Interview with Susan Bishop

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Title: Interview with Susan Bishop
Description: Susan shares her experiences with Herland and its founding by Barbara Cleveland in the late 1970s or early 1980s, offering a perspective on the organization’s history and significance. Although Susan was never officially part of Herland, she supported the space and recalls its early days in the Gatewood neighborhood of Oklahoma City. She discusses the importance of a women-only space for lesbians and how Herland became a refuge and a safe space for queer people to come together and share their experiences, especially in a time when lesbian visibility was limited. Susan reflects on her experience in Oklahoma, moving from Rhode Island in 1972 and adjusting to a more conservative atmosphere where she often felt isolated due to a lack of LGBTQ+ acceptance. She highlights the difficulties lesbians faced in public spaces, such as bars with hidden peepholes, and contrasts that with the open, accepting environment of Herland.
interviewee: Susan Bishop
interviewer: Jake Crystal
Date: 2016
Language: English
uri: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHkbcFB4Xhs&list=PLfobseV2uSi-XjCPXH3TsWYmJEnmvY1N6&index=14
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 Susan Bishop

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