Title

Interview with Ginger McGovern

Description

An interview with Ginger McGovern, who has been involved with Herland, a women’s community and resource space in Oklahoma City, since 1986. She discusses Herland's origins, which began as a group of lesbians seeking to create a safe space and bookstore for women, particularly to provide access to lesbian literature and women’s music. Ginger shares the challenges the group faced, including fundraising difficulties and the eventual opening of the bookstore. She also describes Herland’s retreats, concerts, and its role in providing a safe environment for women, especially lesbians, in the socially conservative climate of Oklahoma during the 1980s. Over time, as mainstream bookstores and the internet began offering similar resources, Herland’s retail focus diminished, but its lending library remained a valuable community asset.

interviewee

Ginger McGovern

Date

2016

Language

English

uri

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxXj4Hivivk&list=PLfobseV2uSi-XjCPXH3TsWYmJEnmvY1N6&index=7

Is Part Of

Herland Oral History Project

Herland Oral History Project

Relation

Herland Voice

Herland Sisters Resources

Herland Newsletter

Herland: Creating a Women's Community

Interview with Susan Bishop

Interview with Pat Reaves

Interview with Sally Blevins

Interview with Pam Schonauer

Interview with Margaret Cox

Interview with Marian Halsey and Kris Marek

Interview with Wahru Cleveland

Interview with Ginger McGovern

Interview with Peggy Johnson

Herland Group Interview

Interview with Jean Kelsey

Interview with Jo Soske

Interview with Terri Hoersch

Herland: Creating a Women's Community

Subject

LGBTQ+

Feminism

LGBTQ+

Lesbianism - Personal Stories

Lesbianism - Advocacy

Feminism - Personal Stories

Feminism - Advocacy