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Oral History Interview with Ellie Fletcher: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project

Interviewee
Interviewer
Date
  • 8/31/2018
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
  • Ellie was born in 1954 in Hillsboro, Oregon. She grew up in Eugene and discusses what Eugene was like in the 1960s and 1970s and the character of downtown. As a child, she had no understanding of lesbianism. After high school she worked in a photography studio, and then did clerical work for Lane County government. She met lesbians at personal growth training workshops and came out in 1987. She discusses the hurt she felt by being snubbed by the lesbian community and felt safe in the straight community. She discusses the anti-gay Ballot Measure 9, the Oregon Citizens Alliance, and hostility to her and her partner in Springfield. Ellie became a voice teacher, a Reiki teacher, and received a massage license. She and her partner Joanne have been married four times. One marriage was at Multnomah County, which was later annulled by the state. She concludes her interview by discussing aging issues, the Oregon lesbian lands, and coming to feel comfortable in the lesbian community.
Subject
Keyword
  • Marriage equality
  • Abuse
Location
Rights Holder
  • University of Oregon Libraries
Identifier
  • Coll520_do018
Repository
Local Collection Name
Local Collection ID
  • Coll 520
Finding Aid
Related URL
Institution
Modified
  • 01/22/2024
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APA

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. (01 May 2024). Oral History Interview with Ellie Fletcher: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c2207

MLA

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Ellie Fletcher: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. 01 May 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c2207

Chicago

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Ellie Fletcher: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-05-01. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c2207

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Fletcher, Ellie http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/FletcherEllie
2 Raiskin, Judith L. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95069466
3 Long, Linda, 1956- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001035121
4 Metropolitan Community Church http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82221166
5 Lesbian mothers http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076155
6 Lesbians http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076160
7 China http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79091151
8 Coming out (Sexual orientation) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90005890
9 Homophobia in schools http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004155
10 Students with disabilities--Services for http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2014001547
11 Lesbian teachers http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88003778
12 Eugene School District 4J http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88033484
13 Adoption http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85000978
14 Lesbianism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076157
15 Communities http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029195
16 Parenting http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85098009
17 University of Oregon >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5758196/
18 University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003116678
19 Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/EugeneLesbianOralHistoryProject
20 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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