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Title
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Alice Embree oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003945_002
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Creator
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Green, Laurie B. (Laurie Beth)
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Contributor
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Embree, Alice
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Topic
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College integration, Civil rights, Underground newspapers
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Dates
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2017-11-08
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Alice Embree conducted by UT History Department's Dr. Laurie Green on September 3, 2018. Embree discusses growing up in Austin, segregation in the South, the integration of UT in the 1960s, and white supremacy. She describes her student activism, including membership the first wave of Students for a Democratic Society and the demonstration at Kinsolving Hall in 1963, which contributed to the integration of UT dorms. Additionally, the interview covers her involvement as a founding member of The Rag, including how the women's liberation movement affected the underground newspaper, and close working relationships between various Austin activist groups and communities during her time as an activist.
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Title
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Alice Embree oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003945_001
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Creator
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Green, Laurie B. (Laurie Beth)
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Contributor
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Embree, Alice
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Topic
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College integration, Civil rights, Underground newspapers
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Dates
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2017-11-08
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Alice Embree conducted by UT History Department's Dr. Laurie Green on September 3, 2018. Embree discusses growing up in Austin, segregation in the South, the integration of UT in the 1960s, and white supremacy. She describes her student activism, including membership the first wave of Students for a Democratic Society and the demonstration at Kinsolving Hall in 1963, which contributed to the integration of UT dorms. Additionally, the interview covers her involvement as a founding member of The Rag, including how the women's liberation movement affected the underground newspaper, and close working relationships between various Austin activist groups and communities during her time as an activist.
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Title
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Alice Embree oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003945
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Creator
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Green, Laurie B. (Laurie Beth)
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Contributor
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Embree, Alice
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Topic
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College integration, Civil rights, Underground newspapers
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Dates
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2017-11-08
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Alice Embree conducted by UT History Department's Dr. Laurie Green on September 3, 2018. Embree discusses growing up in Austin, segregation in the South, the integration of UT in the 1960s, and white supremacy. She describes her student activism, including membership the first wave of Students for a Democratic Society and the demonstration at Kinsolving Hall in 1963, which contributed to the integration of UT dorms. Additionally, the interview covers her involvement as a founding member of The Rag, including how the women's liberation movement affected the underground newspaper, and close working relationships between various Austin activist groups and communities during her time as an activist.
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Title
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Alyce Guynn oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003940
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Creator
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Perkins-Edge, Maeve
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Contributor
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Guynn, Alyce
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Topic
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Women--Health, Education, Childbirth at home
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Dates
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1966, 1976, 2017-11-10
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Alyce Guynn conducted by Maeve Perkins-Edge on November 10, 2017. The interview is a discussion about Guynn' activism in Austin, especially concerning the womens health clinics and raising awareness about the home birth movement
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Title
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Arleen Lawson oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000667
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Creator
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Marshall, Zoe, Bear, Serena
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Contributor
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Lawson, Arleen
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Topic
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Vietnam War (1961-1975), African Americans--Education, Feminism, College teachers, Segregation, Underground newspapers
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Dates
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1965-08-18, 1969-05-16, 2019-03-18
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Arleen Lawson conducted by Zoë Marshall and Serena Bear on March 18, 2019.
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Title
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Barbara Hines oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003942
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Creator
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Ponthier, Ella
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Contributor
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Hines, Barbara, 1947-
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Topic
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Abortion, Abortion--Laws and legislation, Underground newspapers
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Dates
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1947, 1975, 2017-11-02
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Barbara Hines conducted by Ella Ponthier on November 2, 2017. Hines discusses her involvement as a female activist during her years at the University of Texas-Austin. She was involved with the Women's Liberation Movement in Austin, the Rag, an alternative newspaper; the birth control center; and the abortion center.
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Title
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Brenda Malik oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-004031
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Creator
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Koteras, Erica
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Contributor
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Malik, Brenda Gooden, 1951-
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Topic
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African Americans in radio broadcasting, Civil rights, Community activists, Public-access television
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Dates
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2021-03-04
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Brenda Malik conducted by Erica Koteras on 3/04/2021. Brenda Mims-Malik was a civil rights activist who did most of her activism in radio and television. She did so by providing Black people a voice on local television. Mims-Malik was an anchor on multiple news stations, including KXAN, ACTV, and had multiple programs for the Black community such as Newscene and Jam City in the 70s and 80s. She would also produce yearly Black history month documentaries about the Black people that worked for Austin Energy, the primary electrical company in Austin.
Brenda Malik was also a part of the NAACP and the Black Media Coalition, where she worked with them to produce programs like Jam City to depict the Black youth in Austin and give them outlets for their creative sides.
