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Title: Alice Embree oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003945_002
Creator: Green, Laurie B. (Laurie Beth)
Contributor: Embree, Alice
Topic: College integration, Civil rights, Underground newspapers
Dates: 2017-11-08
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Alice Embree oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003945_001
Creator: Green, Laurie B. (Laurie Beth)
Contributor: Embree, Alice
Topic: College integration, Civil rights, Underground newspapers
Dates: 2017-11-08
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Alice Embree oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003945
Creator: Green, Laurie B. (Laurie Beth)
Contributor: Embree, Alice
Topic: College integration, Civil rights, Underground newspapers
Dates: 2017-11-08
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Brenda Malik oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004031
Creator: Koteras, Erica
Contributor: Malik, Brenda Gooden, 1951-
Topic: African Americans in radio broadcasting, Civil rights, Community activists, Public-access television
Dates: 2021-03-04
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

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: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929_001
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929_005
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929_004
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929_003
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929_002
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Cynthia Valadez oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003929
Creator: Casas, Marissa
Contributor: Valadez, Cynthia
Topic: Civil rights, Mexican American women, Community activists
Dates: 1970
2017
2017-11-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Dianne Duncan oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000664
Creator: Lopez, Michelle, Wright, Carson
Contributor: Duncan, Dianne
Topic: Abortion, Agricultural laborers, Civil rights, Underground newspapers, Feminism, Gay liberation movement
Dates: 1966-08
2019-03-28
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Dianne Duncan oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000664_0002
Creator: Lopez, Michelle, Wright, Carson
Contributor: Duncan, Dianne
Topic: Abortion, Agricultural laborers, Civil rights, Underground newspapers, Feminism, Gay liberation movement
Dates: 1966-08
2019-03-28
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Dianne Duncan oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000664_0001
Creator: Lopez, Michelle, Wright, Carson
Contributor: Duncan, Dianne
Topic: Abortion, Agricultural laborers, Civil rights, Underground newspapers, Feminism, Gay liberation movement
Dates: 1966-08
2019-03-28
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

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: Irma Soto oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003939
Creator: Mendez, Christopher
Contributor: Soto, Irma
Topic: Mexican American women, Civil rights, Race relations
Dates: 1973
1975-03-14
2017-12-02
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Soto conducted by Chris Mendez on December 2, 2017. Soto talks about her involvement in the United Students against Racism at Texas. She also mentions other campus organizations such as the Black Student Union and the Mexican American Youth Organization.

Title: Irma Soto oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003939_003
Creator: Mendez, Christopher
Contributor: Soto, Irma
Topic: Mexican American women, Civil rights, Race relations
Dates: 1973
1975-03-14
2017-12-02
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Soto conducted by Chris Mendez on December 2, 2017. Soto talks about her involvement in the United Students against Racism at Texas. She also mentions other campus organizations such as the Black Student Union and the Mexican American Youth Organization.

Title: Irma Soto oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003939_002
Creator: Mendez, Christopher
Contributor: Soto, Irma
Topic: Mexican American women, Civil rights, Race relations
Dates: 1973
1975-03-14
2017-12-02
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Soto conducted by Chris Mendez on December 2, 2017. Soto talks about her involvement in the United Students against Racism at Texas. She also mentions other campus organizations such as the Black Student Union and the Mexican American Youth Organization.

Title: Irma Soto oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003939_001
Creator: Mendez, Christopher
Contributor: Soto, Irma
Topic: Mexican American women, Civil rights, Race relations
Dates: 1973
1975-03-14
2017-12-02
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Soto conducted by Chris Mendez on December 2, 2017. Soto talks about her involvement in the United Students against Racism at Texas. She also mentions other campus organizations such as the Black Student Union and the Mexican American Youth Organization.

Title: María Limón oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004029
Creator: Ramos, Alicia
Contributor: Limón, María, 1958- (Writer)
Topic: Mexican American women, Civil rights, Gay liberation movement, Lesbian activists, AIDS activists
Dates: 1980-08
1992-12-31
2021-02-26
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of María Limón conducted by Alicia Ramos on February 26th, 2021. In the interview, Limón focuses on describing her involvement in the broader Chicano Movement from 1980 to 1983, and her involvement in broader activism from 1985 to around 1991. In particular, Limón discusses her involvement and relationship with the Brown Berets in 1983, during the Anti-KKK Rally in Austin, and the aftermath of her being beaten by the police alongside Paul Hernandez and Adela Mancias. She later goes on to discuss her involvement with the formation of the Austin Latino/a Lesbian Gay Organization, or ALLGO, from 1985 to 1988 and the later response to the HIV/AIDs epidemic. Limón discusses her involvement from 1988 to 1991 in environmental activism with the Foundation for a Compassionate Society and discusses her continued activism around the problem of domestic violence.

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