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Title: Alyce Guynn oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003940
Creator: Perkins-Edge, Maeve
Contributor: Guynn, Alyce
Topic: Women--Health, Education, Childbirth at home
Dates: 1966, 1976, 2017-11-10
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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

Title: Cynthia E. Orozco oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004028
Creator: Zavala, Adely
Contributor: Orozco, Cynthia
Topic: Feminism, Mexican American women, College student newspapers and periodicals, Education
Dates: 1976-05-08, 1990-05-08, 2021-02-26
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Erna R. Smith oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000670
Creator: Bacher, Lauren, Soliday, Cynthia
Contributor: Smith, Erna R. (Journalist)
Topic: Underground newspapers, African Americans in radio broadcasting, African Americans--Education, Civil rights, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Education
Dates: 1971-08, 1977-05-30, 2015-12, 2019-03-29, 2019-03-29
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Hortensia Palomares oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004036
Creator: Adams, Suzanne
Contributor: Palomares, Hortensia, 1953-
Topic: Mexican American women, Community activists, Education, Hispanic American women
Dates: 1928-03-22, 2021-02-24, 2021-02-24
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Hortensia Palomares conducted by Suzanne Adams on February 24, 2021. In this interview, Palomares discusses her experiences as a Mexican American in Austin, Texas. Educated in Austin, Hortensia attended the Palm School, University Junior High and Austin High School before starting college at the University of Texas in 1971. At UT, Palomares joined the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO), and majored in ethnic studies with a concentration on Mexican American Studies and Government. After graduating from UT in 1977, Palomares continued to advocate for Chicano rights, joining the East Town Lake Citizens Neighborhood Association (ETLCNA), helping to form the first fully accredited Mexican American university, Juarez Lincoln University, and engaging with the Raza Unida party.

Title: Martha Cotera oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003933
Creator: Esparza-Zapata, Dalia
Contributor: Cotera, Martha
Topic: Education, Hispanic American women, Segregation
Dates: 1968, 1974, 1968, 2017-10-25
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Martha Cotera conducted by Dalia Esparza-Zapata on October 25, 2017. Martha Cotera, a Chicana activist in Texas, talks about her career as an activist in the state. She begins the oral history by talking about her early activist work in El Paso, Texas leading up to her work in Austin, Texas. A large portion of the oral history was spent describing the creation of the Raza Unida Party and the role women played within the party. Martha Cotera also addresses the issue of education and recalls her work with the Juarez-Lincoln University.

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.

Title: Pamiel Johnson Gaskin oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000666
Creator: Davy, Sasha, Garza, Brittney
Contributor: Gaskin, Pamiel Johnson
Topic: African Americans, African Americans--Education, Civil rights, College teachers, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1966-08, 2019-03-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Pamiel Johnson Gaskin conducted by Sasha Davy and Brittney Garza on March 21, 2019. In this interview, Gaskin talks about her experience as a Black student at the University of Texas at Austin during the years from 1966 to 1969. Gaskin also talks about how different experiences motivated her to become a student activist on campus.

Title: Pamiel Johnson Gaskin oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000666_0003
Creator: Davy, Sasha, Garza, Brittney
Contributor: Gaskin, Pamiel Johnson
Topic: African Americans, African Americans--Education, Civil rights, College teachers, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1966-08, 2019-03-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Pamiel Johnson Gaskin conducted by Sasha Davy and Brittney Garza on March 21, 2019. In this interview, Gaskin talks about her experience as a Black student at the University of Texas at Austin during the years from 1966 to 1969. Gaskin also talks about how different experiences motivated her to become a student activist on campus.

Title: Pamiel Johnson Gaskin oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000666_0001
Creator: Davy, Sasha, Garza, Brittney
Contributor: Gaskin, Pamiel Johnson
Topic: African Americans, African Americans--Education, Civil rights, College teachers, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1966-08, 2019-03-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Pamiel Johnson Gaskin conducted by Sasha Davy and Brittney Garza on March 21, 2019. In this interview, Gaskin talks about her experience as a Black student at the University of Texas at Austin during the years from 1966 to 1969. Gaskin also talks about how different experiences motivated her to become a student activist on campus.

Title: Pamiel Johnson Gaskin oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000666_0002
Creator: Davy, Sasha, Garza, Brittney
Contributor: Gaskin, Pamiel Johnson
Topic: African Americans, African Americans--Education, Civil rights, College teachers, Dormitories, Education
Dates: 1966-08, 2019-03-21
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Pamiel Johnson Gaskin conducted by Sasha Davy and Brittney Garza on March 21, 2019. In this interview, Gaskin talks about her experience as a Black student at the University of Texas at Austin during the years from 1966 to 1969. Gaskin also talks about how different experiences motivated her to become a student activist on campus.

Title: Sylvia Orozco oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004042
Creator: Zavala, Adely, Brooke, Alison
Contributor: Orozco, Sylvia (Artist)
Topic: Art, College student newspapers and periodicals, Hispanic American women, Education, Mexican American art
Dates: 1954-11-02, 2020-11-04, 2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Sylvia Orozco conducted by Alison Brooke and Adely Zavala on February 27, 2021, describing her life and work in activism in the Chicano movement in Austin, Cuero, Kingsville, and Mexico City. She discusses her childhood in Cuero, Texas, and how her family influenced her later activism, her involvement in the Chicano movement at Texas A&I in the early 1970s as well as the Art department at that school. She also discusses her experience at the University of Texas at Austin in the art department as well as her activism work in the Chicano Movement, especially her involvement in organizations like; MAYO, CASA, LUChA, MAS, the Committee for Rural Democracy, the Raza Unida Party and Para La Gente newspaper. Later she discusses her experience in Mexico on the Becas Para Aztlan scholarship program and her studies at the San Carlos Academy of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) as well as her involvement in the Art community in Mexico. Later she discusses her influences and creation of the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin as well as the history of the Museum itself.

Title: Teresa Palomo Acosta oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004033
Creator: Stilwell, Jared
Contributor: Acosta, Teresa Palomo
Topic: Mexican American women, Art, College student newspapers and periodicals, Education, Feminism, Poetry
Dates: 1950, 2021, 2021-02-23
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Teresa Palomo Acosta conducted by Jared Stilwell on February 23, 2021. In the interview Teresa discusses her experiences growing up in McGregor, Texas before moving on to her experiences at UT as an activist and student. During her time at the University she was a member of the Mexican American Youth Organization, in which she was an editor of their newspaper, El Despertador. She was also involved in the Mexican American Culture Committee, which led to her hiring at the Texas Union. As well as being a Chicana activist she is also a author and poet, her first and most widespread poem being "My Mother Pieced Quilts."

Title: Teresa Perez-Wisely oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000668
Creator: Zaragosa-Benitez, Elizabeth, Walls, Taylor
Contributor: Perez-Wisely, Teresa
Topic: Agricultural laborers, Authors, Community activists, Education, Feminism, Hispanic American women
Dates: 1972-02, 2019-04-04
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Teresa Perez-Wisely conducted by Elizabeth Zaragoza and Taylor Walls on April 4, 2019. Recording is a first-hand account of Mexican-American life at the Univesity of Texas between 1972-1976. Perez-Wisely spoke about the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO), La Raza Unida Party, and Texas Worker support groups.

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