stands for congenital adrenal hyperplasia. It actually means I'm missing an enzyme in my body, my Adrenaline gland doesn't produce a certain enzyme. And I was actually also born with ambiguous genitalia. Which, as most people know, my sometimes I think about it when I was born, you know, most babies when they're born, they like you have a you have a girl you have a boy, I picture when I was born, it's like you have a Okay. Wait a minute, give us a second, we'll get back to you. So, unfortunately, I I was always in and out of the hospital myself, you know, young kind of went through a series of reconstructive surgeries, which I think also kind of answers a lot in terms of my sexual orientation. You know, being being a lesbian, being �Butch, you know, based on just my overall appearance, you know, I have unfortunate have higher testosterone levels, which gives me a more androgynous Look, when people could kind of think that, you know, I'm a female, but I'm not quite sure. Alaina Zulli Well, you have facial hair, which to many people is a clear indication. Anonymous Yeah, I mean, but nowadays with so many you know, transgender people, like some people not too sure whether it's facial hair due to you know, hormones, right. And, you know, the whole transition over AZ So were you raised as a girl or a boy? Anonymous I was raised as a girl as a girl, my mom put [compensated?] little dresses on me and, and stuff, but I think what was unique about my mom was that she, I think, because I was born with this condition she didn’t really enforce a lot of like, she didn't, when we went out, I if it was a family event, she put a dress on me. But really, I played with I played with cars, Star Wars figures, action figures, I never really had dolls, like my sister was more though, the doll and makeup type, you know, I played with cars, trucks, I was very active. You know, I would, I was always jumping around, you know, just like a little boy, I was jumping around. All my friends were boys. I really never had any little girls as friends. So I think my mom kind of, you know, growing up, which was, I guess, good. She never enforced it on me. You know, except for family events. You know? So that was I think that was really good. In terms of, you know, my upbringing, I wasn’t a kind of, you know, forced to be this little girl. I just grew up as a regular child, you know, just enjoying the everyday life of just being a child �AZ Let you find yourself and just be yourself. Anonymous Yeah, I it's funny because I look back and I know you know, people I always ask about, you know, when when's the first time you realise you a lesbian. And I think back and I had to be like seven years old, in the second grade, like, I used to have a crush on my second grade teacher. And I used to follow her everywhere, like, you know, when the kids would go to lunch, and I never had to go to lunch with the kids like I would, she would, I would have lunch with her. She would take me rollerskating on the weekends. And I slept over her house one time, but you know, I'm seven years old, and I'm thinking like, yes, sleeping with this older woman. You know, and then, of course, you know, not every now and then her boyfriend would tag along, and I will kind of get mad at him, you know, go rollerskating. And I would kind of knock him down because I didn't want him to be around. And then she got married, she announced to the class that she was getting married. And she invited the whole class to her wedding. And I refused to go. I was so upset. I was devastated. I was like, Oh, my God, I just lost this woman in my life. And, you know, my mom kind of was trying to force me to go and I was like, oh, no, no. So I kind of, I always think back and I was like, wow, like, that was my first like, experience with, you know, like, loving, not well, not loving, but you know, like, being attracted to another woman. AZ Sure. Yeah. Anonymous And I guess from Park Slope, we move to the Lower East Side, which was pretty bad. It wasn't that bad. You know, we still should’ve stayed in Park Slope. �AZ Give me a timeframe for when you moved. Anonymous We moved when I was about 11 years old. Okay. So, at 11 we moved because the building that we lived in was being sold. And so my mom just decided, you know, we should move. So we wound up moving to the lower Eastside in Manhattan, and it was good there. It was, I think it was also another confusing time, because there I kind of developed more female friends. You know, like, I even though I still kind of did boyish things. I had, I started having my female friends like my best friend. From that moment on she, you know, we were close. You know, I kind of really didn't look at her in a way that was like, you know, why I'm attracted to girls. But all her other friends I did. And her sister. AZ All the other male friends you mean. Wait, you mean all your male friends looked over that way? Anonymous No, I looked at her other female friends. Like, you know, like, hey, what’s up. And it was just weird because she would always get me because we were best friends. I she would always kind of duped me into like, you know, going out with a guy. Which was, you know, also as confusing because I used to think, well, well, this is what girls are supposed to do. Like dating. Yeah, like dating. Like, she wouldn't be interested in some guy. And of course, his friend would be there. So it's kind of like, you know why I want to be with him. So you got to be with him. And I kind of felt you know, I think I made a lot of sacrifices for my friend kind of like going in and just, you know, dating these these guys. And I guess it wasn't really until I was probably 13. There use there used to be a military Cadet that was ran by the center precinct. And my brothers actually, when they were younger, they used to go there. And I wanted to go so they �finally at one point, they kind of banned girls from being there, I guess because of some altercation, but they started letting them back in. And I went, and it was awesome. Because there I met this young woman. I don't know if I've mentioned her name. AZ Well, you can you can choose not to have her name ever. Really? Anonymous Well, her name was Selena. And she, you know, she then became my kind of, like, secret gay friend. You know, we both came out to each other, which was cool. You know, like, I was like, you know, I you know, when you're young you kind of feel like you know about you've heard terms, you know, lesbian and gay. But you never really impact impacts you until you actually meet you know, somebody that's just like you just like everybody kind of feel like you're alone until you meet somebody. And we came out to each other then we started discovering that there was other, you know, lesbians and actually bisexuals at the time. And in our cadet, you know, which was cool because I felt like you know, not only was I interested in this kind of military cadet, but you know, it was also surrounded by, you know, my people, my kind of discovering a whole new community. And I remember when we, we got on our bikes one weekend and we kind of went kind of girl hunting. You know, we were like 13, 14 years old. And we we got on our bikes and we went to it was about this time, and we ran into all these gay people, like right around here actually around Washington Square Park, it was we kind of got lost, we didn't know we were going. We just We just heard that, you know, there are, you know, gay people in the village. So we, you know, ventured out into the village to go look for, you know, gay people. And girls. And we had just missed the Pride Parade. Hmm. You know, so when you would, you know, we're riding our bikes, and we see like, you know, drones of like women, you know, and girls and other like, we at first we didn't know what what it was until we actually �saw what gave it away is we saw some butch women so like, oh, yeah, we found, we found our Mecca. And we had, we said, Hold this, this has got to be, you know, there are a bunch girls. So that means there's got to be, you know, you know, girls that we like femme girls around here. So we proceeded to dry it, you know, to ride around on our bikes. And we found these, we found these two girls who were 19 years old, of course, we lied about our age, we said we're like 17 years old. And we, you know, proceeded to like kind of walk with them, you know, hitting on them, and, you know, just kind of asking questions. And after that just became our new, a new hangout spot. And from there, you know, as I started going to cadets so I was going to I started going from my timetable was a little screwed up AZ That’s ok. When you, if you can clarify. What your age, there abouts Anonymous Um, I would say like about between 15 and 16 is when like I started discovering the village. And you know, we me and my friends then found out about because I didn't realise that she was part of a youth group, which was called Project Reach. And in the youth group, they dealt with social issues that was like kind of my first interaction with a socialisation group where they spoke about not only lesbian and gay issues, but issues around sexism and homophobia, and, you know, classes and as well. So I learned a lot going there just also, once again, just being around, you know, even tighter community where people that are more of my age rather than me trying to perpetrate and, you know, oh, they're lesbian trying to pick up all the women. And from there we we started interacting with our Hetrick Martin Hetrick Martin Institute, which is actually located here on Astor Place. It's probably one of the largest gay and lesbian youth groups. It's also located the Harvey Milk schools there also �AZ Oh I think I've seen that. Yeah, can you? Well, later, you’ll have to write that for me. But Hetrick Martin Anonymous At first, they were located by the West Side Highway, but where what people call the pier. Yes. So they were located there. So project reach was actually interacting with other youth groups. So once again, my community and I started seeing that this community is a lot larger. And then we started doing work with the yes group for Richmond services, which is part of the gay and lesbian center. So we started doing going over there and networking. And once I got to the center, I was just, like, amazed, like a whole building just dedicated for us. And we, that became our new hangout spot. You know, so about, like, 17 going into 16 going into 17 that became a new, a new hangout spot, which was actually the corner of 13th Street and Seventh Avenue AZ Place. I know Anonymous Yeah, yeah. So we used to all kind of that would be the meeting spot. So one person would like 2 people would get there and then you would wait for the rest of us, you know, the rest of the people so probably like about six seven o'clock there was about close to 20 young people there lesbian young people AZ And you just stand around on the corner Anonymous Yeah, we would all meet up at the corner and then decide what we're gonna do, which always resulted in ending up at the pier. So we would track down, �walk down Seventh Avenue, till we got to the beginning of Christopher Street. And of course, it would take us like two hours just to walk down the block. Because we would stop and see people we know. And stop at stores, you know, and, of course, it was all about fashion, even when I was younger, you know, we used to stop and look at the stores and the clothing. You know, because back then there used to be a lot of, I think it happens now. But unfortunately, I'm kind of out of the loop, there used to be a lot of one was called balls, balls. Yeah, they were basically many fashion shows that there was small communities or houses that were ran by, you know, kind of, they had mothers, which were predominantly like gay men, and by House fathers, which was sometimes, you know, the butcher, lesbians, or sometimes they would just be a gay. Another gay gentleman that was, I guess, a little bit more butcher than the mother. And they would hold these balls, these kind of, kind of mini fashion shows, and people would walk, like literally walk down this catwalk for different categories. So some would run down, some would walk for categories that we would call face, which will cover like you had a girl face. So some of the most feminine gay boys would walk for that category, or they had what was called boy realness. And some of the butch women would actually walk in the whole thing was about passing. It was like, we had our own little kind of fashion Yeah, show, which I don't know if you've ever seen the movie. And you may want to pick it up, it's called Paris is burning. Paris is burning actually talks about the beginnings of the whole ball thing happened like in the early like, 80s. And, I don't know, if you've also ever seen that show America's Top Model, Tyra Banks, yeah, she actually has a gentleman in there, his name is Willi Ninja. And his house was actually called the House of Ninja. And he was the head mother, and they, he actually teaches these these models how to walk, how to walk down the runway. So, we would go to these different balls whenever we found out and we would go in and we would cheer for different people that will walk different different categories. And, you know, we will go �shopping with some people because, you know, you needed to have the latest and greatest clothes. And I think the probably I used to have the most fun when I used to go with the, with the boys, the Gay Boys, because they went by, you know, they would buy these extravagant, you know, dresses, and they would so funny, they would, they would buy them and keep the tabs on them, you know, because it was so expensive. Yeah. And then they would use it in a ball and then have it dry cleaned, and then return the return the dress AZ So would they buy, like down in Soho, they would get designer clothes Anonymous They would get either in Soho, depending on how much money they had, you know, like you know, depending on where were they unfortunately, some of them were street workers. So they would get money that way some of them sold drugs, you know. So, a lot of lots of times I would also go to we would go and go to different thrift shops and kind of put together these ensembles of different clothes. Which weren’t bad, you know, you could find like really hot clothes in a thrift store and still look still a good like I love thrift stores. And so we would go and go to these different ball scenes and stuff. And it was it was awesome AZ That's this is fascinating. Okay, so tell me more about the houses. Was it like those shelters? Anonymous No, no, no, they were just like groups AZ They were just like social groups �Anonymous Yeah, they were just social groups. So you were associated like, you know each house was known for different you know, they will have these you will go to these balls. And they will be like, you know, like the top winners. You know, they would kind of make their own houses. So they were like the best and in their in you know, whatever category they were. And it was like, you know, I want to call them almost like gay gangs. Yeah, you know, where you will belong to a specific house right they have the house of ninja they have the house of Pandora's, they have the house extravaganza. And, you know, there was all these people that were part of it. Matter of fact, if you ever seen Madonna's blonde Blonde Ambition tour, where she did the the whole voguing thing there. And there's three gentlemen that she actually has in there that were part of those houses and Madonna herself would actually sometimes appear at these mini balls, you know, which sometimes would be held at, I been to 2 of them one time that were held at the sound factory. Back then the rumor was that Madonna actually owned the part of the sound factory Junior Vasquez which was a famous DJ and still is used to DJ there. And she would come and that's actually where she found some of her dancers from this from this ball scene, and they would go now back then there was this whole voguing kind of scene. You know which people were done in in the houses AZ Can you explain voguing? Anonymous Voguing is a dance style that originated I think originated out of the ball scene. And it could be anything from like, like hand gestures to the way they move, you know, the way they move their hands and they the way they would pose. Voguing actually came out of there and then people would do these moves these dance moves that were just kind of like voguing is a is a is I think �a cross between dancing and posing. And it's kind of a little hard to explain it where it's easier to see. Unfortunately, I'm butch so I don’t know how to vogue voguing was more voguing was more you know, kind of like the gay guys then. So I didn't unfortunately, I didn’t kind of I'm really bad at it. I tried the one time terrible. But it was it was nice. Like, you know, I really think that that's where my thing of fashion came from. You know, being around the gay young people and everything, everything was about fashion. Everything was about fashion like back then we used to call it used to be called labels. And there was even a category for that you even walked for you walk down this runway for you know, your category that you were walking for was called labels. And it was about who had the best clothes on the most the most expensive clothes or even you know the most of the time it kind of fell in the category of the most expensive clothes or even the somebody would get a Louis Vuitton you know shirt or something or Versace pants you know, I don't I'm not too sure how big bootlegging was back then and they actually really weren't Yeah, these designer these designer clothes but the most of the time they were you know, but it was it was good. You know that actually from there I wanted to actually apply for fashion industries High School. I was the only person in my junior high school actually got accepted to fashion industries. I actually went in for merchandising someone to design in I wanted to design like a Windows like displays. And that that became also because a movie mannequin where he you know, created these extravagant window displays. And I could always remember a few of my friends going and just seeing you know, the Macy's windows, Bloomingdale's, Windows, or even the way that display the way the clothes are put together. Unfortunately, they work too well with me. I got into a lot of fights AZ At the school itself? Anonymous �In fashion industries. Yeah. I think you know, because, because I'm androgynous I used to always get, you know, are you a girl or are you a boy and guys, of course, you know, didn’t like, the fact that I think that they didn't know, or, you know, if they figured out I was a (barrow?) it was like, Oh, well, you know, she's a lesbian, she Butch, you know, so that became a problem. So my mom transferred me out of the school and kind of put me in my zone school, which happened to be two blocks away, which was through a part of high school AZ And this was in the Lower East Side Anonymous Yes, the Lower East Side. It was literally three blocks away from my house, which sucks because I could never cut class without getting caught. And that school was good. I remember being there. And I remember there used to be this one young woman that stood out she kind of stood to herself. And to this day, like I kinda see her but really, I know her because of who she is. You know, in terms of knowing somebody from school, but not really kind of creating a relationship with them. Her name was Lee, and she was like, she made me look femme so much. Like she was like Butch all the way. And I can remember like seeing her, like, get a lot of, you know, like a lot of shit in school. Because, you know, sexuality and just the way she looked like she had her head shaved, which, back then I guess really wasn't acceptable for young women, you know. And she's got a lot of us and I used to feel so bad. And, you know, I used to always want to kind of rate reach out, but I always felt, the whole safety thing where I kind of didn't want to put myself in that position because I just felt like I got a lot of shit for just looking where I was. And I didn't even have a shaved head. And I didn't really be as butch she was, you know, they kind of just associated with me being Butch because the way I dressed I didn't dress feminine. I dressed in jeans, sneakers, you know t-shirt. �AZ What was your hair like? Anonymous My hair was short, kind of the way it is now. And then I like as fashion started changing, I let my hair grow. I kind of had this Steven Seagal type haircut going on with a, I had a ponytail that kind of grew back. And I think a lot of that happened because my friend started growing her hair that way. And since we were so tight, we kind of brought it the same the same way. And we we just continued going in the village and I remember there was a prom. They had a prom. Unfortunately, when I graduated high school, I couldn't attend my prom. I mean, I could have but there was the whole thing on you know, being stared at what was I going to wear? You know, like, can I go there wearing a tuxedo and have to get shit about it? Or do I have to wear a dress? AZ Were there any official rules about it? Anonymous There wasn’t. I mean, I think that never really is because I don't think they can enforce it AZ They do it in some states. But I don't know of any… Anonymous In terms of the girls having to dress? AZ Like a girl can’t go with a girl basically �Anonymous I don't think I was worried about bringing anybody. If I would have went I probably would have went with my with my friend Josephine, which was my best friend that used to make me date boys, who was kind of devastated after she found out that I started you know, being with girls, and she used to always taunt me with Madonna used to have the song, La Isla Bonita. And in the song she talks about when a girl loves a boy and a boy loves a girl. So my friend used to, you know, every time that part came, like emphasize it. She will look at me and go when a girl loves a boy and a boy loves a girl. AZ After you came out to her? Anonymous After I came out. But um, she I think she was just doing that because she was just teasing me. You know, like she was really cool I didn’t unlike, unlike most people's experiences, and I'd say mine coming out was a little not kind of lucky. But it wasn't that hard. My mom kind of found out because she read my diary, which I actually left my diary in a car. And one of her friends found it and gave it to her. So I was a little awkward AZ How old were you? Anonymous 17 when she found out but I think you know mom's always know. Yeah, you know, so. I don't put dresses. I don't put dresses on there nothing feminine about me. You know, I don't bring guys home. You know, I never talk about boyfriends. So, you know, she just kind of did her own little you know, when she when I came in the house, she kind of just not threw it at me she kind of just �like tossed it. And and I can remember when she tossed it because she she made this comment like she said she said cheers to your night in heaven or something, because unfortunately it was talked about my first sexual experience in in the, in my diary. I was just kind of like frozen when she when she said it and that was kind of the only thing she said after that, like we never she never you know, we didn't sit down and talk about it. You know, it was just kind of like that was a one little comment and life just kind of went on. Which I don't know if it was a good thing, but it seemed to work itself now. Yeah. That's the I think I got a little scattered there, timeline. AZ Tell me more about what when you were talking about the balls. You mentioned what the boys wore. The girls I mean, were the girls involved with it Anonymous Yes, yes, the girls were and the girls it, I think what was funny is when the kind of femme girls would go against the femme guys for the same category, you know, because they had a girl realness and even femmes would walk for this category, you know, competing against, like these very feminine gay boys. And I think the funniest thing was when the boys used to win. Right? And the same thing with like, see the, I think the whole bunch femme thing is is an attitude, or I think I want to say attitude, you know, or kind of I think it's attitude because I think I kind of, you know, put out this kind of very rough attitudes sometimes, you know, not so much frail or even then ethical being stereotypically feminine, women are frail as well. AZ No but feminine does usually imply frailty culturally. So there were say butch women walking in these balls? Anonymous �Yeah we would walk like I would walk for boy realness. And I would sometimes go against like you know the kind of like butch gay boys. You know and it was almost the same thing like you know like here is a butch woman you know winning this category you know that was kind of like actual like you are a boy and you can’t win it like what’s up with that. And then after that it kind of faded like you know the the butch boys after that didn’t really walk for realness they kind of they kind of excuse me. A new category started coming out so then they had like b boy realness. Or and b boy realness was all about you know a straight boy passing as a I mean a gay boy walking this category trying to act straight. Like he would act thug. You know so he would have the baggy clothes on and you know the Tommy Hilfiger hoody you know the hat and he would walk and try to pass as a straight boy. And it’s funny because he’s walking for this category that he wins and then you see the gay boy kind of come out and they it was just fun. Like the different then it started after a while it started getting boring because like new categories and things started coming out and then you know there started to be a lot of animosity amongst you know people you know and then it started becoming a thing where people then started fighting like you know you would go to a ball and I can remember like towards the end when I stopped going like I went half the time to kind of watch my friend’s back. Because it, a fight always broke out AZ Over who won? Anonymous Over who won or a disagreement about who won or you know it started coming about you know like things that kinds you know fight about. Like oh well you aint wearing real labels like your labels aint real. You know like your wearing bootleg clothing. Or you know, because it was such a tight community sometimes people would sleep at somebody else’s house and so somebody would be accused of stealing articles of clothing from each other. �You know so after that when people starting fighting over things it just didn’t become fun anymore. You know it was just kinda like I don’t want to go see what fight is gonna break out I want to go to have fun AZ So you know how gay men, they have their own style, the pants are tight, they wear tight little shirts, was there ever a lesbian style that you could say was analogous? Anonymous I would say it was probably the b boy style. Because it was all about us like passing. In terms of butch like I could only talk about like femme girls wore you know femme clothing they wore you know tight jeans tight shirts you know occasionally they wore baggy clothes but they were still they still wore it in a feminine way. You know they would still have makeup on they would wear even the colours the colours were you know feminine colours pink colours you know pastel powder blues and stuff. Where the butches wore you know we wore the big sweatshirts with baseball caps on. We wore jeans you know sneakers then you know timberlands started becoming a new thing so we graduated to timberlands and for us it was just all about passing AZ So your intention was to look like a straight male? Anonymous Yeah were kinda like our intention was to to pass as much as possible but still… AZ Can you define pass? �Anonymous Like right now if I wanted to I could get up and walk to the mens room If I wanted to AZ Ok so passing Anonymous Passing is basically going through the day or going like being able to pass as a male. You know so we would walk into a store and they would be like excuse me sir. So we would be able to pass or being able to you know we would go because women’s bathrooms always got lines like we would walk into the mens bathroom and not hear anything about it. Like that’s passing like going through life or going through everyday with you know just being thought people just looking at you and assuming that you’re you know that you’re a male AZ Right. And is that something that you want? Have you always wanted that? Anonymous I, I just always wanted to always kinda be me. Like I'm a very individual sort of self like I don’t I don’t really like labels. Like I don’t like being categorized you know like I like wearing what I like wearing what I like to wear you know. Right now well my clothes are male kind of orientated you know I work for a urban clothing company so a lot of my clothes is. I wear mens clothes because womens clothes are tighter, I don’t like em at all Alaina Why? �Anonymous I mean on me. I think I’m built too much, I’m built too much like a guy to kind of wear feminine clothes, I think if I put on feminine clothes I kind of look like probably a drag queen so AZ So you feel uncomfortable in Anonymous Yes, even growing up I never liked to wear dresses. Now that I think about it my mom made me wear a dress one time to, for picture day in elementary school, and I cried all day. Because yeah at a young age I had I started developing body hair so I had hairy legs you know I had hair on my arms and I cried all day because she made me go to school in this dress with these little socks on so my legs were exposed. And I was just like, it was never because you know kids are cruel you know kids kids say you know people would look at me and go oh you’re ugly look at your legs like you know I’d be called a beast you know. And it was just I hated it it was so bad like they was really, it sucked AZ Yeah Anonymous It’s and then it’s crazy now that we’re talking like all these memories start coming out and in in the same elementary school I was actually banned from school unless I wore a dress every day to school. Because I was so active, which was another thing and now that I think about it my mom could have actually sued because I went to a public school I didn’t go to a private school AZ Did they have uniforms? �Anonymous No, we wore everyday clothes you know whatever like my mom you know I had school clothes and I had play clothes. Obviously my play clothes were probably a little stained and had holes in them and you know my my school clothes were nicer and newer and they forbid me to wear regular clothes I had to wear a dress. They told me they would not allow me back in school unless I wore a dress because I was too active AZ Oh so they wanted to keep you from being active… Anonymous They thought that if they put me in a dress that it would keep me from running around and jumping because they they thought that you know a little girls they were like I was too active for a little girl. You know I didn’t act like the little girls I was I would get into fights I was climbing I was always with the little boys and never with the little girls. And they made me wear a dress everyday which was another thing that I hated. Like I mean I kind of didn’t have a choice you know my mom unfortunately I guess you know she didn’t know enough to kind of protest it. And it was towards the end of the year so for probably like the last two weeks of school you know I had to deal with it [inaudible] I hated it AZ Its a creative answer to solution Anonymous Yeah AZ �So lets fast forward to now you work in the fashion industry. How many lesbians are there? Are there … Anonymous At work because I work for urban clothing company and I’m talking about urban talking about I work for Rocawear which is right up there with [inaudible] and you know everybody knows Jay Z which is you know CEO of Roc-A-Fella records. And unfortunately you, being gay in an urban society you know what I mean is, not to say that it’s unheard of but you know you hear even the lyrics you hear about you know people being you know you can’t be gay. Basically in in urban society and it’s crazy because when I first started working there I remember this woman who worked in [accounts receivable?] department. And you could clearly tell she was a woman it was nothing you know she didn’t look like butch or androgynous like can look at her and say is that a woman or is that a man. But she wore pantsuits, not men pantsuits, they have pantsuits for women she wore pantsuits. And I remember that they used to call her a shim which I thought was once again excuse me which I thought was fucked up AZ That’s like she him? Anonymous Yes and I used to always like I would like I would say one of the biggest advantages of being androgynous is people always think you’re male. I could put my ID card in front of anybody and as as much as it says female you know you know they don’t look at that people you know sex is not a thing that people actually pay attention to on a card on an identification.They’re kind of always looking at either your name or your your date of birth. So when I started working at Rocawear they just automatically assumed I was a guy. You know and I needed a job and I actually got the job through a temp �agency. So I kind of really didn’t, because it was a temp agency I didn’t think I was actually gonna be there long. So I kind of didn’t correct anybody or make a big thing about it and then even more after they I used to hear them say this. And I asked I used to ask I said why do you call her a shim like why do you call her that? And they used to be like look at her, look at the way she dresses and I would be like what’s wrong with the way she dresses? Like she has a pantsuit on it’s not a mens suit its a womans suit. And they used to be like you know but just look at her shes you know shes shes she looks like a man. She doesn’t look like a man, she’s a woman she’s wearing a pantsuit like what’s the problem. And I would start getting into arguments but and then kind of backed off to kind of not draw and I think the woman was was oblivious to it because they would call her a shim to her face and should laugh and go yeah I’m a shim. And I don’t think she kind of knew what they were saying about her and then she would she would talk about that she had a boyfriend. And of course they would all make fun of her and be like oh your full of shit you know you got a boyfriend, which was like still once again messed up. And so fortunately I didn’t realize it but I I then became full time. At the time I worked when I first started at at Rocawear I worked in the internet department. So I used to basically coordinate what you see on the website. You know getting images together, coordinating photo shoots with the clothes, customer service, basically everything. And they had another des they brought in this new designer and I remember his name was David Ayala he was a gay man and clearly gay flaming as hell. You know cool, you know cool guy and people used to make fun of him. Like like you know they would joke with him but of course always joke with him in like a homophobic way. You know like they would say they would say stupid stuff like you know like how was that dick last night or something like that. Like this is a urban like thing so they didn’t give a shit like there was no biting their tongues there was nothing you know like the office is clearly homophobic. Like people say they don’t have a problem with it you know but you hear like the responses and the �things that they say the snickering like underneath their breath. And he used to get a lot of crap but I think he just used to joke it off he was probably making a crapload of money for being for being a head designer AZ Right, yeah, sure Anonymous And then once again the company just grew you know and now I work I I started about three years ago working for the internet department I was working for the IT department. Because the internet they actually started outsourcing to a company called E fashions, which also runs JLo site baby fat. So I was actually going to be let go. And by the grace of God, I was saved by my boss to come and work in the IT department because Rocawear then started getting big started blowing up started becoming more popular. So they needed more people. And from there we move to 1411 Broadway, which is the fashion district that's the big building that got the if you’ve seen it’s got the giant button. AZ Oh! Anonymous That's the building I work in. And so we expanded we actually used to be 463 7 Avenue, and it became bigger and then they moved to to 1411 Broadway and staff started you know, more people production started getting bigger designs got a bit bigger. And there are people that you could kind of I want to say, you know, when you’re gay, you have gaydar, you kind of know, you know who's or you suspect. And people just ridicule them like you could. I mean, I always thought I always kept it to myself. And like you know I would say in my head oh, she looks like shes gay and then they started this in so funny. I think �nobody messed with him because he was he was a big guy, there was a woven designer [move insurance?] or like these button up shirts. Yeah. And his name was Lesley. And he was he was out. He was clearly out. He's gay. Everything about him. Right. He talked, you could clearly tell as soon as he talked to you, he was gay. And I think nobody said anything to him because I think they were scared of him. You know. AZ Because he was physically. Anonymous He was physically big. You know, like, he was very muscular. He was a big, muscular black guy. And he was Canadian. I didn't know that. But it kind of quieted down a little bit, because I think people kind of curbed their tone around him because he would look like he didn't. He was a person that you would say something that he would just sit there and just, you know, what we call read. Like, he would just read you. You know. AZ What does that mean? Anonymous Read is like a gay term in terms of is a gay word for like, telling you off. AZ Okay. Anonymous Like he would simply put his hand on his head. He would do the whole finger gesture. And it's even funnier when you got this kind of big muscular guy. �AZ Yeah. Anonymous Like you know, like, scolding you, like, how you probably would see a younger, you know, petite woman like scolding. AZ Yeah, yeah. Anonymous You know, somebody and I think he just scared the shit out of people. Yeah, I was like, in the corner. But yes. You know, but, you know, it makes me sad sometime that I can't be like, who I am there. You know, like, my biggest fear, I think at work is people finding out. You know, and it's come like real close at times. When people find it out. AZ Yeah Anonymous Because we have sample sales. Rokawear has these awesome sample sales. I got your number I'll let you know. And I, they open it to the public from like, the first hour. It's it's just employees, and then they open it to the public. And there was this guy who I actually used to go out with his friend when I was younger, when I was kind of going through my you know what am I phase straight or or gay? And he comes to every sample sale. AZ Does he recognise you? �Anonymous I don't let him like I've came real close where I've I've gone in. And I've saw him and I kind of timed real quick, before he didn't even see me. And it was funny one time I went in to talk to Michelle, which is actually J sister, when she works there, she's real cool. And I went in, I was like Michelle, and I said, Michelle, he kind of like I, I saw him like a profile, like view of him and he went to turn. And when I saw him, I did kind of like ran out of room. So Michelle was like [redacted] what. And I'm like, nothing, I'll talk to you later. AZ That's amazing that you have to do that. Anonymous Like every sample, like one every time we have a sample sale I avoid, like passing like the office is huge so I could kind of get to where I need to go through any kind of like, I could just. Sometimes I have to literally walk around the whole entire office to get to the stairs [inaudible]. Or I’ll leave and just take the elevator up one floor, because we have two floors. So I'll take the elevator to the next floor with my office is or cubicle. And just to avoid, just to avoid. It's, it's really crazy. AZ That is something else, yeah. To me, it's like New York City this day. Anonymous But I mean, once again, I work in, I work in a urban culture where, you know, it's really not acceptable to be to be gay or lesbian. And then all the women in my office are kind of like, you know, there are some attractive women. So of course, if you're don't look like the typical woman, you know, you're that oddity, you know, so it just, you know, sometimes I think, you know, I shouldn't be here, �and all like that that's not fair. To myself. Like, I feel like sometimes I'm not being true to myself, because I kind of lead this double life. You know, but unfortunately, I found a career that I really liked. And I made a lot of contacts, I kind of put it to the side, you know, so I could make more women get that 30% off for wholesalers. AZ So how are you doing? Are you getting tired? Anonymous No, I am good. You tired? Break or Anything? AZ No, I have so many questions. I don't know how much contact you had with the rest of the fashion industry. But do you think that other places in fashion would be as bad? Anonymous As long as they're not urban, I don't think they are. I think it's only the urban, like, clothing companies that we you you kind of fall into that. You know, that where its just not acceptable. Like, you could probably like I'm pretty sure in every in I'm pretty sure there are gay people in Rockafella records that are putting their gay people in Sean John, you know, even even in the in the other clothing companies like Echo. Probably [Nietzsche?], you know, there are there people everywhere, but I just think that it's just, I feel bad. I feel like if they could be who they are, and be openly gay at the job like I commend them. Like and, you know, I think it's, I think it's different for men than it is for women. I think the men because you think about fashion, sometimes you think, you know, if a guy's a designer, he's gay. They used to, you know, like, he's a designer, he's gay. So it's kinda like, you know, they already fall in that category. And, you �know, their stereotypes, I say, into that category. So, but I think when it's a woman, it's still like, I think if it's, if she's femme, you know, she kind of just passes, you know, but if you're Butch, then you're hit with that whole oh you want to be a man or you haven't had a guy to give it to correct or, or something like you’re just considered like, odder than odd. You know, I mean, like, you're just worse than that gay designer. But we could deal with him. He's gay. We know. He's a designer, you know, but you're there's something wrong with you. AZ Yeah. Anonymous So but I think they're I think, you know, I think there are gay and lesbian in every single aspect of you know, in fashion. I mean regardless in urban, I think they’re everywhere. AZ You just don’t know who they are. Anonymous No, I wish they did. I wish I did. You know, like, if I could go to a company where I know that there were probably other gay and lesbian people that were out like I would in a heartbeat. AZ My boss is Lesbian actually. And her partner was the also the business partner. But that's besides the point. And actually, I think you've hit everything. Is there anything else you want to talk about? Anonymous �Is there anything else you wanna know? AZ Let me see. Not really, let’s end there. Okay. Thank you very much. This has been an excellent interview. � https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/09eb364f891e947eb646ed85077af3be.mp3 bdf9c741c88259419e5bd84ba2e1816a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Alaina Zulli Autobiography Coming Out Discrimination Fashion Femininity & Masculinity Intersex Interviews Lesbian Community Support Groups Voguing https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/b38c09f0608596805327b8c2b4d29056.pdf 3da92099c1725300eefeb621293800e2 PDF Text Text Alaina Zulli Okay, this is Alaina Zulli interviewing Fumio Ichikawa on June 4 2007, in the Barney building of NYU. Okay, Fumio, start by going over your background. Tell me about where you were born when, etcetera. Fumio Ichikawa Okay, I was born in 1968, in a small town in Kanagawa, which is a prefecture next to Tokyo. My parents were both from that region. And they lived in Tokyo at the time. But traditionally women go home to their parents to give birth so I was staying with my grandparents when I was born. It's an interesting story that my great grandfather passed away two weeks before I was born. It was a natural death, he went to sleep, he had a habit of taking a nap in the afternoon, by the sunny spot on by the window. And in one day, he didn't come back after the sunset. So my father was [unintelligible] my mother, and it's in my maternal grandparents home. And my father went away, got my great grandfather, and he never woke up. So he, my father was actually the first one who discovered my great grandfather passing and it was almost like exactly two weeks before I was born. And you know, depending on what you believe in, but in some of the Buddhist mythologies and the ideas about, the idea of like, passing from this life to the next life, and in between, that's just about the time where you're supposed to be crossing over this lever that separates this world to the next one, wherever that may be. And they may be, you know, he may never have left, he may have stayed with me. And so they decided to take residence in my mother's room. And the reason why I mentioned that is my great grandfather actually wanted to come here to the United States. He was a fifth son of a very large family, and because of the primogeniture, the oldest son takes over the family business in the land. So he wanted to get a strike a fortune outside, so he actually got on the ship, heading over to the United States. I think he made it over to Hawaii, then that's when he found out that his �older brother passed away, and he had to go back. So he never made it to mainland. But his plan was to come to the United States, make a lot of money, go home successful. It's quite didn't happen. But he did make it to the uh, to Hawaii. So my family came here when I was 17 because of my father's job. Everybody left but me after my father's assignment, and they went back, I stayed behind. And I have a feeling. I never thought of it that way earlier. But now that I think about it, I think it's my great grandfather making me stay. So that's one of the family or the personal, that I have about me being here. So I grew up in a suburb of Tokyo. It's within Tokyo prefecture, but it's one of the new developments in the 70s. There was a lot of urban growth, but not affordable housing in central Tokyo. So there was planned housing projects, all over suburbs, in the countryside there was nobody. So I grew up among people from all over Japan. People, their parents came on in the job assignment, they came for higher education and stayed, or they're transient, you know, moving from different city to city. But it was an interesting environment. Nobody was from there. Anybody sort of came there, anybody lived there. But so many different dialects, so many different cultures. During the summer vacation, the town emptied out, because everybody went back home where their grandparents were from or their parents are from. So it was a very interesting time that everybody knew each other and their parents and nothing beyond. You came there with like no baggage, no family history, just you. So there was no sense of like, insiders, outsiders and also the kind of what we call village mentalities that a lot of people associate with the Japanese, where you're closed in, which is basically everybody knows everybody's parents, cousins, you know, who knew who we didn't have that growing up. We didn't have natives versus outsiders. We, our class sized up from like 15, starting on the beginning of the year, by the time we move to the �next grade, we had 30. So that was the norm, which is very unusual in most of Japan. AZ The growth you mean? FI Well, just in terms of the, the growth as well as sort of the mobility of people is quite unusual. So when I compare my experience to my cousins who grew up closer to my grandparents is very, very different thing, where they grew up with all kinds of history, like, even before they go to school, everybody knows you. Because both my grandparents were teachers. So all the teachers from your school, the next school over, the parents, they knew who you are before coming in. Whereas where I, me and my sister grew up, it's just you. And, you know, you get to know other people's parents through the kids of, the connection were the children, not necessarily the kind of kinship or the location or sort of family history that you brought. So that was unique, I think. So that gave me a different perspective from a lot of people who grew up, so tied to the land and the community and family history. So that was really interesting and fun place to grow up. And then my father was transferred here, when I was when I was 16. We didn't come here until the year later, because my sister really, really, really wanted to graduate from junior high school before coming here. I was happy to leave Japan, my mother and my sister