08: The Lesbian Story Project with Arden Eversmeyer
Release Date: 10/17/2016
37: Elizabeth Mc Cain
The Lesbian Story Project
Interview with Elizabeth Mc Cain, author and storyteller. She discusses the release of her new memoir; A Southern Belle Tells All.
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36: Patty Jackson, Connecting on the Net
The Lesbian Story Project
Patty Jackson is a seasoned singer/songwriter, who has performed and taught for decades in the Denver Metro Area. She sings a variety of original and cover songs at this concert. This event is the first in a series of events hosted through . This site is aimed at building the women's community through online connection. We may be physically apart, but we can continue to gather online.
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35: Women's Liberation Radio Network
The Lesbian Story Project
The Lesbian Story Project interviews the founder, Thistle Petterson and a key contributor, Julia Beck from Women's Liberation Radio News. These two women represent a collective creating information online for radical feminists. Today they create a monthly podcast, blog articles, and broadcast concerts to their growing community. You can find out more at .
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34: Wendy Rouder
The Lesbian Story Project
From Wendy's childhood, in the '50s, being enamored with actresses of the day, to leading the Arcaid Theatre Group, Wendy shares a powerful life journey.
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33: Living the Rainbow with Kristi Dean
The Lesbian Story Project
In episode 33, I interview Kristi Dean, creator of Living the Rainbow. In her desire to build bridges, she is creating the opportunity for members of the LGBTQ community to share their coming out stories through theater.
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32: Girl Talk with Erica Rose Film Director/Producer
The Lesbian Story Project
Erica Rose shares her experience creating the movie Girl Talk.
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31: The L-Fund with Ruth Debra
The Lesbian Story Project
Since 2012, the L-Fund has assisted numerous lesbians and has just started an educational fund, the Lesbian Educational Assistance Fund (LEAP). Based on their success, Ruth Debra shares about the program, so that other lesbians can start assisting lesbians in their own local communities.
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30: LGBT Healthcare Research with Leslie Wright
The Lesbian Story Project
Leslie Wright shares community based research based on LGBT seniors.
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29: Jen-US Army Veteran
The Lesbian Story Project
In this episode, I interviewed Jen, an army vet. Following in her father's footsteps, she joined the army to fulfill her desire to serve her country. She excelled in her training and felt she was destined to make the army a career. However, she served during the "don't ask, don't tell era in the military. This caused her to struggle with confusion and the ultimate fear of being exposed as a lesbian. The BOLDFest is gearing up registration for the festival this Labor Day Weekend! For more info., go to:
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28: BOLDFest with Pat Hogan
The Lesbian Story Project
Pat Hogan, activist, lesbian event producer and the moving force behind BOLDFest. The festival is scheduled for Labor Day Weekend, August 30th-Sept. 2nd. in Vancouver, British Columbia. In our conversation, Pat highlights upcoming sessions and musical entertainment. We also discuss how she got into community building for lesbians. Lesbians come from all over North America and other countries to enjoy each others company, laugh and share ideas in a supportive setting. For more information on the upcoming BOLDFest, go to: . You can...
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Arden Eversmeyer[/caption] Here in episode #8, we have a conversation with Arden Eversmeyer, The founder of the old lesbian Herstory Project. She started interviewing lesbians over the age of 70, nineteen years ago. Thankfully, this project has saved life stories of lesbians born in early 1900s. Today, the Herstory Project has completed over 500 lesbian life stories and anticipates adding another 100 this year. These finished life stories are a gift from all of the women involved. Starting with a recorded interview and transcription, the finished story is a beautiful document including pictures, awards and achievements. [caption id="attachment_578" align="alignright" width="150"]
Arden and her wife Charlotte[/caption] The oral histories are given to each woman who shares her story and are archived at the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College. From the collection of stories, there are 2 books: A Gift of Age, and Without Apology. They give a glimpse of what life was like for the strong women who have gone before us. These women were true to themselves and fully engaged in life. For more information on the Old Lesbian Story Project go to: OLOHP.org Please support the Lesbian Story Project by subscribing to the podcast on I-tunes and leave a rating and review. This will get the word out to more lesbians.