Equity Action oral history collection

Item

Identifier: 109-07-03

Staff Only

These recordings are accessible via the PPL digital repository.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes oral history recordings of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual people in Rhode Island. The interviews document experiences related to identity including sexuality, gender identity and expression, race and ethnicity as well as art and creative expression, dating, marriage and families, activism, religious faith, social life and occupations.

Dates

2020

Creator

Thomas, Virginia (Interviewer, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are available for research via www.provlibdigital.org.

Conditions Governing Use

PPL owns copyright to this collection.

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Virginia Thomas is a scholar of American Studies who completed her PhD at Brown University in 2020 with a focus on race, gender and sexuality in U.S. culture and history. She was awarded an Equity Action Grant by the Rhode Island Foundation in 2020 to complete a series of oral history recordings with members of Rhode Island’s LGBTQ+ community.