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Title: Allison Nash oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004037
Creator: Dehri, Zara
Contributor: Nash, Allison, 1951-
Topic: Childbirth at home, Midwifery, Women--Health, Community health services
Dates: 1971-05-03, 1983-12-31, 2021-02-22, 2021-03-01
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Allison Nash conducted by Zara Dehri on February 22 and March 1, 2021. In this interview, Nash recounts her time as a midwife in Austin in the 1970s as part of A.L.M.A., or the Austin Lay Midwives Association. She mentions the social and financial aspects of why more and more women opted to have home births as opposed to in hospitals and clinics during the counterculture revolutions. Nash describes her experiences as a midwife, alongside other forms of activism such as anti-war protests, in specific detail.

Title: Allison Nash oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004037_0001
Creator: Dehri, Zara
Contributor: Nash, Allison, 1951-
Topic: Childbirth at home, Midwifery, Women--Health, Community health services
Dates: 1971-05-03, 1983-12-31, 2021-02-22, 2021-03-01
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Allison Nash conducted by Zara Dehri on February 22 and March 1, 2021. In this interview, Nash recounts her time as a midwife in Austin in the 1970s as part of A.L.M.A., or the Austin Lay Midwives Association. She mentions the social and financial aspects of why more and more women opted to have home births as opposed to in hospitals and clinics during the counterculture revolutions. Nash describes her experiences as a midwife, alongside other forms of activism such as anti-war protests, in specific detail.

Title: Allison Nash oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004037_0002
Creator: Dehri, Zara
Contributor: Nash, Allison, 1951-
Topic: Childbirth at home, Midwifery, Women--Health, Community health services
Dates: 1971-05-03, 1983-12-31, 2021-02-22, 2021-03-01
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Allison Nash conducted by Zara Dehri on February 22 and March 1, 2021. In this interview, Nash recounts her time as a midwife in Austin in the 1970s as part of A.L.M.A., or the Austin Lay Midwives Association. She mentions the social and financial aspects of why more and more women opted to have home births as opposed to in hospitals and clinics during the counterculture revolutions. Nash describes her experiences as a midwife, alongside other forms of activism such as anti-war protests, in specific detail.

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: Glenn Scott oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003931
Creator: Cromwell, Bethany
Contributor: Scott, Glenn
Topic: Underground newspapers, Women--Health, Feminism
Dates: 1948, 2017, 2017-11-09
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: 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.

Title: Irma Orozco oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004034
Creator: Wright, Matthew
Contributor: Orozco, Irma, 1956-
Topic: College television stations, College student newspapers and periodicals, College television stations, Public-access television
Dates: 1974, 1977-06-01, 2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Irma Orozco conducted by Matthew Wright on February 27, 2021. In the interview, Orozco talked about her time as a student attending the University of Texas at Austin from 1974 to 1977. She explained her experience in writing for the MAYO newspaper, El Desperator, and her time working as an editor in La Raza Unida newspaper, Para La Gente. Orozco also worked with various newscast television stations, working as a producer and newscaster for the KTBC and KVUE. Moreover, she produced her television program that focuses on Chicanos art and interviewed famous local Chicanos in Austin. Also, founded a student organization on campus called Chicanos Intersados Comunicaciones, which focuses on promoting Chicano's participation in media.

Title: Linda Lewis oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003926
Creator: Bacani, Ayra
Contributor: Lewis, Linda
Topic: African Americans in radio broadcasting
Dates: 1965, 1981, 1965-08, 1982-08-29, 2017-12-13
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: An Oral History of Linda Lewis conducted by Ayra Bacani on November 2, 2017 and December 13, 2017. Lewis discusses studying, living, and protesting at the University of Texas at Austin and the radio station 88.7 KAZI.

Title: Linda Lewis oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003926_001
Creator: Bacani, Ayra
Contributor: Lewis, Linda
Topic: African Americans in radio broadcasting
Dates: 1965, 1981, 1965-08, 1982-08-29, 2017-12-13
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: An Oral History of Linda Lewis conducted by Ayra Bacani on November 2, 2017 and December 13, 2017. Lewis discusses studying, living, and protesting at the University of Texas at Austin and the radio station 88.7 KAZI.

Title: Linda Lewis oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003926_002
Creator: Bacani, Ayra
Contributor: Lewis, Linda
Topic: African Americans in radio broadcasting
Dates: 1965, 1981, 1965-08, 1982-08-29, 2017-12-13
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: An Oral History of Linda Lewis conducted by Ayra Bacani on November 2, 2017 and December 13, 2017. Lewis discusses studying, living, and protesting at the University of Texas at Austin and the radio station 88.7 KAZI.

