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Interviewed by Samantha Harvell. Aenchbacher discusses her childhood experiences and socialization that helped to mold her sense of ethics. She also discusses her adult life and education, which influenced the activism she involved herself in, working with adult mental health clinics and in the first rape crisis center and first hospice in Georgia.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. Sandra Barnhill begins by discussing her family, including their strong sense of spirituality and experiences living overseas because of her father's position in the military. She discusses her undergraduate education at Agnes Scott College and Georgia State University, and attending law school at the University of Texas. While in law school, Barnhill began working at a legal assistance clinic, where she provided legal resources to inmates. As a result of this...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Franklin Abbott. Naunie Batchelder discusses her family history, childhood, and college years. She details her years as an Air Force wife, moving to many different cities with her husband Joshua Batchelder. Naunie discusses her work as a psychic, including the way that the public's perceptions of psychics have changed over the years--according to her, the work has become much less stigmatized since she began. Naunie and interviewer Franklin Abbott discuss their mutual friend,...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Franklin Abbott. In this interview, June Dobbs Butts provides an overview of her life and work. She details the dynamics of her immediate and extended families, and talks about her childhood growing up in Atlanta. She discusses her father, John Wesley Dobbs, and his beliefs about civil rights organizing, as well as her childhood friend Martin Luther King, Jr. Butts talks about her undergraduate education at Spelman College and her graduate education at Columbia University,...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. In this interview, Carolyn Curry begins by discussing her family background, particularly her mother and grandmother, who were independent, opinionated women. She describes her own education--she attended Agnes Scott College for two years, then left when her husband, Bill, was drafted to play for the Green Bay Packers and she moved with him to Wisconsin. She resumed her studies at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin and eventually returned to finish her...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. Interviewed at Georgia State University by Morna Gerrard, Mary Finn describes her life from childhood to the present, detailing the direction her college interests took in developing a career path in criminal justice and psychology. She discusses her early work with prisoners: analysis of motive for criminal behavior, gender differences and their mental health. She also discusses domestic violence as a subject for awareness and the need for redressing legal...

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Interviewed by Morna Gerrard. Mary Finn speaks on the subject of child sex trafficking in this interview, a continuation from her first interview.

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Interviewed by Morna Gerrard.

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Interviewed by Morna Gerrard.

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Interviewed by Shaquila Williams. Gibson discusses domestic violence and the struggles experienced in trying to provide a safe shelter, financing the women's center and the universalizing of defining the term "domestic violence" as it relates to the victims.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Mary Riddle. Hesse begins the interview by discussing the impact of Marsha Cofield's lawsuit, for which Hesse and other DeKalb County police officers fundraised. She discusses the difficulty that she had getting promoted because of her gender, and she goes into detail about various instances of being undermined and challenged by her superiors on the job. Hesse discusses several areas of police work in depth, including the mobile crisis unit and her management of it, and police...

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Interviewed by Morna Gerrard.

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Interviewed by Lorraine Lombardi. This is one of three interviews that took place at the Atlanta residence of Charlee Lambert. Ms. Lambert discusses her involvement with the Georgia Council on Elder Abuse and Neglect, and the AARP Reminisces, which developed out of her position of Legal Aid Services.

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Interviewed by Lorraine Lombardi. Ms. Lambert discusses her personal background and how it contributed to her involvement with the Georgia Council on Elder Abuse and Neglect, and the AARP Reminisces, which developed out of her position of Legal Aid Services.

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Interviewed by Franklin Abbott. Franklin Abbott interviewed Sarah Lopez to discuss her activism in psychological support for people with HIV/AIDS. The discussion includes her personal background and the socialization that contributed to her spiritual and social calling for helping those in need.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Hillary Rink. In this interview, Rachel May provides an overview of her life and work. She describes her childhood in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass., which she describes as an idyllic, if homogeneous, place to grow up. She discusses her grandparents, including her maternal grandfather, who survived Bergen-Belsen concentration camp during World War II. May describes her mother as "quirky" and "bohemian" and details how, as an adult, she has come to appreciate her mother's...

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Interviewed by Alex McGee. Roger Rochat discusses his life's work involving maternal mortality, abortion, family planning and reproductive health. The interview touches upon his time at CDC, USAID and his research in demography abroad as well as in the United States.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Cal Gough and Randall Cumbaa. In this interview, Beaumont begins by discussing his early childhood in Canada and then in Maine. He discusses the significance of the church in his early life. He also discusses his coming out story and the path leading to that event. He then focuses on Gay Spirit Vision and his time there. He also discusses other communities/groups he participates in. The interview concludes with a discussion of Beaumont's memories of GSV members who have passed...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Randall Cumbaa. In this interview, Kraig Blackwelder discusses his family background and talks about the difficulties he had growing up in Cody, Wyo. He talks about joining the Radical Faeries in college and later becoming involved with Gay Spirit Visions. Blackwelder shares memories of various GSV conferences and talks about helping organize the conferences. He reminisces about members of Gay Spirit Visions who have died and ends the interview by talking about his hopes for...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Ilene Schroeder: In this interview, Susan Barrett gives an overview of her family, education, and work life. She discusses the process through which she decided to become a therapist, and her experiences co-founding Karuna Counseling. She also talks about coming out as a lesbian, adopting children with her partner, and her desire to be part of a strong lesbian community. Throughout the interview, Barrett discusses the conflict she has frequently experienced between being...