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Scope and Contents Interviewed by Charlene Ball and Diane Fowlkes. A native of Texas, Sarah Weddington was the youngest women to successfully argue a case in the Supreme Court, and her oral history provides a unique insight into that historic case, Roe v Wade. Weddington begins by describing her education, and her decision to study law at a time when women were often told, "women don't, women can't, women shouldn't." She goes on to discuss her attempt to get a credit card in her own name, but, as a married...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Susan Ann Millen: Aware of racial discrimination at an early age, Davis begins by recounting her childhood in segregated Newnan, Georgia. Her emerging activism, she believes, was influenced by her community-oriented parents and by her cousin, a railroad worker, and union member. Davis discusses her internship at the A. Philip Randolph Institute, and how that led to her work with several different social justice organizations, including the AFL-CIO. Davis articulates her...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Janet Paulk: The daughter of a school superintendent and a piano teacher, Dewald begins by describing her childhood in Kutztown Pennsylvania. Her family moved to Atlanta during WWII, and she recounts her parents' frustration with the segregation they experienced in the South. Graduating from Girls High School and Agnes Scott College, she describes her earliest experiences as a teacher in Eastman, Georgia, and then talks about her life as a young wife and mother. Dewald...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Mary Riddle: Flournoy describes growing up in Atlanta during the 1940s, and talks about the differences that she perceived between her generation (the first to grow up with the right to vote) and those of her mother and grandmother. She also details her experiences as one of the few women attending the University of Georgia from 1948-1952. Divorcing from her husband in 1972, she discusses the proceedings and the difficulties that she encountered. She goes on to describe how...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Amanda Brown: March 28, 2006 interview, MaryAnne Gaunt begins her oral history by describing her experiences growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan after the Second World War. She also describes her perceptions of gender roles while attending the University of Kentucky from 1961-1965. After detailing her professional life, working for various departments within the federal government, including the Department of Labor, she talks at length about her experiences with the League of...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Morna Gerrard: Gibson begins by discussing her childhood experiences, particularly her relationship with her stepfather. She describes her childhood education, and her perception of roles ascribed to women at that time. She then discusses her life at Oklahoma State University, in particular her marriage to her husband and her political interests. She then talks about her experiences living in various parts of the country – including a commune in Colorado – before describing...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Janet Paulk: Johnson begins her interview by discussing the fact that she was not even remotely interested in women or women’s issues for the first part of her life. After talking about her Mormon roots and her young marriage, she describes an epiphany she experienced at a church meeting that led to her becoming a radical feminist. She discusses her support of the Equal Rights amendment, including a hunger strike in Illinois, and goes on to talk about running for president of...

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Interviewed by Mary Riddle: Jim Martin begins his interview by describing his childhood and his education. He then briefly recalls his experiences in Vietnam and how that influenced his political career. He describes the impact that a variety of women (including Peggy Childs and Eleanor Richardson ) had on him and his policy positions, and goes on to discuss a number of his legislative challenges. Finally, he comments on the legacy of the Women’s Movement and its future.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Janet Paulk: Laura Moriarty begins her oral history by describing her childhood experiences growing up in a Catholic family in Cleveland, Ohio. She talks about her education and her perceptions of gender discrimination, then discusses her job at Merrill Lynch, first in Cleveland and then in Washington, D.C. Moving to Georgia where she attended Emory University, she describes her political activities, and then goes on to discuss her involvement with various groups, including...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Janet Paulk: Mary Ann Oakley begins her interview by describing her childhood experiences growing up first in Waynesboro, Virginia and then in Greenville, North Carolina. She explains how she was able to fund her education at Duke University and describes her experiences at that institution. She then recalls moving to Seattle with her husband, where she became involved with the National Organization for Women. She believes that her study of Elizabeth Cady Stanton played an...

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Interviewed by Mary Riddle: Flournoy begins by describing how she became involved with efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Georgia. She talks extensively on her perception of changing views of women in the South, including matters of legal representation, rape, and sexual harassment. She also goes into detail about resistance to the Equal Rights Amendment on the part of women voters, including the League of Women Voters.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Amanda Brown. MaryAnne Gaunt’s second interview begins with a recounting of her experiences as President of the Board at Cliff Valley School, which would lead to her involvement with Atlanta Public and Parents Linked for Education (APPLE Corps.) She talks at length about APPLE Corps and its efforts to improve the education of students in Atlanta. She then moves on to talk about her experiences as a volunteer at the United Way. She discusses a number of marches that she...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Janet Paulk. In her second interview, Johnson begins retelling the story of how she came to believe in reincarnation. She continues discussing the history of femaleness and the powers women have. She details her thoughts on the Y chromosome as a mutation and its steady demise along with that of patriarchy. She briefly discusses some of her experiences with the ERA and leaving the Mormon Church as well as her friends at that time. She spends much of the interview discussing her...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Joyce Durand and Charlene Ball. In the first of two interviews, Jones begins by describing her childhood on a farm in Woodcliff, Georgia. Her father died when she was four years old, and she remembers the strength of her mother as she continued to run the family farm. She believes that it was through observing this strength that she first began to see herself as a feminist. She considers a two-year visit to Germany as a teenager pivotal, as she experienced blatant sexual...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Janet Paulk. Long begins by discussing some of the issues that brought her into the Women’s Movement, such as the Civil Rights Movement, the economic disparity between men and women, and a women’s right to choose. She describes how her experiences as a nurse at Grady hospital also led her to the Movement. A member of the Nurses’ Association as well as the ERA Georgia Campaign and the Women’s Political Caucus, she discusses the leadership of the Women’s Movement in Georgia,...

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Interviewed by Janet Paulk. Anne Olson begins her second oral history by again reviewing her childhood experiences and her education. She talks about her training in Diatetics and how that has affected her contributions to the Women’s Movement. Olson then moves on to discuss her work in various positions as a nutritionist and her work with the Unitary Universalist Congregation. She ends by discusses her current work and how she views the progress of the women’s movement.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Joyce Durand. A minister’s daughter, Paulk describes her childhood in Grafton, West Virginia as very happy. She states that she was able to pursue all of her interests, including chemistry, education and music. Paulk describes her early unsuccessful marriage to the son of the Chilean Secretary of Transportation, which resulted in her living and traveling to South America. She states that it was during this period in her life that she developed a growing awareness that she was...

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Interviewed by Janet Paulk.

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Interviewed by Morna Gerrard.