weren't. They were so afraid of going to places where they don't speak the language, they don't have any friends, all kinds of anxieties. I was ready to leave, I was not happy where I was. Because of many different things, but um, and also, I had a very different image of the United States being a more individualistic, freedom, creativity, democracy that a lot compared to sort of Japan in the 80s, where things were very structured, what seemed very structured. �AZ Even in your area? FI Yeah, well, it was because of the national sort of, um, it was a time of economic growth. And there was an expectation that the parents wanted their children to do better. And there was a very specific and clear path to do better. Higher education was the key, and there are school [unintelligible] and it was very clear that which colleges or university you went to connected you to the types of opportunities you had after graduation, it's a lot more systematic than here. Really, here, it's more sort of implicit, in sort of class and networking aspect of it. In Japan, once you get to a particular school, the network is there for you. It doesn't matter where you come from, you get plugged in, so everybody understood that. And everybody sort of aspired to that. And also, there was a shift from highly urbanized economy and society around that time, like market economy. And global economy impacting a lot in terms of how Japan was shaping up to be very much urban centered society. Transition from like the more, more small towns, villages, and diversity of that, too, everybody aspires to be the city dweller with the latest and greatest. So I think it was a time of convergence of many different influences, defining very clear a singular idea of what's successful. And [unintelligible, laughter]. Yeah, part of the reason is, you go through entrance examination after you graduate from junior high. I mean, some wealthier kids go through that earlier but for most, you know, kids, that's sort of the first rite of passage on age 15. After you graduate from junior high, you choose a high school to go to, you decide if you can go to public schools, private schools, you stay close to �home, or you travel. There aren't really that many boarding schools. So it's really I think, you take the train to commute, an hour and a half versus staying that's the school that's close to the home, maybe, [unintelligible]. So not but, that's sort of the first time you get filtered into different groups based on, supposed to be based on academic performance, but there's a lot more to it than that. And when I got to high school, it was a very different world because we mixed with, well, that was my first encounter with people outside of my community, which were very, very – It was weird. I go to a new community, it's a lot more homogeneous than the diversity that I was so used to in terms of people's expectations. The, the weird thing about where I grew up is economically very homogeneous, because of the housing project, housing prices, rental system. I guess there'll be equivalent to coops here, determined in the your parents income level, right? Like where you live and the community we lived in was based on the fact that everybody could afford to live in the same housing project. AZ And it was middle class? FI It was really like the middle class back then, in Japan, versus what we think of middle class here, versus what we think of middle class in Japan, now are completely different thing. It was sort of for the the economic bubble of the nine, early 90s. So it's, it's a working community, mostly, like white collar, mix of white collar office workers, some professionals, teachers, you know, a lot of school teachers, office workers, but not like senior management. It's sort of, you know, middle to lower. And also, generationally they were still young, so and they were on the path to becoming middle managers, and senior managers but not quite there yet. �So, culturally, we were very diverse but economically we were very homogeneous. And then, when I went to high school, we get thrown into the places where economically, it's very, very diverse. That was the first time I actually met somebody whose parents own like sushi restaurant, you know like the small business owners, the shop owners. We weren't, I wasn't used to that, I'm used to dealing with, you know, teachers, office workers, people who commute to work. Versus you having business at home, and you sort of grew up in an environment that was very different. But at the same time, it was very, I mean, I think it's the same, high school everywhere, it was very cliquey. And um, I didn't quite fit into, both the cliques, and also sort of the culture at the time. That was really, um. It's gonna be like the long history of the 60s, the 80s. But it was a time of very conservative period, a lot of the people who were student radicals in the 60s, late 60s, early 70s, sold out and became an office worker, and they're sort of, you know, telling the children that you have to study really hard, you know, go to the good school, get a good job, work for major corporations and your life will be successful and stable. And I knew those are the same people who burned down the campus and didn't have a graduation because they were against what was going on in Vietnam, what was going on with the uh, the treaty between the United States and in Japan the Security Treaty. They were against the nuclear war and whatnot in the 60s, and it's the same people telling us, "no, this is the way to happiness." So I was really frustrated with the fact that I'd have to sort of stay within that scheme of things. And I wasn't creative enough, I wasn't talented enough to just say, Forget you, I'm going to do my own thing. So I was reasonably smart enough to do well enough in academic performances. That was like what I was good at, but I didn't really like that, that was the only thing... and what you get at the end. And also the fact that there was a vague understanding and expectation that even if I do as well as the boys, you know, I can score as high �on exams, but there will be other "attributes," and in quotation marks, attributes that teachers would add to the application process, that would not necessarily disadvantage me in terms of going to college itself. But at the end of the process, that, that that sort of is not going to matter less than the fact that I'm a girl. Which, unbeknownst to me drastically changes in the four to seven years that I'm going to be away. But that was the understanding then, before I left. AZ So, you're saying that it was harder for girls to get into college? FI No, cause, not, cause examination process was fairly straightforward. You take the exam, you pass you get in. There weren't any slot based on gender. But to get the high school, especially public high schools. There was a little bit of a backlash on heavy reliance on testing, academic testing. So a few years before I – well maybe, when I was in junior high school, the government decided, well the Tokyo government decided to add a few extra, um, weight to like art, music, Home Economics, and, what's the last one... physical education. We had nine subjects, four, those four sort of more based on, you know, academic talent, and we have like five different subjects, Japanese, English, math, science and social science, before you take the exam in five subjects, if you score high you get in. After the reform, you have to carry the score, the uh, your grades from your school. But your four subject is going to be weighed a lot heavier than your academic subject. So before you go take the exam, you also need to have schools that you can apply to predetermined by how well you do in your school, including those four non academic subject, which is very subjective in terms of either getting these categories versus taking the exam and scoring 100 on the academic side of it. �So and it's it was fairly common that if you had the same score, and if you're sort of borderline between the A line schools versus the B line schools that the teachers get a little bit of an edge to the boys. And also, the expectation is that a lot of the women would go to junior college as opposed to the four year college, work a few years and, and get married. So the aspiration, it's not necessarily that it was structural barriers to get into four year college. But the aspirational pattern was very different for boys and girls. It wasn't that case with my family, the expectation with my parents always like to go to the four year school. And I think, looking back, my father never said that I couldn't do something because I was a girl. And I think I owe that to my paternal grandmother. But it was a shock to me when I was talking to my classmates in high school that your parents actually told you that you know, these are girly, girly, like things or things that women are not supposed to think about or wish for. I mean, it's a very stereotypical view of the Japanese society. But it was true to some extent, especially with the small business owners more than professional families. But even then, most of the mothers are stay at home or work part time, but there aren't many professions that women can stay after they get to a certain age or they get married and have families. So it was mostly teachers, nurses, very few office workers, or professional. So that was sort of the environment I was in and I was also not happy with the way everything is weighed the same. You could be really good at one subject, and equally suck on another subject. And that will bring your whole average down instead of you know, you sort of developing what you're good at. And sort of keeping up with what you're not so good at but passing, and still be able to go to a place where what you're good at, and what reflects your curiosity and desire to fulfill. Like, everything has to be sort of average downwards, to where you're not good at. And I had this whole image of the United States being different, that you can actually develop your own personal sort of strength. So, and also, like sort of gave me a way out of being ordinary, you know, going to New York. And then everyone is like, woah you're �going to New York. So it just, you know, automatically, you did, I didn't have to do anything, just by the virtue of my father being transferred, I'm somebody special, which was a nice feeling as an average kid. So that brings us to 1986. Spring of 1986. So we waited until my sister graduated from junior high school, got here in April. Not a good idea because academic is about to end and then nobody wanted to put us into uh, into school. Because they were about to, it was about the time now in New York State, and I don't know how familiar you are with the New York state education system, but they have a regions exam. And it, all the teachers are concerned about getting anybody passing the exam And because we didn't speak English all that well. And because some of the bilingual students are their star students, they didn't want their students, their star students sort of being distracted by babysitting basically. So I started school in Long Island in the ESL classes, most of the subjects except math, because math, you know, you don't need language. And the math teacher in that class I really hated, [unintelligible] because she thought I was going to drag her star student down. After we take the exam, for me, it was like high school entrance exam, I thought it was a joke. I didn't think it was 11th graders. So once they saw the score, just, you know, complete turnaround. You know, teachers, teachers look at me, and math was my worst subject. AZ You're worst subject? Okay. FI So it was, it was an interesting experience. But for a few years after that, because of my limitation in understanding spoken English, everybody treated me like I was five years old. That was the vocabulary and the range of expression that I had. So it's not easy being a teenager in Long Island around that time. But on top of that, there was the struggle of having a 17 year old �brain stuck behind the vocabulary of five year old. Yeah, so my high school days are pretty much confined to hanging out with other kids from ESL. But the other kids in ESL classes from all over the world, which was great, in one way. But at the same time, there's definitely a divide between what we would call the regular class students and the ESL students. And gradually you move on to, you move over as your English gets a little better. And also, you start to take classes. And for us, most of the Japanese kids, we are really well trained to read and write. And, you know, we take homework seriously, we try to keep up. So in terms of trying to get up to speed in being able to participate in regular classes, wasn't that big a deal, like, we just need a little bit of time to get used to it. And spend extra time between classes or at home to try to do as much preparation as possible so that we'll be prepared to go into class. And even if we don't understand what the teacher is telling us, we've read the textbook. So we know what to, you know, we have a little bit of comfort level in trying to figure out what the teacher is saying, as opposed to the teacher teaching us history. It's more like we try, us trying to figure out what we read in the history book, and where the teacher is in explaining that to us. So in the, the book knowledge, and you look up the dictionaries and you tried to get that in your head before going to class. AZ It's a lot of work. FI Yeah, but you know, that's the only way, that's, that's what schooling is. So it was more you know, trying to bring your English up to the level where you understood spoken English and listening at the level of your understanding of the written English. So, by the time I graduated, I was taking most classes in regular class with ninth graders, 10th graders, not necessarily twelth graders. But but at the same time, I still spent a lot of time in this one sort of class that was dedicated to ESL students and their volunteers helping them with �homework. So I think I picked up more Spanish language than you know, English in this time, and now it's fun. And it was also an interesting experience seeing people from very different backgrounds and very different expectations about what a 17 year old is supposed to be and how much responsibility you have, either because you're in immigrant, and you're the one who has to take care of a lot of things for them, you know, for your parents. Then some of the roles that sort of, that happens because you are the one who understands English the most. Even if my English is limited, it's much better than my mother's. So you know, anything that goes wrong, I have to call and trying to figure out what the right people to call, is this an emergency or is this a normal thing? Or you know, if you have parents teacher conference, I have to interpret what the teacher is saying to my parents and then interpret backwards with my limited English. So a lot of the relationship between parents being the guide and protective influence versus children being sort of shielded from dealing with all the everyday things, it reverses at that point. And you sort of become the grown up, you sort of become the public face of the family. So that was, that was interesting, too. So that was sort of a transitional period where my language skill was very, very limited. But at the same time, I had to make the most of it. And I couldn't really shy away from it, because that was my responsibility for the entire family. Because I mean, my father was using English somewhat at work. But he wasn't there, most of the time he was at work. So I have to get the driver's license quickly so we can go grocery shopping, instead of waiting for weekend. Or just to you know, drive people around. So a lot of things, housekeeping, things that I had to learn to try to do it quicker. And it was different from what I was used to. It's not that I didn't do that at all in Tokyo when I was growing up, but it was a lot easier for kids to do. I could get around on bicycles anywhere. Whereas here, especially so at first, you have to have a car to get around. �AZ Yeah. So where in Long Island did you move to? FI Fort Washington. AZ Okay, I lived out on the North Fork, But it was not quite suburban. FI Yeah, well, the reason why my parents, my father picked Fort Washington was because it's at the end of that Long Island Railroad he used to commute. So he learned that when he was younger that because of the community, Tokyo is notorious for being packed and very uncomfortable, he always wanted to find a place at the end of the line, and he would stand, and get a seat, like, you know, like half an hour earlier, let a couple of trains pass and you can get a seat and take that in, all the way through, and you thought it was going to be a thing here. So pick the thing. And also the fact that they had a very good ESL program. So looking back, it was a beautiful place, but not having a way to get around was very very difficult. So I spent a lot of time taking the train to come into the city, you know, go into The Village. And you know, how life was in The Village was so different from how it was in like the malls in Long Island. AZ Yeah. FI That's, you know, that's what I did. And then I went to school in the city. So I moved out of the house, I lived in a dorm. AZ �College? FI Yeah. I went to Barnard for four years. So that was the first time living away from home, and also living 24 hours in English, which was very very stressful. By the time I graduated high school, I was fairly competent at school, because of the fact that you can actually prepare for school, right? You know what to expect. And you can interact with the teachers within the classroom. Social life was different. But you know, you could get by feeling that you understand what's going on with living in a dorm, most of the interaction, most of the critical interaction is outside of the classroom. And really just learning how to explain things like real day to day, in a way, whereas if you're tired, the different kinds of tiredness or just, it's a lot more about explaining how you feel than a subject matter that you know what you don't. And that was a very different experience. At the first it was very, very stressful, that I didn't have a break from that. The fortunate thing is that Columbia had an amazing Japanese English Library. So I spend a lot of time in the library reading the books that I like, but at the same time, that's sort of like a little bit of space I have, because of the fact that I have spent, it takes a lot longer for me to digest textbooks than my classmates, so it was really nice to be living in a dorm so that you can spend, really spend a lot of hours studying, preparing for it, spend time in the library. But at the same time, just not having that sort of break in coming home and being comfortable in my own language was difficult for six months. AZ Yeah. FI But then also you make new friendships, you gain different friends. The first year, all my friends were children of immigrants. They're the first generation Americans or they immigrated when they were very, very small. So it was �fortunate that they understand the fact that your limitation on language doesn't necessarily mean that you're stupid, which is a big, big, big help, in terms of communicating because they never talk down to you. They may repeat themselves, but they'll never like talk down to you and slow it down, like you're talking to a child because they understand that's not the case. I mean, some people did do that, thinking that's helpful and it is in a way. But it's also at the same time very, very insulting. But I couldn't say that at the time, because I could tell that the person on the other side meant well. And it's much later in my life that I learned the expression, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. And when I heard that I'm like, I know exactly what that means. So, so I spent four years at Barnard and spent also six months in London, in my journey. I really liked school, I really liked college. But at the same time, I wasn't sure if I wanted to stay in the United States after I graduated. That was around the time when Japan was doing very, very, very well, economically. And there were a lot of opportunities for students returning from overseas being bilingual. I had a very hard time understanding Americans. AZ Americans? FI And I realized now that it's not the Americans in general, but it's northerners, people in the North urban, people who seems very nice, very friendly, but they don't really mean it. AZ So you mean you have trouble understanding them? FI In terms of the social distance, not necessarily the language itself. And I always would sort of attribute it to like, well, maybe I didn't understand what what the person was saying. I misunderstood what the person was saying. But I didn't relate [inaudible]. And no, it's that's just the way they are. They say things they don't mean. And I had a lot of that in college in social situations, especially the barrier part. So even though my language skill was getting �better, and I began to understand a lot more about my surroundings, I wasn't quite comfortable. And I wasn't sure if I wanted to live in the United States. At the same time, I didn't know I wanted to go back to Japan yet. I knew it was much better than I expected at the time, in terms of the opportunities that you have, and also the professional chances for women in general. At that time, it seems to be so much with economic boom that they actually the first time in the history they had equal employment opportunity legislation encouraging employers to hire or give equal opportunities men and women. There was no enforcement, there was no quote, there was no measurement of achievement or compliance with that. The law is symbolic, but because of the economic reality of companies looking for well educated workers, it was actually happening. So I knew that that was a possibility that I could actually find a professional opportunities in get real job and that I could stay and expect, you know, being expected to stay not just, you know, work for a couple of years and, you know, get married and move on. But at the same time, I felt like, well, I spent a few years here. I sort of know, New York in the United States. But when I go back, I'll probably lose a lot of what I learn, probably lose my language skills. And I didn't feel like I gained something solid enough to take back and not lose all the things that I worked so hard for. So I wasn't I really wasn't sure what I wanted to do after I graduate. So in my third year of school, I decided, well, maybe there's another way. Maybe it doesn't have to be Japan or the US. So did some research and found that there is some kind of, it's not an official program, but at least the reciprocal agreement that the bond that will recognize the credit from the University of London. AZ okay, yes. FI So I decided to go to the School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London for six months. The reason why did that for the springtime is that British system is similar to what, Japan copied the British system, so they have the trimester. If you go in Spain, you get to do second trimester and the third. So I figured you get more out of spending a semester away by taking two instead of going in the fall was just the first time. Also at the time I really was into British music and culture. Well, not food, but you know, fashion everything. �AZ Yeah. FI Okay, I'm gonna go to London. So I spent six months in London, thinking that the school life is similar there. So first, I live on campus housing, there was no such thing. There was no campus, I saw there was only one building. There was more like the NYU back in the day. Well, even here now, like you have different schools. University in London have like different schools, but over all around downtown, some of the more mainstream colleges, like King's College, I think had a dorm nearby. But SOAS didn't have anything. They had a whole bunch of flats in North London, about 45 minutes on the tube. That's when, at I first I looked for a room share and you know, posted in a student's office and went on on a few places. And honestly, this is not working, way too many creepy people. And it wasn't nearly a room, share. It was just like the corner, you know, one side of the flat you have it [inaudible] on the floor. And then like, that's your room and let's say 500 quid a month [inaudible]. So I wanted to keep it to the same level as like what my father was paying for the dorm here, which was expensive, too, but didn't want to cost him any more than he was spending already. So, so North London is where I spent six months among a whole bunch of students from Middle East. That was my first time I actually got to talk to somebody from Lebanon, Kuwait. And a lot of Arabs living in, coming from Africa, actually. Some of them actually lived in Africa. Yeah, I think there are some Syrians, mostly Lebanese and Kuwaitis that I met and an American who wanted to go to Africa, but they were the place he was going to go to just adapted into a civil Civil War, so he couldn't go so he decided to come to London because he already took time off from school. He couldn't go back. An Antiguan American, I don't know why he was–he wasn't in the same school, but he was friends with the American kid. A South African born Indian living in, coming from a suburb of London. A whole bunch happened so I met a lot of Asians there, Asians in London at the time were South Asia and I'm East Asian but we were more Orientals than Asians. AZ What year is it? �FI The 90s. Early 90s. And that's what I learned when I went to SOAS. I realized like the why SOAS was next to the School of Tropical Disease. It's a school for Colonial bureaucrats and administrators. So you go study the language at SOAS, so you learn in African, East Asian, all the the colonial footprints that the British Empire had. At SOAS you go to School of Tropical Disease to get immunized and then you're off. Yeah, we were like nifty school of Tropical Disease. AZ Interesting. FI It was fun. It was interesting. But so you definitely saw the legacy of colonialism there that a lot of the students there were from former colonies, and also Middle East where [inaudible] gets educated outside of their own countries. Yeah, Dutch guys, and then also the European Union, they didn't charge tuition, if you're with the European Union, that they have list, you didn't have to pay tuition for universities. So I mean, they love foreign students, because that's where they got, they get to charge tuition. So there are a lot of language students from Asia, particularly from Japan, just come to the London School. A lot of Americans on study abroad program. Well, not a lot at SOAS but a few, and people from all over. So it was interesting living with South Asians, and especially Middle Eastern friends, because that's the time of the first Gulf War. I was there when it started, it was very, very interesting, watching it on TV, on British television, among the Arabs talking about a very, very different perspective, and take on what's happening, or what it means. And that was my first experience for war as well. That was the first, Imean, I grew up in postwar Japan. And we're like, no army, no weapon, we don't engage. And we are not allowed to engage in that. And we don't want to live with the mistake of the World War II. So even though in Britain, you know, they had the Falklands, so they this sort of have modern conflict. For me, it was a first experience of knowing that somebody that I know may actually go to war. And, but I knew so little that I actually call back to my friend's home and say, are you going to be drafted do you have to go to war? Because that was the �image that I had. And once you know, country engages in the war, you get drafted and you go to war, but no, it's a volunteer army, that doesn't happen until they get really desperate. So, you know, like college age kids, I thought, like, there'll be the prime candidate to get shipped off. But that didn't happen. So it was really good to see that, especially, you know, looking at what's happening now and how it gets broadcasted here. The whole controversy with the friendly fire now is the first Gulf War most of the British casualties were killed by the Americans. And also it was very, very tense going to school, because we had a very large concentration of Middle Eastern students. So we used to joke about it, we should just start, we were joking and we would say, like we should go to a really expensive restaurant, you know, eat whatever we want. Leave a big, you know, duffel bag on the seat and just run away. Say no, we're all extremely students and trying to save money. Yes, really good [inaudible]. So, you know, we had enough sense to talk about it, but at the same time was a very tense time on campus with all the newscasts that descended and tried to ask opinions of the Arabs on what's going on. And so I really actually did like living in London. AZ You did? FI Even though I didn't like living in North London and having to take the two, three songs into the city. But culturally speaking, I had a much better, easier time understanding the social distance of the English than the Americans. Even though I didn't understand a lot of the words that they were saying a lot of the accent that they had, I understood what they meant, versus what is the distance between, it's very, very similar to what I grew up with. AZ Can you describe that difference? FI For Japanese, what we say and what we mean are two separate things and there's an understanding of that, depending on the context, depending on the relationship, depending on the situation, we say certain things, but you need �to read between the lines. There's a conventional expression and understanding of the personal distance, that you may extend something to somebody, but depending on your relationship with that person, the other person would understand that if it's a real invitation, or if that person is being polite to you. AZ So it's very nuanced? FI Yea, yeah, and it's a lot more. The conversation had a lot to do, a lot more to do with the relationship with each other. It's never, and also sort of social hierarchy. So the politeness of, I think the politeness of it, the degree of politeness that the British or the I should say English displayed to each other, in the context that I understood was a lot more similar. So, the relationship between teachers and students, it was a lot, the distance between the two, I feel a lot more comfortable in the, in the UK university system than in the United States, where there are still professors pretend to be your peers. I was uncomfortable with that. I mean, there's definitely power relationships, but they try not to acknowledge that a lot of the times in the United States. Especially with older people, younger people, older people try to, they try too hard to be cool. In the US, they try so really hard to be young or understanding of the youth. Whereas in Britain, there's no pretense like, if you are of certain age, you're supposed to behave a certain way. And that's okay, that's, you know, that's not a reflection of you not being cool. So I think that yeah, I think the value of the definition and the value that you place on a certain characteristic isn't in definition, based on social standings, age, all these other attributes, I had an easier time understanding. It's not that I liked it or not, I mean, it's very structured. And sometimes it prepared me it makes it difficult for real friendship to develop, if your understanding is so different. But also at the same time, if it does happen, it makes it more meaningful. Which has been my experience with some of my friends back home who are of my father's generation. But it was just was easier distance. And there was less disappointment in terms of what the other person extend to you versus what you understood the closeness be or the friendliness. So I really liked living there, and I wanted to stay there longer, but I wasn't sure of the job aspect. But �graduate school definitely, like I was thinking that's a possibility. And because of the fact that, SOAS especially, emphasize a lot more of getting a language to the native level before you move on to graduate study. To me, it was it was a must, you have to be able to leave things in primary language, and do research in primary source to do your undergraduate thesis. AZ Undergraduate? FI Yes. So I was sitting in the class, undergraduate class, reading modern Japanese from 1890s, which is a very difficult Japanese for us natives, we had one too, but I was sitting there discussing what, or reading untranslated work, so it was easier for me. AZ Right. FI [inaudible] but in that was the expectation. So in the US, I could take Japanese language classes, but everybody discussing the work that I'm familiar with, reading it in English and discussing in English. So I mean, discussing in English was fine, but just the fact of having to read it in English and looking at weird translations was different. So, so I came back with the sort of sense of okay, maybe that was the place culturally speaking, except for the fact that it was very hard for, I mean, it was really hard for anybody to get a job in the UK at the time. But that's a really no, I mean, I can go on for that was my first like, 20 years of my life and I can go for the next 17 years, but you might want to skip ahead or? AZ Let's move on to your sexuality. FI Okay. �AZ You identify as– FI Lesbian. AZ Lesbian. Tell me about when you came out. Actually, go back to when you knew. FI I always knew actually, I always knew when I was growing up. But in Japan, teenage homosexuality for girls was sort of almost expected, you know, you sort of practice, you wanted a real thing. So everybody joked about it everybody knew girls used to give me you know, flowers or not flowers, but even make me lunch, make me things. On Valentine's Day in Japan, it's a big commercial conspiracy. But the candy companies came up with this idea and came up with some legend somewhere in Europe that that's the day the girls can actually get to convince the boys what they feel, how they feel about it, unlike, you know the girls are supposed to wait and not really be forthcoming. That's one day of the year, you can be in, you know, in charge of expressing your opinions. And it was universally understood that I'm going to be on the receiving, I'm going to be on the receiving end on that day instead of giving. But I always knew, but I always knew I was much after the girls, but it was, but it was different from sexuality, because the idea of sexuality was very much a grown up thing. So the part about the sort of orientation part of your emotional attachment, like your attraction was fairly clear. But that didn't get connected to the actual sexuality part of it at a much, much, much later. AZ By you or by your culture? FI By me, I think. I mean, like some of the girls, I think it's a lot different now. Things change so much, and a lot more young people know about sex and sexuality much younger. But when I was growing up, I don't think we really �talked about it in junior high school. I mean like, we talked about dating, like, you know, having crushes on boys and things like that. But it was more like, well I want to, you know, like spend time with them, get close to them, hold hands with them, to that extent. I think kissing came into play maybe in high school, but it was still like whoa, big deal, then. Because even though we didn't call it school, the boys worlds and girls world was segregated. It was sort of implicit. And also, like crossing over got so much backlash from your group and got a reputation that's like, oh you really like boys kind of thing. So even in the co-ed school, that was the context. So a lot of the girls who had the practice one with the girls that they did, like, a close relationship and in girls was a lot more explicit on Valentine's, and then that was completely acceptable. AZ Was it talked about? FI Yeah, everybody knew, I mean, like parent's kids. You know, my straight friends who went to Catholic High School, she had long hair very feminine, but she got letters, candies from underclass girls all the time. Yeah most likely the younger students may be having a crush on upper class, not men, but upperclassmen in girls, schools, talked about, written about, practiced. And I think for grownups point of view, it was sort of a safe thing, because precisely because it didn't involve sexuality, or they assumed that it did. It was sort of like emotional relationship without the threat of sexuality. And I don't know, I didn't go to girl school so I don't know to what extent there was actually sexuality involved. But a lot of the grownups think that it's sort of like healthy development in terms of having curiosity about forming a relationship, but it's safe. So it was funny, like when I was in junior high school, trying to find, you know, think about which high school to go to all my friends, like, don't go to girl school, don't go girls school, so then you get the taste of it, you will never get out of it! It was a worse than understanding that if I were putting in a situation, that would be that I'll feel very comfortable in that situation. I'll never come back to sort of graduate in that phase and in, you know, behave like a girl. So, in that sense, I always knew and I think people knew and even sort of my parents and my relatives always talked about, I have a younger sister, two �and a half years ago. I was the oldest grandchildren, grandchild on either side, but everybody's expectation was my sister's gonna get married first. And I'm going to be a working woman. And also the fact that that the way I dressed and the fact that I always wanted to do things that people associated with boys or I can I could compete with them. I was very competitive. I'm because I could compete with them. And also, in terms of leadership in class, the class president, or the student government, like the roles that I play was always sort of like a leadership role. And maybe they sort of didn't give me a hard time about, which I think is kind of unusual. And I think it has to do with the fact that we were in a new community. And we also got very young, eager teachers because of the fact that it was very new development, and it was very [inaudible]. It wasn't connected by public transportation yet. It was a planned community so they worked on the town first, and then they put the label after we got enough density to sustain the, the legal plan. So a lot of the times, young teachers stayed out of school who wanted to come to Tokyo and stay in Tokyo take the exam for the prefecture. Their first assignment tend to be in remote places, like in islands or us. We got a lot of great teachers coming in, who are not necessarily super experienced, but they had a lot of great ideas and they weren't really caught up in conventions and traditions. So I never thought, it's usually like when you look at any kind of literature, which is comic books. In co-ed situations, it's usually the class leader is the boy and the vice chair, whatever the title is, will be the girl. Wasn't the case, when I was allowed, everybody sort of understood that I'm the leader and whoever is going to be the second you know, you elect like one male, one female to the position, and then it's almost expected that the boys will be number one, they got the segment that didn't have. Yeah, so I was used to that. And I think that was part of the reason why girls are looking at me as sort of pseudo-boy kind of role. Then it's the same thing from girl's perspective, it's a safe alternative to actually being, you know, engaged in trying to build relationships with boys. Because you don't get to use that, as you know, not as love but like as a boy crazy or you don't get the kind of scrutiny you'll get from your parents if you're hanging out with boys. So anyway, I think so in terms of I knew I knew early and people knew me and but I think the expectation was I'll grow up at some point. And it talks of since this is about style and fashion. So in terms of how I dress when I was younger, I did like wearing pants and jeans and t-shirt. I mean, I dressed up I did like �wearing like pants and jeans and T shirt. I mean, I dressed up in the formal occasions, my father was in the apparel industry. So you know, we would always get the best suit for the graduation. But in terms of everyday wear, I think I was fairly aware, early on that the girls had to show [inaudible], like, you know, there was a very strict expectation about what girls aren’t allowed to do. And I wasn't happy with that. So I thought the way to be taken seriously, the way to be equal was to behave like boys. I don't think necessarily, I wanted to be boys, I was just pissed off that I couldn't, you know, be on the same level as them in the eyes of the grown ups. Or like anybody, you know, my peers or my upperclassmen. So I think I was fairly consciously trying to destroy the expectation every chance I got. And I also learned that that's possible. I think, once you prove to them that you can do it. You know, I mean, they'll call you names, but they'll call you names and, but you can earn certain respect that way, and, you know, wearing girls clothes and was sort of not conducive to the activities that that I like doing. And you know, running around beating up all the boys showing that you know who’s the boss. But when you get to junior high school, at least in my district, you have to wear school uniform. And I agonised over like, asking my parents for boys uniform. But I didn't even get picked on like, right away by the upperclassmen. So I'm like, Okay, I don't want to sign up. Sorry. When's the last time the girls uniform and, you know, people made fun of me for wearing skirt and like, not interested in skirt. But, you know, you get used to the uniform that sort of made me a little bit self conscious. It's not that I didn't like dressing in skirts. I mean, I mean, any formal occasion when my father brings home the brand new three piece suit with like nice pleated skirt, I loved it. So it's not that I didn’t like dressing, but I think I was sort of aware of the fact that ,if you dress like a girl, people make fun of you. Because they're not used to seeing you once they sort of have an image of you as a particular type of person, then. And a lot of the boys tease me like, you know, you behave like a boy. So it sort of does sort of stuck with me. So whether I liked it or not, it's one of the things that people tease you about, if you were deviate from what you would expect of you. So, Junior High High School, even though wore uniform to school, on �weekends, it's pretty much back to you know jeans and T shirt. Then when I came here, and I also always had like, hair, kind of short, never grew my hair long. So when I first came here, one of the things that was really liberating was nobody has any expectation of me other than the fact that I'm Japanese. And I didn't speak English, all that well. Later on, I realised that you know, the whole Japanese female thing and what you have to deal with, but at that time, the language thing was a lot bigger. AZ What do you mean Japanese female thing? FI You don't understand how many people stop me on the street, like I lived in Japan it’s great. It's mostly former servicemen. AZ Ohlike men hitting on you? FI Not necessarily hitting on you they are friendly. But you know, you have certain expectations of Japanese women being submissive, docile, provide, you know, really takes care of their man kind of thing. AZ Okay. FI Which is. And also, there's a whole image of Asian women in American popular culture, dating back way back, there was a great documentary on PBS on the spirit image of in Asian women being juggling lady versus the what’s that Madame Butterfly, because those are two iconic images. And sometimes men have a fantasy of having both be the same person. So you �know, you may look very innocent and pure and quiet in a circus. But once you get to that point, you're a freak, and you have all kinds of amazing sexual abilities. And I learned that lesbians have the same stereotype. Yeah that we have some kind of special techniques. But yeah, that's much later. So at that time, I was sort of completely free to reinvent myself in a way. I mean, it was hard, not being able to articulate what you were thinking about what you observed and what you meant to express. But at the same time, that sort of took the edge off of how people saw me like, you know, I was always very vocal. I was always the there’s this thing in Japanese schools that when you graduate, or when you move on to a different way, you actually come up with like a little booklet, to sort of commemorate your classmates or your experience. And, you know, we were brought in, like in the [inaudible], you know, the most successful all the things that you do. Yep, it's a similar AZ Superlatives. FI Yeah, so that was the fastest Monday class. We didn't need it the most popular like, we had like all kinds of things like, I’d always be the toughest. Boys and girls one on top is number one, and also the one who speaks so fast. I'll be the fastest speaker. So you know the way sort of my mind worked and the way I articulated myself, tend to give people a very strong impression of maybe not I'm feminine, but at the same time, it's a very sort of outspoken personality that people don't necessarily associate with virtual femininity. It wasn't ideal for characteristic for women. So the fact that I couldn't speak all that well, and I didn't speak much, and the fact that I'm in a completely foreign environment where people people dress different you know people their hair different. High school kids wore makeup, which could be a cause for dismissal back in the days in Japan not anymore, but you know, when I was growing up, just curling your hair or perming your hair, there was a cause for �suspension.Actually, nobody said anything if I wore a dress. Now, they said, Oh, that's a nice dress, or, you know, where did you get it? But they didn't make fun of me for that. So I was like, wait a minute, it's like, you know, I can try different things and not necessarily have to deal with people's image of me. And also the fact that when I came here, I couldn't find a hairdresser that I could trust or I couldn't explain to them what I needed done. AZ Yeah. FI My mother's best friend at the hairdresser's I've never had anybody else cut my hair. So come here, white folks in [Long Island?] don't know what to do with my asian hair, I wanted it short, but it always comes up awful. So I decided like, Okay, I'm gonna, I'm not gonna go through the trauma was sitting in a you know in a beauty parlour, like, praying that they don’t mess it up. So, I started growing my hair out in high school, and I kept it long. So I looked you know, very, very different, and nobody really made fun of me for growing my hair, or getting perm more. So that was interesting. In terms of my own idea of gender image. I always thought like, I was a boyish girl. And I was comfortable with it, but then I started to question it's like, was I doing it because like, to behave like a girl was disadvantageous to what I wanted to do. Is it something that people taught me to do versus like what I really felt comfortable doing? So I sort of went and lived in that body for a while, which was kind of nice and which was kind of fun. And I realised like I’m much more feminine than I thought I was, and I'm much more comfortable being feminine. I'm less embarrassed about dressing like a girl and it's actually kind of fun. I never really went so far as to put on the makeup my mother traumatise me when the first time I put on lipstick my mother was like you look like a drag queen. Thank you mother I mean you know I picked up the lipstick my mother my grandmother had yeah that was my mistake. But so she kept me in check �about like, you know, what's suitable for me versus like so you know, I never really after and I'm like okay, I'm not putting on any makeup. Most of my college years I looked quite girly, I'm not girly girl but you know, wore more skinny jeans and skirt, but I didn't make much of wearing a dress or really girls clothing [inaudible]. And then at the time, I thought I could be bisexual as well no, I think I wasn't even thinking about sexuality in terms of my attraction to girls I mean you know i i definitely pay more attention to women and how pretty they are or I will look in there or like the who appealed to me. But at the same time it's almost like it was like the other way around. That it's a practice for me that I thought like I could actually date boys. So and I did have a chance a few times. � https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/d4214a3b4d105a48431f87334ec1bc76.mp3 88cedfbf9f315c815aa54e21348e1e8b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of New York Lesbian Style Oral History Project, 2007 Description An account of the resource The History of New York Lesbian Style collection is an oral history project created by Alaina Zulli in 2007. Zulli was a NYU graduate student studying fashion history at the time and was working with the oral history collection as a student employee at Tamiment Library. This motivated her to document changes in New York City’s Lesbian culture as expressed in fashion through the personal accounts of women who identify as a lesbian. 