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Title: Adela Mancias oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004040
Creator: Walje, Ethan
Contributor: Mancias, Adela, 1953-
Topic: Zoning law, Hispanic American women, Social justice
Dates: 1974
1990-12-31
2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Adela Mancias conducted by Ethan Walje on February 27, 2021. Adela Mancias recounts her experiences growing up in Texas as a Mexican-American and how it led to her interest in activism. She discusses her work with the Raza Unida Party and Brown Berets in Austin, Texas, including her participation in protests against the Austin Boat Club races and the Ku Klux Klan march in Austin on February 19, 1983. She also discusses her work in organizing resistance to unfair zoning laws in East Austin and talks about her later documentary and radio work.

Title: Deborah D. Tucker oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004039
Creator: Garrett, Sam, Farmer, Ciera
Contributor: Tucker, Debby
Topic: Feminism, Sexual abuse victims, Social justice
Dates: 2021-02-28
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Deborah D. Tucker conducted by Sam Garrett and Cierra Farmer on February 28, 2021. Tucker discusses her work to fight violence against women in Austin during the 70s and early 80s. This includes her work at the Austin Rape Crisis Center, the Austin Center for Battered Women, and the Texas Council on Family Violence. Specifically, she talks about the goals of these organizations, the methods they used to achieve these goals, and how the Austin community reacted to the anti-rape movement and women's liberation.

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: Pat Cramer oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003924
Creator: Arcibal, April
Contributor: Cramer, Pat, 1949-2021
Topic: Gay liberation movement, Lesbians, Social justice
Dates: 1967
1980
1967-08
2017-11-01
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Pat Cramer conducted by April Arcibal on November 1, 2014. This is an interview of Pat Cramer's experience with activism during her time at the University of Texas at Austin beginning in 1967.

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.