The Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project collection consists of interviews of 83 people for the Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, conducted by Professor Judith Raiskin and Curator Linda Long at the University of Oregon starting in the summer of 2018.
Abstract
Lisa was born in 1958 in Burlingame, California and grew up in a counter-culture home environment in Northern California. She moved to Eugene in 1977, finding it to be a lesbian haven. She joined Mother Kali’s Books Collective. Through the CETA Program (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act), she learned carpentry. In 1983 she studied massage therapy. Eventually, she received a master’s degree in counseling psychology and became a counselor. In addition to her counseling work, Lisa currently works as a career and life coach. She also taught at Lane Community College. She lived in Colombia in 2001-2001 and discusses her experiences there.