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(For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Fumio Ichikawa Childhood Coming Out Cross-Cultural Perspectives Fumio Ichikawa Gender Roles History Interviews Japanese Lesbians https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/bc29edc032ba4662291eb5056aeef576.mp3 cdeb1f163fd91e963c92950682cd230a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of New York Lesbian Style Oral History Project, 2007 Description An account of the resource The History of New York Lesbian Style collection is an oral history project created by Alaina Zulli in 2007. Zulli was a NYU graduate student studying fashion history at the time and was working with the oral history collection as a student employee at Tamiment Library. This motivated her to document changes in New York City’s Lesbian culture as expressed in fashion through the personal accounts of women who identify as a lesbian. This collection includes four audio recordings of interviews conducted by Zulli, digitized from CD-R by students at Pratt Institute’s Library and Information Science Program. The original materials are held in off-site storage by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Transcriptions were made by Amelia Leventhal, Marissa Moxley, and Sophia Santaniello. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource The information available on this site, including any text, data, artwork, video, audio, images or graphics may be protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. Entities other than the Lesbian Herstory Archive may own copyright of the material. 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Lesbian Style Project Ichikawa Disc 2 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. History of New York Lesbian Style Title A name given to the resource Lesbian Style Project: Fumio Ichikawa (Disc 2) Description An account of the resource 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. 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(For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Fumio Ichikawa Childhood Coming Out Fumio Ichikawa Gender Roles History Interviews Japan https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/246b3841ada65edfd64515d21d25440e.pdf c9440db6a16c50d540e6277980c28eff PDF Text Text Alaina Zulli Okay, this is an interview with Maria Maria Gorkhover. On May 30 2007, interviewed by Alaina Zulli, we are in Bobst Library at NYU, in New York City. Okay, Maria, let's start with your background where you grew up your age and a little bit about your family. Maria Gorkhover So I grew up in Uzbekistan, which is one of the former Soviet republics. Now it's an independent country. And I lived there until I was 10 years old. My family, standard Jewish family, meaning, you know, everybody's Jewish into the nth generation, like pure read. I have one brother, who is 17. And I have another brother, who is for my, when my parents came here, like in about three years after they got here, they divorced. I was like, 13 at the time. And then my mom was married to a guy who was not Jewish, and they had a baby. And that baby is my, is my second brother, who is right now four. My dad, he also remarried, but there's no kids from that marriage. And then they got divorced. And right now he's not married, but you know, he is in a relationship. And I, when we came, I lived with both parents, obviously. Then, after my parents were divorced, I lived with my mom for many, many years. And then about, I think two years ago, something like that. I moved with my dad because he lives in Brooklyn, and it's closer for me to commute to school much closer. And I also like living with him better. So let's see. Anything else? AZ What did your parents do? MG My parents are both computer programmers. My dad, well, my dad used to be a computer programmer, but in America, he had a bit of difficulty in that department. And right now he's trying to be a teacher, like a teacher of high school mathematics. He's finishing his master's program, so you can be �certified. My mom continued to be a computer programmer. And she works right now at Duane Reade. Like, you know, in the corporate office and stuff. AZ Okay. So, let's jump ahead to your sexuality. Tell me about how you knew you were lesbian, when you came out, the whole story? MG Okay, the question presents itself, how graphic do we need to get? So I always knew that I liked girls. And I never, so how did I know that I liked them? Because I had really graphic fantasies about them. And that is before I you know, I saw any kind of pornography or anything of the sort before we had internet and before I you know, had Cinemax or anything of the sort, like I had really kind of graphic fantasies. Nothing like that towards guys. Like, really nothing. So from, I'd say, well, I'd say age eleven. I started having these fantasies, and then like, then I didn't know what the hell what that meant, actually. And by somehow around age fifteen. And I was like, well, let's see, it's pretty clear that I like girls like a lot. But I actually don't mind guys, because I didn't find them distasteful or anything like that. So I was like, You know what, I am bi, because I didn't want to say that I'm lesbian and, you know, cut out the potential of marriage and men and pleasing my parents and as important out of my life altogether. So I thought that, well, I thought in my mind that I was bi until actually recently, it's about a year – no, a year ago, about six months ago, a little bit more, when I figured out through, like, I guess, recent, through sexual experiences that I had at that time that No, I was not, in fact, bi I mean, not minding guys actually doesn't mean that you are attracted to them. So I mean, I mean, if that's your definition of bi, it's not mine. Right, so. So then I like identified myself as basically gay as such, although between that time when I was 23, and the time when I was 15. I always knew that I like girls like far, far more than guys. So I thought that I was bi, just really more much more towards girls. But now it's like it's, you know, like, there's no point of me �being with guys because if, I am just like not attracted to them. I can take it, but why bother? Let's see. Let's see. Let's see. Anything else? AZ Well, um coming out how was it for you with your family? MG Oh, that's that's a drama story and of itself rather. So the first time that I came out was to my mom when I was 15 years old. And it was this big. Like hysteric scene, like I was crying and I had like, hysterics and such and hyperventilating and stuff. Uh. Why I was coming out at that specific time? Because there was this girl that I loved or I thought I loved and I wanted to be in a relationship with her. And even though the smart thing to do would have been to, you know, keep hush hush about it, and save everybody the trouble, being the excruciatingly honest person that I am meaning I can't keep any secrets from my parents, right? I- You know, I, I went to confessional with my mom and the priest. And she was like, Oh, it's a phase, you know, you shouldn't do this. And basically, she told me that, if I do start a relationship with a girl, she'll be very disappointed with me. She will withdraw from me, and she doesn't know what kind of parent- daughter relationship we'll be able to have. Which was kind of like a death sentence. So, I mean, because my mom was basically like, my God at that time, like her approval was my main goal in life and my main cause of happiness in life, and lack thereof, my main cause of misery in life. So, I was like, That's it. Like, I like, I, even though I - No, I did love this girl, I didn't want to be with her. I simply could not do it, even behind my mom's back. Because I would be, let's say, like, you know, making out with her. And then with that going on, you'd be like, What would my mom think of me? If she knew I was doing this? Right. So at that time, I was like, I really, really wanted to �make myself straight. How did I do that? I kind of I started going out with guys basically. Right. Any, like random guys. Like, you know what, I don't mind them, so let's stick to that. Right. And I tried to like force myself to not look at girls – tried being the operative word, obviously. So and, like, a few days later. Like, I just could not stand the thought of my mom being disappointed in me and ashamed of me, basically. And withdrawing from me. I told her mom, you are right, this is a phase and I am in fact straight and so on and so on. Okay, so I thought, you know, the situation was taken care of, so I will make myself straight. Or rather, I will just ignore girls altogether, you know. Cause seeing as I was like well I can just go with guys for the rest of my life, why should that be a problem? You know. So fast forward to let's see, I think it was about 19 years old? Right. Then, was it 19 years old? No, it was not 19 years old. It was well, 20, it was actually 21 years old. Right. I actually, like began a relationship with this girl, like in secrecy at age eighteen, because I don't know I've calmed down or something. And I was like, You know what? I mean, like, I'm not going to kill myself over it. But like, I'm not going to tell my mom because I just could not live with her disappointmented, like, presence, right? But at like by age 21, it really begin to kind of weigh down upon me that I could not really, you know, be with girls and have her know about it. And, like, basically, there was this conflict with this girl. Okay, you know, we actually, we had a very strange on again, off again, open relationship where we're basically best friends and occasionally had sex. So it was not a relationship like as such, like not in the sense that most people understand that. Right. And I always knew that I would have like other relationships, other romantic relationships besides her. And she also knew that that she was like, cool with it. Right? We were just kind of each other's support system. Up until the time when we were both I don't know, ready to go find somebody else or �something like that. Basically, best friends who just turned out to be gay both so you know, why not have sex? So by age 21, there was this conflict in me. On the one hand, I couldn't I was like, okay, um, well, I'm bi, so I can be with guys all the time, but that would mean that I'm gonna be continuously suppressing my urge towards girls, which was very strong, and it was growing stronger, like every day. On the other hand, I could not tell my mom any of this because either she'll be disappointed in me. She'll be like, okay, Maria continue to suppress it or something like that. Or she'll be like, "No, Maria, you're already 21 years old. You're an adult. You can go do whatever you want. You can go sleep with girls," but inside she'll be very, very disappointed and ashamed. She'll just not say it, but she'll think that and she'll feel it. And I didn't want that. So the question was, like, suppress myself, for the sake of my mom's approval, not suppress myself, face her disappointment. Either way, not a pleasant solution. So, after a lot of, you know, mental anguish that we Jews are known for. True, right? So, I, I took my mom, I made an appointment with a shrink in the city, an American shrink, right? And I went to the shrink with my mom, like, I dragged her to it, because I was like, "Mom I need to tell you something." And after, and, it was like this big, big dramatic thing once again, in that shrinks office, right? Because, like, I started crying again, and hyperventilating and stuff like that. And I even had to go outside to like, calm myself down and whatever. And then I came back, and I was like, Mama, I love you. And I don't want to disappoint you, like your approval means everything to me. But I like girls, and I can't fight it anymore. You know, add all the tears and all that and all that stuff. And I wanted to do it in front of a shrink, who has a PHD. So the shrink can immediately tell my mom, no, it's not a phase. And no, you know, it's not like an abnormal thing, or whatever it is. So we can have the professional opinion in �the consultation, like right there. Right? So if I tell my mom, it's not a phase, it's like who the hell am I? I'm no doctor? But if this PhD of psychology tells her? It's an entirely different thing. She took it like much calmer, actually. Right? And so you know, and I asked the shrink, like, is this a phase? Like, can you tell my mom, is it a phase or not? She's like, "No, it's not a phase." And I'm like, "Mom, I'm 21 years old. It's like, how can it be a phase by now if I've been experiencing this since 11, 12, something like that." Right? She took it. And she, at that time, she kind of, she calmed down about it. And she believed me fully. Like she believed that, you know, that is indeed the situation. There's nothing you can do about it really, and right and stuff. And I guess, it also helps the fact that I told her I was bi, because I thought I was bi at the time. So she's like, well, she likes girls. Let her experiment with girls, sleep around, but you know, she's still gonna get married to a guy. And actually I told her as much I'm like, "Yeah, I'm gonna sleep around with girls, party. And then I'm gonna get married to a guy because I want to have a family," and so on and so on. She's like, okay, you know, that's, that's not a problem. I mean, it's unfortunate. That's not the best situation, but you know, we can deal with it. She's still gonna give me grandkids. Yeah. So then, it was like, Okay, this you know, this is a much better situation for me nice and calm. But then it was pressing upon me to confess to my dad, which I did. After you know, a little bit of Dutch courage. AZ Some drinking? MG Yes. So, because I was like, You know what, I'm not gonna hyperventilate, I'm not gonna cry. And I'm not gonna go into hysterics again. I'll be calm, even if it's chemically induced. So, like, yeah, that was, that was really interesting. Like, �he's sitting on the couch. Right. Watching soccer. I'm like, Papa, I want to talk to you. Like, okay, talk to me. I'm like, Papa turn off the tv. I'm gonna talk to you. He muted the soccer. Papa, look at me, I want to talk to you. It's important. He's like, I'm listening. I'm listening. Like, okay. So I'm like, Papa, like girls. He's like, I know. Like, what? How do you know this? Like, your mom told me when you were 15? Yeah, my mom actually, like, as soon as I told her, way back when, she called up my dad and she told him. And it's amazing that he's actually very calm about it. Like, it's not like he doesn't think it's a big source of bother. Especially seeing as at that time, I thought I was bi and my mom thought I was bi. So my mom was like, yeah, she likes girls, but she also likes guys. So my dad is like, okay, that's fine. You know, you know, as long as she likes, guys, it's not a problem. Right? So but, at the present moment, my mom has, you know, gotten used to it like it's not like a big deal for her really. And it's my dad, he was, he was actually a lot less, a lot less having problems with than my mom, like very much so. I-like he was like, he doesn't really care, like, who do I sleep with or something like that. As long as I make a family and stuff. So it was fine. Like it became like very calm and stuff. But then I realized about, basically in November of 2006, after having like sexual experiences with both girls and guys, like one after the other pretty soon, you know, like concentrated. Like that, you know what, guys don't do anything for me, not really. And, you know, it's girls that do. So I guess I must be gay then, like, fully, you know, which was not such a big switch because, like, I don't know, 80% towards girls and 100% towards girls? So not such a big switch. So right now, I do identify as gay, because my, because you know, of my experiences. And my, how do I say this? Like, pretty, pretty kind of concrete definition. Sorry, concrete evidence that I don't like guys. And I do like girls. Yeah, and I'm not going to say what because that would, that would be, you know, the graphic part. So, let's see. That's about it. So I mean, did I cover everything that you want me to? �AZ Yeah. Right. Okay, so, let's go back to let's, let's go back to when you first started thinking about girls. Did, did you think that about gender, about yourself in any gender or how you dressed? MG Well, I always, I never thought of myself as a guy. Like, I always knew I was female. But I always dressed in very loose clothing and either unisex or even guys clothing. But it was not because like I wanted to be butch, it's because I thought I was kind of fat. Like I had, like a, like relatively big stomach. And I wanted to hide that fat. And I was really like, uncomfortable with my body, like a lot of body issues. And because of that, right? It's just that I suppose if other girls are uncomfortable with their bodies, and they wear loose clothing, they will usually be wearing feminine loose clothing, whereas I wore just like T shirts and sweatshirts and something that a guy would wear with no problem. Right? Why? Because I just felt more comfortable in those kind of clothing. So that has been my style since basically, day one, like loose clothing that, that is either unisex or when guys pants and guys, not guys shirts but like sweatshirts, right and T shirts. And that style it was how do I say this? It was not, it was not determined by my orientation. But at the same time, if I were straight, like as such, and I wanted to attract the attention of guys, then I probably would be wearing more feminine clothes and tighter clothes, even on my stomach because I would be like you know, you know, why not? That's like show something, instead of showing nothing. But seeing as I was really into girls and I didn't care much about guys, I was not interested in attracting their attention. So it was not important for me to wear tight clothes that would attract their attention and for me to like appear on their radar as potential you know, dating candidates you know? �AZ Yeah, so as your self conception as a lesbian as it evolved, did your let's see, how can I say this. Did your style change at all? Did you feel? MG Yes. Okay. My style like in high school was influenced by several factors. First of all the fact that my parents didn't have a lot of money and I also didn't want to take a lot of their money so I bought crap basically, like cheap crap that looked bad. Brand name was something that happens for other people. So cheap jeans from Kmart, guys jeans, like cheap sweatshirts for like five bucks, things like that. So I look like a badly dressed guy basically. Right so, so that, and I mean I could have bought cheap women, cheap girls clothes, you know from things like pretty girl or you know, any, you know, like really cheap, cheap, like, what's it called, even Kmart, cheap girls clothes. But I didn't feel comfortable like showing my body. So my style in high school was that cheap unisex clothes. Then when I went to college, I started working and I started making some money. And I started dressing a little bit better. Like also unisex clothes because I was just used to that style and then because I still thought of myself as kind of always not attractive, and unattractive. But more stylish mens clothes, like men's jeans from Express for example, as opposed to Kmart or Old Navy, like more brand name, you know, like nicer shirts instead of just crap. Right? Still kind of loose and still something that a guy could wear also, but just nicer, nicer looking and better fitting. Right. Ah, and that style continued to about. Well, basically, up until now, and as I continued throughout college, I worked more, you know, as I made more money. And I started just asking my mom for money to buy more brand new things, like nicer things, but I still stuck to unisex slash male clothes mostly, or at least kind of loose female clothes. Right, like nothing tight, nothing that shows up anything. If you look at me in regular clothes, it would be like, okay, the only way you can tell I'm female is you know, possibly boobs �and above the neck, you know. And you know, the shirt could be female, but it would be loose female. The pants, you know, male pants. So the quality of my clothes improved, and the fit and the style improved. But the overall, overall kind of approach has remained the same. And right now, I have lost some weight recently. So now I feel like I could wear like tight feminine clothes and look appropriate in them and stuff, appropriate means good. But I just don't choose to because first of all, I'm so used to wearing loose clothes, that I'm just comfortable in things that are losing and not tight fitting. And second of all, I don't feel like having my ass for display, you know, to all and sundry, it's just I don't know, like, I prefer this kind of approach, especially the school that I go to, which is City College. It's a, it's mostly there's a lot of like Hispanics and blacks, there. And the neighborhood itself is Spanish. And for a white girl tall, white girl, tall, skinny white girl in tight clothes to be walking around in Spanish Harlem, late at night, in tight clothes. Ahhh, no, not happening. So like, like, I don't want to attract that kind of attention, because they are, in that neighborhood, and that setting in my college specifically, it's very easy for me, like, you know, just by virtue of being exotic for them, to attract that kind of attention and I don't want that. Also, I feel like I get more respect, if I wear nice clothes, clothes that are like brand new, and you see they fit nice and stuff, but they're loose. Because in our society, women are evaluated on their appearance first and everything else second. So if my appearance, you know, my shape is taken out of the equation, then it ceases to be a components available of evaluation for me. And when people, when I meet new people, they see me, okay, female, but they don't check out you know, the assets and so on. And they don't make their judgment based on that, they make their judgment based on their actual interaction with me in whatever capacity that occurs. So, in that mirror, I feel like, I could represent myself not as a set of, you know, the stuff but as �like a whole person, and males would be evaluating me as a whole person, which is what I want. And females also because girls also judge other girls by their appearance, not in the sense oh, I want to like do her, but in the sense, you know, comparing to themselves, I guess. So, in that- So I think that I'm definitely going to stick to this like loose but now brand name and nice looking stuff. Because for me, it was also in my chosen profession of engineer, there's not a lot of women. And obviously. So and I feel like if you don't know, if you present yourself like in any sexual manner to guys, then they will immediately see you like a something of an object more or less, not entirely but to some degree, yes. And I don't want to be seen as an object. Like at all, even like 1%. That's just not, at least not let's say by just some random guys. You know, I mean, obviously, I want my girlfriend to want me but not just some random guy in the street. AZ So do, you said that that you dress, or that you don't dress to please the male gaze? Is there any sense in your clothing or how you dress and pleasing the female gaze? MG I have no idea what pleases the female gaze. Well, I mean, okay, I know what pleases me, but that's the same thing that pleases guys. So it's not, so it's not like anything different, but I don't really know. I mean, my objective is not to impress somebody with you know the beauty of my abs. But, like, you know, to look presentable, clean cut, matching, like wearing quality clothes instead of junk. It's like somebody, you know, that seems like smart and worthy of respect. And I, and I think that, you know, my general clothes, they accomplish that. And also like, lately, it's clothing has ceased to have very much importance for me honestly, I do have feminine clothes, and I do wear them when I go out and stuff. Like when I go into a club, I dress appropriately. Of �course, like short skirts, tight shit, the whole nine yards. But that's because the setting demands it. You know, when you go to a restaurant, you know, I would also wear like a dress and stuff like that. But in general, in general, like I don't think I dress to please the female gaze. I don't try to please, the female gaze means you're like looking for a girlfriend, which I'm not because I have one. And when I didn't have one, I don't know. Like, it didn't occur to me that if I dress like sexy, I would attract girls as well as guys, so it just doesn't work. I don't know if that's the case. So no, not really, I don't think so. I dress to please me most importantly, and in a manner that is in accordance with the setting that I'm in. Meaning business casual, when it's necessary, to college, I can wear whatever I wants, but you know, I wear like, like nice, like, sort of brand name stuff. To a restaurant, I would wear something appropriate, and so on and so on. So my objective in terms of dressing is not to look sexy and not to look hot. And I mean, looking attractive, yes, but attractiveness in the sense that, you know, I look put together. And my appearance is fitting the setting, and it's considered normal and appropriate. And it's like, yeah, that girl dresses nicely, like nothing special. But you know, not that. AZ So this is maybe a little repetitive. But do you consciously use any signs in the way you dress? Or maybe even the way you walk, or talk, to let other people know that you're gay? Is that all important to you? MG Letting other people know is not important to me, per se. Because to me, because that has never I mean, while that is a big part of my identity, I've never been, let's say political about it. Like, you know, I've never been an activist or anything of the sort. Like if people asked me, I would say girlfriend and so on, but I don't but I don't you know, have like rainbow flags on my bed �or something. But on the other hand, my attitude, meaning the way I walk the way I talk, the way I sit, like on a subway. Like if somebody like in the family looks at me, they'll be like, yeah, she's probably gay. Yeah, because I really don't have act that feminine. Like really. So, but on the other hand, if somebody who looks at me who is not really straight and who doesn't have much experience with gay people, they will, they will not really think gay, they will be like no no, ithat girl is kind of I don't know nerdy or she's like kind of eccentric or something like that. But they will not think gay, the reason they will not think gay is because my hair is long. If my hair was short everybody will think I'm a total dyke obviously because, for short when I say I don't mean short as yours, I mean really really short because yours as you know still. Yes. No, no, no, no short as in boy short Yeah, like that. Yes, I did have that experience. I used to have like here like this long. This long. I'm showing like two inches. AZ And um, did it, did people perceive and? MG Yeah like people mistook me for a guy like so. But actually, when I had my hair that short, I dress really feminine to compensate so nobody would mistake me for a guy because if I dress like the way I usually did with that short hair it would be Sir, Sir, Sir all the time. But yeah, like, like one of my friends. She, she, she figured out I was gay like, long before I told her because like, she knows a lot of gay people and stuff like that. And if you want to know in any, any sort of way, either you're friends with gay people, or you are yourself gay. You definitely suspect like as soon as you look at me. AZ Right. So I'm interested in that you, you bought men's clothing, since you were very young you said. Did you ever have the sense that that was transgressive? �MG Because for me it was not. It was not like clothing was not really divided into, like allowed women's clothes and disallowed mens clothes, it was like, Okay, I'm not going to wear men's women's pants for the only reason that they are too tight for my fat ass. And what is like, what jeans would be fitting for me, meaning what jeans would be loose enough that they would like not show anything men's jeans, if there was a line of women's clothes that was, well, first of all, cheap, and second of all loose, I will get those, that will not be a problem. In fact, I would prefer them because, you know, made for women, they would fit better. And with mens schools, there were a lot of issues with comfort and the crotch being too low with that and stuff like that, like because of the cut. And it's been, what's my objective was not to, to present myself as gay or to present myself as Butch or to I don't know, rebel or anything like that. It was simply that is that was the only option of loose pants available to me, or just who that is available to women period, that women's pants are tight, like straight up, or at least in my estimation, that is the style currently. And that was the style when I was younger. And if I don't like the style, then what else must they turn to? I guess I was turning to I don't know, straight leg men's pants or something like that. Which is what I did. AZ Okay let’s see. Um, just looking around, you’re in New York city, so you see women all the time and do you, you probably evaluate them and try to guess, that’s one of my favorite games. Um, is there a style that seems lesbian to you? Like an iconic style? MG Well, if a woman looks really butch, then very likely she is lesbian right. And you know, well not only looking butch because you can have like, like some 45 year old lady with really short hair from the midwest who is you know, maybe �kind of fat, so she’s wearing mens clothes because that’s the only thing that will fit. And she’s married with three kids. I don’t mean like that. I mean, I mean, like looks butch and acts butch and like kind of young and stuff. Obviously, then that would be to me, not an iconic lesbian style because butches are I think a minority if we take the lesbian population as a whole, they’re like one minority of many other subdivisions. But, that is a distinguishably lesbian. Because, any other style is like straight women wear it also. So it’s not like you can be like, that is uniquely gay, besides the butch. AZ Okay….I guess that’s it, that’s all I have. Is there anything else you want to, anything else you want to bring up? MG Hm, I’m probably not like the best interview subject, because my experiences are not shaped by my orientation as much as a bunch of other things like body issues and self esteem and socialization and blah blah blah. Uh, so, hm, hopefully, I mean, ui don’t know if I’ll be a very accurate, how do I say this, like, representative of the general population as a whole. Add to it the fact that I like, am an immigrant with an immigrant mentality. So it’s, so you know, so, I hope that you can find some American born lesbians who would like, with normal social development and normal friendships and normal everything. Whose clothing experiences were in fact shaped a lot by their orientation. AZ This is actually one of my questions, is how much really do lesbians care how visible they are? MG Uh, well I cannot speak for all of them. And, okay, it’s like, it works the same way as straight people. There’s a spectrum, obviously. On the one hand you �have the activists, you know, who march in the Dyke March and rainbow flags all over the place and so on. Obviously they care very much about visibility. On the other hand, you have just regular people who don’t really care very much. Right, or, who cannot be very open about it because of their job or something like that. Right and obviously you have people who are entirely in the closet. So, I don’t know if you can say as whole. Obviously, all lesbians would like to see more lesbians being visible, like on TV or something like that. Like, that’s what’s up. But, themselves being visible? Mmm, I think that uh, only a minority is actively concerned with being visible I guess, like the ones with a more activist mentality. Uh, I don’t have that activist mentality. I don’t mind it, but I’m not going to go around Spanish Harlem with like a rainbow flag because that’s just asking for trouble. My friend got into trouble like, doing that, even though she keeps doing that. Yeah, so, you know what? I can add one more thing. I can, if you, if you don’t mind. I can tell you what I think about the way lesbians dress as compared to the way straight women dress? AZ Please. MG Right. Uh, well, for lesbians’ appearance, like their physical appearance. Is definitely less important in my opinion than it is for straight women. Because straight women are ought to get men, who are very visual and for whom the physical, visual appearance is the make it or break it point, at least initially. So they’re like, you know, we need to look nice, we need to bring everything to the table and so on and so on. Uh, for lesbians, seeing as they’re trying to get women, and women are not so visual, it’s more of a like, they make their choice like in partner and fuckbuddy and whatever it is, based on the interaction they have with that person and so on. There, the appearance becomes less important. So, lesbians, they would, they would probably wear, probably looser clothing or uh, less mainstream clothing, like more punk style �or something like that. Uh, or more, you know, just not be as tremendously concerned about presenting their assets, continuously to the entire world. Because of the, their kind of target market, as it were. AZ And just the innate, uh… the innate way that women… MG Yeah, like that’s why gay guys are so appearance oriented, right, because their target market it guys who are appearance oriented. So, you know, if you wanna, if you want to like market yourself successfully to them, then you have to uh, look good. And probably that's why straight guys are, can let themselves go, you know and wear crap and have beer bellies and so on, because they know women will not be evaluating them based on whether they have a six pack or not, but based on what they say and what they do and how much money they make, and so on and so on. AZ Okay, very good. Thank you. � https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/7f879f599dd03334b803bab3f53fc842.mp3 b8cf5f5e1e6219bd650262988ab32ff1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of New York Lesbian Style Oral History Project, 2007 Description An account of the resource The History of New York Lesbian Style collection is an oral history project created by Alaina Zulli in 2007. Zulli was a NYU graduate student studying fashion history at the time and was working with the oral history collection as a student employee at Tamiment Library. This motivated her to document changes in New York City’s Lesbian culture as expressed in fashion through the personal accounts of women who identify as a lesbian. 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History of New York Lesbian Style Title A name given to the resource Lesbian Style Project: Mariya Gorkhover Description An account of the resource 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). Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact LHA at </span><a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dyv.lha@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/30/07 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Assorted Audio Materials, circa 1970s Description An account of the resource Included in this collection are clips from radio shows including South Carolina Educational Radio Network, Radio Free People, KCRW-FM, and RCC. There are also clips of live music and poetry performances, as well as political discussions. These materials were likely donated by <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/105">Liza Cowan</a>. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 0:27:59 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lesbians in the 1970s Civil Rights Movement Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LC004 Description An account of the resource Marcia Danub and Linda Daniels speak with Eleanor Cooper, spokeswoman for Lesbian Feminist Liberation, and Jean O'Leary, Legislative Coordinator, Board for the (then) National Gay Taskforce. LGBTQ+ and women’s rights activists were looking to repeal laws criminalizing homosexuality. Sodomy bills in the 1970s were explicitly written to target gay people, causing fear in the LGBTQ+ in their professional and personal lives. Intro 554 was one of many forms of the NYC Gay Rights Bill, which was passed in 1986, banning discrimination because of sexual orientation. Cooper and O'Leary provide information about the way these laws affect the lives of lesbians and how to participate in the repeal of sodomy laws and support the passing of Intro 554. 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Format: HH:MM:SS 00:27:58 Criminalization Discrimination Marcia Danub New York City Lesbians & Gays Organizing https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/46/256/BarbaraGrierFinal.jpg 45c2f586a2e13d8575e0a3e0e2c9b73b Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 270 Width 353 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/46/256/Grier_tape1of7_1987nov27_access.mp4 26f0653b8bbbf2311db17a076c80272a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barbara Grier Interview, 1987 Description An account of the resource Barbara Grier was born on November 4, 1933 in Cincinnati, OH. Her affiliation with the Daughters of Bilitis began in 1957, when she started to subscribe to The Ladder. Shortly thereafter she began writing book reviews for the publication, then served as poetry and fiction editor from 1966-1968, when she became the editor-in-chief. In this role, Grier included news stories, essays, prose and poetry that focused on the burgeoning women’s movement. When the DOB folded in 1970, she and DOB President Rita Lapore continued to publish The Ladder until this ceased in 1972, for financial reasons. Grier met Donna McBride, the reference librarian at the Kansas City, MO public library and Grier's eventual partner, in 1971. McBride first knew Grier as a library patron who made frequent and numerous recommendations of books of lesbian interest that she wanted the library to buy. In January 1973, Grier and McBride, started Naiad Press, the “world’s largest [and foremost and longest-lived] publisher of lesbian books” -- by lesbians, about lesbians and for lesbians. It included romance novels, histories, erotica, volumes of poetry, science fiction and self-help guides, as well as mysteries, non-fiction and classics. Prior to Naiad, “lesbian literature was primarily written by men whose protagonists generally ended up in one of two ways: they married a man or killed themselves.” Grier and McBride kept their day jobs until 1982, when Naiad became their full-time work. In 1995 Grier donated her “Lesbiana" collection to the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library.” Bella Books took over when Grier closed Naiad Press in 2005. Grier died of cancer on November 10, 2011 in Tallahassee, FL. Barbara Grier (n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Grier. Barbara Grier Obituary (2011, November 13). Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved from http://www.legacy.com. Brownsworth, V. (2011, November 11). In Remembrance: Barbara Grier. Lambda Literary. Retrieved from http://www.lambdaliterary.org. Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. Grier, B. (1987, November 27). [DOB transcript of tape]. DOB Oral History Project, Daughters of Bilitis. Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, New York. Grier, Barbara (1933-2011). (n.d.). In glbtq’s online encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.glbtq.com/literature/grier_b.html. Kallmaker, K. (2011). Barbara Grier, Reflections (blog). Retrieved from http://blog.kallmaker.com/2011/11/barbara-grier-reflections.html. San Francisco Public Library. Barbara Grier. Retrieved from http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000134701. Vitello, P. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78. 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Title A name given to the resource Barbara Grier Interview, 1987 Description An account of the resource Barbara Grier was born on November 4, 1933 in Cincinnati, OH. Her affiliation with the Daughters of Bilitis began in 1957, when she started to subscribe to The Ladder. Shortly thereafter she began writing book reviews for the publication, then served as poetry and fiction editor from 1966-1968, when she became the editor-in-chief. In this role, Grier included news stories, essays, prose and poetry that focused on the burgeoning women’s movement. When the DOB folded in 1970, she and DOB President Rita Lapore continued to publish The Ladder until this ceased in 1972, for financial reasons. Grier met Donna McBride, the reference librarian at the Kansas City, MO public library and Grier's eventual partner, in 1971. McBride first knew Grier as a library patron who made frequent and numerous recommendations of books of lesbian interest that she wanted the library to buy. In January 1973, Grier and McBride, started Naiad Press, the “world’s largest [and foremost and longest-lived] publisher of lesbian books” -- by lesbians, about lesbians and for lesbians. It included romance novels, histories, erotica, volumes of poetry, science fiction and self-help guides, as well as mysteries, non-fiction and classics. Prior to Naiad, “lesbian literature was primarily written by men whose protagonists generally ended up in one of two ways: they married a man or killed themselves.” Grier and McBride kept their day jobs until 1982, when Naiad became their full-time work. In 1995 Grier donated her “Lesbiana" collection to the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library.” Bella Books took over when Grier closed Naiad Press in 2005. Grier died of cancer on November 10, 2011 in Tallahassee, FL. Barbara Grier (n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Grier. Barbara Grier Obituary (2011, November 13). Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved from http://www.legacy.com. Brownsworth, V. (2011, November 11). In Remembrance: Barbara Grier. Lambda Literary. Retrieved from http://www.lambdaliterary.org. Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. Grier, B. (1987, November 27). [DOB transcript of tape]. DOB Oral History Project, Daughters of Bilitis. Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, New York. Grier, Barbara (1933-2011). (n.d.). In glbtq’s online encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.glbtq.com/literature/grier_b.html. Kallmaker, K. (2011). Barbara Grier, Reflections (blog). Retrieved from http://blog.kallmaker.com/2011/11/barbara-grier-reflections.html. San Francisco Public Library. Barbara Grier. Retrieved from http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000134701. Vitello, P. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com. Woo, E. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier dies at 78; co-founder of lesbian publishing house. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. Manuela Soares Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. 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In this role, Grier included news stories, essays, prose and poetry that focused on the burgeoning women’s movement. When the DOB folded in 1970, she and DOB President Rita Lapore continued to publish The Ladder until this ceased in 1972, for financial reasons. Grier met Donna McBride, the reference librarian at the Kansas City, MO public library and Grier's eventual partner, in 1971. McBride first knew Grier as a library patron who made frequent and numerous recommendations of books of lesbian interest that she wanted the library to buy. In January 1973, Grier and McBride, started Naiad Press, the “world’s largest [and foremost and longest-lived] publisher of lesbian books” -- by lesbians, about lesbians and for lesbians. It included romance novels, histories, erotica, volumes of poetry, science fiction and self-help guides, as well as mysteries, non-fiction and classics. Prior to Naiad, “lesbian literature was primarily written by men whose protagonists generally ended up in one of two ways: they married a man or killed themselves.” Grier and McBride kept their day jobs until 1982, when Naiad became their full-time work. In 1995 Grier donated her “Lesbiana" collection to the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library.” Bella Books took over when Grier closed Naiad Press in 2005. Grier died of cancer on November 10, 2011 in Tallahassee, FL. Barbara Grier (n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Grier. Barbara Grier Obituary (2011, November 13). Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved from http://www.legacy.com. Brownsworth, V. (2011, November 11). In Remembrance: Barbara Grier. Lambda Literary. Retrieved from http://www.lambdaliterary.org. Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. Grier, B. (1987, November 27). [DOB transcript of tape]. DOB Oral History Project, Daughters of Bilitis. Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, New York. Grier, Barbara (1933-2011). (n.d.). In glbtq’s online encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.glbtq.com/literature/grier_b.html. Kallmaker, K. (2011). Barbara Grier, Reflections (blog). Retrieved from http://blog.kallmaker.com/2011/11/barbara-grier-reflections.html. San Francisco Public Library. Barbara Grier. Retrieved from http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000134701. Vitello, P. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com. Woo, E. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier dies at 78; co-founder of lesbian publishing house. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com. 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When the DOB folded in 1970, she and DOB President Rita Lapore continued to publish The Ladder until this ceased in 1972, for financial reasons. Grier met Donna McBride, the reference librarian at the Kansas City, MO public library and Grier's eventual partner, in 1971. McBride first knew Grier as a library patron who made frequent and numerous recommendations of books of lesbian interest that she wanted the library to buy. In January 1973, Grier and McBride, started Naiad Press, the “world’s largest [and foremost and longest-lived] publisher of lesbian books” -- by lesbians, about lesbians and for lesbians. It included romance novels, histories, erotica, volumes of poetry, science fiction and self-help guides, as well as mysteries, non-fiction and classics. Prior to Naiad, “lesbian literature was primarily written by men whose protagonists generally ended up in one of two ways: they married a man or killed themselves.” Grier and McBride kept their day jobs until 1982, when Naiad became their full-time work. In 1995 Grier donated her “Lesbiana" collection to the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library.” Bella Books took over when Grier closed Naiad Press in 2005. Grier died of cancer on November 10, 2011 in Tallahassee, FL. Barbara Grier (n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Grier. Barbara Grier Obituary (2011, November 13). Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved from http://www.legacy.com. Brownsworth, V. (2011, November 11). In Remembrance: Barbara Grier. Lambda Literary. Retrieved from http://www.lambdaliterary.org. Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. Grier, B. (1987, November 27). [DOB transcript of tape]. DOB Oral History Project, Daughters of Bilitis. Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, New York. Grier, Barbara (1933-2011). (n.d.). In glbtq’s online encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.glbtq.com/literature/grier_b.html. Kallmaker, K. (2011). Barbara Grier, Reflections (blog). Retrieved from http://blog.kallmaker.com/2011/11/barbara-grier-reflections.html. San Francisco Public Library. Barbara Grier. Retrieved from http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000134701. Vitello, P. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com. Woo, E. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier dies at 78; co-founder of lesbian publishing house. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com. 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Shortly thereafter she began writing book reviews for the publication, then served as poetry and fiction editor from 1966-1968, when she became the editor-in-chief. In this role, Grier included news stories, essays, prose and poetry that focused on the burgeoning women’s movement. When the DOB folded in 1970, she and DOB President Rita Lapore continued to publish The Ladder until this ceased in 1972, for financial reasons. Grier met Donna McBride, the reference librarian at the Kansas City, MO public library and Grier's eventual partner, in 1971. McBride first knew Grier as a library patron who made frequent and numerous recommendations of books of lesbian interest that she wanted the library to buy. In January 1973, Grier and McBride, started Naiad Press, the “world’s largest [and foremost and longest-lived] publisher of lesbian books” -- by lesbians, about lesbians and for lesbians. It included romance novels, histories, erotica, volumes of poetry, science fiction and self-help guides, as well as mysteries, non-fiction and classics. Prior to Naiad, “lesbian literature was primarily written by men whose protagonists generally ended up in one of two ways: they married a man or killed themselves.” Grier and McBride kept their day jobs until 1982, when Naiad became their full-time work. In 1995 Grier donated her “Lesbiana" collection to the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library.” Bella Books took over when Grier closed Naiad Press in 2005. Grier died of cancer on November 10, 2011 in Tallahassee, FL. Barbara Grier (n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Grier. Barbara Grier Obituary (2011, November 13). Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved from http://www.legacy.com. Brownsworth, V. (2011, November 11). In Remembrance: Barbara Grier. Lambda Literary. Retrieved from http://www.lambdaliterary.org. Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. Grier, B. (1987, November 27). [DOB transcript of tape]. DOB Oral History Project, Daughters of Bilitis. Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, New York. Grier, Barbara (1933-2011). (n.d.). In glbtq’s online encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.glbtq.com/literature/grier_b.html. Kallmaker, K. (2011). Barbara Grier, Reflections (blog). Retrieved from http://blog.kallmaker.com/2011/11/barbara-grier-reflections.html. San Francisco Public Library. Barbara Grier. Retrieved from http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000134701. Vitello, P. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com. Woo, E. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier dies at 78; co-founder of lesbian publishing house. Los Angeles Times. 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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement <br /></a> <p>Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</p> Photograph by Morgan Gwenwald Type The nature or genre of the resource Video Recording, Oral History Subject The topic of the resource Activism, AIDS, Books, Coming Out, Feminism, Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, Gender, Images, The Ladder, Lesbiana, Lesbians of Color, Publications, Racism Description An account of the resource The majority of this video depicts Barbara and her partner, Donna McBride, going through photo albums and images of Barbara’s childhood, her family, and then her later years with Donna. 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Activism AIDS Barbara Grier Books Coming Out Daughters of Bilitis Donna McBride Feminism Gender Images Interviews Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights Lesbiana Lesbians of Color Publications Racism The Ladder https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/46/400/mgBarbaraGrier_copy.jpg 37126427f7daddcc4764e88e61446c25 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/46/400/Grier_Barbara_Tape[7]_1987Nov27_COMPRESSED.mp4 e585ba51ee13701e883b7e9c8920dfe7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barbara Grier Interview, 1987 Description An account of the resource Barbara Grier was born on November 4, 1933 in Cincinnati, OH. Her affiliation with the Daughters of Bilitis began in 1957, when she started to subscribe to The Ladder. Shortly thereafter she began writing book reviews for the publication, then served as poetry and fiction editor from 1966-1968, when she became the editor-in-chief. In this role, Grier included news stories, essays, prose and poetry that focused on the burgeoning women’s movement. When the DOB folded in 1970, she and DOB President Rita Lapore continued to publish The Ladder until this ceased in 1972, for financial reasons. Grier met Donna McBride, the reference librarian at the Kansas City, MO public library and Grier's eventual partner, in 1971. McBride first knew Grier as a library patron who made frequent and numerous recommendations of books of lesbian interest that she wanted the library to buy. In January 1973, Grier and McBride, started Naiad Press, the “world’s largest [and foremost and longest-lived] publisher of lesbian books” -- by lesbians, about lesbians and for lesbians. It included romance novels, histories, erotica, volumes of poetry, science fiction and self-help guides, as well as mysteries, non-fiction and classics. Prior to Naiad, “lesbian literature was primarily written by men whose protagonists generally ended up in one of two ways: they married a man or killed themselves.” Grier and McBride kept their day jobs until 1982, when Naiad became their full-time work. In 1995 Grier donated her “Lesbiana" collection to the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library.” Bella Books took over when Grier closed Naiad Press in 2005. Grier died of cancer on November 10, 2011 in Tallahassee, FL. Barbara Grier (n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Grier. Barbara Grier Obituary (2011, November 13). Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved from http://www.legacy.com. Brownsworth, V. (2011, November 11). In Remembrance: Barbara Grier. Lambda Literary. Retrieved from http://www.lambdaliterary.org. Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. Grier, B. (1987, November 27). [DOB transcript of tape]. DOB Oral History Project, Daughters of Bilitis. Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, New York. Grier, Barbara (1933-2011). (n.d.). In glbtq’s online encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.glbtq.com/literature/grier_b.html. Kallmaker, K. (2011). Barbara Grier, Reflections (blog). Retrieved from http://blog.kallmaker.com/2011/11/barbara-grier-reflections.html. San Francisco Public Library. Barbara Grier. Retrieved from http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000134701. Vitello, P. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com. Woo, E. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier dies at 78; co-founder of lesbian publishing house. Los Angeles Times. 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The founders agreed to name it after “Song of Bilitis,” the collective title for Pierre Louys’s poems about lesbian sexuality. Martin was its first president in 1955, national president from 1957-1960, and editor of DOB’s publication, The Ladder, from 1960-1962. She and Lyon started the first DOB national convention in 1960. As Martin stated, the Daughters of Bilitis were "fighting the church, the couch, and the courts.” She and Lyon pushed for legislation reform at a time when homosexuals were criminalized. In 1964, they created the Council on Religion and the Homosexual (CRH). One of Martin’s most famous writings in The Ladder was “If That’s All There Is,” a 1970 piece against sexism in the gay rights movement. Members of the National Organization for Women since 1967, Martin and Lyon worked to combat homophobia within NOW in 1971 and 1973. Martin was elected to NOW’s board of directors as the first out lesbian. DOB folded in 1970, but two years later, Lyon and Martin published their famous Lesbian/Woman. They also started the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club in 1972, “the first gay political club in the United States.” Martin’s hard work over the years resulted in the American Psychiatric Association’s 1973 decision that homosexuality was not an illness. She attacked domestic violence in Battered Wives in 1976 and catalyzed a movement and the creation of several organizations combatting domestic violence. She was also chair of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women from 1976-1979. She and Lyon were lifelong members of the American Civil Liberties Union. They were members of numerous other organizations including in 1989 Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. In 1987, Del received a Doctorate from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. A documentary about Martin and Lyon was released in 2003. After their 2004 marriage was declared null, they married again in May 2008. Del Martin died on August 27, 2008 in San Francisco. <br /><br /><strong>Phyllis Lyon</strong> <br />Phyllis Lyon was born on November 10, 1924 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She earned a B.A. in journalism at the University of California at Berkeley. She was the secretary in the newly formed Daughters of Bilitis in 1955, and she edited The Ladder from 1956 to 1960. In 1957, Lyon famously did away with her pen name, Ann Ferguson, editing the magazine under her real name. Lyon worked at the Glide Foundation and the National Sex and Drug Forum (1968), where she did workshops and wrote and distributed lesbian-positive sex education materials. She helped found the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in 1976. She fought against the banning of gay and lesbian teachers in 1978. She engaged in numerous other activities with her partner, Del Martin. <br /><br />Citations:<br /><br />Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Martin_and_Phyllis_Lyon. <br /><br />Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll &amp; Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. <br /><br />Gordon, R. (2008, June 17). Couple of 55 years tie the knot—again. SFGate. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com. <br /><br />Gordon, R. (2008, August 28). Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies at 87. SFGate. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com. <br /><br />Graff, E.J. (2012, April 25). The Queer List, Part 1: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons. The Queer List. Retrieved from http://prospect.org/article/queer-list-part-1-del-martin-and-phyllis-lyons. <br /><br />Health Services Lyon Martin. Remembering Del Martin. Retrieved from http://lyon-martin.org/about-us/the-lyon-martin-story/remembering-del-martin/. Lgbt history month. <br /><br />Del Martin &amp; Phyllis Lyon. Retrieved from http://lgbthistorymonth.com/del-martin-phyllis-lyon?tab=biography. Lyon, P. (2009, May 26). <br /><br />Same-Sex Marriage: An Oral History: ‘It never was much of an issue for us.’ Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com. May, M. (2010, February 11). <br /><br />Same-sex-marriage trailblazer Phyllis Lyon. SFGate. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com. <br /><br />National Organization for Women. Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Make History Again. Retrieved from http://www.now.org/issues/lgbi/021304lyon-martin.html. <br /><br />Religious Archives Network. Profile: Del Martin &amp; Phyllis Lyon. Retrieved from http://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=124. License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. 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The founders agreed to name it after “Song of Bilitis,” the collective title for Pierre Louys’s poems about lesbian sexuality. Martin was its first president in 1955, national president from 1957-1960, and editor of DOB’s publication, The Ladder, from 1960-1962. She and Lyon started the first DOB national convention in 1960. As Martin stated, the Daughters of Bilitis were "fighting the church, the couch, and the courts.” She and Lyon pushed for legislation reform at a time when homosexuals were criminalized. In 1964, they created the Council on Religion and the Homosexual (CRH). One of Martin’s most famous writings in The Ladder was “If That’s All There Is,” a 1970 piece against sexism in the gay rights movement. Members of the National Organization for Women since 1967, Martin and Lyon worked to combat homophobia within NOW in 1971 and 1973. Martin was elected to NOW’s board of directors as the first out lesbian. DOB folded in 1970, but two years later, Lyon and Martin published their famous Lesbian/Woman. They also started the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club in 1972, “the first gay political club in the United States.” Martin’s hard work over the years resulted in the American Psychiatric Association’s 1973 decision that homosexuality was not an illness. She attacked domestic violence in Battered Wives in 1976 and catalyzed a movement and the creation of several organizations combatting domestic violence. She was also chair of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women from 1976-1979. She and Lyon were lifelong members of the American Civil Liberties Union. They were members of numerous other organizations including in 1989 Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. In 1987, Del received a Doctorate from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. A documentary about Martin and Lyon was released in 2003. After their 2004 marriage was declared null, they married again in May 2008. Del Martin died on August 27, 2008 in San Francisco. <br /><br /><strong>Phyllis Lyon</strong> <br />Phyllis Lyon was born on November 10, 1924 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She earned a B.A. in journalism at the University of California at Berkeley. She was the secretary in the newly formed Daughters of Bilitis in 1955, and she edited The Ladder from 1956 to 1960. In 1957, Lyon famously did away with her pen name, Ann Ferguson, editing the magazine under her real name. Lyon worked at the Glide Foundation and the National Sex and Drug Forum (1968), where she did workshops and wrote and distributed lesbian-positive sex education materials. She helped found the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in 1976. She fought against the banning of gay and lesbian teachers in 1978. She engaged in numerous other activities with her partner, Del Martin. <br /><br />Citations:<br /><br />Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Martin_and_Phyllis_Lyon. <br /><br />Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll &amp; Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. <br /><br />Gordon, R. (2008, June 17). Couple of 55 years tie the knot—again. SFGate. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com. <br /><br />Gordon, R. (2008, August 28). Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies at 87. SFGate. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com. <br /><br />Graff, E.J. (2012, April 25). The Queer List, Part 1: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons. The Queer List. Retrieved from http://prospect.org/article/queer-list-part-1-del-martin-and-phyllis-lyons. <br /><br />Health Services Lyon Martin. Remembering Del Martin. Retrieved from http://lyon-martin.org/about-us/the-lyon-martin-story/remembering-del-martin/. Lgbt history month. <br /><br />Del Martin &amp; Phyllis Lyon. Retrieved from http://lgbthistorymonth.com/del-martin-phyllis-lyon?tab=biography. Lyon, P. (2009, May 26). <br /><br />Same-Sex Marriage: An Oral History: ‘It never was much of an issue for us.’ Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com. May, M. (2010, February 11). <br /><br />Same-sex-marriage trailblazer Phyllis Lyon. SFGate. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com. <br /><br />National Organization for Women. Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Make History Again. Retrieved from http://www.now.org/issues/lgbi/021304lyon-martin.html. <br /><br />Religious Archives Network. Profile: Del Martin &amp; Phyllis Lyon. Retrieved from http://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=124. License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. 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Conferences Daughters of Bilitis Del Martin Interviews Manuela Soares Phyllis Lyon Police Harassment Social Customs https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/37/248/KaiserFinal.jpg bba1809a5bcdb6eaa376be5fcbb5157a Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 270 Width 356 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/37/248/Martin_Lyon_Kaiser_tape4of4_1987may12_access.mp4 29d5bf5bceb0faa4478e383b8f465a44 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon Interview, 1987 Description An account of the resource <strong>Del Martin</strong> <br />Del Martin (Dorothy Erma Corn) was born on May 5, 1921 in San Francisco. After studying journalism, Martin met Phyllis Lyon on a reporting job in Seattle in 1950 and moved in together in San Francisco in February of 1953. In September 1955, a woman named Rose Bamberger approached Del and Phyllis to inquire about starting a club for lesbians—it would be the first of its kind in the U.S.—a social and political club for lesbians. The founders agreed to name it after “Song of Bilitis,” the collective title for Pierre Louys’s poems about lesbian sexuality. Martin was its first president in 1955, national president from 1957-1960, and editor of DOB’s publication, The Ladder, from 1960-1962. She and Lyon started the first DOB national convention in 1960. As Martin stated, the Daughters of Bilitis were "fighting the church, the couch, and the courts.” She and Lyon pushed for legislation reform at a time when homosexuals were criminalized. In 1964, they created the Council on Religion and the Homosexual (CRH). One of Martin’s most famous writings in The Ladder was “If That’s All There Is,” a 1970 piece against sexism in the gay rights movement. Members of the National Organization for Women since 1967, Martin and Lyon worked to combat homophobia within NOW in 1971 and 1973. Martin was elected to NOW’s board of directors as the first out lesbian. DOB folded in 1970, but two years later, Lyon and Martin published their famous Lesbian/Woman. They also started the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club in 1972, “the first gay political club in the United States.” Martin’s hard work over the years resulted in the American Psychiatric Association’s 1973 decision that homosexuality was not an illness. She attacked domestic violence in Battered Wives in 1976 and catalyzed a movement and the creation of several organizations combatting domestic violence. She was also chair of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women from 1976-1979. She and Lyon were lifelong members of the American Civil Liberties Union. They were members of numerous other organizations including in 1989 Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. In 1987, Del received a Doctorate from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. A documentary about Martin and Lyon was released in 2003. After their 2004 marriage was declared null, they married again in May 2008. Del Martin died on August 27, 2008 in San Francisco. <br /><br /><strong>Phyllis Lyon</strong> <br />Phyllis Lyon was born on November 10, 1924 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She earned a B.A. in journalism at the University of California at Berkeley. She was the secretary in the newly formed Daughters of Bilitis in 1955, and she edited The Ladder from 1956 to 1960. In 1957, Lyon famously did away with her pen name, Ann Ferguson, editing the magazine under her real name. Lyon worked at the Glide Foundation and the National Sex and Drug Forum (1968), where she did workshops and wrote and distributed lesbian-positive sex education materials. She helped found the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in 1976. She fought against the banning of gay and lesbian teachers in 1978. She engaged in numerous other activities with her partner, Del Martin. <br /><br />Citations:<br /><br />Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon (n.d.). In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Martin_and_Phyllis_Lyon. <br /><br />Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll &amp; Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. <br /><br />Gordon, R. (2008, June 17). Couple of 55 years tie the knot—again. SFGate. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com. <br /><br />Gordon, R. (2008, August 28). Lesbian rights pioneer Del Martin dies at 87. SFGate. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com. <br /><br />Graff, E.J. (2012, April 25). The Queer List, Part 1: Del Martin and Phyllis Lyons. The Queer List. Retrieved from http://prospect.org/article/queer-list-part-1-del-martin-and-phyllis-lyons. <br /><br />Health Services Lyon Martin. Remembering Del Martin. Retrieved from http://lyon-martin.org/about-us/the-lyon-martin-story/remembering-del-martin/. Lgbt history month. <br /><br />Del Martin &amp; Phyllis Lyon. Retrieved from http://lgbthistorymonth.com/del-martin-phyllis-lyon?tab=biography. Lyon, P. (2009, May 26). <br /><br />Same-Sex Marriage: An Oral History: ‘It never was much of an issue for us.’ Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com. May, M. (2010, February 11). <br /><br />Same-sex-marriage trailblazer Phyllis Lyon. SFGate. Retrieved from http://www.sfgate.com. <br /><br />National Organization for Women. Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Make History Again. Retrieved from http://www.now.org/issues/lgbi/021304lyon-martin.html. <br /><br />Religious Archives Network. Profile: Del Martin &amp; Phyllis Lyon. Retrieved from http://www.lgbtran.org/Profile.aspx?ID=124. License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons License) Relation A related resource LHA Spoken Word Cassette Collection, SPW187 - SPW190 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. Sara Yager Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon and Nina Kaiser Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Tape Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 16 bit/32 kHz Digital Format State the type of digital format. Preservation: .avi; Access: .mp4 avi file with DV Codec [digital master] mp4 file with H264 Codec [access file] Digital Master File name of master MV-7 Frame Rate 29.97 fps Resolution avi: 720 x 480; mp4: 320 x 240 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource LHA Daughters of Bilitis Video Project: Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, and Nina Kaiser, May 12, 1987 (Tape 4) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbians, Lesbians-Identity Description An account of the resource Both Del Martin and Nina Kaiser discuss the end of DOB in 1970. Del also touches upon her name and Nina Kaiser touches upon her first lesbian relationship at 19, her involvement with the Navy and her involvement with the National Organization for Women. They are interviewed by Sara Yager. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manuela Soares Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://devherstories.prattsils.org/omeka/archive/files/a569559896ea63f364efdbf96fa5231d.mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date Created Date of creation of the resource. (November 6, 2013) Date Issued Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource. (May 12, 1987) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yager Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a> <p>Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</p> Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Video; Oral History Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MV-7 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 License A legal document giving official permission to do something with the resource. 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Width 310 Height 234 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/65/380/lopez_tape1of2_19881022.mp4 ae64002e9608c1e290726bcd4ece5be4 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/65/381/lopez_tape2of2_19881022.mp4 ee5d37cee7d68c31f3f5604a00bf9d87 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daughters of Bilitis Video Project, 1987-1993 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This collection includes videos created as part of the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project collection. The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was a social and activist group founded in 1955. The video project began in 1987 with the purpose of conducting interviews with the DOB founders and former members documenting their critical role in the gay and lesbian liberation and Civil Rights movement. The interviews focus on the formation and impact of the many DOB chapters around the country. Some of the issues discussed are whether the DOB was primarily a social or activist group, attitudes regarding assimilation, and the "theft" of the DOB publication </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ladder</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Individual interviewees discuss their childhoods, sexual awakenings, personal relationships as well as their first encounters with the DOB and their perspectives on the organization.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Morgan Gwenwald suggested the project, founding DOB member Sara Yager videotaped all the interviews, and founding DOB member Manuela Soares researched and conducted all of the interviews.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The videos gathered here have been digitized from VHS tapes by students at the Pratt Institute’s Library and Information Science Program. This is a comprehensive collection of the interviews gathered for the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project. The original materials are held in off-site storage by the Lesbian Herstory Archives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transcriptions of many of the videotaped interviews are available, thanks to Ruth Helmich, Kelly Anderson, Trista Sordillo, Manuela Soares, and others.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links to the the individual interviews are at the bottom of the page. Some longer interviews will be collated in subgroups of the collection tree.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the DOB, see:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gallo, M. (2007). </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Different daughters: A history of the Daughters of Bilitis and the rise of the lesbian civil rights movement</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.</span></p> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Journal of Homosexuality</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “The Purloined Ladder,” Volume 34, Numbers 3/4, 1998.</span> Technical Video Recording Metadata elements specific to Video Recordings, taken from PBCore and LC-AV (interoperable with METSRights) to supplement Dublin Core. Date Digitized 2014-04-02 2014-03-24 Duration* 02:03:25 00:57:40 File Size .AVI: 27.58 GB, .MP4: 525 MB .AVI: 12.89 GB, .MP4: 205 MB Data Rate 16 bit/32 kHz Aspect Ratio 4:3 Frame Rate* 29.97 Resolution .AVI: 720 x 480, .MP4: 320 x 240 Digital Format* Preservation: .AVI with DV Codec, Access: .MP4 Physical Format VHS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Linda Lopez Interview, October 22, 1988 Description An account of the resource Linda Lopez is interviewed in 1988. She talks about growing up in the South and how she fared as a lesbian living in a conservative community. She discusses the Dallas DOB and how the membership consisted of a number of women who had been married, divorced and had kids (including herself). She talks about the custody battle she had with her parents over her son and how many women faced similar battles but with their spouses. She also talks about how she and a number of women lost their jobs when it was discovered that they were lesbians. She discusses the Dallas DOB's events. On tape 2, she talks about the impact of the Dallas DOB in Dallas and beyond, how it inspired activism and other organizations. She talks about Rob [Shivers]' leadership and its role in DOB's strength. She discusses Dallas and the South in General - how lesbians were treated and how they lived. She talks about the need for job security, the roles and expectations of women. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Linda Lopez Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1988-10-22 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger. 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Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 1200 IPTC Array a:1:{s:7:"caption";s:31:" ";} IPTC String caption: Width 1800 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/4/SPW447_LINDA_A.wav.mp3 c743a1fb8e6234ad5e175bfce9b90894 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/4/SPW447_Linda_B.wav.mp3 338f8d3bad685827093e44979fec6d6a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990 Description An account of the resource Part-ethnography and part-history, <em>Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold</em> by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data tape cassette MP3 Files Links to Oral History mp3 files <h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW447_LINDA_A.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side A</a></h4> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/summer2012/SPW447_Linda_B.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side B</a></h4> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Linda, November 19, 1978 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbian Bars Lesbian and Gay Experience Lesbian Community--New York (State) Discrimination Lesbian and gay dance parties Lesbians--Family relationships--New York (State) Lesbians--Identity. Description An account of the resource Linda talks about her relationships and the idea there are no longer clearly defined lesbian roles (i.e. butch and femme) in relationships, as there were when she first came out in the 1960s. She describes her family life growing up and when she came out to her family. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Linda Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1978-11-19 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 2011-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students Relation A related resource This recording is 1 of 2 tapes recorded with Linda on 1978-11-19. 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In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data tape cassette Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 31:08 MP3 Files Links to Oral History mp3 files <br /> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW448_Linda_A.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download the Interview</a></h4> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Linda, November 19, 1978 (Tape 2) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbian and gay experience Lesbian Herstory Archives Lesbianism--History Lesbianism Lesbians--United States--History Sexual relationships Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Linda Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1978-11-19 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 2011-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students Relation A related resource This recording is 2 of 2 tapes recorded with Linda on 1978-11-19. 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Davis and Kennedy’s book is the result of 13 years of research, including an extensive oral history project.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These recordings range from conference proceedings to panel discussions to phone messages from book publishers. In each case, these related materials form an important element of the research, enriching and contextualizing the interviews conducted as part of the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. They discuss topics such as the publishing process and initial responses to the draft manuscript, the work of lesbian archives in researching and documenting the emergence of lesbian communities and lesbian consciousness across America, and how the research conducted into a small lesbian community in Buffalo, NY fits into a wider social narrative of establishing gay and lesbian identity and the development of gay and lesbian liberation movements.<br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For oral history recordings made as part of the research for the book, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/22">Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990</a>.</span></p> These recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy, and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club Interviews, 2021-2022 Description An account of the resource This collection includes interviews with members of the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club. The Club consists of over one hundred residents of the Rossmoor, a community for people 55 years and older located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Club members themselves organized these interviews in order to preserve their personal histories. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Amy+Klitsner">Amy Klitsner</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Bobbi+Ausubel">Bobbi Ausubel</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=EJ+Koch">EJ Koch</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Carol+Newhouse">Carol Newhouse</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ann+Bidderman">Ann Bidderman</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Marlene+Michelson">Marlene Michelson</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Rhona+Lishinsky">Rhona Lishinsky</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Nicole+Schapiro">Nicole Schapiro</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Renee+Archer">Renee Archer</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Judy+Greyboys">Judy Greyboys</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Janet+Seldon">Janet Seldon</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sharon+Noteboom">Sharon Noteboom</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Lynn+Gold">Lynn Gold</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jade+Martner">Jade Martner</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Deb+Mayer">Deb Mayer</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Cecelia+Wambach">Cecelia Wambach</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Andrea+Gourdine">Andrea Gourdine</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Andrea+Gilbert">Andrea Gilbert</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Stephanie+Singer">Stephanie Singer</a> Shirley Kaiser Celenia Desol <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Victoria+Rue">Victoria Rue</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Kathryn+Poethig">Katheryn Poethig</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jean+Lerner">Jean Lerner</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Liz+Salen">Liz Salen</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Bev+Lyon">Bev Lyon</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Liz Salen Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Liz Salen Interview Description An account of the resource 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 Information about rights held in and over the resource Please see the Lesbian Herstory Archive's Rights Statement and the donor agreement form.<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a> Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. GLBT Historical Society Abortion Adoption Jewish Lesbians Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/37ad21ec946dbbf6c18793240bb98097.png 9dc7a9167acbe68b53d3ab379857e941 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. 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Title A name given to the resource Daughters of Bilitis Video Project, 1987-1993 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This collection includes videos created as part of the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project collection. The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was a social and activist group founded in 1955. The video project began in 1987 with the purpose of conducting interviews with the DOB founders and former members documenting their critical role in the gay and lesbian liberation and Civil Rights movement. The interviews focus on the formation and impact of the many DOB chapters around the country. Some of the issues discussed are whether the DOB was primarily a social or activist group, attitudes regarding assimilation, and the "theft" of the DOB publication </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ladder</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Individual interviewees discuss their childhoods, sexual awakenings, personal relationships as well as their first encounters with the DOB and their perspectives on the organization.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Morgan Gwenwald suggested the project, founding DOB member Sara Yager videotaped all the interviews, and founding DOB member Manuela Soares researched and conducted all of the interviews.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The videos gathered here have been digitized from VHS tapes by students at the Pratt Institute’s Library and Information Science Program. This is a comprehensive collection of the interviews gathered for the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project. The original materials are held in off-site storage by the Lesbian Herstory Archives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transcriptions of many of the videotaped interviews are available, thanks to Ruth Helmich, Kelly Anderson, Trista Sordillo, Manuela Soares, and others.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links to the the individual interviews are at the bottom of the page. Some longer interviews will be collated in subgroups of the collection tree.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the DOB, see:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gallo, M. (2007). </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Different daughters: A history of the Daughters of Bilitis and the rise of the lesbian civil rights movement</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.</span></p> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Journal of Homosexuality</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “The Purloined Ladder,” Volume 34, Numbers 3/4, 1998.</span> Technical Video Recording Metadata elements specific to Video Recordings, taken from PBCore and LC-AV (interoperable with METSRights) to supplement Dublin Core. Data Rate 16 bit/32 kHz Aspect Ratio 4:3 Frame Rate* 29:97 Resolution .AVI: 720 x 480, .MP4: 320 x 24 Date Digitized 2014-10-08 2014-11-19 Duration* 01:54:57 00:55:45 File Size 278 MB 165 MB Digital Format* Preservation: .AVI with DV Codec, Access: .MP4 Physical Format VHS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lois Beeby Interview, May 9, 1987 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement <br /></a> <p>Photo by Morgan Gwenwald</p> <p>Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</p> Type The nature or genre of the resource Video Recording, Oral History Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Subject The topic of the resource Butch and Femme, Clubs, Counseling, Friendship, Gay Men, The Ladder, Police Harassment, Sailing, Social Life, Support Groups Description An account of the resource Lois Beeby discusses her early experiences and confusion as to recognizing she was a lesbian. She speaks about her role as a member and officer in the Daughters of Bilitis, and the eventual unrest and split in the group, leading to her leaving DOB. She speaks of unrest between gay men and lesbians and the desire for the two to join together as a united front. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1987-05-09 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Lauren Allshouse, Kim Loconto, Rachel Smiley, and Sara White. Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Beeby_Lois_Tape(1)_1987May9 Beeby_Lois_Tape2of2 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. San Francisco PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. 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The video project began in 1987 with the purpose of conducting interviews with the DOB founders and former members documenting their critical role in the gay and lesbian liberation and Civil Rights movement. The interviews focus on the formation and impact of the many DOB chapters around the country. Some of the issues discussed are whether the DOB was primarily a social or activist group, attitudes regarding assimilation, and the "theft" of the DOB publication </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ladder</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Individual interviewees discuss their childhoods, sexual awakenings, personal relationships as well as their first encounters with the DOB and their perspectives on the organization.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Morgan Gwenwald suggested the project, founding DOB member Sara Yager videotaped all the interviews, and founding DOB member Manuela Soares researched and conducted all of the interviews.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The videos gathered here have been digitized from VHS tapes by students at the Pratt Institute’s Library and Information Science Program. This is a comprehensive collection of the interviews gathered for the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project. The original materials are held in off-site storage by the Lesbian Herstory Archives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transcriptions of many of the videotaped interviews are available, thanks to Ruth Helmich, Kelly Anderson, Trista Sordillo, Manuela Soares, and others.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links to the the individual interviews are at the bottom of the page. Some longer interviews will be collated in subgroups of the collection tree.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the DOB, see:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gallo, M. (2007). </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Different daughters: A history of the Daughters of Bilitis and the rise of the lesbian civil rights movement</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.</span></p> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Journal of Homosexuality</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “The Purloined Ladder,” Volume 34, Numbers 3/4, 1998.</span> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. Manuela Soares Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Lois Johnson and Sheri Barden Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Tape Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 02:03:29 00:57:53 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 16 bit/32 kHz Digital Format State the type of digital format. avi file with DV Codec [digital master] mp4 file with H264 Codec [access file] Frame Rate 29.97 fps Resolution avi: 720 x 480 mp4: 320 x 240 Digital Master File name of master Johnson _Barden_Tape1of2_1apr1989.avi Johnson _Barden_Tape2of2_1apr1989.avi Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lois Johnson and Sheri Barden Interview, April 1, 1989 Subject The topic of the resource Journalists, Music, bars, Relationships, Anger, Humor, Housing, Animals Description An account of the resource The interview begins with Lois Johnson, who discusses when she realized that she was a lesbian, which caused her to move out to California and take a job in journalism. It was there that she met a woman who eventually became her lover, and they used to play music together. Sheri Barden talks about her social life after she met Lois Johnson, though she did like to party with her landlord, who was also a lesbian, though these social affairs pretty much came to an end when her relationship began with Lois. On tape 2, Lois Johnson discusses expressing herself emotionally, and how she repressed her anger initially, unlike Sheri, who would often explode, leading to a lot of crying in the early part of their relationship. However, she continues to believe in love and commitment, and credits Sheri for having a great sense of humor. Sheri Barden also talks about her businesses, including a bed and breakfast that houses many lesbians. The two then reminisce on what they have in common, including their love of cats. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Manuela Soares Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://devherstories.prattsils.org/omeka/archive/files/1595ba97e6c61496d8670978fc58608a.mp4 http://devherstories.prattsils.org/omeka/archive/files/6b9a84e91b7f039e5dfb5446fcad47be.mp4 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date Created Date of creation of the resource. October 9, 2013 Date Issued Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource. April 1, 1989 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a> <p>Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</p> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original: VHS tape Digital: Preservation: .avi Access: .mp4 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. 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It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lou and Jane, November 8, 1981 (Tape 3) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbians Sex change Lesbians--United States--Social conditions Lesbians--United States--Interviews Sexualtiy Description An account of the resource 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990 Description An account of the resource Part-ethnography and part-history, <em>Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold</em> by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lou and Jane, November 8, 1981 (Tape 4) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbians Interracial dating Lesbians--New York (State)--Buffalo--History--20th century Lesbians--United States--Social conditions Lesbians--United States--Interviews Lesbianism--Social aspects Lesbians--Family relationships Lesbians--Social life and customs Description An account of the resource Lou and Jane discuss what life is like as an interracial lesbian couple. They discuss how white "studs" feel threatened by black "studs", feeling they will steal their women. Alcoholism is briefly discussed. They also discuss having to tell lies to their family to prevent them from knowing about their sexuality. On Side B- Jane begins with her experience as Fem lesbian, and her difficulty with what that means to her. She talks about her difficulty with coming "out", and then is interrupted by one of their children. Lou discusses her relationship with her Fem partner (Jane), as someone who self-identifies as a Butch. She discusses her choices in life, and her commitment to her relationship, her partner, and her family. She also talks about her disillusionment with the future, and her lack of hope for change. Lou references Jane's feelings, and her hope for Jane to recognize what it means to be a Fem. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990 Description An account of the resource Part-ethnography and part-history, <em>Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold</em> by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lou, October 21, 1981 (Tape 2) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbians Families Lesbians & Motherhood Lesbians of Color Police Harassment Songs Music Description An account of the resource Lou discusses her experience raising children as a lesbian woman, discussing at length her love of children, and wanting them to have a better life then she did. She also discusses her experience with police harassment as both a black women, and a lesbian. Side B includes songs about lesbians, their lives and realities, and their relationships with children and their families. 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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Buffalo Women Children Families Lesbians of Color Mothers Music Oral History Police Harassment https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/5b6402645de0116d3ffd612a9d80b939.MOV 29a6b948f684ff12c53df594a641f768 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/df2c834888c7339f8cf7655a7afa6bb9.MOV a0a445306a3d36f720cf32627edacbab Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club Interviews, 2021-2022 Description An account of the resource This collection includes interviews with members of the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club. The Club consists of over one hundred residents of the Rossmoor, a community for people 55 years and older located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Club members themselves organized these interviews in order to preserve their personal histories. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Amy+Klitsner">Amy Klitsner</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Bobbi+Ausubel">Bobbi Ausubel</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=EJ+Koch">EJ Koch</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Carol+Newhouse">Carol Newhouse</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ann+Bidderman">Ann Bidderman</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Marlene+Michelson">Marlene Michelson</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Rhona+Lishinsky">Rhona Lishinsky</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Nicole+Schapiro">Nicole Schapiro</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Renee+Archer">Renee Archer</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Judy+Greyboys">Judy Greyboys</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Janet+Seldon">Janet Seldon</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sharon+Noteboom">Sharon Noteboom</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Lynn+Gold">Lynn Gold</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jade+Martner">Jade Martner</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Deb+Mayer">Deb Mayer</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Cecelia+Wambach">Cecelia Wambach</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Andrea+Gourdine">Andrea Gourdine</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Andrea+Gilbert">Andrea Gilbert</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Stephanie+Singer">Stephanie Singer</a> Shirley Kaiser Celenia Desol <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Victoria+Rue">Victoria Rue</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Kathryn+Poethig">Katheryn Poethig</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jean+Lerner">Jean Lerner</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Liz+Salen">Liz Salen</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Bev+Lyon">Bev Lyon</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. Janet Seldon Juanita Owens Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Lynn Gold Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lynn Gold Interview Description An account of the resource In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Lynn Gold discusses being married right out of college, raising two children, their divorce after 20 years, and a second marriage to a man during which time she fell in love with a woman. She also discusses coming out later in life around the same time Ellen DeGeneres came out and that point of culture helping her come out. Despite the shifting cultural views she discusses issues that she had with some friends and family members over her sexuality and eventual marriage to a woman. She also discusses her relationship with her mother in regards to her sexuality and her mothers sexuality. Date Created Date of creation of the resource. July 29, 2021 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Please see the Lesbian Herstory Archive's Rights Statement and the donor agreement form.