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Title
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Carylon (CT) Tyler oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000671
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Creator
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Forth, Shine, Dey, Amber
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Contributor
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Tyler, Carylon (CT)
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Topic
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African Americans--Education, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Black power, Civil rights, Dormitories, Gay liberation movement
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Dates
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1979-08, 2019-03, 2019-03-27
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral History of Carylon (CT) Tyler conducted by Shianne Forth and Amber Dey on March 27, 2019. Subjects of discussion included Austin, San Francisco, Smithville, Bergstrom Air Force Base, Architecture, Kinsolving Dormitory, Gay Student Movement, Gay Rights Movement, Civil Rights Movement, Pearl Street Warehouse, and Civil Rights Lawsuit.
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Title
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Cynthia E. Orozco oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-004028
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Creator
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Zavala, Adely
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Contributor
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Orozco, Cynthia
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Topic
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Feminism, Mexican American women, College student newspapers and periodicals, Education
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Dates
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1976-05-08, 1990-05-08, 2021-02-26
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral History of Cynthia E. Orozco conducted by Adely Zavala on February 26, 2021. Cynthia briefly discusses her family and background. She describes Chicano student life on UT campus during the late 70’s. Cynthia details her involvement with the Chicano Culture Committee and Center for Mexican American Studies. She speaks about her academic involvement on Campus and how it led to her attending the National Association of Chicano Studies conference in Colorado Springs. She describes her criticisms on sexism within Chicano studies and how she became a feminist. She founded a Chicana consciousness-raising group to talk about issues. She briefly speaks about her involvement with La Raza Unida and her experience as a Chicana within the history department.
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Title
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929_001
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.
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Title
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929_005
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.
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Title
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929_004
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.
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Title
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929_003
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.
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Title
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929_002
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.
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Title
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Cynthia Valadez oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003929
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Creator
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Casas, Marissa
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Contributor
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Valadez, Cynthia
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Topic
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Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1970, 2017, 2017-11-21
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Cynthia Valadez conducted by Marissa Casas on November 12, 2017 and November 21, 2017. Cynthia Valadez describes her family background and early activism in high school in Mission, Texas and then in Dallas, Texas leading up to the start of her student activism at the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. She discusses her part in the Chicano Movement in Austin, Texas through her activism as a student in organizations such as the Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida party. Cynthia Valadez also shares her personal connection as a student to the local East Austin community and the impact this had on her views of community issues as well as eliminating boundaries between campus and community. She also discusses women in the Chicano Movement and her personal experience as a woman in the movement.
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Title
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Dianne Duncan oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000664
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Creator
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Lopez, Michelle, Wright, Carson
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Contributor
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Duncan, Dianne
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Topic
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Abortion, Agricultural laborers, Civil rights, Underground newspapers, Feminism, Gay liberation movement
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Dates
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1966-08, 2019-03-28
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Dianne Duncan conducted by Michelle Lopez and Carson Wright on March 28, 2019. Interview discussing her time at the University of Texas as a student, family background, and activism in Austin and Washington, D.C. along with the gay community and general social life of Austin in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Dianne Duncan oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000664_0002
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Creator
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Lopez, Michelle, Wright, Carson
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Contributor
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Duncan, Dianne
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Topic
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Abortion, Agricultural laborers, Civil rights, Underground newspapers, Feminism, Gay liberation movement
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Dates
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1966-08, 2019-03-28
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Dianne Duncan conducted by Michelle Lopez and Carson Wright on March 28, 2019. Interview discussing her time at the University of Texas as a student, family background, and activism in Austin and Washington, D.C. along with the gay community and general social life of Austin in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Dianne Duncan oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000664_0001
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Creator
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Lopez, Michelle, Wright, Carson
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Contributor
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Duncan, Dianne
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Topic
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Abortion, Agricultural laborers, Civil rights, Underground newspapers, Feminism, Gay liberation movement
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Dates
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1966-08, 2019-03-28
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Dianne Duncan conducted by Michelle Lopez and Carson Wright on March 28, 2019. Interview discussing her time at the University of Texas as a student, family background, and activism in Austin and Washington, D.C. along with the gay community and general social life of Austin in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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Erna R. Smith oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000670
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Creator
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Bacher, Lauren, Soliday, Cynthia
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Contributor
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Smith, Erna R. (Journalist)
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Topic
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Underground newspapers, African Americans in radio broadcasting, African Americans--Education, Civil rights, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Education
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Dates
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1971-08, 1977-05-30, 2015-12, 2019-03-29, 2019-03-29
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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Oral history of Erna Smith conducted by Lauren Bacher and Cynthia Soliday on March 29, 2019. In this recording, Erna Smith talks about her time as a student at the University of Texas in Austin from 1971- 1975 or 1976. She reflects on the personal connections she made, her journalism experience, other organizations she took part in, and the professors she had. Erna Smith also talks about her return to UT as a lecturer in journalism and how she grew from the experiences she had as a student here.
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Title
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Glo Dean Baker Gardner oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-000665
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Creator
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Greenman-Spear, Sara, Petty, Wilson
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Contributor
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Gardner, Glo Dean Baker
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Topic
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African Americans--Education, Segregation, Black power, Civil rights, College teachers, Community activists
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Dates
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1968-08, 1981-12-31, 2019-03-22
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Resource
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Austin women activists oral history project records
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Description
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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.