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Title: Glo Dean Baker Gardner oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000665
Creator: Greenman-Spear, Sara, Petty, Wilson
Contributor: Gardner, Glo Dean Baker
Topic: African Americans--Education, Segregation, Black power, Civil rights, College teachers, Community activists
Dates: 1968-08
1981-12-31
2019-03-22
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Glo Dean Baker Gardner conducted by Sara Greenman-Spear and Wilson Petty on March 22, 2019 in her home in Coppell, Texas. While attending the University of Texas from 1968-1973, she co-founded the Afro-American Players, a theatre group which she continues to be a director of. The theatre company has performed not only at UT but throughout Texas and the United States. The group was founded to promote African American culture and better the community through education and cross-cultural understanding. In the interview, Mrs. Baker Gardner also discusses her experience in general as a Black woman at UT during the civil rights era, including her experiences in activism, integration on campus, and the creation of the Black Studies department.

Title: Hortensia Palomares oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004036
Creator: Adams, Suzanne
Contributor: Palomares, Hortensia, 1953-
Topic: Mexican American women, Community activists, Education, Hispanic American women
Dates: 1928-03-22
2021-02-24
2021-02-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Hortensia Palomares conducted by Suzanne Adams on February 24, 2021. In this interview, Palomares discusses her experiences as a Mexican American in Austin, Texas. Educated in Austin, Hortensia attended the Palm School, University Junior High and Austin High School before starting college at the University of Texas in 1971. At UT, Palomares joined the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO), and majored in ethnic studies with a concentration on Mexican American Studies and Government. After graduating from UT in 1977, Palomares continued to advocate for Chicano rights, joining the East Town Lake Citizens Neighborhood Association (ETLCNA), helping to form the first fully accredited Mexican American university, Juarez Lincoln University, and engaging with the Raza Unida party.

Title: Susan Post oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003934
Creator: Farmer, Samantha
Contributor: Post, Susan
Topic: Community activists, Feminism, Lesbians
Dates: 1960
1990
1943
2017-11-16
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Susan Post conducted by Samantha Farmer on November 16, 2017.