<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a> Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. GLBT Historical Society Divorce Janet Seldon Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/72/81431_ca_object_representations_media_19_original.jpg 43ba662302076f1aac3b1a50d717df23 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 1728 Width 1408 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/72/spw1138_A.mp3 546c4c608ce005862e57986ea5049e8a https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/72/spw1138_B.mp3 e70a5de9c45998f2f99a8ea4f1251670 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989 Description An account of the resource Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel at 85 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource Performance, African American lesbians Description An account of the resource Interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses her life with Lillian Foster, the lesbian movement, and performing and singing. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Joan Nestle [interviewer] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1138_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1138_A.wav Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1138_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1138_B.wav Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1984 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 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Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 432 Width 288 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/91/spw1146_A.mp3 b9ad51dde642c738739b4fc1c6e72805 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/91/spw1146_B.mp3 e7dfb987506e1ed0d00bf65e114e3339 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989 Description An account of the resource Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton for Feminary / Mabel Hampton; Joan Nestle, 1979 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource African American lesbians, Lesbian culture, Lesbian community, Race relations Description An account of the resource 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. 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Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview Description An account of the resource 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 An entity responsible for making the resource available The Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1976 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2023-11-21 (digitized) Subject The topic of the resource Harlem Renaissance New York (N.Y.) 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Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989 Description An account of the resource Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Books / Working at the Lesbian Herstory Archive / Documentary] Subject The topic of the resource Women--Sexual behavior, Rape, Lesbian erotic literature, Childhood and youth, African American lesbians Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Joan Nestle [interviewer] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1136_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1136_A.wav Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1136_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1136_B.wav Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1979 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized 2010, November Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original = Cassette Tape WAV MP3 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Coney Island / Lillian / Fashion] Subject The topic of the resource African American lesbians [sh85001859] Lesbian couples [sh85076154] Lesbians--Identity [sh94004083] Description An account of the resource 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. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Coney Island / Mildred] Subject The topic of the resource African American lesbians--Identity, African American lesbians Description An account of the resource Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. Side A: Mabel discusses Coney Island, and her relationships with women, including Mildred Mitchell. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Joan Nestle [interviewer] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw48_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw48_A.wav Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw48_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw48_B.wav Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 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With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Early Childhood] Subject The topic of the resource Rural youth, African American lesbians Description An account of the resource 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. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Gay Language and Culture] Subject The topic of the resource African American lesbians Description An account of the resource Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. Mabel discusses the language and culture of being gay in her time. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Joan Nestle [interviewer] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1139_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1139_A.wav 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 Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized 2010, November Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original = Cassette Tape WAV MP3 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989 Description An account of the resource Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Lillian Foster / Femininity] Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee), Madeline (Interviewee) Joan Nestle (interviewer) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw61_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw61_A.wav Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized 2010, November Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original = Cassette Tape WAV MP3 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Digital reproduction of audio cassette. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral Histories Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPW61 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Lillian Foster / Youth] Subject The topic of the resource Lesbian couples, African American lesbians, Lesbian community Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Joan Nestle [interviewer] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw52_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw52_A.wav Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw52_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw52_B.wav Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Marriage / Jealousy] Subject The topic of the resource Same-sex marriage, Lesbian couples, African American lesbians Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Joan Nestle [interviewer] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1137_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1137_A.wav Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1137_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1137_B.wav Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1980 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized 2010, November Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original = Cassette Tape WAV MP3 Extent The size or duration of the resource. Side A [11:01 minutes] Side B [14:31 minutes] Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Digital reproduction of audio cassette. 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She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Married Women / Singing] Subject The topic of the resource Lesbian community, Fashion, Popular music, African American lesbians Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw53_A.mp3 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized 2010, November Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original = Cassette Tape WAV MP3 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Digital reproduction of audio cassette. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral Histories Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPW53 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Parties / 1930s] Subject The topic of the resource Lesbianism, Harlem Renaissance, Minority lesbians Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Joan Nestle [interviewer] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw57_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw57_A.wav Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw57_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw57_B.wav Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 13 1983 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 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She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [Stories of Performing / Singing] Subject The topic of the resource African American lesbians--Identity, Popular music, Lesbian couples Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw56_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw56_A.wav Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1988 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Interview [The Twenties and Life With Lillian] Subject The topic of the resource African American lesbians, Lesbian couples, Lesbian community Description An account of the resource 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. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton July, 1986 Description An account of the resource Oral History interview of Mabel Hampton. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Life Stories, November 20, 1978 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource African American lesbians [sh85001859] Literatures [sh2003003668] Description An account of the resource 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. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Singing and Talking Subject The topic of the resource Lesbianism, Rape, Lesbian couples Description An account of the resource 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. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989 Description An account of the resource Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989 Description An account of the resource Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Tapes transcripts Subject The topic of the resource Mabel Hampton Abstract A summary of the resource. Transcripts of interviews with Mabel Hampton between 1976 and 1989. 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She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton, 1981 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource African American lesbians, Adultery, Lesbians--Sexual behavior Description An account of the resource Oral history interview of Mabel Hampton. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton, 1988 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource 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 An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Joan Nestle (interviewer) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1145_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1145_A.wav Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1145_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1145_B.wav Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1988 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 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She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton, Lillian Foster, 1976 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbian couples, Rape, Dance Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton Joan Nestle [interviewer] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived 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 An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archive Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1976 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton, Morgan Gwenwald, Pam Hicks: Breakfast at Pam's, April 9, 1989 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbianism [sh85076157] Dreams [sh85039483] Bereavement [sh85013296] Lesbian couples [sh85076154] Description An account of the resource 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. 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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact LHA at </span><a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dyv.lha@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Death and Dying Mabel Hampton Morgan Gwenwald Pam Hicks https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/94/58746_ca_object_representations_media_116_original.jpg 689d91a33d1dab0f0146e4e598db85cc Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. 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She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton, Morgan Gwenwald, Pam Hicks: Breakfast at Pam's, April 9, 1989 (Tape 2) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbianism [sh85076157] African American lesbians [sh85001859] Death [sh85036085] Description An account of the resource 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 A related resource from which the described resource is derived spw1149_B.mp3 http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1149_B.mp3 spw1149_B.wav http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1149_B.wav Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1989 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 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She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton, November 28, 1986 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbianism, Lesbian community, Nineteen twenties, Harlem Renaissance, Dance, African American lesbians Description An account of the resource Mabel talks about her life at theater Lafayette on Coney Island in the 20s. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton's Journey to New York Subject The topic of the resource Rural youth, Gay rights, Race, African American lesbians Description An account of the resource 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. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton's Story, July, 1986 Subject The topic of the resource Child abuse, Rape, Marriage, Prostitution Description An account of the resource 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. 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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact LHA at </span><a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dyv.lha@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Joan Nestle Mabel Hampton New York City Lesbians & Gays https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/84/55447_ca_object_representations_media_126_original.jpg 6a547b7c8a8db872260d691e4ea6be0d Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. 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With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact LHA at </span><a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dyv.lha@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Discrimination Joan Nestle Mabel Hampton Prison https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/85/50337_ca_object_representations_media_66_original.jpg c6d8931c54e4401eafc6191d96288de0 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. 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Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton's Story, July, 1986 (Tape 4) Subject The topic of the resource African American lesbians, Prisons, Race discrimination, Rape, Families, Work Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton (Interviewee) Joan Nestle (interviewer) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1143_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1143_A.wav Side B (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1143_B.mp3 Side B (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1143_B.wav Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1986, July Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized 2010, November Relation A related resource Tape 3 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1141 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original = Cassette Tape WAV MP3 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Digital reproduction of audio cassette. 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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact LHA at </span><a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dyv.lha@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Death and Dying Economics Joan Nestle Mabel Hampton Prison Rape Relationships Sexual Assault https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/62/1652_ca_object_representations_media_136_original.jpg 03fccfe35ceb2005947f119c7c6be8bb Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 3000 Width 4000 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/62/spw50_A.mp3 b615622d7f6c1b6501b1b81754b59144 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/29/62/spw50_B.mp3 ce8c2f300a3f852f56510363514e011f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel Hampton Oral History Collection, 1976-1989 Description An account of the resource Mabel Hampton (1902-1989) was an African-American lesbian, an activist, a domestic worker, and a dancer. Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, she lost her mother when she was only two years old. For the next five years, Mabel was raised by her maternal grandmother, but she too passed away. In 1909, she moved to Greenwich Village in New York City at age seven. Less than a year after moving in with her aunt, Mabel was raped by her uncle, a minister. She ran away to New Jersey, buying a bus ticket purchased with a nickel given to her by a woman on the street. Luckily, Mabel was taken in by a family that cared for her for the next several years. As a young woman, Mabel gravitated toward the lively scene in Harlem. In 1920, when she was seventeen, Mabel was wrongfully arrested during a prostitution sting and sentenced to time in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women. Upon her release, she danced at clubs like "The Garden of Joy", sang as a member of the Lafayette Theater Chorus, and performed with Harlem Renaissance stars such as Gladys Bentley. Mabel engaged in several relationships with women and lived openly as a lesbian. In 1932, Mabel met Lillian Foster, who would be her partner until Lillian's death in 1978. With the Harlem Renaissance waning, Mabel sought out employment in other areas, primarily working as a domestic worker and hospital attendant. As a domestic, she worked for the family of Joan Nestle. Mabel and Joan developed a friendship that lasted for decades. When Joan started the Lesbian Herstory Archives in 1974, Mabel joined her as a founding member. Mabel donated her huge collection of lesbian pulp fiction novels and worked tirelessly with Joan and other volunteers to amass lesbian-related materials--literature, biographical information, academic publications, and ephemera--as a resource for the lesbian and gay community. Mabel was also a vital, enduring element in the gay rights movement-she participated in every gay pride march that occurred during her lifespan, including the first, historic march and demonstration for gay rights in Washington, D.C., which took place in 1979. In 1985, Mabel was named the grand marshal of the New York City Gay Pride March. That same year, Mabel was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays. After the Lesbian Herstory Archives were founded, Mabel carried the LHA banner in many marches. She also worked tirelessly for SAGE, an organization devoted to promoting advocacy and developing services for elderly members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. Interviews with Mabel are featured in "Before Stonewall" and "Silent Pioneers"; both movies document the struggle for gay rights and the efforts made to obtain equality. Joan Nestle started recording Mabel's oral histories in the late seventies, realizing the importance of documenting Mabel's life story as an example of racial and sexual freedom. In these histories--many of which are featured on this website--Mabel discusses her relationships with women, her struggles with racism, and her identity as an African-American lesbian in the twentieth century. Mabel died of pneumonia in 1989 at the age of eighty-seven. Her life as an advocate, activist, performer, and storyteller lives on in the images and oral histories collected by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Many of the resources below, as well as additional subject files, biographical information, images, and media about Mabel, lesbian history, and gay pride are available by visiting the LHA in person. Resources City University of New York. (2003). Queer ideas: The David R. Kessler lectures in lesbian and gay studies. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York. DuPlessis, R. B., & Snitow, A. B. (1998). The feminist memoir project: Voices from women's liberation. New York: Three Rivers Press. Hampton, M. (1979) "I didn't go back there anymore: Mabel Hampton talks about the south." In Feminary 10, 7-16. Hogan, S., & Hudson, L. (1998). Completely queer: The Gay and Lesbian encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt. Lesbian Herstory Archives. Mabel Hampton special collection, including transcripts of oral history. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, NY. Nestle, J. (1993). Excerpts from the Oral History of Mabel Hampton. Signs, 18, 4, 925-935. Nestle, J. (1998). "I Lift My Eyes to the Hill: the Life of Mabel Hampton as told by a White Woman." In A fragile union: New & selected writings. San Francisco: Cleis Press. Nestle, J. (1991). "Surviving and More: Interview with Mabel Hampton". In Sinister Wisdom 43/44, Summer. Berkeley, CA. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPWC1 Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mabel's Parties / Mabel Hampton, 1981 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource African American lesbians, Lesbian community, Parties, Lesbian couples Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mabel Hampton Joan Nestle [interviewer] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw50_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw50_A.wav 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 An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archive Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1981, January 18 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized: November 2011 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original = Cassette Tape WAV Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact LHA at </span><a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dyv.lha@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Autobiography Joan Nestle Mabel Hampton Music New York Oral History Parties https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/54/252/SPW538_MAD_Boston_B.wav.mp3 efd3b5063d6c70ee60371b7f8ae9a979 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><em>Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold</em> by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. Ranging from the mid-1930s through the early 1960s, this ethnography of lesbian society is narrated with the backdrop of a mid-sized American city. Davis and Kennedy’s book is the result of 13 years of research, including an extensive oral history project.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These recordings range from conference proceedings to panel discussions to phone messages from book publishers. In each case, these related materials form an important element of the research, enriching and contextualizing the interviews conducted as part of the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. They discuss topics such as the publishing process and initial responses to the draft manuscript, the work of lesbian archives in researching and documenting the emergence of lesbian communities and lesbian consciousness across America, and how the research conducted into a small lesbian community in Buffalo, NY fits into a wider social narrative of establishing gay and lesbian identity and the development of gay and lesbian liberation movements.<br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For oral history recordings made as part of the research for the book, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/22">Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990</a>.</span></p> These recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy, and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. 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Ranging from the mid-1930s through the early 1960s, this ethnography of lesbian society is narrated with the backdrop of a mid-sized American city. Davis and Kennedy’s book is the result of 13 years of research, including an extensive oral history project.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">These recordings range from conference proceedings to panel discussions to phone messages from book publishers. In each case, these related materials form an important element of the research, enriching and contextualizing the interviews conducted as part of the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. They discuss topics such as the publishing process and initial responses to the draft manuscript, the work of lesbian archives in researching and documenting the emergence of lesbian communities and lesbian consciousness across America, and how the research conducted into a small lesbian community in Buffalo, NY fits into a wider social narrative of establishing gay and lesbian identity and the development of gay and lesbian liberation movements.<br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For oral history recordings made as part of the research for the book, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/22">Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990</a>.</span></p> These recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy, and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Madeline Davis and Liz Kennedy. Boots of Leather Oral History Project Panel Gay Pride, 1979 Subject The topic of the resource Lesbian Community--New York (State)--New York Lesbians--United States--Interviews Lesbianism Description An account of the resource Side A: Panel discussion on the history of the archives, including a brief introduction on how they gather information through different interview procedures within the Lesbian community in order to build the oral history project. Side B: Panel discussion continues with topic brought up in side A. 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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Interviews Lesbian Community Liz Kennedy Madeline Davis https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/33/51/spw1159_B.mp3 b4d06b5a1aaee8cd6ac1e5770d74a052 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/33/51/spw1159_A.mp3 dbc6a5b463450db02c5e5f8451572878 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audre Lorde audio recordings, 1977-1986 Description An account of the resource Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was a celebrated and influential Caribbean-American poet, novelist, autobiographer, and publisher whose art and life explored issues of race, class, sexuality, gender, and illness. The cassettes in this collection were deposited at the LHA by various donors. They document various public events including the 1979 National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights, a 1982 poetry reading, and writing conferences in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March on Washington / Pacifica Program Service, 1979 (Tape 2 of 4) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbian activists, Lesbian feminism, National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington, D.C., 1979 Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pacifica Radio Mary Watkins, Meg Christian, Holly Near Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1159_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1159_A.wav 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 An entity responsible for making the resource available NPR/Pacifica Radio Date Created Date of creation of the resource. October 14 1979 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Activism Feminism Holly Near Marches On Washington Meg Christian Music Radio https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/33/102/spw1160_B.mp3 a85d33168c86d950758283f9c20165c2 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/33/102/spw1160_A.mp3 d2e8fa6b638e057d7a543c13600a7bb1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audre Lorde audio recordings, 1977-1986 Description An account of the resource Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was a celebrated and influential Caribbean-American poet, novelist, autobiographer, and publisher whose art and life explored issues of race, class, sexuality, gender, and illness. The cassettes in this collection were deposited at the LHA by various donors. They document various public events including the 1979 National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights, a 1982 poetry reading, and writing conferences in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March on Washington / Pacifica Program Service, 1979 (Tape 3 of 4) Subject The topic of the resource 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 An account of the resource 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 A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1160_A.mp3 Side A (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1160_A.wav 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 An entity responsible for making the resource available Pacifica Program Service Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1979 October 14 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized 2011, June Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact LHA at </span><a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dyv.lha@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Relation A related resource Tape 3 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1159 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original = Cassette Tape WAV MP3 Extent The size or duration of the resource. Side A = 36:05 minutes Side B: [33:11] Side B = 33:11 minutes Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Digital reproduction of audio cassette. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral Histories Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPW1160 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Washington D.C. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1979 October Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Audre Lorde Civil Rights Discrimination Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights Love Racism Sexism https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/33/101/spw1161_A.mp3 56ec820e8224685d98f59c428850d303 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audre Lorde audio recordings, 1977-1986 Description An account of the resource Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was a celebrated and influential Caribbean-American poet, novelist, autobiographer, and publisher whose art and life explored issues of race, class, sexuality, gender, and illness. The cassettes in this collection were deposited at the LHA by various donors. They document various public events including the 1979 National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights, a 1982 poetry reading, and writing conferences in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March on Washington / Pacifica Program Service, 1979 (Tape 4 of 4) Subject The topic of the resource National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington, D.C., 1979 [sh93005113] Gay rights [sh94009215] Civil rights [sh99004998] Description An account of the resource 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 A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1161_A.mp3 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Pacifica Program Service Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1979 October 14 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized 2011, June Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact LHA at </span><a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dyv.lha@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Relation A related resource Tape 4 of 4. Preceded by SPW 1160 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original = Cassette Tape WAV MP3 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Digital reproduction of audio cassette. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Speeches, poem readings, and musical performances. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPW1161 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Washington D.C. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1979 October Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Atheism Audre Lorde Immigration Parents Prison Religion https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/33/55/spw1158_B.mp3 bd4d177fcb02f787c2c5620b77662a2a https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/33/55/spw1158_A.mp3 2b2426acdcb7cbf62100bb0d76977982 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audre Lorde audio recordings, 1977-1986 Description An account of the resource Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934 – November 17, 1992) was a celebrated and influential Caribbean-American poet, novelist, autobiographer, and publisher whose art and life explored issues of race, class, sexuality, gender, and illness. The cassettes in this collection were deposited at the LHA by various donors. They document various public events including the 1979 National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights, a 1982 poetry reading, and writing conferences in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource March on Washington/Pacifica Program Service, 1979 (Tape 1 of 4) Subject The topic of the resource National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, Washington, D.C., 1979, Gay rights,Civil rights Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robin Tyler, Troy Perry, Adelle Starr, Michiko Cornell Rene McCoy, Bill Blish, Arly Scott, Maria Diaz, Steve Alt Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Side A. (mp3) http://herstory.prattsils.org/mp3_files/spw1158_A.mp3 Side A. (wav) http://herstory.prattsils.org/wav_files/spw1158_A.wav 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 An entity responsible for making the resource available NPR/Pacifica Radio Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1979, October 14 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized: June 2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Celebration (band) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact LHA at </span><a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dyv.lha@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Relation A related resource Tape 1 of a 4 tape series. Followed by SPW1159, SPW1160 and SPW1161. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original = Cassette Tape WAV MP3 Extent The size or duration of the resource. Side A [38:09] Side B [37:04] Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Digital reproduction of audio cassette. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Radio Program Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPW1158 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Washington D.C. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1979, October 14 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Activism Interviews Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights Lesbian Pride Rallies Lesbian Youth Marches On Washington Music Parents Radio https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/004aa0095c506e520a371f89e6d2c3d6.jpg 8e9fafef44a1a14ce3f777317396cbb9 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/e46ec07e015bd408fc4c97eb8b114121.wav a1fee22018ae84ff57b98c98c5770fa8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Radio Free Women, 1972-1974 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Mary+Bailey">Mary Bailey</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Mary+Helen+Blum">Mary Helen Bloom</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Mary+Garrison">Mary Garrison</a> Description An account of the resource Radio Free Women (RFW) was a feminist radio collective in the early 1970s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1972-1974 Language A language of the resource English Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Margaret Sloan Description An account of the resource Sloan is the President of the National Black Feminist Organization. She discussed NBFO’s mission to provide an organization for black feminists who felt the need to fight both sexism and racism at the same time. She discussed the formation of the organization and the eastern conference on black feminism. Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Radio Free Women Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 30, 1974 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Feminist Radio Network<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context LC031 Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. 1/4 inch audio tape Digital Format WAV Physical Location An address for a physical media item. For an organization or producer acting as caretaker of a media resource, this field may contain information about a specific shelf location for an item, including an organization's name, departmental name, shelf ID and contact information. Lesbian Herstory Archives Series Title If applicable, the larger series to which the episode or piece contributed. Radio Free Women Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Margaret Sloan Duration Provides a timestamp for the overall length or duration of the audio. Represents the playback time. Format: HH:MM:SS 00:22:41 National Black Feminist Organization Organizing Racism Sexism https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/fa6a137bc76b177980700c8eae81129c.jpg 6f3c567c67e97ae30f7a45cd8be9ca37 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Margaret Walker photo https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/e1f8175731d8148f0b1d5fbebff56cf1.jpg 50bc62c53a4ecdd9d55538e0da58a136 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marge Piercy photo https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/115/SPW492.jpg 277409cb9e7bc969c3a4b11d12ff9038 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 538 IPTC Array a:1:{s:12:"date_created";s:10:"05.12.2012";} IPTC String date_created:05.12.2012 Width 800 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/115/SPW492_MARGE_A.wav.mp3 d649d35713be8746da2423162206633d https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/115/SPW492_MARGE_B.wav.mp3 98a1cc3a192817222736a04956f71eb1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990 Description An account of the resource Part-ethnography and part-history, <em>Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold</em> by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marge, June 4, 1980 Subject The topic of the resource 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 An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marge (Interviewee) Aubra (Interviewer) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived SPW492_MARGE_A SPW492_MARGE_B Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1980, June 4 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. Digitized 2012, September Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement<br /></a> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Original= Cassette Tape WAV MP3 Extent The size or duration of the resource. Side A = 30:42 minutes Side B = 30:44 minutes Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Digital reproduction of audio cassette. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral History Interview Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPW492 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Buffalo, NY Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1950-1980 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Bars Buffalo Women Oral History Police Prison https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/58b15de920e6caed3045e7178e02ae7f.jpeg cc00dbf4ee16f3cd6188bb40db3c4c99 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/2f45e51607ee3f92acafa962903101dc.mp3 f502197455b19f559dcf86d968f571e6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ruth Scovill Lesbian Music Interviews, 1970-1974 Subject The topic of the resource Interviews with lesbian musicians Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Scovill Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ruth+Scovill">Ruth Scovill</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Margie+Adam">Margie Adam</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Susan+Abod">Susan Abod</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sally+Piano">Sally Piano</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Holly+Near">Holly Near</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jennifer+Woodul">Jennifer Woodul</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ginny+Berson">Ginny Berson</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource WAV files converted from 1/4" open reel audio Extent The size or duration of the resource. 12 tapes comprising 8:58:02 of audio Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. WAV files converted from 1/4" open reel audio Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Interviews Description An account of the resource This collection includes interviews with musicians and record label owners conducted by Ruth Scovill. Scovill is a notable figure of the Women’s Music movement. The Women’s Music movement sought to highlight music about women, by women, and for women, challenging popular notions about and conventional approaches to music. In her piece for “Women’s Culture: The Women's Renaissance of the Seventies”, Scovill reflects, “Women’s Music reflects a consciousness of women-identification. In contrast to popular music’s prevalent degradation of women, Women’s Music holds the feminist and humanist ideals of self-affirmation and mutual support” (17). Scovill has served as a Senior Advisor of Library Services at the Library of Congress, president at Cinesite, and the Head of Technology at DreamWorks Animation. She is also a director, writer, and host. She holds a particular interest in and focus on feminine and sapphic culture, particularly its positioning in and relation to music culture. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-1974 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Margie Adam Interview (Part 1) Description An account of the resource Margie Adam is interviewed by Ruth Scovill. Recorded April 1, 1976. Margie speaks about growing up with music in the home, and the role of music in civil disobedience. She mentions being deeply affected by tragedies of the day, including the Kent State Massacre, and how it informed her relationship with music, and later moving to California. Part 1 of 4. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Scovill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/1/1976 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Ruth Scovill<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a> Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RS001 Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Access is reserved by the donor requiring written consent prior to each publication until donor death. PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Margie Adam Interviewer The person(s) conducting the interview. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Ruth Scovill Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. 1/4 inch audio tape Digital Format WAV Duration Provides a timestamp for the overall length or duration of the audio. Represents the playback time. 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Title A name given to the resource Ruth Scovill Lesbian Music Interviews, 1970-1974 Subject The topic of the resource Interviews with lesbian musicians Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Scovill Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ruth+Scovill">Ruth Scovill</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Margie+Adam">Margie Adam</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Susan+Abod">Susan Abod</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sally+Piano">Sally Piano</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Holly+Near">Holly Near</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jennifer+Woodul">Jennifer Woodul</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ginny+Berson">Ginny Berson</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource WAV files converted from 1/4" open reel audio Extent The size or duration of the resource. 12 tapes comprising 8:58:02 of audio Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. WAV files converted from 1/4" open reel audio Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Interviews Description An account of the resource This collection includes interviews with musicians and record label owners conducted by Ruth Scovill. Scovill is a notable figure of the Women’s Music movement. The Women’s Music movement sought to highlight music about women, by women, and for women, challenging popular notions about and conventional approaches to music. In her piece for “Women’s Culture: The Women's Renaissance of the Seventies”, Scovill reflects, “Women’s Music reflects a consciousness of women-identification. In contrast to popular music’s prevalent degradation of women, Women’s Music holds the feminist and humanist ideals of self-affirmation and mutual support” (17). Scovill has served as a Senior Advisor of Library Services at the Library of Congress, president at Cinesite, and the Head of Technology at DreamWorks Animation. She is also a director, writer, and host. She holds a particular interest in and focus on feminine and sapphic culture, particularly its positioning in and relation to music culture. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-1974 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Margie Adam Interview (Part 2) Description An account of the resource Margie Adam is interviewed by Ruth Scovill. Margie talks about the Women’s Movement, and the National Womens’ Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana. She discusses definitions for women’s music, feminist music, and her song writing. Part 2 of 4. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Scovill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/1/1976 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Ruth Scovill<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a> Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RS002 Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Access is reserved by the donor requiring written consent prior to each publication until donor death. PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Margie Adam Interviewer The person(s) conducting the interview. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Ruth Scovill Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. 