Title: Linda Smith oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003943
Creator: Rummel, Nick
Contributor: Smith, Linda (Activist)
Topic: Women--Health, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Peace movements
Dates: 2017-11-07
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Linda Smith conducted by Nick Rummel on November 7, 2017. In the interview, Smith discusses her time in the Peace Corps, where she spent over three years, as well as Austin activism.

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: Lynn Hudson oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003937
Creator: Mahan, Arianna
Contributor: Hudson, Lynn
Topic: Women--Health, Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1965, 1980, 2017-11-01
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Lynn Hudson outside Amy's Ice Cream in Westgate Austin on November 1 at 12:30 pm. Discussed her time in Vietnam as an army nurse and her activism in Austin while attending UT (specifically volunteering).

Title: Lynn Hudson oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003937_001
Creator: Mahan, Arianna
Contributor: Hudson, Lynn
Topic: Women--Health, Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1965, 1980, 2017-11-01
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Lynn Hudson outside Amy's Ice Cream in Westgate Austin on November 1 at 12:30 pm. Discussed her time in Vietnam as an army nurse and her activism in Austin while attending UT (specifically volunteering).

Title: Lynn Hudson oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003937_002
Creator: Mahan, Arianna
Contributor: Hudson, Lynn
Topic: Women--Health, Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1965, 1980, 2017-11-01
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Lynn Hudson outside Amy's Ice Cream in Westgate Austin on November 1 at 12:30 pm. Discussed her time in Vietnam as an army nurse and her activism in Austin while attending UT (specifically volunteering).

Title: Lynn Hudson oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003937_003
Creator: Mahan, Arianna
Contributor: Hudson, Lynn
Topic: Women--Health, Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1965, 1980, 2017-11-01
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Lynn Hudson outside Amy's Ice Cream in Westgate Austin on November 1 at 12:30 pm. Discussed her time in Vietnam as an army nurse and her activism in Austin while attending UT (specifically volunteering).

Title: Lynn Hudson oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003937_004
Creator: Mahan, Arianna
Contributor: Hudson, Lynn
Topic: Women--Health, Vietnam War (1961-1975)
Dates: 1965, 1980, 2017-11-01
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Lynn Hudson outside Amy's Ice Cream in Westgate Austin on November 1 at 12:30 pm. Discussed her time in Vietnam as an army nurse and her activism in Austin while attending UT (specifically volunteering).

Title: Melissa Hield oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003927
Creator: Butler, Haley
Contributor: Hield, Melissa
Topic: Authors, College teachers, Women's studies
Dates: 1965, 1985, 2017-11-05
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Melissa Hield conducted by Haley Butler on November 5th, 2017. In this oral history, Hield discusses the University of Texas' campus political climate during her graduate studies during the 1970's and her undergraduate education at Smith College. Additionally, Hield discusses her own coursework as an undergraduate teacher at UT, her oral history productions with People's History in Texas, Women in Texas History, and her work with Ann Richards on a variety of projects.

Title: Modesta Treviño oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003944
Creator: Simpson, Felicia
Contributor: Treviño, Modesta
Topic: Mexican American women, Hispanic American women
Dates: 1968, 1979, 2017-10-25
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral History of Modesta Trevino conducted by Felicia Simpson on October 25, 2017. Discusses her time as an activist participating in the Texas Farmworker's movement while a student at the University of Texas and beyond. Moves into discussion of Latino/a art exhibitions and organizing as a way to express ideas, identity and discontent

Title: Pat Cuney oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003936
Creator: Farrar, Mariah
Contributor: Cuney, Pat
Topic: Underground newspapers, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Race relations
Dates: 1967, 1973, 2017-11-07
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Pat Cuney conducted by Mariah Farrar on 11/07/2017. Patricia discusses the timeline of her personal experiences with activism in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Includes discussion of Economy Furniture Strike, The Rag underground newsletter, and women's liberation. She also describes her involvement at both Austin High and The University of Texas in student government and guerrilla theatre.

Title: Pat Cuney oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003936_001
Creator: Farrar, Mariah
Contributor: Cuney, Pat
Topic: Underground newspapers, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Race relations
Dates: 1967, 1973, 2017-11-07
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Pat Cuney conducted by Mariah Farrar on 11/07/2017. Patricia discusses the timeline of her personal experiences with activism in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Includes discussion of Economy Furniture Strike, The Rag underground newsletter, and women's liberation. She also describes her involvement at both Austin High and The University of Texas in student government and guerrilla theatre.

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