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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 Janet Paulk. Lynn Hesse opens her first oral history by outlining her experience growing up in a very spiritual household as a poor, middle child. She goes onto talk about her first marriage that was verbally abusive, ultimately ending in a divorce. After her divorce she decided to take up police work, starting as a Georgia State Police Officer. Hesse discusses her decision to switch to the DeKalb County Police force, where she met Dean, her second husband. She highlights the...

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 Morna Gerrard.

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Interviewed by Lorraine Lombardi.

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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.

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Janet Paulk. Liane Levetan opens her first oral history by describing her childhood as a Jewish refugee during World War II. After living in Vienna, London, and Washington DC, Levetan ended up finishing High School in Atlanta and earning a partial degree from Georgia State. Levetan discusses working at a bank after high school, and the reasons for her transition into special education work at Rock Springs Elementary School, which ultimately drove her to political work later in...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Janet Paulk. Liane Levetan opens her second oral history by outlining the challenges of being a democratic woman serving as a member of the DeKalb County Commission. She discusses the implementation of a college internship program, as well as some of the controversies that developed during her time there. Levetan was integral in the reorganization of the county government into the current CEO model, and she highlights her involvement in the change. After the switch, Levetan...

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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.

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Interviewed by Mary Jo Duncanson.

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Interviewed by Franklin Abbott.

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...

Scope and Contents Interviewed by Mary Jo Duncanson. Susan May begins her interview talking about her parents. She then talks about how her grandmother, Dorothy Knight, influenced her life, and how there was a contrast and tension between her father and grandfather that shaped their family. May was born in Rochester, New Hampshire, but moved around as a child. She went to stay with relatives to attend the Indian Hill High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. That school was a kind of prep school which helped her enter...