1/4 inch audio tape Digital Format WAV Duration Provides a timestamp for the overall length or duration of the audio. Represents the playback time. Format: HH:MM:SS 0:46:38 Margie Adam Ruth Scovill https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/00373eae0b11caa8640272b571fd120e.jpeg 543e8b244133636ebb8b989f91091850 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/63195f5a9d46a8c1107258159ae3fb25.mp3 66128a9159a0471eba7ac3972d7947aa Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ruth Scovill Lesbian Music Interviews, 1970-1974 Subject The topic of the resource Interviews with lesbian musicians Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Scovill Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ruth+Scovill">Ruth Scovill</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Margie+Adam">Margie Adam</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Susan+Abod">Susan Abod</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sally+Piano">Sally Piano</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Holly+Near">Holly Near</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jennifer+Woodul">Jennifer Woodul</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ginny+Berson">Ginny Berson</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource WAV files converted from 1/4" open reel audio Extent The size or duration of the resource. 12 tapes comprising 8:58:02 of audio Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. WAV files converted from 1/4" open reel audio Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Interviews Description An account of the resource This collection includes interviews with musicians and record label owners conducted by Ruth Scovill. Scovill is a notable figure of the Women’s Music movement. The Women’s Music movement sought to highlight music about women, by women, and for women, challenging popular notions about and conventional approaches to music. In her piece for “Women’s Culture: The Women's Renaissance of the Seventies”, Scovill reflects, “Women’s Music reflects a consciousness of women-identification. In contrast to popular music’s prevalent degradation of women, Women’s Music holds the feminist and humanist ideals of self-affirmation and mutual support” (17). Scovill has served as a Senior Advisor of Library Services at the Library of Congress, president at Cinesite, and the Head of Technology at DreamWorks Animation. She is also a director, writer, and host. She holds a particular interest in and focus on feminine and sapphic culture, particularly its positioning in and relation to music culture. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-1974 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Margie Adam Interview (Part 3) Description An account of the resource Margie Adam is interviewed by Ruth Scovill. Margie continues the interview, discussing her song-writing style, and musician performance technique. She is passionate about music for social change, and talks about difficulties making a living as a performer, specifically focusing on the financial responsibilities as a musician with women audiences. Part 3 of 4. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Scovill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/1/1976 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Ruth Scovill<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a> Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RS003 Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Access is reserved by the donor requiring written consent prior to each publication until donor death. PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Margie Adam Interviewer The person(s) conducting the interview. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Ruth Scovill Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. 1/4 inch audio tape Digital Format WAV Duration Provides a timestamp for the overall length or duration of the audio. Represents the playback time. Format: HH:MM:SS 0:48:19 Margie Adam Ruth Scovill https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/a44be76cb9f21cff428464a90001df02.jpeg e736cfd702d929bfc65190fffcf4e71f https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/9f3e176943f0c59fa93d534995ea305b.mp3 4bb007fc4fc1a8d3219ce3013a9b4437 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ruth Scovill Lesbian Music Interviews, 1970-1974 Subject The topic of the resource Interviews with lesbian musicians Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Scovill Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ruth+Scovill">Ruth Scovill</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Margie+Adam">Margie Adam</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Susan+Abod">Susan Abod</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sally+Piano">Sally Piano</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Holly+Near">Holly Near</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jennifer+Woodul">Jennifer Woodul</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ginny+Berson">Ginny Berson</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource WAV files converted from 1/4" open reel audio Extent The size or duration of the resource. 12 tapes comprising 8:58:02 of audio Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. WAV files converted from 1/4" open reel audio Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Interviews Description An account of the resource This collection includes interviews with musicians and record label owners conducted by Ruth Scovill. Scovill is a notable figure of the Women’s Music movement. The Women’s Music movement sought to highlight music about women, by women, and for women, challenging popular notions about and conventional approaches to music. In her piece for “Women’s Culture: The Women's Renaissance of the Seventies”, Scovill reflects, “Women’s Music reflects a consciousness of women-identification. In contrast to popular music’s prevalent degradation of women, Women’s Music holds the feminist and humanist ideals of self-affirmation and mutual support” (17). Scovill has served as a Senior Advisor of Library Services at the Library of Congress, president at Cinesite, and the Head of Technology at DreamWorks Animation. She is also a director, writer, and host. She holds a particular interest in and focus on feminine and sapphic culture, particularly its positioning in and relation to music culture. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-1974 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Margie Adam Interview (Part 4) Description An account of the resource Margie Adam is interviewed by Ruth Scovill. Margie talks about the value of women musicians as speaking out for women’s communities. She discusses the roles of feminism and autonomy in women’s music. Margie talks about what it is like to be a traveling musician, and bands on tour, acknowledging that most women musicians at the time are soloist, white, middle-class women. She talks about trying to be accessible to audiences through music. Part 4 of 4. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Scovill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/1/1976 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Ruth Scovill<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a> Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RS004 Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Access is reserved by the donor requiring written consent prior to each publication until donor death. PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Margie Adam Interviewer The person(s) conducting the interview. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Ruth Scovill Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. 1/4 inch audio tape Digital Format WAV Duration Provides a timestamp for the overall length or duration of the audio. Represents the playback time. Format: HH:MM:SS 0:35:56 Margie Adam Ruth Scovill https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/adfd367ed8603dd3b5d674f987371f25.jpeg c245c1eb915d5c0799f4dc525d6c74d1 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/cf35aa6455c1e26e8cd147ca8f465558.mp3 c262875612696094a982e1f394b22508 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ruth Scovill Lesbian Music Interviews, 1970-1974 Subject The topic of the resource Interviews with lesbian musicians Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Scovill Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ruth+Scovill">Ruth Scovill</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Margie+Adam">Margie Adam</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Susan+Abod">Susan Abod</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sally+Piano">Sally Piano</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Holly+Near">Holly Near</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jennifer+Woodul">Jennifer Woodul</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ginny+Berson">Ginny Berson</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource WAV files converted from 1/4" open reel audio Extent The size or duration of the resource. 12 tapes comprising 8:58:02 of audio Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. WAV files converted from 1/4" open reel audio Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Interviews Description An account of the resource This collection includes interviews with musicians and record label owners conducted by Ruth Scovill. Scovill is a notable figure of the Women’s Music movement. The Women’s Music movement sought to highlight music about women, by women, and for women, challenging popular notions about and conventional approaches to music. In her piece for “Women’s Culture: The Women's Renaissance of the Seventies”, Scovill reflects, “Women’s Music reflects a consciousness of women-identification. In contrast to popular music’s prevalent degradation of women, Women’s Music holds the feminist and humanist ideals of self-affirmation and mutual support” (17). Scovill has served as a Senior Advisor of Library Services at the Library of Congress, president at Cinesite, and the Head of Technology at DreamWorks Animation. She is also a director, writer, and host. She holds a particular interest in and focus on feminine and sapphic culture, particularly its positioning in and relation to music culture. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-1974 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Margie Adam Interview [Redubbed] Description An account of the resource Margie Adam is interviewed by Ruth Scovill. Margie performs music, woven between interviews, in this redubbed interview. She discusses women’s music as not being mainstream music, as well as the politics of women’s music, and need for women’s production companies. She mentions the importance of networking with women-owned companies and businesses. Redubbed. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Scovill Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/1/1976 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Ruth Scovill<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a> Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RS005 Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Access is reserved by the donor requiring written consent prior to each publication until donor death. PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Margie Adam Interviewer The person(s) conducting the interview. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Ruth Scovill Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. 1/4 inch audio tape Digital Format WAV Duration Provides a timestamp for the overall length or duration of the audio. Represents the playback time. Format: HH:MM:SS 1:03:10 Margie Adam Ruth Scovill https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/31b2e24fa245949a1d2246d2b0a5a1f8.png b26aba7a7c2b829b1a8932e42c7e021b Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Margot Adler in 2006: Michael Paras/NPR Description An account of the resource Margot Adler in 2006 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/13f545c5e39708de5b3f97185a40b783.jpg fb025c059972d0ed05d2dcad4bca7083 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mari Evans photo https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/91/813/028-05_ny-life-referrals_a_c.mp4 5c4d93ddc4fa3a8167551ddde110e453 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dyke TV television program components, 1993-1998 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dyke TV was a groundbreaking public access program founded in 1993 by Mary Patierno, Ana Marie Simo and Linda Chapman. An offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers, the mission of Dyke TV was to incite, provoke, and organize to create tangible change. The program sought to increase lesbian visibility and change people's attitudes towards lesbians, gay rights and women's rights. Dyke TV comprehensively documented a critical time in gay and lesbian history and shared stories important to lesbian communities that were ignored by other media outlets. Dyke TV documented many LGBTQ political actions of the early 1990s including the activities of ACT UP and the Lesbian Avengers. The Dyke TV collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives consists largely of unedited footage that documents marches and demonstrations in New York City. Other tapes include incomplete episodes and compilations of show segments.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The program first aired in June 1993 on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network public access channel. It started off as a weekly 30-minute program created by a core of producers with help from members of the community. Following a magazine format, each program consisted of various segments such as I Was a Lesbian Child, the Arts, From the Archives, News, and Eyewitness. Areas of interest included lesbian history, daily life, activism, and international LGBTQ issues. The producers aimed to create a well-rounded program that could highlight lesbian life from as many angles as possible. According to one of the program’s co-founders and executive producer, Mary Patierno: “if anybody wanted to do a story we let them do it. We were there to let people voice whatever they wanted to, whatever issues or topics that were of interest to them.” At its peak, Dyke TV was distributed to 78 public access channels throughout the United States.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additionally, Dyke TV had a mission to provide video production training and conducted regular workshops to enable women to tell their stories through their own means. This community oriented attitude fomented widespread contributions about lesbian issues across the United States and abroad.&nbsp;</span></p> Technical Video Recording Metadata elements specific to Video Recordings, taken from PBCore and LC-AV (interoperable with METSRights) to supplement Dublin Core. Date Digitized 2016-10-03 Aspect Ratio 4:3 Frame Rate* 29.97 FPS Resolution 648x486 Duration* 00:05:24 File Size 168.4 MB Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maria Maggenti Interview Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 028-05_ny-life-referrals_a_c.mp4 Description An account of the resource This segment shows a short interview with filmmaker Maria Maggenti about her 1995 film The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love. Maggenti first developed the script of the film as a project for NYU’s Graduate Film Program, but abandoned it after several years of trying to work through much darker themes. She explains that, while the film deals with highly politicized topics like coming out, and interracial relationships, the film’s tone remains light and comedic. In this segment, Maggenti describes the making of the film, which included a crew that was entirely women, none of whom were paid; rather, she explains the film provided women the opportunity to expand their careers in the industry. The film was released on June 16th, 1995, and distributed by New Line Cinema. It also participated in several film festivals in 1995, including Sundance. Subject The topic of the resource Motion pictures Lesbianism in motion pictures Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Linda Chapman [Executive Producer] Mary Patierno [Executive Producer] Ana Maria Simo [Executive Producer] Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Dyke TV Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maria Maggenti [interviewee] Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Dyke TV: Linda Chapman, Mary Patierno, Ana Maria Simo. Tapes and digital files held by the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Tapes reproduced with permission from the copyright holders. Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Dyke_TV_Iron_Mt_ID_028-05 Item 795 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Video Recording Language A language of the resource en-US Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York, New York, United States Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1995 Anna Maria Simo Film Linda Chapman Maria Maggenti Mary Patierno https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/84e2b7eb9ee9c2c072144df8e22cf1d9.jpg 0302e56eae58cd417af9a5cfcbff0a6e https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/7461fd80b0f9fa1898d8cad369857acf.mp3 03e5805d1d02003ea2901d941fc2706a https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/697f7615fbe1df57d9a82465ede826db.mp3 873c5a7a27a56f95691616876fddacdb Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource WBAI Radio Programs, circa 1970s Description An account of the resource These radio programs were recorded onto compact audio cassettes by an unknown individual (or individuals) who documented over a hundred different broadcasts from WBAI public radio. The tapes may have been dubbed from the open reel tape masters before the masters were moved to the Pacifica Radio Archives. The audio cassettes were eventually donated to the Lesbian Herstory Archives. The cassettes were digitized by students at the Pratt Institute’s Library and Information Science Program in 2024-2025.<br /><br />The tapes contain programs that are specific to feminism and lesbian communities, including<span> panels, workshops and interviews featuring feminist writers, artists, poets and other cultural producers that were broadcasted via the radio. Radio programs include Amazon Country, Everywomanspace, The Lesbian Show, and Women's Consciousness Raising Hour, among others.<br /><br />Find out more about the context of the collection here: <a href="https://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/exhibits/show/feminist-programming/wbai-about">WBAI Women's Department and Feminist Programming</a> </span> Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPW1953 Title A name given to the resource Marilyn Coffey Description An account of the resource Irene Yarrow hosts writer and poet Marilyn Coffey on the show <em>Everywomanspace</em>. The program starts with Marilyn reading several of her poems: "Insight," "The Diet," "Wordlessly," and "Observation." Irene and Marilyn discuss Marilyn's brief career in journalism and development as a writer, and the writing of her novel, <em>Marcella</em>, a coming-of-age story. Marilyn then reads an excerpt from <em>Marcella</em>.<br /><br />After the excerpt, Marilyn Coffey explains the projects she has been working on more recently--her second novel, books of essays, and teaching English at Pratt Institute. Irene and Marilyn discuss the difficulties of switching between various forms of writing, like poetry vs. prose vs. non-fiction. Marilyn also reflects on how joining the Women's Movement and becoming a feminist has changed her writing and the reception of her writing. They discuss how deeply ingrained the patriarchy is in their lives and consciousnesses. Marilyn reads a final poem, "Cold," to end the program. Subject The topic of the resource Lesbian radio Masturbation Women's movement Feminism Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available WBAI radio Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact LHA at </span><a href="mailto:dyv.lha@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">dyv.lha@gmail.com</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Pacifica Radio Archives Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Recording; Radio talk shows PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Series Title If applicable, the larger series to which the episode or piece contributed. Everywomanspace Host If applicable, the person hosting the broadcast piece. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Irene Yarrow Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. (For personal names use "LastName, FirstName MiddleName, Suffix"). Marilyn Coffey Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. Audio cassette Digital Format Access Copy: MP3 Duration Provides a timestamp for the overall length or duration of the audio. Represents the playback time. Format: HH:MM:SS 1:01:40 Childhood Discrimination Feminism Job Discrimination Literature Poetry Sexism Social Movements Women's Political Movements Writing https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/bf94207b0830fc751f41f3ae9757258e.webp e1318ee6b169dd79897cd6bf69a185b7 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples of still images are: paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type "text" to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marilyn Hacker photo https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/66/369/marilyn_lamkay.jpg fda252ded9c63950509769b9fd0e90c4 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 313 Height 238 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/66/369/lamkay_tape1of1.mp4 f67da1121210988022e969c190a41979 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daughters of Bilitis Video Project, 1987-1993 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This collection includes videos created as part of the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project collection. The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was a social and activist group founded in 1955. The video project began in 1987 with the purpose of conducting interviews with the DOB founders and former members documenting their critical role in the gay and lesbian liberation and Civil Rights movement. The interviews focus on the formation and impact of the many DOB chapters around the country. Some of the issues discussed are whether the DOB was primarily a social or activist group, attitudes regarding assimilation, and the "theft" of the DOB publication </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ladder</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Individual interviewees discuss their childhoods, sexual awakenings, personal relationships as well as their first encounters with the DOB and their perspectives on the organization.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Morgan Gwenwald suggested the project, founding DOB member Sara Yager videotaped all the interviews, and founding DOB member Manuela Soares researched and conducted all of the interviews.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The videos gathered here have been digitized from VHS tapes by students at the Pratt Institute’s Library and Information Science Program. This is a comprehensive collection of the interviews gathered for the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project. The original materials are held in off-site storage by the Lesbian Herstory Archives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transcriptions of many of the videotaped interviews are available, thanks to Ruth Helmich, Kelly Anderson, Trista Sordillo, Manuela Soares, and others.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links to the the individual interviews are at the bottom of the page. Some longer interviews will be collated in subgroups of the collection tree.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the DOB, see:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gallo, M. (2007). </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Different daughters: A history of the Daughters of Bilitis and the rise of the lesbian civil rights movement</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.</span></p> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Journal of Homosexuality</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “The Purloined Ladder,” Volume 34, Numbers 3/4, 1998.</span> Technical Video Recording Metadata elements specific to Video Recordings, taken from PBCore and LC-AV (interoperable with METSRights) to supplement Dublin Core. Digital Format* Preservation: .AVI with DV Codec, Access: .MP4 Physical Format VHS Date Digitized 2014-04-14 Duration* 02:00:59 File Size .AVI: 27.04 GB, .MP4: 441 MB Data Rate 16 bit/32 kHz Aspect Ratio 4:3 Frame Rate* 29.97 Resolution .AVI: 720 x 480, .MP4: 320 x 240 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marilyn Lamkay Interview, April 8, 1987 Description An account of the resource Marliyn Lamkay is interviewed in New York City in 1987 (it seems to continue from a previous video and is perhaps continued in another video). She talks about being a lesbian in New York and coming out to her family and professionally, her relationships and religious beliefs. She discusses lesbian roles and how she didn't fit into any of the existing roles, even in the DOB community. She discusses community building and CR groups when she was younger and how she went on to hold workshops about resources for gay and lesbian New Yorkers at Bronx Community College. She mentions New YorkDOB meetings and the influence that DOB had in the creation of subsequent lesbian groups and communities. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Marilyn Lamkay Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1987-04-08 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a> <p>Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</p> Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Video Recording, Oral History Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Digital: lamkay_tape1of1 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. New York, N.Y. Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. VHS Digital Format Preservation Copy: AVI with DV codec Access Copy: MP4 Butch and Femme Coming Out Gender Roles Jewish Lesbians New York City Lesbians & Gays https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/56/347/[2014SP]marion_gable_side_b.mp3 471654b26febb01c6c680bcdda655c7e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Audio Recordings, 1971-1988 Description An account of the resource This assortment of digitized tapes from the DOB Video Project includes interviews, musical and comedy performances, and reminiscences from a memorial service. The audio collection also includes a set of recordings of feminist activist Ti Grace Atkinson, which are collected under "DOB Atkinson Tapes." Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marion Gable, Side B (Damaged) Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Recording Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a> <p>Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</p> Daughters of Bilitis https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/38/722/ZimmerBradley_thumb.jpg 51e773ad689e7ef51ad8541d0a9cb71d https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/38/722/ZimmerBradley_tape1of1_1988oct17.mp4 0644b91dbaac1a40510b3d9dc6f4ec1a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daughters of Bilitis Video Project, 1987-1993 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This collection includes videos created as part of the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project collection. The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was a social and activist group founded in 1955. The video project began in 1987 with the purpose of conducting interviews with the DOB founders and former members documenting their critical role in the gay and lesbian liberation and Civil Rights movement. The interviews focus on the formation and impact of the many DOB chapters around the country. Some of the issues discussed are whether the DOB was primarily a social or activist group, attitudes regarding assimilation, and the "theft" of the DOB publication </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ladder</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Individual interviewees discuss their childhoods, sexual awakenings, personal relationships as well as their first encounters with the DOB and their perspectives on the organization.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Morgan Gwenwald suggested the project, founding DOB member Sara Yager videotaped all the interviews, and founding DOB member Manuela Soares researched and conducted all of the interviews.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The videos gathered here have been digitized from VHS tapes by students at the Pratt Institute’s Library and Information Science Program. This is a comprehensive collection of the interviews gathered for the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project. The original materials are held in off-site storage by the Lesbian Herstory Archives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transcriptions of many of the videotaped interviews are available, thanks to Ruth Helmich, Kelly Anderson, Trista Sordillo, Manuela Soares, and others.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links to the the individual interviews are at the bottom of the page. Some longer interviews will be collated in subgroups of the collection tree.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the DOB, see:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gallo, M. (2007). </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Different daughters: A history of the Daughters of Bilitis and the rise of the lesbian civil rights movement</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.</span></p> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Journal of Homosexuality</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “The Purloined Ladder,” Volume 34, Numbers 3/4, 1998.</span> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 1:57:39 Digital Format State the type of digital format. .AVI with DV Codec [digital master], .MP4 with H264 Codec [access file] Frame Rate 29.97 Resolution .AVI: 720 x 480 .MP4: 320 x 240 Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. Manuela Soares Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Marion Zimmer Bradley Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data VHS Tape Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 16 bit/32 kHz Digital Master File name of master ZimmerBradley_tape1of1_1988oct17.avi Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marion Zimmer Bradley Interview, October 17, 1988 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DV45_Marion Zimmer Bradley_tape1of1_1988oct17 DV-45 MV-45 Subject The topic of the resource Autobiography, Marriage, Children, Writing, Publishing, Discrimination, Literary Criticism, Lesbian Mothers, Homophile Movement Description An account of the resource Marion Zimmer Bradley talks about her experience growing up, her marriage and children, being a woman writer in science fiction, writing for The Ladder, and discrimination in publishing. She also touches upon her struggles as a lesbian mother. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Interviewer: Manuela Soares Interviewee: Marion Zimmer Bradley Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/17/1988 ‎March ‎09, ‎2015 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource edited by Morgan Gwenwald [still photographer], Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger [videographer] Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement</a> <p>Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</p> Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Video; Oral history Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant New York City; Berkeley, CA Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Extent The size or duration of the resource. 24.4 GB 16 bit/32 kHz Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived http://devherstories.prattsils.org/omeka/archive/files/7c51cc06d1200e4128f5a4d899fb9ec8.mp4 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Digital reproduction of video cassette Replaces A related resource that is supplanted, displaced, or superseded by the described resource. Item #217 "Marion Zimmer Bradley, Tape 1 of 1, October 17, 1987, Duplicate File" PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Digital Format Preservation Copy: AVI with DV codec Access Copy: MP4 Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. VHS Notes Any other notes or information about the media item, including bibliography/research information, contact information, and legacy metadata. Aspect Ratio 4 : 3 Children Daughters of Bilitis Discrimination Interviews Lesbian Authors Manuela Soares Marriage Mothers The Ladder https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/4d26517333c59772fe22dabc9a0cfdeb.MOV 50b1cfa7898f1f629e9758559c00c749 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/8f57b3dc79cafaa5fe02fb6d3ce62c64.MOV d35329c74853d31335b79f043fbe6231 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/419836880e42a69befbf776b292bdac1.MOV f373f22da9bedc78e0c9cfadac8da34d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club Interviews, 2021-2022 Description An account of the resource This collection includes interviews with members of the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club. The Club consists of over one hundred residents of the Rossmoor, a community for people 55 years and older located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Club members themselves organized these interviews in order to preserve their personal histories. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Amy+Klitsner">Amy Klitsner</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Bobbi+Ausubel">Bobbi Ausubel</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=EJ+Koch">EJ Koch</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Carol+Newhouse">Carol Newhouse</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Ann+Bidderman">Ann Bidderman</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Marlene+Michelson">Marlene Michelson</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Rhona+Lishinsky">Rhona Lishinsky</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Nicole+Schapiro">Nicole Schapiro</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Renee+Archer">Renee Archer</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Judy+Greyboys">Judy Greyboys</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Janet+Seldon">Janet Seldon</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Sharon+Noteboom">Sharon Noteboom</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Lynn+Gold">Lynn Gold</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jade+Martner">Jade Martner</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Deb+Mayer">Deb Mayer</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Cecelia+Wambach">Cecelia Wambach</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Andrea+Gourdine">Andrea Gourdine</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Andrea+Gilbert">Andrea Gilbert</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Stephanie+Singer">Stephanie Singer</a> Shirley Kaiser Celenia Desol <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Victoria+Rue">Victoria Rue</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Kathryn+Poethig">Katheryn Poethig</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Jean+Lerner">Jean Lerner</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Liz+Salen">Liz Salen</a> <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/items/browse?tags=Bev+Lyon">Bev Lyon</a> Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview. Janet Seldon Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed. Marlene Michelson Digital Format State the type of digital format. .mov Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Marlene Michelson Interview Description An account of the resource In this oral history conducted by the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club, Marlene Michelson discusses Her early realizations of her sexuality, her work at the Oakland tribune starting in 1962 which began her 30 year career as journalist, her marriage to a man and experience raising two children, her ultimate separation from her husband, and her subsequent introduction to the lesbian scene in the Bay Area. She also discusses her late coming out after she arrived at Rossmoor and the start of the Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Please see the Lesbian Herstory Archive's Rights Statement and the donor agreement form.<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a> Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. GLBT Historical Society Janet Seldon Marlene Michelson Rossmoor Lesbian Social Club https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/67/382/martha_shelley.jpg 8dde3470aef6217c989206a934708ca4 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 311 Height 238 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/67/382/shelley_tape1of1_19890624.mp4 a2aa00778a1c5423bacf0fb89a6233de Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Daughters of Bilitis Video Project, 1987-1993 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This collection includes videos created as part of the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project collection. The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was a social and activist group founded in 1955. The video project began in 1987 with the purpose of conducting interviews with the DOB founders and former members documenting their critical role in the gay and lesbian liberation and Civil Rights movement. The interviews focus on the formation and impact of the many DOB chapters around the country. Some of the issues discussed are whether the DOB was primarily a social or activist group, attitudes regarding assimilation, and the "theft" of the DOB publication </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ladder</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Individual interviewees discuss their childhoods, sexual awakenings, personal relationships as well as their first encounters with the DOB and their perspectives on the organization.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Morgan Gwenwald suggested the project, founding DOB member Sara Yager videotaped all the interviews, and founding DOB member Manuela Soares researched and conducted all of the interviews.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The videos gathered here have been digitized from VHS tapes by students at the Pratt Institute’s Library and Information Science Program. This is a comprehensive collection of the interviews gathered for the Daughters of Bilitis Video Project. The original materials are held in off-site storage by the Lesbian Herstory Archives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Transcriptions of many of the videotaped interviews are available, thanks to Ruth Helmich, Kelly Anderson, Trista Sordillo, Manuela Soares, and others.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Links to the the individual interviews are at the bottom of the page. Some longer interviews will be collated in subgroups of the collection tree.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more on the DOB, see:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gallo, M. (2007). </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Different daughters: A history of the Daughters of Bilitis and the rise of the lesbian civil rights movement</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.</span></p> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Journal of Homosexuality</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, “The Purloined Ladder,” Volume 34, Numbers 3/4, 1998.</span> Technical Video Recording Metadata elements specific to Video Recordings, taken from PBCore and LC-AV (interoperable with METSRights) to supplement Dublin Core. Date Digitized 2014-04-15 Duration* 02:02:37 File Size .AVI: 27.41 GB, .MP4: 402 MB Data Rate 16 bit/32 kHz Aspect Ratio 4:3 Frame Rate* 29.97 Resolution .AVI: 720 x 480, .MP4: 320 x 240 Digital Format* Preservation: .AVI with DV Codec, Access: .MP4 Physical Format VHS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Martha Shelley Interview, June 24, 1989 Description An account of the resource Martha Shelley is interviewed in New York in 1989. She talks about being a lesbian in New York from the 1960s, the negative views of lesbians portrayed by psychologists, the bar scene, roles and her use of a pseudonym. She talks about finding DOB, the meetings and discussions that took place, and her contributions to the Ladder. She talks about Jean Powers and other members of DOB and describes the members as mixed race, working class, couples and singles. She also talks about her political activism in terms of DOB, peace, civil rights and the Stonewall Riots, including the marches she was involved in and the speeches she made. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Interviewer: N/A, Interviewee: Martha Shelley Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1989-06-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, LIS 668 Moving Image and Sound Archiving students. Edited by Morgan Gwenwald, Manuela Soares, Sara Yaeger. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement </a> <p>Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</p> Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Video Recording, Oral History Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Physical: DV-64, Digital: shelley_tape1of1_19890624 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. [New York, N.Y.] Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. VHS Digital Format Preservation Copy: AVI with DV codec Access Copy: MP4 Activism Bars Civil Rights Class Daughters of Bilitis Gender Roles Interviews Lesbians of Color Martha Shelley New York New York City Lesbians & Gays Psychology Stonewall The Ladder Working Class https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/7/452.jpg 1b97a6320c3b91d7f6dfcd0cdd51f321 Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 1200 Width 1800 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/7/SPW452_MARYANN_A.wav.mp3 20c06dfacbfd6e62ffb9fef31aee82a5 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/7/SPW452_MARYANN_B.wav.mp3 0c5152aeab811d58ac3c545ac8b09348 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990 Description An account of the resource Part-ethnography and part-history, <em>Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold</em> by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data tape cassette Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Side A: 46:32 Side B: 46:32 MP3 Files Links to Oral History mp3 files <br /> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW452_MARYANN_A.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side A</a></h4> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW452_MARYANN_B.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side B</a></h4> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Ann, October 15, 1988 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource Prostitution Lesbian parents Lesbians--Identity Lesbian Community--New York (State) Lesbian and Gay Experience Lesbian bars Discrimination Description An account of the resource Side A: Mary Ann discusses her experiences going out in public with her girlfriends, and the treatment they receive at restaurants, bars, and on the street. She mentions that their public treatment is very often instigated by the masculine way her partners are dressed; she herself has always been very femme. Mary Ann talks about her incarceration for robbery, and her time in a psychiatric hospital for depression and attempted suicide. Side B: Mary Ann continues to discuss her time in jail. She took on a butch look, and began to receive small gifts under her cell door from femme girls in other divisions. She developed relationships with different girls that she worked with while in jail, and talks about lookouts, or "chickies," standing watch for girls who were with their partners in the showers or elsewhere. She then talks about her sex life with a long-term partner of 22 years, with whom she raised foster children. Later, she touches on her job as a dancer at Buffalo clubs, and a two-year period when she worked as a prostitute. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Ann Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1988-10-15 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 2011-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students Relation A related resource This recording is 1 of 2 tapes recorded with Mary Ann on 1988-10-15. Is Format Of A related resource that is substantially the same as the described resource, but in another format. tape cassette "SPW452 Mary Ann" Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge Extent The size or duration of the resource. Side A: 46:32 Side B: 46:32 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. mpeg wav Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral History Interview Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPW# 452 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Buffalo, N.Y. Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement</a> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Bars Discrimination Fashion Identity Lesbian and gay experience Lesbian Bars Lesbian Community--New York (State) Lesbian Mothers Lesbian parents Lesbians--Identity Prostitution Sex Work Suicide https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/15/453.jpg e31625b2de47df71c4f80bd24e52f8cf Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 1200 Width 1800 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/15/SPW453_MARYANN_A.wav.mp3 4769dc237aaf4debfdfccd7cbb7f0cd0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990 Description An account of the resource Part-ethnography and part-history, <em>Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold</em> by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data tape cassette Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 22:07 MP3 Files Links to Oral History mp3 files <br /> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW453_MARYANN_A.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download the Interview</a></h4> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Ann, October 15, 1988 (Tape 2) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbianism Lesbian bars Prostitution Description An account of the resource Mary Ann talks about posing as a prostitute for men in a straight bar. She would arrange a meet-up location and then she and two girl friends would overpower and rob men. She describes several muggings she and her two friends carried out. One happened in a hotel; another took place in a man's house with his family there. She claims she and her friends never hurt anybody "more than they had to." Mary Ann also talks about the distinction between gay bars and bars where she would go to hustle. Gay bars were places to have fun with friends and not for prostitution. In one aside, the interviewer asks Mary Ann why she calls her girlfriend "my man," to which she replies that's the way her lover wanted to be addressed. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Ann Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1988-10-15 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 2011-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students Relation A related resource This recording is 2 of 2 tapes recorded with Mary Ann on 1988-10-15. Is Format Of A related resource that is substantially the same as the described resource, but in another format. tape cassette "SPW453 Mary Ann" Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. 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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement</a> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Bars Buffalo Women Lesbian Bars Lesbianism Oral History Prostitution Sex Work https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/a19485f586d5fc7d966f6f2244c2166b.png 747a2966a778f3d8b296bca6903ddf13 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/e05471b3d95ad97184f1f0d1d3d1c32d.mp4 b307b6227eb2d07ab862ed00b49b8f55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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These include performance, documentaries, and interviews. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Daly Lecture / Unidentified Dance Description An account of the resource 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. Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Mary_Daly_and_Dance Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Baked Tape Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/2023 (date digitized) circa 1975 (created) Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Contact LHA at dyv.lha@gmail.com Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a> PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Physical Format The format of a particular version or rendition of a media item as it exists in an actual physical form that occupies physical space (e.g., a tape on a shelf), rather than as a digital file residing on a server or hard drive. 