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Title: Cindy Thomson oral history interview, 2004 April 1
Creator: Thomson, Cindy, 1946-
Date Created: 2004-04-01
Subjects--Topical: Feminism, Sexism, Sexism in mass media, Sex discrimination in employment, Feminism--Political aspects, Women--Social conditions, Women--Political activity
Description: Cindy Thomson recounts her experiences with the National Organization for Women (NOW) and as a feminist activist in Charlotte, North Carolina. She explains how she became involved with NOW, discusses her role in the development of the Charlotte ch...

Title: Girvaud Justice oral history interview 4, 2006 September 22
Creator: Justice, Girvaud, 1944-
Date Created: 2006-09-22
Subjects--Topical: Race relations, Sexism, Racism, Diversity in the workplace, Sexual harassment, Sex in the workplace, Civil service positions, Illegal aliens
Description: Girvaud Justice was one of four African American students who attended all-white schools in Charlotte in 1957 as a challenge to the city's slow response to desegregate schools, which had been mandated by the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. B...

Title: Nadine Ford oral history interview 2, 2019 April 18
Creator: Ford, Elaine N. (Elaine Nadine)
Date Created: 2019-04-18
Subjects--Topical: Food security, Racism, Gentrification, Community gardens, Sexism
Description: Nadine Ford grew up in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. Her love for growing things began in her early childhood when she lived on a farm and learned gardening from her parents and grandparents. This love for gardening tr...

Title: Shelley Proffitt Eagan oral history interview, 2019 April 26
Creator: Eagan, Shelley Proffitt
Date Created: 2019-04-26
Subjects--Topical: Family farms, Women farmers, Sexism, Cattle, Organic farming, Farm life, Rotational grazing
Description: In this interview Shelley Proffitt Eagan discusses her work as an owner/operator of a cattle company for the previous ten years in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Topics include how the farm began, methods used to raise cattle for slaughter, the p...