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Oral History Interview with Catherine Harris: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project

Interviewee
Interviewer
Date
  • 8/22/2018
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
  • Catherine was born in Omaha, Nebraska, but grew up in southern California, where she knew from an early age she was drawn to the spiritual dimension of life and also that she especially loved the energy of women. Her father was from Albany, Oregon. She went to college at the University of California, Berkeley in 1966. She protested the Vietnam War and was arrested. After college, she did various jobs, including working on a fishing boat and as a school bus driver in San Francisco, and met some great lesbians. She spent some time in Mexico and Central America, and then moved to Eugene in 1976. She studied astrology and participated in women’s spirituality circles. She discusses mystically-inclined women. Catherine became the manager of Peralandra Bookstore, which was on East 11th and Alder, and bought it in 1979. In Eugene, Catherine had short-lived lesbian relationships. This was a very rich time in her life. She discusses the cultural character of Eugene. Later, she opened herself up to other possibilities and met a man, Ross. She discusses “hasbians,” lesbians who formed relationships with a man. In her case, she felt that identifying as bisexual was more honest to who she is. She discusses the attitudes lesbians have about hasbians. Catherine has been a serious student of Buddhism. She concludes her interview by discussing the Aquarian energy in Eugene.
Subject
Keyword
  • Mother Kali’s Books
  • Gertrude’s Café (restaurant)
  • Mama’s Home Fried Truck Stop (restaurant)
  • Wild Iris (restaurant)
Location
Rights Holder
  • University of Oregon Libraries
Identifier
  • Coll520_do024
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. (10 May 2024). Oral History Interview with Catherine Harris: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c238p

MLA

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Catherine Harris: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. 10 May 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c238p

Chicago

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Catherine Harris: Transcript, Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-05-10. https://oregondigital.org/concern/documents/df73c238p

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