1/2 inch videotape Duration Provides a timestamp for the overall length or duration of the audio. Represents the playback time. Format: HH:MM:SS 00:29:11 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/16/456.jpg 93d63ccd9dccf59b2467fa4ec12bf43d Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 1200 Width 1800 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/16/SPW456_MARYK_A.wav.mp3 a48a0867e5142d8838c107a1986674ee https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/22/16/SPW456_MARYK_B.wav.mp3 a54e34a87d4596d2da3b61512fa9046f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990 Description An account of the resource Part-ethnography and part-history, <em>Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold</em> by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. MP3 Files Links to Oral History mp3 files <br /> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW456_MARYK_A.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side A</a></h4> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW456_MARYK_B.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side B</a></h4> Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data tape cassette Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Side A: 45:46 Side B: 45:20 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary K., December 12, 1981 Subject The topic of the resource Lesbian and gay experience Lesbian bars Prostitution Lesbian couples--United States Description An account of the resource Side A: Mary discusses her experiences in the gay community in Buffalo in the 1950s. She discusses in detail the gay bar scene and describes the clientele at the Carousel, Bingo's, and the Chesterfield. The interviewee also describes the dynamic of the relationships she experienced and observed in terms of both race and gender identity. Mary also discusses prostitution in the Buffalo community during the 1950s. She describes some of her own sexual and relationship experiences. Side B: Continuing the conversation from Side A, Mary discusses in more detail the types of people she observed in the various bars in Buffalo, as well as her family. She explains that she got along with her family, but never came out to them, in spite of which her father never questioned her about her relationships or pressured her to get married. She also discusses the socio-economic status of various gay communities throughout Buffalo. Both the interviewer and the interviewee discuss butch and femme identities within the larger context of the lesbian community in Buffalo. Mary speaks in more detail about her social experiences. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary K. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981-12-12 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 2011-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students Is Format Of A related resource that is substantially the same as the described resource, but in another format. tape cassette "SPW456 Mary K" Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge Extent The size or duration of the resource. 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Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement<br /></a> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Bars Buffalo Women Butch and Femme Coming Out Communities Economics Lesbian and gay experience Lesbian Bars Lesbian couples--United States Marriage Oral History Prostitution Relationships https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/91/870/dyke-tv-logo.jpg 8416b547c9f276e60c714ac1da080429 https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/91/870/dyketv_marypatierno_interview_a.mp3 e54a9b6449855a5b2d7e0612fc3b937b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dyke TV television program components, 1993-1998 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dyke TV was a groundbreaking public access program founded in 1993 by Mary Patierno, Ana Marie Simo and Linda Chapman. An offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers, the mission of Dyke TV was to incite, provoke, and organize to create tangible change. The program sought to increase lesbian visibility and change people's attitudes towards lesbians, gay rights and women's rights. Dyke TV comprehensively documented a critical time in gay and lesbian history and shared stories important to lesbian communities that were ignored by other media outlets. Dyke TV documented many LGBTQ political actions of the early 1990s including the activities of ACT UP and the Lesbian Avengers. The Dyke TV collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives consists largely of unedited footage that documents marches and demonstrations in New York City. Other tapes include incomplete episodes and compilations of show segments.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The program first aired in June 1993 on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network public access channel. It started off as a weekly 30-minute program created by a core of producers with help from members of the community. Following a magazine format, each program consisted of various segments such as I Was a Lesbian Child, the Arts, From the Archives, News, and Eyewitness. Areas of interest included lesbian history, daily life, activism, and international LGBTQ issues. The producers aimed to create a well-rounded program that could highlight lesbian life from as many angles as possible. According to one of the program’s co-founders and executive producer, Mary Patierno: “if anybody wanted to do a story we let them do it. We were there to let people voice whatever they wanted to, whatever issues or topics that were of interest to them.” At its peak, Dyke TV was distributed to 78 public access channels throughout the United States.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additionally, Dyke TV had a mission to provide video production training and conducted regular workshops to enable women to tell their stories through their own means. This community oriented attitude fomented widespread contributions about lesbian issues across the United States and abroad.&nbsp;</span></p> Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 01:23:31 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 1152 kb/s [uncompressed] 160 kb/s [access] 48 kHz [uncompressed] 44.1 kHz [access] File Size 688 MB [uncompressed] 95.6 MB [access] Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Patierno Interview Subject The topic of the resource Lesbians Lesbian Activists Lesbians in mass media Television Television journalists Description An account of the resource In this interview Mary Patierno, co-founder and executive producer of Dyke TV discusses Dyke TV, a groundbreaking public access program produced in New York City by and for lesbians. Pateirno talks about the program’s history and its goals. She mentions some of Dyke TV’s important news stories and recollects some of the interviews the show conducted with women artists, activists and public figures. Patierno stresses the importance of preserving other Dyke TV footage that currently remains in storage. In addition to providing more detail about the structure of the episodes, Patierno discusses her experience creating the show, the circumstances surrounding the show’s founding, and the show’s legacy as the first lesbian content on television. *Note: The interview was recorded using an online call service. 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In the case of raw interviews, the date on which the interview was conducted. Format: YYYY-MM-DD 2016-11-20 Amanda Belantara Mary Patierno Media https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/91/839/DykeTV_TheArts_Patierno.mp3 50b1eb624150e340346aa8899df151be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dyke TV television program components, 1993-1998 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dyke TV was a groundbreaking public access program founded in 1993 by Mary Patierno, Ana Marie Simo and Linda Chapman. An offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers, the mission of Dyke TV was to incite, provoke, and organize to create tangible change. The program sought to increase lesbian visibility and change people's attitudes towards lesbians, gay rights and women's rights. Dyke TV comprehensively documented a critical time in gay and lesbian history and shared stories important to lesbian communities that were ignored by other media outlets. Dyke TV documented many LGBTQ political actions of the early 1990s including the activities of ACT UP and the Lesbian Avengers. The Dyke TV collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives consists largely of unedited footage that documents marches and demonstrations in New York City. Other tapes include incomplete episodes and compilations of show segments.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The program first aired in June 1993 on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network public access channel. It started off as a weekly 30-minute program created by a core of producers with help from members of the community. Following a magazine format, each program consisted of various segments such as I Was a Lesbian Child, the Arts, From the Archives, News, and Eyewitness. Areas of interest included lesbian history, daily life, activism, and international LGBTQ issues. The producers aimed to create a well-rounded program that could highlight lesbian life from as many angles as possible. According to one of the program’s co-founders and executive producer, Mary Patierno: “if anybody wanted to do a story we let them do it. We were there to let people voice whatever they wanted to, whatever issues or topics that were of interest to them.” At its peak, Dyke TV was distributed to 78 public access channels throughout the United States.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additionally, Dyke TV had a mission to provide video production training and conducted regular workshops to enable women to tell their stories through their own means. This community oriented attitude fomented widespread contributions about lesbian issues across the United States and abroad.&nbsp;</span></p> Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 160 kb/s [access] 44.1 kHz [access] File Size 3 MB Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Patierno Interview [Arts segment excerpt] Subject The topic of the resource Lesbians Lesbian Activists Lesbians in mass media Television Television journalists Description An account of the resource Edited excerpt from an interview with Mary Patierno, cofounder of Dyke TV with Linda Chapman and Anna Maria Simo. 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Title A name given to the resource Dyke TV television program components, 1993-1998 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dyke TV was a groundbreaking public access program founded in 1993 by Mary Patierno, Ana Marie Simo and Linda Chapman. An offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers, the mission of Dyke TV was to incite, provoke, and organize to create tangible change. The program sought to increase lesbian visibility and change people's attitudes towards lesbians, gay rights and women's rights. Dyke TV comprehensively documented a critical time in gay and lesbian history and shared stories important to lesbian communities that were ignored by other media outlets. Dyke TV documented many LGBTQ political actions of the early 1990s including the activities of ACT UP and the Lesbian Avengers. The Dyke TV collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives consists largely of unedited footage that documents marches and demonstrations in New York City. Other tapes include incomplete episodes and compilations of show segments.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The program first aired in June 1993 on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network public access channel. It started off as a weekly 30-minute program created by a core of producers with help from members of the community. Following a magazine format, each program consisted of various segments such as I Was a Lesbian Child, the Arts, From the Archives, News, and Eyewitness. Areas of interest included lesbian history, daily life, activism, and international LGBTQ issues. The producers aimed to create a well-rounded program that could highlight lesbian life from as many angles as possible. According to one of the program’s co-founders and executive producer, Mary Patierno: “if anybody wanted to do a story we let them do it. We were there to let people voice whatever they wanted to, whatever issues or topics that were of interest to them.” At its peak, Dyke TV was distributed to 78 public access channels throughout the United States.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additionally, Dyke TV had a mission to provide video production training and conducted regular workshops to enable women to tell their stories through their own means. This community oriented attitude fomented widespread contributions about lesbian issues across the United States and abroad.&nbsp;</span></p> Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 160 kb/s [access] 44.1 kHz [access] File Size 1.9 MB Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Patierno Interview [Eyewitness excerpt] Subject The topic of the resource Lesbians Lesbian Activists Lesbians in mass media Television Television journalists Description An account of the resource Edited excerpt from an interview with Mary Patierno, cofounder of Dyke TV with Linda Chapman and Anna Maria Simo. In this excerpt, Mary describes the Eyewitness segment that was sometimes included in Dyke TV programs. 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Title A name given to the resource Dyke TV television program components, 1993-1998 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dyke TV was a groundbreaking public access program founded in 1993 by Mary Patierno, Ana Marie Simo and Linda Chapman. An offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers, the mission of Dyke TV was to incite, provoke, and organize to create tangible change. The program sought to increase lesbian visibility and change people's attitudes towards lesbians, gay rights and women's rights. Dyke TV comprehensively documented a critical time in gay and lesbian history and shared stories important to lesbian communities that were ignored by other media outlets. Dyke TV documented many LGBTQ political actions of the early 1990s including the activities of ACT UP and the Lesbian Avengers. The Dyke TV collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives consists largely of unedited footage that documents marches and demonstrations in New York City. Other tapes include incomplete episodes and compilations of show segments.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The program first aired in June 1993 on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network public access channel. It started off as a weekly 30-minute program created by a core of producers with help from members of the community. Following a magazine format, each program consisted of various segments such as I Was a Lesbian Child, the Arts, From the Archives, News, and Eyewitness. Areas of interest included lesbian history, daily life, activism, and international LGBTQ issues. The producers aimed to create a well-rounded program that could highlight lesbian life from as many angles as possible. According to one of the program’s co-founders and executive producer, Mary Patierno: “if anybody wanted to do a story we let them do it. We were there to let people voice whatever they wanted to, whatever issues or topics that were of interest to them.” At its peak, Dyke TV was distributed to 78 public access channels throughout the United States.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additionally, Dyke TV had a mission to provide video production training and conducted regular workshops to enable women to tell their stories through their own means. This community oriented attitude fomented widespread contributions about lesbian issues across the United States and abroad.&nbsp;</span></p> Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 160 kb/s [access] 44.1 kHz [access] File Size 1.8MB Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Patierno Interview [From the Archives excerpt] Subject The topic of the resource Lesbians Lesbian Activists Lesbians in mass media Television Television journalists Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amanda Belantara Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Amanda Belantara [interviewer] Mary Patierno [interviewee] Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://www.lesbianherstoryarchives.org/supfp.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the LHA Copyright Statement</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio Recording Language A language of the resource en-US Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context dyketv_fromthearchives_patierno.mp3 Description An account of the resource Edited excerpt from an interview with Mary Patierno, cofounder of Dyke TV with Linda Chapman and Anna Maria Simo. 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Format: HH:MM:SS 00:01:29 Amanda Belantara Anna Maria Simo Linda Chapman Mary Patierno https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/91/841/DykeTV_LesbianChild_Patierno.mp3 5361ef38a632dfd9417c24b883e82531 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dyke TV television program components, 1993-1998 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dyke TV was a groundbreaking public access program founded in 1993 by Mary Patierno, Ana Marie Simo and Linda Chapman. An offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers, the mission of Dyke TV was to incite, provoke, and organize to create tangible change. The program sought to increase lesbian visibility and change people's attitudes towards lesbians, gay rights and women's rights. Dyke TV comprehensively documented a critical time in gay and lesbian history and shared stories important to lesbian communities that were ignored by other media outlets. Dyke TV documented many LGBTQ political actions of the early 1990s including the activities of ACT UP and the Lesbian Avengers. The Dyke TV collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives consists largely of unedited footage that documents marches and demonstrations in New York City. Other tapes include incomplete episodes and compilations of show segments.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The program first aired in June 1993 on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network public access channel. It started off as a weekly 30-minute program created by a core of producers with help from members of the community. Following a magazine format, each program consisted of various segments such as I Was a Lesbian Child, the Arts, From the Archives, News, and Eyewitness. Areas of interest included lesbian history, daily life, activism, and international LGBTQ issues. The producers aimed to create a well-rounded program that could highlight lesbian life from as many angles as possible. According to one of the program’s co-founders and executive producer, Mary Patierno: “if anybody wanted to do a story we let them do it. We were there to let people voice whatever they wanted to, whatever issues or topics that were of interest to them.” At its peak, Dyke TV was distributed to 78 public access channels throughout the United States.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additionally, Dyke TV had a mission to provide video production training and conducted regular workshops to enable women to tell their stories through their own means. This community oriented attitude fomented widespread contributions about lesbian issues across the United States and abroad.&nbsp;</span></p> Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 160 kb/s [access] 44.1 kHz [access] File Size 2.1 MB Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Patierno Interview [I Was a Lesbian Child excerpt] Subject The topic of the resource Lesbians Lesbian Activists Lesbians in mass media Television Television journalists Description An account of the resource Edited excerpt from an interview with Mary Patierno, cofounder of Dyke TV with Linda Chapman and Anna Maria Simo. In this excerpt, Mary describes the I was a Lesbian Child segment that was sometimes included in Dyke TV programs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amanda Belantara Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Amanda Belantara [interviewer] Mary Patierno [interviewee] Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource See the LHA Copyright Statement Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Audio Recording Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DykeTV_LesbianChild_Patierno_MP3 PBCore PBCore is a metadata standard for audiovisual media developed by the public broadcasting community. See http://www.pbcore.org/documentation/ Date Created The original date that the media item was created. In the case of raw interviews, the date on which the interview was conducted. Format: YYYY-MM-DD 2016-11-20 Digital Format Access Copy: MPEG audio Digital Location An address for a digital media item. Employs an unambiguous reference or identifier for a digital rendition/instantiation of a media item and may include domain, path, filename or html page. This includes URIs for each digital file format created by the Internet Archive (will have multiple values). DykeTV_LesbianChild_Patierno.MP3 Duration Provides a timestamp for the overall length or duration of the audio. Represents the playback time. Format: HH:MM:SS 00:01:47 Anna Maria Simo Linda Chapman Mary Patierno https://www.herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/files/original/91/843/Patierno_Interivew.pdf f689f6fa414ae6288409c3569034d78d PDF Text Text Dyke TV Collection: Interview Transcript, Mary Patierno. Date: 20 November 2016 over Skype (an application that provides video chat and voice call services). Interviewee: Mary Patierno, co-founder and executive producer of Dyke TV Interviewer: Amanda Belantara, student at Pratt Institute Format: Recorded using AudioHijack. 48Khz, 24 bit, WAV. Duration: 1 hour, 23 minutes, 31 Seconds Abstract: In this interview Mary Patierno, co-founder and executive producer of Dyke TV discusses Dyke TV, a groundbreaking public access program produced by and for lesbians in New York City in the 1990s. Pateirno talks about the program’s history and its goals. She mentions some of Dyke TV’s important news stories and recollects some of the interviews the show conducted with women artists, activists and public figures. Patierno stresses the importance of preserving other Dyke TV footage that currently remains in storage. She also describes the production and post-production process, the ideas behind show segments and reflects on how she would like the show to be remembered. Background: This interview was recorded as part of Dr. Anthony Cocciolo’s Moving Image and Sound Archives fall 2016 class at Pratt Institute’s School of Information. The semester project involved digitizing and presenting Dyke TV footage from the Lesbian Herstory Archives (LHA). Students sought out to speak with Dyke TV producers in order to inform the introduction to the LHA’s Dyke TV collection that would be placed on the LHA’s audiovisual collection website 1 of 32 �Interview Start 00:00:00 AB: It's the 20th of November, and my name is Amanda Belantara a student at Pratt Institute speaking with Mary from Dyke TV via Skype from your home in Asheville…Massachusetts? MP: Ashfield. AB: Ashfield, Massachusetts. Thank you. 00:00:17 AB: And did I pronounce your name properly? MP: You did. Patierno. 00:00:21 AB: OK great. So I was just hoping you could start off by saying you name yourself stating you roll in Dyke TV MP: OK. My name is Mary Patierno. I was one of three founders and original executive producer, uh with Linda Chapman and Ana Maria Simo of Dyke TV. 00:00:45 MP: Dyke TV was a direct offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers. [coughs] Excuse me I'm getting over a bad cold, so pardon me when I cough and hack. AB: Oh, that's no problem. Would you mind saying that one more time? MP: Sure. Dyke TV was an offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers which was... The Avengers was founded in early 1992 and Anna Maria Simo was one of the founders of The Avengers and she approached me and said We'd like to have like a video wing of the Lesbian Avengers and this is similar to what ACT UP did. ACT UP had sort of a video brigade called DIVA- damn independent video activists. 00:01:36 2 of 32 �MP: And they made it their mission to like be videotaping as much as possible from every angle at all the ACT-UP demonstrations. And I think I saw TV as being sort of that. Like I always joke and say it was the propaganda wing of the Lesbian Avengers. So she met with me because.. I... Ana is a playwright. Linda Chapman is a play is a theater producer or she is actually an assistant artistic director at The New York Theater Workshop now. And you know the three of us basically organized... Well we met and we organized the first meetings around Dyke TV to kind of brainstorm about how we might put something together. There were a lot of documentary filmmakers slash activists who were interested in participating and we had it as one of our big missions to train women in video production. And so thats what we set about doing. The show started as a weekly show which is amazing if you think about a predominantly volunteer organization pulling off 30 minutes of broadcast, I say material every every week. And we also have a distribution component that distributed the show to where it needed to go over the week. Back then there wasn't the web so we were literally sending tapes to Madison, Wisconsin and Albuquerque, New Mexico. And you know even you know like West Orange, New Jersey or wherever the stations were that were carrying the show we we would send to tapes Weekly. 00:03:38 AB: That's a very very impressive to imagine just everybody pulling together to make that all happen. Like you said 30 minutes every week. That's a big project. MP: Yes. So...Yeah go ahead. AB: I was just going to say maybe for news readers he might be discovering this online for the first time and don't know what the Lesbian Avengers is. Could you just talk a little bit more about what you hoped the goals of the program would be and how you saw it coming together as a team in terms of what you want viewers to take from it and get out of it. 00:04:14 MP: Well our tagline was television to incite, provoke and organize. And I think that summed up the mission. I mean the only thing that wasn't included in that tagline was to educate too. So we wanted to get people educated about what was happening around the country and around the world about lesbians. You 3 of 32 �have to remember that this was an era not long ago where there wasn't one gay person on television, not one. And so there wasn't a lot of... And if there was visibility of gay people it was always a gay men so there was a real push to have lesbian visibility increase and organize around lesbian and feminist ideas. So we... You know like I said our, our well our motto was to incite provoke and organize. We hope to incite people, provoke them into action and actually do something and organize. To change to change you know, locally and federally and just systemically people's views of lesbians and of gay rights and of women's rights. AB: Yes, it's a very powerful message. I was doing a little bit of research on line and I really liked that it says the founders sought to document rising lesbian activism and to provide a viable platform for lesbian voices enter the realm of popular culture. And do you feel that things have changed since the time of time TV in terms of how lesbian culture is now presented in the popular culture? 00:06:06 MP: Oh my oh yeah of course. I mean first there was Ellen and that was a very you know a small step, but you know she was like this sitcom which started I believe just a couple of years after Dyke TV came came into being. And when I had a show where she was basically closeted and at one point maybe in the second season or third season she came out. Well the next season she was canceled. So even at that time was early 90s there wasn't room for a lesbian voice in mainstream culture. And now, I mean you look it's a totally different situation. There are lesbian characters in so many films and television shows and you know in in sort of mainstream fiction and poetry. And so I think that in terms culturally I think lesbians are really much much much more visible and accepted and more than accepted. You know, honored you know like... Ellen what her daytime TV show is beloved probably gets the best ratings in daytime TV I suspect. And there's so many out lesbians in popular culture now. It's a completely different landscape than when Dyke TV started. AB: Well I'm sure Dyke TV played a role in helping create that change. 4 of 32 �MP: I'd like to think so. 00:07:42 AB: So could you just maybe describe a typical episode in terms of what would have you see and hear from, like kind of if you could just walk us through a typical episode as you remember it. MP: Well we set it up from the very start to be what we call a magazine format so we wanted there to be topics on all different. We wanted there to be pieces on all different topics. We always started off with the new segment so that was maybe I would say five. One minute stories we had a news anchor and then we had a segment called eyewitness which was our more feature, non-fiction piece news piece which went into a news topic in more depth. And then from there it would rotate we always had an art section. I actually feel like some of our strongest material was our art segment and that was produced by Linda Chapman who was one of the executive directors. And like I said she's a she's at artistic director at New York theatre workshop. So she's got amazing contacts. So we we interviewed like incredible people. You know. Nicole Eisenman like when you know like Guggenheim genius you know Eileen Myles Lisa Kron- two Tony award winners. Well you know like there's there's a ton of people that we featured when they were early on in their careers. 00:09:18 MP: I think they were beautiful beautifully done pieces. There's a piece on Dolores Prida, a Cuban playwright who unfortunately a couple of years back passed away. But you know we have her life documented so I think actually the arts section was was always part of the mix. And like I said it was one of those sections that we were really committed to and proud of. We would rotate other sessions like we would do sports, we would do... There was a producer called that Beth Trimarco. She did kind of a funny almost mockumentary type piece called Fab Girls Fix-It. And she you know would start off as a narrative like I don't remember the exact story but say a woman is riding her bike to go meet her girlfriend and she gets a flat tire. Well, she would tell you how to fix the flat tire, which was always like a super fun segment. I think we had a dating section once... We had health, was a big section for us. Julie Clark, who's now a physician in California she did a lot of the curating of that, the health segment 5 of 32 �so it was just a real mix of material and so much of it wasn't being heard anywhere else. 00:10:42 AB: Yeah we were really... We really enjoyed the interview we saw I think it was from the arts segment with the filmmaker Sue Friedrich. MP: Sue Friedrich. Yeah. AB: Yeah, that was really beautiful, a well done interview. And I think one of my classmates actually contacted her personally to get her permission to use the clip of her film online and she remembered it fondly and was quite happy to participate in the program. 00:11:07 MP: Yeah she is so she just said an opening at BAM on Thursday night. So she's still you know out there doing stuff. So yeah. Really. Yeah we did a lot with the arts. 00:11:21 AB: And so, one of the other things I wanted to ask you about was show's logo. Could you could you describe it if you could talk about it in a way so that somebody who hasn't seen it could picture in their mind and then discuss how you came up with the show's logo? 00:11:39 MP: Well we the first thing we had to come up with was the show's name and at the very beginning when we were first talking we had, we called it Dyke TV -the working title and we sort of put it out there. What to people... What should we call this show? And we just never came up with anything better. We wanted it to be provocative. We wanted it to be in your face. We wanted it to be unapologetic. And so we ended up sticking with the title Dyke TV. And I think the logo was also unapologetic in that it looked like a superman logo. And that's what we were going for, like lesbian superheroes. And proud and unapologetic and loud and in your face and just out there. So that's that you know.... and intelligent. We weren't just screamers you know, we did- I think our show was real well rounded and that had funny... we had hilarious stuff. I mean um, we also had that segment (This isn't to do with the logos to stop me if I'm going 6 of 32 �off topic) but we did that second segment weekly called I was a lesbian child people narrated their baby pictures and that wasn't always, but that often was really comical. So we tried to just keep it you know, a combination of like lesbian superhero and lesbian every woman and every girl - just you know just a well-rounded well-rounded dykes and well-rounded program. 00:13:22 AB: So did you get feedback from the community that you were involved in and working with on the show title in terms of Dyke TV. Did everybody feel like yeah right on that's that's the best name? 00:13:34 MP: Well some people hated it. 00:13:37 AB: And what was your response to that? MP: Some people don't like the word Dyke, you know. So we you know, respect that. But we were going for something we going for that provocation that the word dyke engendered. And so I understood that some people thought it was a little bit in their face or crude or crass but it definitely was memorable and I think it summed up what we were trying to do, you know, which was to be provocative and to be unapologetic and to be out there and to be memorable. AB: Yes. To tell your own stories. Right. Because they weren't being heard elsewhere. And so could you talk a little bit about how you wound up making connections to the public access TV stations? 00:14:37 MP: I think the initial contact was... oh you mean, across the US? AB: Well both locally here in New York and then just maybe briefly how it continued to get further distribution. MP: Okay. Well we initially before we even started the show we needed to have a venue. I mean we were at that point, like I said that it wasn't the web so we needed to have a venue to air the show. And I think it was Ana María Simo who had the initial contact with Manhattan neighborhood network who still is the 7 of 32 �local public access station in New York City and by the way they're still alive and from my understanding I think they're still thriving. So, they gave us a slot. And once we get a slot committed we had to get going. You know we had to start producing. We I think we asked for a slot like three months in advance because we knew doing a weekly show that we would need to get some stories like in the can and ready because you know once the show started airing it was like nonstop nonstop. So we worked really hard three months before the show started airing which I believe was something like June 1st 1993 it was early June 1993 when it was our first air date a Manhattan neighborhood Network. And then people heard about it I me first we went to Brooklyn. And people are like we want it in Brooklyn we want it in Staten Island we want it in Queens. And I think we started doing outreach through like marches whenever there was a gay and lesbian march. We would definitely bring flyers around and say this is where we're airing if you want to be aired Contact your local cable public access station and so that got us into other other locations. But I think also there started to just be a buzz about it that this was out there and people started contacting us and saying we want it we want Dyke TV in our area. So then you know we would leave it up to them to work out with their local public access stage and how they were going to make that happen. And you know it was local community members. They were the ones that you know had access to to the to the public access stations. So and then when it got after we got to like I mean like I said I don't remember the precise figure but I I'm pretty sure we topped 100 at one point. Once it got to be that many cities we had to have a distribution coordinator because we needed to literally make copies of the show and send them out. That's what we had to do. So it was like very time consuming and and pretty expensive. 00:17:42 AB: And I can imagine what were you sending the copies on, what format, because you were shooting in high eight so... MP: Sue Yeah well we did average the local stations wanted they had specs that we had to comply with but I'm pretty sure most of them were three quarter inch. 00:18:00 AB: And so just while we're on it, could you talk a little bit more about your working process? So say... Could you talk about how you would sort of set up 8 of 32 �the production and how they would how they would each be produced because you mentioned that different people were producing different segments so to speak so could you maybe talk us through maybe setting up a production schedule an actual shoot in action to the finished product? MP: Well we had what was called producers meetings where people would come to the meetings and we would get stories and basically if anybody wanted to do a story we let them do it. I mean there was very little that I mean I don't think we ever said no to anything. I mean I think we had to comply to some like nudity stuff and you know there were some small things that we had to work around but for the most part we were there to let people voice whatever they were wanted to whatever issues or topics was was of interest to them. So we'd have producers meetings meetings and and I was the coordinator of the schedule for the most part. So I would... I knew that the first five to six minutes was news. And I think at the beginning it was Harriet Hirschhorn and Janet Boss if I'm not mistaken who did the news and then later Sally Sasso were the news producers. So they would be the one sort of responsible for coming up with the three to five stories at the top that that we talked about. And then we the I-Witness piece was the longer piece so that was one of the things that we got feedback from from the producers it's like who's got a story that can run four to six minutes. When can you have it done? And then we go down the line it's like you know other people will be there don't necessarily have an interest in news per se but would have an interest in more health segments. So you know like Julie Clark, I would say Julie how many pieces can you do this month when can they be done. You know the art segment Linda committed to an art segment every week and she was excellent so we knew that towards the bottom of the show we had you know three to six minute piece. So it was about like filling in all that time and you know I mean you probably know... you don't have the masters. But we did repeat some episodes. Especially you know as time went on It was hard to do that complete 30 minutes fresh every week. But we did the best we could and we you know, primarily had new segments along the way and then you know I was a Lesbian Child was a weekly piece and what we would do is like every third or fourth Saturday- I actually produced that piece. So I would gather like four or five people would shoot it all in a day. And then I have five of those segments ready to go you know to put in any of the of the of the shows. So and it was just a matter of then I think I think for the most part I think it was Sally Sasso. At first I compiled the shows I'd like make a list, a running time someone would put it together and then I think I did that at first with music and 9 of 32 �not the inter-titles. And then after after a while I'm pretty sure Sally Sasso did that. 00:21:33 MP: So it was it was basically very we always said we didn't run as a collective like in the end the executive producers had the final say, but we were really democratic and inclusive. It's like whoever wanted to produce something basically produce something which is why there is such a range of different materials because we just felt like it was important to highlight lesbian experience and experiences in all the arenas that we exist. Not just demonstrations or not just sports but in the health fields. And you know, in every field imaginable. So that's what we did. 00:22:21 AB: And once you had all of the episodes... so where would you actually be editing all of this were you editing collectively together or which you each kind of go way in and come back and say this is what I have and then all of the different segments would be compiled? How did that work? 00:22:39 MP: We had we always had a studio. You know our office, it was small and basically a few desks with a partition and an edit, you know, a three quarter inch edit system behind the wall and there was a high 8 deck where we would make the transfers so that editing room was being used at all times. You know some to some of us had our own editing systems. Like I edited for a living already, some some of us already were working on video and filmmakers so we had our own systems in which case... Another producer of ours is Greta Olafsdottir and Susan Muska they're the ones that did the piece on Edie Windsor, Edie and Thea. They did the piece about Brandon Teena. So they had their own systems their own edit systems, and they would just bring in the pieces when they were done. But for the most part the work was caught onsite in the Dyke TV offices. And then when the pieces were done, you know they were just given to me and I you know figured out the timing. And we you know we put the shows together. He had bumpers. We tried to have bumpers. Like you know I don't know if you saw the the little the kind of funny ad we did that was "Lesbians What a beautiful Choice" did you see that? 00:24:07 10 of 32 �AB: You know I don't think we've come across that in the tapes that we have. If you could talk about it that’d be great. MP: Well that was we just knew that you know because we were working with volunteers and we didn't want to have to be so precise that sometimes the shows would be running a little long and sometimes they'd be running a little short. So we had bumpers like at one point we had we try to get people like we got Martina Navratilova to say you know put on a Dyke TV hat say you know, I can't even remember what she said you know... AB: I want my Dyke TV MP: I want my Dyke TV or something like that. Did you did you see that one? AB: No. MP: It's something like that. So we get other people to do that and then we had this really funny. I thought it was funny commercial that we actually shot in film that was beautiful. We had these women kind of hanging out in this idyllic farm. Our voiceover being you know don't quote me exactly but it was like Daddy used to be married to a man who's now balding and broke and then she kind of set saddle's up to her girlfriend, "Lesbianism. What a beautiful choice" And there were other things like that there was maybe three scenarios like that in a row. And so we had things like that that we could insert in between segments to break it up and to also stretch out the show if we needed you know time and time wise to be precise. AB: And so could you describe a little bit about what the atmosphere was like during the production and post production together because it seems like a really tight knit community project as a whole. And I just wonder if you could maybe describe what it was like to be producing the show in action on site and in the studio. 00:26:06 MP: Well I mean I remember it very fondly and it was excitement and exciting time. It was a time of ,really the first time lesbians had on our own demanded visibility apart from you know gay men and where you know we were just proud out there Dykes, you know demanding our place and this and we also one of the 11 of 32 �other cool things that we did is that every. I think it was every month. We had...we did workshops so we were training women all the way every step of the way on how to shoot and produce. In fact, Sally Sasso who ended up being one of the executive directors took what she started off in our class. So and there are people out there in the world making stuff who started out at Dyke TV, you know. So we it was just a really exciting time. I think that it was a way for Dykes to come together in a really productive, fun and political way and see tangible results. So you know of course...Was there was there tension? Of course it was a tense time. It was a tense thing to do to put on a show and get it done every week. But I think overall that was kind of you know we had very very little conflict. And I'm mostly just you know were all on same page about about getting the show done. It was you know very project oriented and the deadlines came fast and furious, So you know we had to we had to work together as a team and I think overall we did. 00:28:04 AB: And this was a full time endeavor for you and say, Linda Chapman and Sally Sasso. 00:28:10 MP: For me it wasn't full. I mean I worked full time but I wasn't paid. I I was one of the... My brother was one of the... My brother passed away from AIDS. He left some money to Dyke TV. And so I felt like I couldn't get paid to do any of the work. It just seemed like a conflict of interest so I never took money from Dyke TV but I certainly work there full time. I was teaching at the School of Visual Arts at the time and also freelancing but Linda Chapman, Linda Chapman It was a full time job I think for a little while Ana Maria Simo was paid full time or half time. I think Julie Clark she was our first distribution person. I think she got paid. We basically paid me to pay the couple of positions that we knew we couldn't get people to do for free. And so production, anybody working in production kinda didn't get paid because that was more like people were willing to do it for nothing. So you know we didn't have endless resources. We had very little resources so we needed somebody to coordinate it and we needed somebody to get it out. Out in the world so those are the people who get paid. But yeah we had we had many people working you know 40 hour plus weeks who weren't being paid. But it was you know our passion at the time. So that's what we did. 12 of 32 �00:29:35 AB: So that's what we did made it happen everybody coming together. So kind of touched touched on this a little bit. I was just wondering if he could talk a little bit more sort of specifically about how some of the segments evolved particularly the ones that we have found in the tapes that we have so for example example. OK for example 00:29:59 MP: Yeah...remind me AB: So one actually that we have the most of is the I was a Lesbian Child segment. Could you describe that just you know what this segment is and the origins of how the idea for that developed? MP: Hmmm... Well that was my segment. I think that honestly how the idea that came up was if I'm not mistaken I pretty sure that was a Lesbian Avenger T-shirt. I think you might want to check with Ana Maria or someone else, but I think one of the first actions that the Avengers did was they did it at a... Might have been a middle school and between you and me and the lamppost I don't remember exactly what the it was if there was a teacher who had been fired or if there had been some anti-gay thing happen there. So I think that they went to that demo with T-shirts that said "I was a lesbian child" I remember, in my mind I can see those T-shirts so based on that phrase, I decided to do a piece called "I was a Lesbian Child" where people narrate their baby pictures and I thought it was just a fun way.... Number one you know I mean it's you know think of throwback Thursday on Facebook right. People love looking at their old photographs and talking about it and in trying to remember, you know their younger days and more innocent times. And so I think it was also just to show that. I hate it I hate the idea and like we're like everyone else. But the fact is we're... you know like humans like everyone else. We started off as little babies and awkward adolescents and and strident college students and you know mellowed into adults I mean and. And I think that was part of what we were trying to achieve there is to just show it is to allow for form of nostalgia, but also just you know I don't know I don't want to seem normal but just like sort of just how average and funny people's lives are when told through pictures and 13 of 32 �they are also pictures that were curated by the women themselves so they told a story that was that that the participants are the people who were being being highlighted. Wanted to tell in their own voice. So we thought it was an opportunity to educate, to get to laugh, to have some nostalgia. And it was you know a very fun, easy piece to put together. And that's that's why we did that. 00:33:16 AB: Yeah and the other segments that we have. Well we think we're not sure because like I said we have a lot of footage from ACT-UP Dyke marches and there is another demonstration against Don't Ask Don't Tell and Clinton is visiting the city I think. And we were wondering whether that would be something that would fall under eyewitness or in the news. And if you can if you know that that would be great if you could tell us. And then also describe... You said I witnessed was a little bit longer than the news section if you could just maybe say again a little bit more about how those two segments were differentiated. 