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Title: Arleen Lawson oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-000667
Creator: Marshall, Zoe, Bear, Serena
Contributor: Lawson, Arleen
Topic: Vietnam War (1961-1975), African Americans--Education, Feminism, College teachers, Segregation, Underground newspapers
Dates: 1965-08-18
1969-05-16
2019-03-18
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Arleen Lawson conducted by Zoë Marshall and Serena Bear on March 18, 2019.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Susan Post oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-003934
Creator: Farmer, Samantha
Contributor: Post, Susan
Topic: Community activists, Feminism, Lesbians
Dates: 1960
1990
1943
2017-11-16
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Susan Post conducted by Samantha Farmer on November 16, 2017.

Title: Suzette Cullen oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004038
Creator: Farmer, Ciera, Garrett, Sam
Contributor: Cullen, Suzette, 1952-
Topic: Sexual abuse victims, Community health services, Feminism, Lesbians
Dates: 1969
2021
2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Suzette Cullen conducted by Ciera Farmer and Sam Garrett on Saturday February 27, 2021. Suzette describes her time at UT Austin from 1969-71 and her introduction to activism through her volunteer work at the Austin State Hospital. Additionally, she speaks about her work at the Austin Rape Crisis Center, including her personal reasons of support, and at the People’s Community Clinic. Briefly she also worked with the Fly By Night Press during a semester spent at Austin Community College. Some quiet background sounds may be heard occasionally throughout as the interview took place over a zoom call.

Title: Suzette Cullen oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004038_0001
Creator: Farmer, Ciera, Garrett, Sam
Contributor: Cullen, Suzette, 1952-
Topic: Sexual abuse victims, Community health services, Feminism, Lesbians
Dates: 1969
2021
2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Suzette Cullen conducted by Ciera Farmer and Sam Garrett on Saturday February 27, 2021. Suzette describes her time at UT Austin from 1969-71 and her introduction to activism through her volunteer work at the Austin State Hospital. Additionally, she speaks about her work at the Austin Rape Crisis Center, including her personal reasons of support, and at the People’s Community Clinic. Briefly she also worked with the Fly By Night Press during a semester spent at Austin Community College. Some quiet background sounds may be heard occasionally throughout as the interview took place over a zoom call.

Title: Suzette Cullen oral history
Identifier: camh-dob-004038_0002
Creator: Farmer, Ciera, Garrett, Sam
Contributor: Cullen, Suzette, 1952-
Topic: Sexual abuse victims, Community health services, Feminism, Lesbians
Dates: 1969
2021
2021-02-27
Resource: Austin women activists oral history project records
Description: Oral history of Suzette Cullen conducted by Ciera Farmer and Sam Garrett on Saturday February 27, 2021. Suzette describes her time at UT Austin from 1969-71 and her introduction to activism through her volunteer work at the Austin State Hospital. Additionally, she speaks about her work at the Austin Rape Crisis Center, including her personal reasons of support, and at the People’s Community Clinic. Briefly she also worked with the Fly By Night Press during a semester spent at Austin Community College. Some quiet background sounds may be heard occasionally throughout as the interview took place over a zoom call.

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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