Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project
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- Interviewee
- Interviewer
- Date
- 8/2/2018
- 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
- Jennifer was born in Reno, Nevada and grew up in Charleston, Oregon. She discusses her growing up years on the south Oregon coast and the antisemitism she experienced in high school. She also recognized she was gay while in high school. As a student at the University of Oregon, Jennifer learned about the student organization, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance (GALA) but felt some trepidation about it. Later, she became the director of GALA. Jennifer worked in student government and was elected—as an open lesbian—president of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO). After college, she became a police officer with the City of Eugene and she discusses her experiences in the police force, including discrimination, her leadership of the SWAT team, and her work in hostage negotiation. She discusses parenting her son with her former partner, Karen Gaffney.
- Subject
- Lesbianism4
- Mabon, Lon T.5
- Oregon6
- Communities7
- Self-esteem8
- Lively, Scott9
- Stanford University10
- Vetri, Dominick R.11
- Women lawyers12
- Self-disclosure13
- Junction City (Or.)14
- Coming out (Sexual orientation)15
- Telsey, Nadia, 1947-16
- Practice of law--United States17
- Homosexuality--Law and legislation18
- March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation (1993 : Washington, D.C.)19
- Lesbians20
- Keyword
- SWAT
- University of Oregon. School of Law
- Gays – crimes against
- Location
- Rights Holder
- University of Oregon Libraries
- Identifier
- Coll520_do007
- Repository
- Local Collection Name
- Local Collection ID
- Coll 520
- Finding Aid
- Related URL
- Institution
- Modified
- 01/22/2024
- Collections
APA
Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. (25 Apr 2024). Oral History Interview with Jennifer Bills: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/videos/df73c105x
MLA
Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Jennifer Bills: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. 25 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/videos/df73c105x
Chicago
Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Jennifer Bills: Video, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-25. https://oregondigital.org/concern/videos/df73c105x
Wiki
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