00:33:57 MP: Well the news was... I don't think our stories on the news really went over in a minute maybe a minute and a half. I think we tried to have three to six stories within the course of five minutes five years you know things were loose and are a little fluid. So five six minutes. And you know when you're telling a story in a minute and a half it doesn't allow you to include as much nuance or analysis as you can in just a you know more straight news story. So the eye witness was allowed us to go more in depth about about an issue or a topic or person. So for instance when Teena Brandon was murdered, I don't know if you know about that story in Nebraska. Boys Don't Cry- the film Boys Don't Cry was based on it. But the first people who went out and did a story on that was Susan Muska and Greta Olafsdottir. The first place for any information or news about Teena Brandon was was broadcast was on Dyke TV. And so I'm certain that we get a news story when they first got out here just a short piece. And then when they had time to cut something longer, we did an extensive piece that included interviews with like her ex and if I'm not mistaken, I think they even interviewed the guy in jail who killed who killed him or her I think she still said she was her. So at any rate that's sort of how it worked. I mean we do know it was shorter. I don't want to say factual but just more lean stories in the news segments and then 14 of 32 �fleshed it out in eyewitness where we could go more extensively with interviews of participants or people who were affected a little bit more analysis just are you know diving into the material more in depth. There was overlap. I mean sometimes the story would start off as a news story and then develop into an eyewitness. And by the way we also like I think I said this we got producers from all over the country to produce for us. So we we had a producer from Madison Wisconsin who would send us stuff and we tried to get them, you know first she started off sending new stories and then [‘scuse me ‘scuse me] started doing new stories with them would do some eyewitness pieces for us. We tried we really did try not to have it be so New York/Northeast centric as much as we could. You know given the constraints that we had financially and also technologically AB: It is just an amazing production just the reach that you had. You can tell that there was such a big need for Dyke TV because of the way that people were able and very willing to contribute from not only from New York but from around the country and you know it is just a really important groundbreaking program. And then we also have some segments that we think would be classified under the Arts. You mentioned that a little bit already but if you could maybe just give us a very brief description of the arts and the idea for that segment. 00:37:44 MP: Well women artists or even to this day such a small segment of artists that are exhibited in museums and galleries. You know if you look at like the top 100 best selling artists I mean there might be like three on the entire list that are women. Never mind lesbians. So we realize that lesbian artists were invisible to a good part of humanity and we wanted to bring out their their talents and their personalities and you know their abilities. And so we had people like Elizabeth Streb she's a genius you know and we did an extensive piece on Elizabeth Streb. Nancy Fried is a really influential sculptor. [Scuse me.] You know, there were you know Nicole Eisenman, as I mentioned before. Lisa Kron and the five lesbian brothers. So I think we did a piece on Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver, Split Britches. So we really really knew that there was a wealth of talent out there that was not recognized or even known about. 00:39:06 15 of 32 �MP: And so it was it was really in our interests to get that material and those women out there. And I'm not even saying to mainstream culture. To lesbian cultures I mean lesbians didn't even know about these women these amazing women that were out there toiling away and creating amazing stuff. So yeah, the arts was really near and dear to us. I mean like I said, Ana Maria is a playwright. Lisa is the artistic director in the theater. You know I'm a documentary filmmaker at the time I was doing more experimental work. So we had a commitment not only personally not only in terms of the show but also personally we had a commitment to the arts. We were both. All three of us were very ensconced in the art community in downtown Manhattan at the time. And so we knew of dozens and dozens and dozens of women who were out there working doing amazing work that no one knew about. So that was that was really a big commitment of ours to make sure that those women were recognized and celebrated. And that became a very important component of the show. AB: I thank you very much succeeded in that. Like in the episodes that we saw with the one. Like I mentioned that contains an interview with Su Friederich and then another one is with a filmmaker named Maria Maggenti. I'm not sure how you pronounce your name. Yeah yeah. And they were both very well produced segments and really made us want to discover their artwork more. Mm hmm. And then another segment that's mentioned in one of the things that we have one of the tapes is called from the archives and you do remember what the idea was behind that particular segment. 00:41:02 MP: The idea behind that was you know we have a great resource in New York City. I hope young lesbians know about and that's called the Lesbian Herstory Archives. They have their own building in Brooklyn and they own the building if I'm not mistaken I think it's paid off. They have an amazing collection of archives of lesbian material from forever. And so what we wanted to do was take advantage of that collection. And each week, I actually I don't think it was a weekly segment it was only a monthly segment more. More likely a monthly segment- dive into the archives and show and explain some of the material that they that they had there, so that women knew that there was a history- that we weren't we weren't inventing the wheel that there were women who had come before us, brave women who had made a place for where we were and to look back on the struggles that they had and put our current struggles into 16 of 32 �perspective and to know that you know people -women have been fighting for a long time for their rights. And yeah and also to highlight the good work and the great collection of the archives. It was an opportunity for us to highlight that because it is an amazing institution with incredibly valuable material and an incredibly unique collection. AB: Oh that's so great. We hadn't realized that it was actually we thought it was maybe from Dyke TV cause we didn't know it was from LHA archives. 00:42:54 I'm pretty sure what was the segment you saw it just I don't think that we were. I don't think "from the archives" meant that we were showing old stuff of our own. I think we were showing stuff from the Lesbian Herstory archives. 00:43:08 AB: Yeah I'd have to double check our records from that because we've seen so many tapes. I'm not sure which one was exactly that from the archives one but I can look it up and let you know because we do have some descriptive metadata. And another one of our groups has been working on in terms of just describing it segments that people could find it online. So in terms of Dyke TV sounds like it was really successful and rewarding project for everybody involved. Did you ever receive any negative feedback on the show? And you know, how if you ever did, could you talk about how you dealt with it? MP: You know to be honest with you I'm not remembering a lot of negative. Like there wasn't like death threats or anything like that. I think if there were any threats they probably went to the public access stations and maybe they shielded us from it. I think there might have been one station and I'd have to double check with someone on the veracity of this but I believe that might have been one station that told us. I think we might have done a cervical exam as part of one of the health segments and we might have gotten pulled from a couple of stations after that. But other than that, I mean you know course sometimes you know people would approach us and say oh you should be doing more stories about whatever fill in the blank. And we always say well you know come and do it. It's like it's a volunteer organization. People do the subjects and a subject matter that they're interested in. And if that's subject interests you then you should come. Come on down and help us produce, because we were pretty much open to any stories being made. I mean one of the really the only 17 of 32 �restrictions we had was that we thought it was really important not to criticize any other gay and lesbian organization, because unfortunately I think that that happens way too much. I think that's part of the reason why the left, you know lost this last election and to be honest. I think that we spent a lot of time eating each other up and you know and I think that... I mean there are organizations that I don't respect terribly, but they're doing work on behalf of gay and lesbian people, not in the air arena that I would want there that I find near and dear to me. But I didn't want to spend an hour of our time criticizing those organizations. They are not the enemy. And so we really try to be very keep a very very positive outlook and point of view to anybody during trying to do anything to make change and I think that you know as though you know the left should do more of that because you know not everyone can be uber activist. Not everyone has the ability or the disposition to do that. But as long as people are trying to do something then I'm not.... I don't want to spend an ounce of my time criticizing and we made a point at Dyke TV not to do that. There's an organization called the Human Rights Campaign. I'll give you an example. 00:46:51 MP: They really fought for gay marriage and for the rights of people to be in the military. Well early on in Dyke TV a lot of us were like really the two most conservative institutions on the planet. You're going to fight for that? And the other thing that they did was they they supported a Republican senator over. Was that the guy at the time the guy's name was Al D'Amato. They supported him over Charles Schumer who's now currently our senator in New York. And it pissed a lot of people off. But we weren't going to spend a second of our time on that as much as a lot of us were very unhappy with the direction of the organization. We didn't spend a second of our time. They were not the enemy. So I mean I think that it helped us. You know just keep a pretty positive place in the gay and lesbian community. Of course there were many people who were offended by the name, but you know, we we came to terms with that very very early on. We felt like the power that was inscribed in it in the end the number of people who actually appreciated the name far outweighed the kind of you know more conservative people who thought that that was a crass, unwise name for our show. I will say it did make it hard to fundraise. You know it's hard to raise money with name like Dyke TV back in the 90s. [Scuse me I'm going to cough again. I'm sorry] 00:48:39 18 of 32 �AB: Speaking of keeping things positive. Could you talk a bit about what you feel are the the main successes of the project? 00:48:51 MP: Well honestly I think the main successes is that we like really really very comprehensively documented a critical time period and gay and lesbian history. I mean I think there was so much happening in the 90s. It was the peak of the AIDS epidemic or you know the early 90s late 80s early 90s peak of the AIDS epidemic. It was at the very beginning of...I mean it was I mean gay activism of course had been happening since stonewall. [coughs] I'll say again it again. I'll start again. Gay activism had been happening since stonewall but it was really coming to a critical head, I think pushed a lot by what was had happened with ACT UP all the activism around AIDS. And so I I do think that that period of the late 80s, all of the 90s into the early oughts were just very very instrumental times for the gay and lesbian movement in the US and frankly around the world. So, I would say our biggest achievement is that we have for for you know, millennials I hope, and I don't mean that as a category, but like for into the future have documented and I'm hoping you know preserving this history for other people to see it was an amazingly dynamic exciting time period of activism and tangible change AB: For all of this success, is there anything still that you might have done differently. 00:50:42 MP: Well I just wished ITV had lasted like five more years because we just missed the Internet. And I actually think the Internet would have been better venue. It certainly would have been an easier venue. But I think Dyke TV would have been sort of tailor made for the Internet. Just the magazine format the way we dealt with different topics, so that you know people with different interests could tap in and not only as viewers but as producers. 00:51:17 MP: I think that that if we could have made it in and had an internet presence, that would have been great not only for the show but for for our fans and viewers. 19 of 32 �AB: Absolutely. Well speaking of the Internet we are going to be putting the materials that we do have online for people to access via the LHA web site. And I just wanted to run by you our idea for how we're going to be presenting it. Because since we don't have full episodes per se we have this kind of archival challenge or you know we have to kind of brainstorm to figure out the most suitable way to present what we do have. So the idea is to actually take the footage that we have and then break it into the various segments that will have an introduction to this show just explaining the background and naming key producers such as yourself. And then we're going to have for example, I was a lesbian Child section where we'll have three clips of that of three different. I was a lesbian child segments and they were going to have the Arts segment and we'll have Maria Maggenti's interview and Sue Friedrich's interview and then we're going to have an eyewitness section. So we're thinking of breaking it down into segments like that. How would your feelings be about that? 00:52:51 MP: Well this is my thing. I know that Sally is even more cautious than I am, and that is If I find I'm mistaken. I don't think we ever got a release form from anybody. So for instance Maria Maggenti, I don't know if she considers herself a lesbian anymore I would feel uncomfortable with you showing her piece. But Sue Friederich on the other hand, I think would be fine. I guess before...,I think that what we had said initially Sally and I...this is what we're doing with Smith initially is anything that's in public domain can be screened with no problem at all. It sounds like you got permission from Sue Friederich already. But I would feel terrible if you're going to do that and you get permission. There may other people like her who are no longer gay and you don't have a husband who has no idea that they were allegedly also there showing up on this lesbian website. Well I mean I just I just don't know how people are going to react. And legally we don't want any trouble. But, I mean I think if there are understanding is if things are shot on the street there's a presumption. There's no presumption of privacy. But, You know in an interview with Maria Maggenti. You might just want to get her permission. Plus you're also showing clips of her film which is owned by like Warner Brothers and I don't even know it's owned by. 00:54:24 AB: Yeah there's all sorts of rights implications there and it's a bit of a sticky issue. 20 of 32 �00:54:29 MP: Yeah I think that to be honest with you I doubt Maria owns the rights to her films. That's really what it is. So I would seriously, you know just be mindful of that and you can just put anything you want up. Yeah. Where you can get permission and start compiling that. Like if you could even like get a you get an excel sheet where we know, because Smith wants to do this too and we cautioned them. We're not sure that just anything can go up there you know. AB: So, Yes I know that. Another one of my classmates, Victoria. She's been emailing a few of the people that are in the I was a lesbian child segments and she's gotten permission from people the ones some the clips that we're going to show in specifically with people who have said that they are OK. MP: Yes. Good. AB: And then there's also a really powerful interview by a woman, I'm not sure if I'm saying her name correctly, but it's Jelica from Yugoslavia or former Yugoslavia now. 00:55:33 MP: Yes she was awesome. AB: Yes, it was very powerful interview and she apparently said it was all right as long as we didn't make her name searchable on the Internet. So she was OK with it being present she just didn't want you know a search for her name to bring that up necessarily. So we're not going to include her name in a way that that's going to show up in the metadata. MP: If you will if there's a way for you to just keep track of this so people don't have to do all this work twice. You could let Smith know that you got the OK for these specific things. I mean have a way of dealing with it because they didn't want to have to go segment by segment get permission and to be honest with you. I need to meet with them again but they had a strategy that basically we're not responsible... I mean you know. Nor have the producers given. You know. There were some.... Believe me they have a legal team so they have some way of dealing with it where it seem to make things hard to litigate. But 21 of 32 �I could get back with you. I mean the more you can get permission, obviously the less trouble there's gonna be. 00:56:50 AB: Well that's why we're just kind of really showing. I mean first of all that's mostly what we have is the rushes or the raw footage of the demonstrations so we're including those in their entirety. There's like an hour per tape or something like that. And then after that there's the the little segments there's another one I think we're going to include in the the eyewitness section which actually I'm not sure now if this would be considered eyewitness or not but there is something at Clark Corners where a woman is reporting on some discrimination she and her partner faced in a restaurant. Does that ring a bell? MP: It doesn't but I I you tell me did you get in touch with Sally Sasso. 00:57:33 AB: You know we've tried reaching out to a few different people without getting many responses. And then we did hear from Laura. 00:57:42 MP: Laura Perry AB: You know she got in touch and said that she'd be willing to speak with us but that she wanted us to to speak with you first and that if we weren't getting everything that she would talk as well but she wanted us to speak with you first I think. 00:57:56 MP: Yeah. Sally Sasso and so I think Sally and Laura ran it together it was mostly me. Me, Ana and Linda at first and then AnaI dropped out it was me and Linda for a while and I think it was Laura and Sally for a long period. Sally just entered law school. So that's the reason why she had been talking a lack of interest. It's just she's, you know she's got a kid and she's in law school and she's just you know barely keeping her head above water. 22 of 32 �AB: I understand that completely. I'm right there myself so I get it. So just one other thing I mean I'd love to get Maria Maggenti's contacts if you have it but maybe we could. MP: Let me look AB: But maybe we could get back on that via e-mail. But I was just wondering if you could say little bit about how you'd like Dyke TV to be remembered and described for future generations. 00:58:56 MP: Oh I think I'd like it to be considered ahead of its time. Dynamic. You know, important. A catalyst for change. An activist organization that used the arts to inform people to get them excited, in a venue where lesbians were revered and honored and... and given the attention that they deserved, in not only in the activist community but in the greater society at large. You know what I want to be remembered is fierce and uncompromising... but also funny and irreverent. You know in a show that was really well rounded and ahead of its time. And I think I think we were all that. 01:00:07 AB: I think so too from what we've seen so far. And if you would like I mean if you could just say how would you like it to actually be described. I mean you've mentioned how he'd like to be remembered. And so here it is being groundbreaking and fierce. And you know ahead of its time how would you like the program to be described by you know previous viewers who were watching it live as broadcast and then now for maybe youth now just maybe finding it in LHA archive. How would you like him to describe it? MP: I mean I think you said it. I would like it to be thought of as a groundbreaking fierce. Early television show that highlighted lesbian activism and visibility. In a time when lesbians weren't even on the map and that we came together as a community of artists and slash activists and produce something that was meaningful and I think still relevant today. 23 of 32 �AB: Absolutely. And would you ever maybe think about now that there is this new internet and web vehicle for showing shows would you ever start up Dyke TV again? 01:01:39 MP: I don't know that I would but I would certainly encourage someone else to. I talked to a woman it was about a year ago who was interested in doing something not quite like Dyke TV in maybe a little bit more I would say more like a blog, slash video site. And that was that was geared towards lesbians. I mean so much just like lesbian gay by transgendered. And so, but she really wanted to focus on lesbians which I think has been something that's been quite a controversial idea, that by focusing just on lesbians somehow it's excluding gay experience bi experience or trans experience. And I don't think that so I think that you know women and and lesbians need -we need visibility. We're not out there in the world enough still to this day. And so I think it's something that if somebody had the energy, that I think it could, I think it's not only necessary but could be successful. [coughs] Let me say it again it's not only it's not only necessary but could be successful. AB: Absolutely. Do you think at the moment that there is any programming that's on right now that resonates with what Dyke TV was doing at all? MP: You know I'm not it was you my friend who was going to do some saying she was a colleague of mine and she was going to actually do a collaboration with someone and she told me I'm just looking to see if I can find... what she had... because I thought she had a name. So I can't find it. I can't find it right now. But not that I know of. Like I said I think there's a lot of I think that in some ways people perhaps don't feel like there's a need you know which is is a bit depressing to me, because you know we made a lot of strides as gay people and and I don't think that gay people feel as marginalized or under siege. Maybe they do now with Trump. But, so I think that there hasn't been- there are still certainly arcane lesbian organizations but I'm not sure. I don't know. That's a really good question. That's a really I think there's a need and I think that that it's you know like just like women. Women are still, we've made progress sure but we still have so much that we have to overcome in terms of discrimination and the way we're treated in society at large. And so I think that to highlight women's experience and specifically lesbians experience is still a necessity. 24 of 32 �01:05:06 AB: Very much so. And so you mentioned before that you know you you've got really strong connection to the LHA archive And we were just curious if you could just briefly discuss how Dyke TV wound up at Smith. Because I think our professor at the start of it was really excited at the idea of it but he didn't understand that the masters were all somewhere else. MP: Yeah but you know what. I don't think that I don't think that the Archives has. I don't I don't think it's that college has an exclusive exclusive deal at all. So if you guys want it masters I think that you could get him AB: Right. OK. MP: My guess is is that if you want a masters you could get them from Smith and we and we make that really clear we didn't want an exclusive thing. I don't want an exclusive thing. That's not their deal. But that's not that's not how the Smith archives works it's really about getting women's material historical material about women throughout the ages. Out in the world. So I don't think they have. An exclusive way of dealing with their material. I think they are actually quite generous in sharing. It's my understanding of them. 01:06:38 AB: Oh yeah. You've been very friendly because we've contacted them in order to get a finding aid, you need to find out what they actually did have because when you first visit their web site it's not obvious about what is actually there. We are trying to piece together what it was LHA had and what Smith had to try and figure out what the content was on these tapes because these are just you know unlabelled U-Matic tapes and a lot of cases and we were just trying to get a sense of what you know complete episodes were like and how you they were produced and so on and so on. So yeah everybody's been very friendly we were just curious about how some of it you know got separated. MP: I think that what happened was the original high 8s. And maybe there weren't maybe the U-matic parts that you have, or individual segments that people edited probably ended up in our closet in our archive closet at Dyke TV while we were still functioning. 'Scuse me. [coughs] and then once our closet got full, we were like we got to get this somewhere. So we gave it to the Lesbian 25 of 32 �Herstory archives. But we still had the masters and when I moved up here, Sally Sasso who had also been one of... I stopped being involved with TV after a certain period. I think I worked until like 97 or something like that. And if I'm not mistaken maybe. Dyke TV.... you do you know the end date. No. You'd have to ask Sally Sasso about that, but I think it would only be to know that we were around for 9/11 so maybe it ended at like 2000. So when. When Dyke TV got rid of their office. They asked if they could put you know a bunch of their stuff in my basement. And to be honest it's still there. I just have a ton of stuff in my basement, which I think are mostly masters. AB: Oh wow. MP: You know I think. Smith got the other half I think there were two sets of masters. So I think that's how it works. But like I said by the end, I wasn't involved in the day to day any more. I'd say for the last three or four years I wasn't. So the person who would know how that came about would be Sally. And my guess is that you probably...I know well it's beyond the scope of your particular assignment due soon. But if somebody was following up the time to reach her is obviously school break when she's in between semesters at law school.I think when she's in law schools there's just no finding her or getting in touch with her. She's swamped. 01:09:41 AB: Like I said I'll definitely let my professor know I know he'll be really pleased to find out that there is you know more footage out there to kind of capture and add to the LHA collection because he's been working with them. Pratt has been working with the LHA. for you know I think at least a few years now and I think that this relationship is going to continue since it's a mutually beneficial situation where students are getting real firsthand experience of you know archiving materials. And then LHA is you know getting some really important work done on their behalf. So right I think I don't see that this relationship is going to not continue. MP: You know what I had heard was that the high 8's were given to the archive and then 26 of 32 �AB: You mean Smith or LHA. MP: LHA AB: OK. 01:10:34 MP: And then for a while I thought I heard they were being stored in the basement. And I think we said that's not a good idea and you need to get 'em somewhere. And if I'm not mistaken which I could be...I thought that they were brought somewhere that had like better climate control. But you know the same people are still there. Like Maxine Wolf. Did anyone talk to Maxine? AB: Oh yeah we met with her she's lovely. MP: Yes she's a doll. I'm just what I'm trying of who we gave that material too. But there were high eights like like boxes and boxes and boxes and boxes and boxes and you know some of it's going to be not so good it's like raw material, you know, but I mean some of it is going to there's going to be some gems in there. Just gems. AB: I can imagine I mean just thinking is this everything that you guys were out there to capture as it was happening you know live on the streets. And. There's some stuff in there that if it gets lost it's going to be a real loss to the community at large. 01:11:42 MP: You know just in unity at large interviews with people like Tammy Baldwin for instance she's a congressperson and was in Wisconsin she she's the first lesbian and gay Congress person I think we interviewed her when she was running for like state/.. in the statehouse in Wisconsin I mean we have interviews of people along the way who are now you know have moved on to bigger and better things. And it's you know to see them in their early iterations not only artists but politicians and you know musicians poets. I think we Eileen Myles from back in the 90s. So I you know I think that there's stuff in there and that's just really worth looking at. And you know we had cut pieces that were 27 of 32 �relatively short but like you know the piece we did on Nicole Eisenman I'm pretty sure I shot that. I mean I was there for an hour and a half two hours is probably two hours of material of her you know. So but you know we can only air a five minute segment. So it's you know so there's going to be a lot of really interesting stuff if somebody can track down those tapes. 01:13:01 MP: And the reality is there's no time to lose. High 8 does not it doesn't. Archive very well. AB: Yeah it's not stable at all. Yeah. Well I'll definitely bring that up and I'm sure that there's going to be a lot of interest in it and hopefully if Maxine has the same memory that you do we can get those tapes out into the eyes of new viewers. 01:13:27 MP: Yeah that'd be great. Yeah. AB: Oh one other thing I want to quickly ask you about was the music in the program. I noticed there was some credit that would say you know thanks to music donation from so and so. But I was just curious about how you did wind up sourcing the music and how you would go about picking it. For example, I was a lesbian child has a very distinct song that plays before the segment starts and I was just wondering if you could talk about that a little bit too. 01:13:57 MP: Well we...the opening that we used what is the credits say I can't remember who it was. It was a lesbian band and we got permission from them. But everything else we found three you know music music places like music DVDs, like sound effects to be honest like that we were just kind of scoured places and um I think in some instances we had some. People compose specific music for specific pieces but for the most part we were working with just free source material whenever we could because we knew that it was going to be broadcast and we didn't know what to run into any copyright issues. So the main people that we thought like we need get permission from. The group that gave us the music for the intro. And it was like it was like a feminist punk band. I can't remember their name right now. 28 of 32 �01:15:10 AB: Yeah I'll double check the credits I know I've seen it a couple of times and unfortunately I didn't note it down before speaking with you but there's some very. Of the time period music in there and it's pretty pretty funky. 01:15:27 MP: Definitely. AB: Well I think I basically covered everything I wanted to discuss right now. I mean unless there's anything else that you would like us to know in terms of you know what you would like people to take away from the program and how you how you'd like us to share it with wider audiences. MP: I mean I guess I would say I would encourage you to talk to other people. I mean I know you tried it you try Linda Chapman? 01:15:57 Yeah. Well we basically e-mailed any. Linda was definitely one of them. We've sent out e-mails to anybody whose e-mail we had basically And yeah we didn't really hear much back apart from you and Laura. MP: OK let me look up Linda because I can't imagine that Linda would want it when she's really busy. But I mean. AB: Well I love that she corresponded a little bit with Maxine before we got started just in terms of saying yeah it's OK for the stuff to get digitized but she didn't necessarily get back to us. The students who were hoping to incorporate your words into the site. 01:16:40 MP: So to speak Laura, if you could to Linda. Ana Maria. I think she's hard. I don't know if she talks about Dyke TV She's she's so she could be difficult to get permission from. I would think that Linda would talk and Sally I think would talk to if you know when she has time. So maybe you can leave that up to the next group to try to track down Sally and Linda I think they're there they're going to go with their memory. You know even Harriet Hirschhorn, she'll probably be here any minute. Oh she was you know she wasn't one of the 29 of 32 �founders, meaning she wasn't at that first meeting with me, Linda and Ana. But she wasn't about involved pretty much right away, Harriet. She did the news and she is very very active in the Lesbian Avengers and ACT UP. A video activist. You know always one of the main contributors to Dyke TV. She might she might be someone you want to talk to and I think she have time to talk to you. 01:17:54 AB: OK. Well that would be fantastic. Maybe when you see her if you see her today just mentioned to her that we're doing this project and if she's open to getting in touch I would obviously love to speak with her. MP: OK. Yeah I think that just because I think people are going to remember different things. It was such a communal effort. There were so many people involved that it wouldn't be great to get as many point of views as possible. Well I think that's it for me though. AB: Oh. Oh. So maybe this is something as well that you might want to think about and then let me know my e-mail. But one of my classmates wanted me to ask you about how you would like the materials that LHA has to be cited. So say for example, somebody watches what we put up online on the site and they want to give credit. Is there a particular way you would like that to be. I mean I guess it depends on which video they're actually talking about. But if you have any preferences or ideas about that we'd like to know so we can put that on the site as well. 01:19:02 MP: Let me talk to Sally about it, because she's very... I mean like I said she's going to law school, but even before her interest in personally getting into law She was always a little concerned about like liability and you know so I don't feel like we, I don't think either of us would want to be credited. I think we'd be like that Dyke TV was a collection of blah blah blah. You know after this video artists who came together to produce a week weekly which ended up turning into a monthly by the way it didn't work. I think the first year it was a week and it converted to monthly But I can I can. Let me check with Sally and a few other people about how that should be cited. OK. 30 of 32 �AB: Yeah. Because I mean we can we can kind of come up with something that what we most prefer. I mean it's very important to us that we would do as much as possible in your words coming from you rather than you know just trying to piece things together by looking things up from various web sites or any scholarly resources. It's better if it comes from you. MP: OK. Yeah. Oh I'll see if I can track down Sally. And you know I'll talk to Harriet, just ask around just indulge me if you don't hear for me. AB: OK. So just so we can kind of be on the same page here. We basically need to submit everything to LHA, I think. I think it's by the 8th of December. 01:20:43 So if you have any information leading up to say maybe the fifth. That would be better because we we've got to put everything online and have everything written and checked and basically ready to go. We're going to deliver a hard drive we're going to deliver this site with all of the materials and everything that we're doing at least for this time around needs to be completed by that date. MP: Do you mind sending me away to the site when you're done. AB: Yeah absolutely. I mean right now what we have is like a unpublished working site that we're doing because everything is just finally starting to come together now. How our class works is that there's different groups doing the details and other groups are doing the metadata for everything. And then now that we have all of that we're able to start putting things up. So it's still under construction. But once it's ready to go I'll be more happy of course to send you a link to the site. It's going to be part of the Lesbian Herstory Archive website so you can see what our classes have been doing for previous years like there's other projects that document that daughters of politeness and a bunch of other oral histories that LHA has. So I can send you a link for that now. But the segment on Dyke TV really isn't up yet but when it is I'll send you the direct link to that as well. 01:22:01 MP: Well OK. Awesome. 31 of 32 �AB: Yeah yeah. Thank you so much for taking a chance to speak with me I am really really pleased that we got this opportunity to work on the project as a whole. And now it's just even better getting the chance to talk with you in person because it's making everything kind of come to life so to speak. MP: Great. Happy to help you. AB: Yeah thank you so much. And if if at any point there's something else that you might want to say that maybe he forgot any other bits of information you think we should have in order to do Dyke TV justice on the site. Feel free to get in touch I'll be happy to chat again or if you just want to send something and email as well that's fine. 01:22:44 MP: OK. Great. Great. AB: Well thanks again so so very much. Y MP: Yeah thanks for your work, appreciate It. AB: Yeah absolutely. Oh and by the way Mary, would you like a copy of this interview for any reason or are you just happy to be in LHA hands. 01:23:02 MP: Sure. I think I'll take it if you have it. I'll give it to my niece. 01:23:04 AB: Yeah. Great. OK so once I have it I'll just send it to you by we transfer. If you get that service. Yes. All right. Perfect. Thank you so much and I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend Take care. We'll be in touch again soon. OK. T MP: take care. Thank you. Bye bye. 32 of 32 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dyke TV television program components, 1993-1998 Description An account of the resource <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dyke TV was a groundbreaking public access program founded in 1993 by Mary Patierno, Ana Marie Simo and Linda Chapman. An offshoot of the Lesbian Avengers, the mission of Dyke TV was to incite, provoke, and organize to create tangible change. The program sought to increase lesbian visibility and change people's attitudes towards lesbians, gay rights and women's rights. Dyke TV comprehensively documented a critical time in gay and lesbian history and shared stories important to lesbian communities that were ignored by other media outlets. Dyke TV documented many LGBTQ political actions of the early 1990s including the activities of ACT UP and the Lesbian Avengers. The Dyke TV collection at the Lesbian Herstory Archives consists largely of unedited footage that documents marches and demonstrations in New York City. Other tapes include incomplete episodes and compilations of show segments.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The program first aired in June 1993 on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network public access channel. It started off as a weekly 30-minute program created by a core of producers with help from members of the community. Following a magazine format, each program consisted of various segments such as I Was a Lesbian Child, the Arts, From the Archives, News, and Eyewitness. Areas of interest included lesbian history, daily life, activism, and international LGBTQ issues. The producers aimed to create a well-rounded program that could highlight lesbian life from as many angles as possible. According to one of the program’s co-founders and executive producer, Mary Patierno: “if anybody wanted to do a story we let them do it. We were there to let people voice whatever they wanted to, whatever issues or topics that were of interest to them.” At its peak, Dyke TV was distributed to 78 public access channels throughout the United States.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additionally, Dyke TV had a mission to provide video production training and conducted regular workshops to enable women to tell their stories through their own means. This community oriented attitude fomented widespread contributions about lesbian issues across the United States and abroad.&nbsp;</span></p> Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary Patierno Interview Transcript Abstract A summary of the resource. In this interview Mary Patierno, co-founder and executive producer of DykeTV discusses DykeTV, a groundbreaking public access program produced by and for lesbians. Pateirno talks about the program’s history and its goals. She mentions some of DykeTV’s important news stories and recollects some of the interviews the show conducted with women artists, activists and public figures. Patierno stresses the importance of preserving other DykeTV footage that currently remains in storage. She also describes the production and post-production process, the ideas behind show segments and reflects on how she would like the show to be remembered. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Patierno Date Created Date of creation of the resource. November 20 2016 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context transcript_marypatierno_interview Description An account of the resource In this interview Mary Patierno, co-founder and executive producer of DykeTV discusses DykeTV, a groundbreaking public access program produced by and for lesbians. Pateirno talks about the program’s history and its goals. She mentions some of DykeTV’s important news stories and recollects some of the interviews the show conducted with women artists, activists and public figures. Patierno stresses the importance of preserving other DykeTV footage that currently remains in storage. She also describes the production and post-production process, the ideas behind show segments and reflects on how she would like the show to be remembered. The transcript can be searched when viewed in the document viewer below. 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Title A name given to the resource Buffalo Women's Oral History Project, 1978-1990 Description An account of the resource Part-ethnography and part-history, <em>Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold</em> by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy is an intimate history of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York. It combines the ethnographic method of a rigorous study of a single community’s culture and identity, along with the historian’s urge to analyze the specific forces that shape these communities over time. In terms of primary sources, this historical analysis relied on the Buffalo Women’s Oral History Project. This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data tape cassette Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Side A: 45:52 Side B: 45:52 MP3 Files Links to Oral History mp3 files <br /> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW460_MARYT_A.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side A</a></h4> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW460_MARYT_B.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side B</a></h4> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary T., July 7, 1978 (Tape 1) Subject The topic of the resource Sexual relationships Lesbians--family--relationships Lesbians--Relations with heterosexuals Gay military personnel--United States Lesbian bars U.S. states--Race relations Role playing Lesbian community Lesbians--United States--Social conditions Lesbian culture Gay men--Relations with lesbians Description An account of the resource 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. 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This extensive oral history project began in 1978 and extended through the next 13 years. Interview subjects were working-class lesbian women from Buffalo, New York who described their experiences during the period from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. <br /><br />These recordings of interviews with working-class lesbians are rich with wisdom, insight and emotion. Interviews discuss a wide range of topics including butch/femme roles, gendered sexuality, relationships, family dynamics, the bar scene, religion, realization of homosexuality, coming out, lesbian mothers, oppression, police brutality, race, gay rights movements, women in the military, youth, and identity. They offer dynamic first-person perspectives of the place and time before the emergence of the gay and lesbian liberation movements. From these stories surface the personal struggles and triumphs of the lesbian community during an intensely oppressive time.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: 400;">For recordings related to the publication of Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold, see <a href="http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/54">Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: Related Audio Recordings, 1977-1990</a>.</span><br /><br />The recordings were donated to the archives by Madeline Davis and Elizabeth Kennedy and were subsequently digitized by students from the Pratt Institute, Projects in Digital Archives class, LIS-665. Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data tape cassette Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 46:44 MP3 Files Links to Oral History mp3 files <br /> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/SPW461_MARY_A.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side A</a></h4> <h4><a href="/mp3_files/summer2012/SPW461_Mary_T_B.wav.mp3" target="_blank">Download Side B</a></h4> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mary T., July 7, 1978 (Tape 2) Subject The topic of the resource Lesbian Bars Lesbian and gay experience Lesbian Community--New York (State) Lesbians--Clothing Description An account of the resource Mary describes the bar scene, parties, fashion, music, bar layouts, and fights at Bingo's and Carousel bars. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary T. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Lesbian Herstory Archives Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1978-07-07 Date Modified Date on which the resource was changed. 2011-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pratt Institute, School of Information and Library Science, 665 Projects in Digital Archives Students Relation A related resource This recordings is 2 of 2 tapes recorded with Mary T on 1978-07-07. Is Format Of A related resource that is substantially the same as the described resource, but in another format. tape cassette "SPW461 Mary T" Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. Kennedy, E. L. & Davis, M. D. (1993). Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. New York: Routledge Extent The size or duration of the resource. 46:44 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. mpeg wav Language A language of the resource eng Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Oral History Interview Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SPW# 461 Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Buffalo, N.Y. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1957-1961 Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Lesbian Herstory Archives, Contact Designation: Maxine Wolfe, Contact Address: 484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, Phone Number: 718-768-3953 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="/omeka/rights-statement" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> See the LHA Copyright Statement</a> <p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND</span></a></p> Bars Clubs Fashion Identity Lesbian and gay experience Lesbian Bars Lesbian Community--New York (State) Lesbians--Clothing Music