Interview with Ginger McGovern

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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

Item sets: Herland Oral History Project; Herland Demo Site; LGBTQ+; Feminism; Lesbianism - Personal Stories; Lesbianism - Advocacy; Feminism - Personal Stories; Feminism - Advocacy

Media: Interview with Ginger McGovern

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