Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with Joanne Fletcher

Interviewee
Interviewer
Date
  • 9/6/2018
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
  • Joanne was born in 1960 in Fullerton, California. She grew up in Anaheim, California and went to Hebrew school. She was attracted to girls in the fourth grade. She discusses feminist and lesbian culture, especially lesbian music and bookstores. She moved to Eugene in 1983. She also talks about her various jobs, including with the Housing Authority in Eugene, Lane County Government and at Linfield College. She talks about being out, and trying to normalize her life. She describes Mother Kali’s Books and Izzie Harbaugh, the manager. The lesbian Jewish community was welcoming. Joanne mentions Governor Neil Goldschmidt’s Executive Order 8720 banning discrimination of gays and lesbians in state employment. Joanne worked behind the scenes against the anti-gay ballot measures. Joanne discusses her promise to herself to always be out. She talks about an anti-gay measure in Springfield, Measure 20-08, that passed. She discusses the various marriages she and her partner had. Joanne finishes her interview by talking about the importance and value of marriage.
Subject
Keyword
  • Ballot Measure 9
  • Mother Kali’s Bookstore
  • Ballot Measure 8
  • Feminist bookstores
Location
Rights Holder
  • University of Oregon Libraries
Identifier
  • Coll520_do019
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. (19 Apr 2024). Oral History Interview with Joanne Fletcher Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/generics/df73c3662

MLA

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Joanne Fletcher" Oregon Digital. 19 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/generics/df73c3662

Chicago

Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project, University of Oregon. "Oral History Interview with Joanne Fletcher" Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-19. https://oregondigital.org/concern/generics/df73c3662

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Fletcher, Joanne http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/FletcherJoanne
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 Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--United States http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113232
6 Lesbians http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076160
7 Martial arts http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85081626
8 Heterosexuality http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93008585
9 Lesbianism http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076157
10 Housing, Cooperative http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062614
11 Bisexuality http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014412
12 Communities http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029195
13 Parenting http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85098009
14 Communal living http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029011
15 Hippies http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85060979
16 Community life http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029243
17 University of Oregon >> Lane County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5758196/
18 University of Oregon. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003116678
19 Eugene Lesbian Oral History Project http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/EugeneLesbianOralHistoryProject
20 University of Oregon http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126183

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