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Cindy Thomson oral history interview, 2004 April 1
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Creator
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Thomson, Cindy, 1946-
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Date Created
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2004-04-01
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Subjects--Topical
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Feminism, Sexism, Sexism in mass media, Sex discrimination in employment, Feminism--Political aspects, Women--Social conditions, Women--Political activity
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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...
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Elisabeth G. Hair oral history interview, 1993 June 25
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Creator
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Hair, Elisabeth G. (Elisabeth Green), 1920-2014
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Date Created
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1993-06-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Women--Political activity, Women--Politics and government, Community colleges, Local government, Civil service
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Elisabeth "Liz" Hair, the first woman to be elected to the Mecklenburg County Commission, recounts her life and involvement in Charlotte-Mecklenburg's government and Democratic Party. Having grown up in a prominent political family involved w...
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Elizabeth Biggerstaff oral history interview, 1996 October 18
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Creator
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Biggerstaff, Elizabeth, 1922-
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Date Created
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1996-10-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Country life, Mills and mill-work, Manners and customs, Education, Rural, Women in war, Working mothers, Small business--Management, Women--Political activity, Race relations
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Description
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Rutherford County native Elizabeth Biggerstaff describes her life and how she balances work and family. She describes her early life growing up in the country outside of Cliffside, North Carolina, with two older brothers and attending local school...
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Hila Stratton oral history interview, 2003 June 3
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Creator
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Stratton, Hila R., 1914-2006
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Date Created
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2003-06-03
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Subjects--Topical
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Women political candidates, Women--Political activity, Nurses
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Hila Stratton reflects on her life in Charlotte, her community work, and her activist work with the Republican Party. She first moved to Charlotte during World War II with her husband Dr. David Stratton, who was an aviation medical examiner in the...
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Kimberly Melton oral history interview, 2017 February 9
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Creator
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Melton, Kimberly A., (Kimberly Ann)
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Date Created
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2017-02-09
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Subjects--Topical
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Women--Religious life, Bisexual women, Lesbian community, AIDS (Disease), Lesbians, Women--Political activity
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Kimberly Melton discusses her thirty years as an LGBTQ activist in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Melton was raised under Catholicism until the age of thirteen--a year in her life she attributes with great importance. While attending junior high s...
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Louise Smith Brennan oral history interview, circa 1990-1999
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Creator
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Brennan, Louise Smith, 1922-2007
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Date Created
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circa 1990-1999
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Subjects--Topical
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African Americans--Segregation, Elections, Mills and mill-work, Political parties, Women legislators, Women--Political activity, Women political candidates
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Description
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Louise Brennan recounts her early life growing up in Concord, North Carolina. She discusses the important role of education in her upbringing and the prevalence of textile mills in the Concord area. She describes living near a mill village in Conc...
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Women candidates cartoon
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Creator
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Payne, Eugene G., 1919-2010
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Date Created
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1970-05-05
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Subjects--Topical
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Political cartoons, Politics and government--Caricatures and cartoons, Women--Political activity, Political candidates, Women political candidates
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Description
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Topics include: Women in politics; Political campaigns; North Carolina politics and government