The ArQuives Digital Exhibitions

Oral History with Jeanne Healy, 1985

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Title

Oral History with Jeanne Healy, 1985

Description

Jeanne is an activist and retired bookkeeper and secretary. She was born in 1924, the youngest and only girl of five siblings and grew up and lived for a major part of her life in Toronto. At the time of the interview she was back living with her ex-lover, Lois Stewart and Lois’s husband. The interview covers Jeanne’s lesbian relationships from 1948 up to the time of the interview. She discusses the bar scene in Toronto and Detroit as well as house parties and friendships with other lesbians in Toronto. Topics discussed include dealing with homophobia from the 40’s to the present as well as thoughts on the intersection of class, gender and sex.

Creator

Lesbians Making History Collective

Date

1985

Contributor

Lesbians Making History Collective
LGBTQ Digital Oral History Collaboratory

Rights

The CLGA does not own the copyright

Type

oral history

Coverage

1950s to 1970s, 1985

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Lesbians Making History Collective, “Oral History with Jeanne Healy, 1985,” The ArQuives Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 18, 2024, https://digitalexhibitions.arquives.ca/items/show/136.

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