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Title: Emma Lou Linn oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003930
Creator: Cromwell, Bethany
Contributor: Linn, Emma Lou
Topic: Teachers, Women legislators, Segregation
Dates: 1930
2017
1960
1975
2017-10-31
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Emma Lou Linn conducted by Bethany Cromwell on 10/31/2017. Linn speaks on her life from when she was born in the 1930's to her life in the present. She talks about being born in Rocksprings, Texas, her family's involvement in politics, and her family's different viewpoints on race. She covers her time going to the University of Texas and the University of Houston in the 1950's and the prejudices against anyone that wasn't white and/or identified as heterosexual, her time teaching young students with mental illnesses, her time on the Travis County Historic Commission board, her work in minority campaigns, and how she ran for office on the Austin City Council and won (remaining on from 1975-1977). She also speaks on her work in the Austin historic preservation movement. Her cat can be heard in the background from time to time and she speaks to it occassionally throughout.

Title: Lori Hansel oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003932
Creator: Dickson, Austin
Contributor: Hansel, Lori
Topic: Feminism, Women's studies, Social justice
Dates: 1960
2017
2017-10-25
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Lori Hansel conducted by Austin Dickson on October 25, 2017. Hansel describes her growing up in Texas and the factors that influenced her to become more active in the protest community. Discusses her interactions with protests and protest movements around Austin, Texas. Reflects on Civil Rights activism in the US and how it informed other movements. Stresses importance of intersectionality in activism. Comments on the differences between modern protest and 1960's era movements.

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.

Title: Victoria Foe oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003935
Creator: Farmer, Samantha
Contributor: Foe, Victoria
Topic: Abortion, Women--Health, Social justice
Dates: 1960
1975
2017-11-07
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Victoria Foe conducted by Samantha Farmer on November 7, 2017.