Oral History Interview with Gladys Campbell
- Title
- Oral History Interview with Gladys Campbell
- LC Subject
- Lesbianism Lesbian community
- Local Collection ID
- Coll 520
- Repository
- University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
- Interviewee
- Campbell, Gladys
- Interviewer
- Long, Linda, 1956- Raiskin, Judith L.
- Description
- 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
- Gladys was born in 1955 in the San Diego area. Between 1974 and 1978, she was exposed to women’s history and women’s music through Southwest Junior College and Camp Califia. Gladys discusses moving to Eugene and finding a “lesbian Nirvana.” She discusses the practice of non-monogamy, which was considered anti-patriarchal. Gladys describes the women’s tree planting crew, Full Moon Rising, and the nature of cooperative businesses. She taught Spanish at Thurston High School. She knew Kip Kinkel, who shot students at the high school in 1998. Gladys then discusses working in the Springfield School District as a lesbian during the anti-gay state Ballot Measures 8 and 9. Gladys discusses leading the gay student alliance at Thurston High School. She describes getting married to her partner in Multnomah County in 2004. She ends her interview discussing the nature of the lesbian community, and aging issues.
- Subject
- Alcoholism; Coming out (sexual orientation); Conservation of natural resources – methods; Drug use; Forests and forestry -- Northwest, Pacific; Grimes, Susie; Hoedads, Inc.; Lesbian teachers – United States; Public lands -- United States – Management; Mass shootings; Reforestation -- Oregon; Same-sex marriage; Self disclosure; Springfield (Or.); Tree planting; United States. Bureau of Land Management; U.S. Forest Service; Violent crimes – United States; Women’s history; women’s music; Worker cooperatives.
- Location
- University of Oregon >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States
- Date
- 2018-09-13
- Identifier
- Coll520_do008
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- University of Oregon Libraries
- Local Collection Name
- Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project
- Type
- Collection
- Format
- application/xml
- Set
- Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project
- Primary Set
- Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project
- Institution
- University of Oregon
