Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with Ellie Fletcher

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
  • Abuse
  • Marriage equality
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. (18 Apr 2024). Oral History Interview with Ellie Fletcher Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/generics/df73c361p

MLA

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Ellie Fletcher" Oregon Digital. 18 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/generics/df73c361p

Chicago

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Ellie Fletcher" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-18. https://oregondigital.org/concern/generics/df73c361p

Wiki

{{cite web | url= https://oregondigital.org/concern/generics/df73c361p | title= Oral History Interview with Ellie Fletcher |author= |accessdate= 2024-04-18 |publisher= }}
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 Lesbians--Identity http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94004083
5 Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021953
6 South Carolina http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79022914
7 Lesbians http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076160
8 Butch and femme (Lesbian culture) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2012003858
9 Women--Abuse of http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007008125
10 Southern States--Civilization http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125635
11 Occupational therapy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85093850
12 Lesbianism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076157
13 Housing, Cooperative http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062614
14 Oregon--Eugene http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79084636-781
15 Volunteers in Service to America http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80144936
16 Rape http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111402
17 Communities http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029195
18 Rape--Prevention http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85111404
19 Exercise--Physiological aspects http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005705
20 Bars (Drinking establishments) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93000452
21 Feminism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85047741
22 Shirley, Pat http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/ShirleyPat
23 WomenSpace (Organization) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr93046887
24 Stalking victims http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97006349
25 University of Oregon >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5758196/
26 University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003116678
27 Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/EugeneLesbianOralHistoryProject
28 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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