Oral History Interview with Enid Lefton
- Title
- Oral History Interview with Enid Lefton
- LC Subject
- Lesbianism Lesbian community
- Local Collection ID
- Coll 520
- Repository
- University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections & University Archives
- Interviewee
- Lefton, Enid
- 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
- Enid was born in Cleveland, Ohio into a Jewish family. Her family owned and operated a popular deli there. Growing up, her social life was centered on the Temple Emanu El Youth Group in Cleveland. Enid attended college between 1968 and 1972 and studied home economics and child development. She was a member of the Eugene WYMPROV! comedy troupe from 1987 to 2017. At radio station KLCC, she worked as a disc jockey on her radio show, “Women’s Music” from 1981 to 1998. She discusses being a part of Baleboostehs, a Jewish lesbian group; various collective restaurants in Eugene; her relationship; Referendum 51 in Eugene; the Oregon Citizens Alliance; healthcare; and aging. She concludes her interview by discussing the joys of living in Eugene and the nature of the community.
- Subject
- Aging; Amateur theater; Antisemitism; Baleboostehs; Collectives; Coming out (sexual orientation); Eugene (Or.) -- Social conditions; Community Center for the Performing Arts (WOW Hall); Community life; Gertrude’s Café (restaurant); Improvisation (Acting); Jews – Oregon; Judaism; KLCC (Radio station : Eugene, Or.); Lane Community College (Eugene, Or.); Marriage equality; Monogamy; Ordinances, Municipal -- Oregon – Eugene; Public radio – Oregon – Eugene; Referendum 51; Restaurants; Temple Circle (Cleveland, Ohio); Wallflower Order Dance Collective; Wild Iris (restaurant); WOW Hall; WYMPROV!; Zoo Zoo’s (restaurant).
- Location
- University of Oregon >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States
- Date
- 2018-08-02
- Identifier
- Coll520_do028
- 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
