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Title: Adela Mancias oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004040
Creator: Walje, Ethan
Contributor: Mancias, Adela, 1953-
Topic: Zoning law, Hispanic American women, Social justice
Dates: 1974
1990-12-31
2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Adela Mancias conducted by Ethan Walje on February 27, 2021. Adela Mancias recounts her experiences growing up in Texas as a Mexican-American and how it led to her interest in activism. She discusses her work with the Raza Unida Party and Brown Berets in Austin, Texas, including her participation in protests against the Austin Boat Club races and the Ku Klux Klan march in Austin on February 19, 1983. She also discusses her work in organizing resistance to unfair zoning laws in East Austin and talks about her later documentary and radio work.

Title: Cheryl Jean Jefferson oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004041
Creator: Vu, Tong
Contributor: Jefferson, Cheryl Jean, 1951-
Topic: Civil rights, African Americans, Peace movements, Energy conservation
Dates: 2021-02-26
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Cheryl Jean Jefferson conducted by Tong Vu on February, 26th 2021. Cheryl Jefferson was born to a military family in Anchorage, Alaska. Her family eventually settled in Brenham, Texas, and she elected to attend Southwest Texas State University in the late 1960s. While in school, she began her detailed career that includes Civil Rights Activism, antiwar activism, television production, and politics. With the Civil Rights movement in its latter stages, and the ongoing Vietnam War, Cheryl found involvement in just about every social movement. She was part of the student Senate at Southwest Texas State, and even met with former president Lyndon B. Johnson a handful of times. Most notably, Cheryl worked with the television network, KLRU, formerly known as KLRN. While Cheryl enjoyed working in all of the previously mentioned fields, she found the most happiness in her later career, where she worked in energy conservation.

Title: Glenn Scott oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003931
Creator: Cromwell, Bethany
Contributor: Scott, Glenn
Topic: Underground newspapers, Women--Health, Feminism
Dates: 1948
2017
2017-11-09
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Glenn Scott conducted by Bethany Cromwell on 11/09/2017. Glenn Scott speaks on her life from 1948 to the present, highlighting the years between 1968-1984. Scott was born in Fort Worth, Texas and spent most of her life living in and around that area. She currently resides in Austin, Texas. She speaks on the Vietnam War draft and the death of her boyfriend during the Vietnam War and how that led to her political awakening. She applied for an internship within the United States Information Agency where she experienced her second political awakening. Upon moving to Austin, she joined forces with The Rag newspaper and began writing for and producing The Rag between 1974-1977. Scott is a socialist feminist and was heavily involved in writing for the farm worker unions and farm worker organizations. She speaks on her work with the Bread and Roses School for Socialist Education. Glenn Scott ends on her main topics in 1984 with her work in the Democratic Socialists of America and the New American Movement.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669_0001
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.

Title: Nancy McMeans Richey oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000669_0002
Creator: Abad, Victoria, Ehresman, Katya
Contributor: Richey, Nancy McMeans
Topic: Segregation, African Americans--Education, Authors, Civil rights, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1953-08
1956-07
2019-03-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Nancy McMeans Richey, conducted by Victoria Abad and Katya Ehresman on March 24th, 2019. McMeans, former Daily Texan Editor, discusses her life as editor during the desegregation of UT. She also discusses her interview and interactions with Barbara Smith and her experience with the newspaper.