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Oral History Interview with Sarah Douglas: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project

Interviewee
Interviewer
Date
  • 7/31/2018
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
  • Sarah was born in 1944 in Asheville, North Carolina. She attended Smith College in 1962 for two years and then UC Berkeley, graduating in 1966 with a degree in philosophy. She was politically radical and became a lesbian in 1968. Sarah received a doctorate in computer science from Stanford University in 1983 and came to teach at the University of Oregon Computer & Information Science Department. She was attracted to Eugene because she knew about the lesbian separatist lands in southern Oregon and about the strong lesbian community in Eugene. Sarah was closeted at UO until she got tenure in 1989. She discusses the LGBT faculty at UO and homophobia on campus. Sarah served as co-chair with Cheyney Ryan of the UO Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Concerns, 1989-1991, which addressed inequalities experienced by LGBT faculty, staff, and students on campus. Sarah discusses when a Law School instructor, Greg Johnson, came out to his class in 1990, and the consequences of that action. She discusses the Oregon Citizen’s Alliance (OCA). Sarah lived in Veneta, Oregon, just outside Eugene, at that time. She discusses the conservative nature of the citizens of Veneta, but the liberal character of the City Council. Sarah discusses the periodical The Lavender Network, which was published in Eugene. She concludes her interview by discussing transgender issues, aging issues, and states that she does not believe in marriage.
Subject
Keyword
  • Moral turpitude
  • University of Oregon. Task Force on Lesbian and Gay Concerns
  • Ballot Measure 8
  • Faculty
  • Marriage equality
  • Ballot Measure 9
Location
Rights Holder
  • University of Oregon Libraries
Identifier
  • Coll520_do013
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. (24 Apr 2024). Oral History Interview with Sarah Douglas: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c132t

MLA

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Sarah Douglas: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. 24 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c132t

Chicago

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Sarah Douglas: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-24. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c132t

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Douglas, Sarah http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/DouglasSarah
2 Long, Linda, 1956- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2001035121
3 Raiskin, Judith L. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95069466
4 Veneta (Or.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002000883
5 Drescher, Marlene http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/DrescherMarlene
6 Same-sex marriage http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92003901
7 Oregon University System http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98076091
8 Communities http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029195
9 Gender nonconformity http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007003716
10 Racism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110266
11 Brand, Myles http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83184052
12 Lesbianism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076157
13 Vitulli, Marie http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/VitulliMarie
14 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183
15 AIDS (Disease) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002541
16 Students http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85129296
17 Vetri, Dominick R. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84007437
18 Aging http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002201
19 Transgender people http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007003708
20 Lesbians http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076160
21 Closeted gays http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93006732
22 Coming out (Sexual orientation) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90005890
23 University of Oregon >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5758196/
24 University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003116678
25 Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/EugeneLesbianOralHistoryProject
26 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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