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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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Emma Lou Linn oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003930
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Creator
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Cromwell, Bethany
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Contributor
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Linn, Emma Lou
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Topic
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Teachers, Women legislators, Segregation
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Dates
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1930
2017
1960
1975
2017-10-31
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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 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.
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Glenn Scott oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003931
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Creator
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Cromwell, Bethany
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Contributor
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Scott, Glenn
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Topic
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Underground newspapers, Women--Health, Feminism
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Dates
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1948
2017
2017-11-09
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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 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.
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Lori Hansel oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003932
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Creator
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Dickson, Austin
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Contributor
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Hansel, Lori
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Topic
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Feminism, Women's studies, Social justice
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Dates
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1960
2017
2017-10-25
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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 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.
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Susana Alamanza oral history
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Identifier
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camh-dob-003925
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Creator
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Auzenne, Jordan
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Contributor
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Alamanza, Susana
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Topic
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Race relations, Mexican American women, Community activists
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Dates
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1971
2017
2017-11-01
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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 Suzana Alamanza conducted by Jordan Auzenne on November 1, 2017. Alamanza, founder and director of PODER, describes the adolescent experiences and circumstances of the 1970s which influenced her to become an activist and create her organization. She also describes the successes PODER has seen since its inception in 1992.