Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with Jill Sager: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project

Interviewee
Interviewer
Date
  • 2018-08-29
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
  • Jill was born in the Bronx in 1957. She was raised Jewish and went to secular Yiddish schools. Born with the left leg shorter than the other, Jill had surgery at age nine to correct the discrepancy, but the surgery failed, leaving her with a permanent disability that affects her mobility. She was diagnosed with scoliosis at age twelve. Every summer her family vacationed in Upstate New York in the “Bungalow Colony.” Jill was sexually attracted to girls at a young age and had a relationship at the Bungalow Colony. In high school, Jill fell in love with a girlfriend who rejected her. Jill went to therapy and her male counselor suggested she sleep with men. Jill started a relationship with a man and moved to San Francisco. In San Francisco, she became a part of the lesbian community. Jill went to college, graduated from San Francisco State University in 1984, and got involved with the Disability Rights Movement. She played with the Shooting Stars basketball team. She discusses the assassination of Harvey Milk, the Briggs Initiative, and Sally Gearhart. Jill moved to Oregon and fell in love with Susie Grimes. Jill says that Eugene was “lesbian heaven.” She talks about farming just outside Eugene. Jill started the Pride Celebration in Eugene, and worked with many other women on the celebration. Jill talks about working against Ballot Measure 9. She discusses changes in the lesbian community over time. Later, Jill fell in love with a man and they got married. It disturbed her that she instantly had privileges married to a man that she otherwise would not have had. In her new relationship, she was initially uncomfortable with other straight couples.
Subject
Keyword
  • OWL Farm
  • Crimes against
  • Baleboostehs
Location
Rights
Rights Holder
  • University of Oregon Libraries
Identifier
  • Coll520_do052
Repository
Local Collection Name
Local Collection ID
  • Coll 520
Finding Aid
Related URL
Media
Institution
Submission Date
  • 07/01/2024
Modified
  • 07/02/2024
Collections

APA

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. (28 Dec 2024). Oral History Interview with Jill Sager: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/videos/df73c320f

MLA

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Jill Sager: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. 28 Dec 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/videos/df73c320f

Chicago

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Jill Sager: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-12-28. https://oregondigital.org/concern/videos/df73c320f

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Sager, Jill http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/SagerJill
2 Raiskin, Judith L. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95069466
3 Long, Linda, 1956- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001035121
4 Lesbianism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076157
5 Ordinances, Municipal http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85095381
6 Communism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029120
7 Communities http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029195
8 Oregon--Eugene http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79084636-781
9 Women college students http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85147501
10 Rape--Prevention http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111404
11 Coming out (Sexual orientation) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90005890
12 Lesbians http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076160
13 Apartheid--South Africa http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85005907
14 Lesbian mothers http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076155
15 University of Oregon. Associated Students http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98064536
16 Parenting http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85098009
17 University of Oregon >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5758196/
18 In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
19 University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003116678
20 Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/EugeneLesbianOralHistoryProject
21 Video http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/MovingImage
22 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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