Ross, Loretta J.
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Barbara Smith interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, May 7–8, 2003
In this oral history Barbara Smith describes her childhood in an emotionally warm and culturally rich family that valued education and race work. The interview focuses on her activism as a grassroots organizer, writer, and publisher. Smith's story details the political challenges and personal costs of being a pioneer in radical coalition politics against imperialism, racism, and sexism, and homophobia. (Transcript 109 pp.)
Betita Martinez interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, March 3, 2006 and August 6, 2006
This oral history offers a general overview of Martinez' life and work. Martinez reviews her childhood and her political experiences from SNCC forward. She discusses the difficulty of sustaining left groups in the face of sectarianism and government infiltration. Martinez comments on current domestic and international politics and reflects on tensions between her activism and her role as a single parent. (Transcript 70 pp.)
Byllye Avery Interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, July 21-22, 2005
Calling In the Calling Out Culture conference video recordings , 2016 April 2
Dázon Dixon Diallo interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, April 4, 2009
Dázon Dixon Diallo papers
Frances Beal Interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, March 18, 2005
In this oral history, Frances Beal describes her unique childhood, born of parents of refugee Jewish, African American, and Native American descent. The interview focuses on her activism in the United States and in France, including founding the Women's Committee of SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee). Beal's story captures the challenges of anti-racist, anti-fascist and anti-imperialist organizing with a gender perspective. (Transcript 54 pp.)
Geraldine Miller interviewed by Loretta Ross, October 14, 2004
In this oral history Geraldine Miller describes her life as an African American child born in the Midwest in the 1920s. As a child of incest between her mother and her mother's stepfather, Miller focuses on her struggle to lift herself out of poverty, overcome the murder of her mother, and launch her career as a national organizer of domestic workers and leading feminist with the National Organization for Women and the National Congress of Neighborhood Women. (Transcript 79 pp.)
Graciela Sanchez interviewed by Loretta Ross, February 22-23, 2005
Linda Burnham interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, March 18, 2005
Lora Jo Foo interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, December 16, 2006
Loretta J. Ross papers
Loretta Ross interviewed by Joyce Follet, November 3-5, 2004, December 1-3, 2004, and February 4, 2005
In this lengthy interview, Ross details her childhood and early education, family life and sexual assault. She traces and analyzes her political evolution from black nationalism in the 1970s to liberal feminism in the 1980s, and from human rights advocacy in the 1990s to reproductive justice organizing in the present. Her account sheds light on the interplay of national and international events in women of color organizing in the U.S. (Transcript 364 pp.)
Luz Alvarez Martinez interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, December 6-7, 2004
Luz Rodriguez papers
Marian Kramer interviewed by Loretta Ross, 2014 February 1-2
Mary Chung Hayashi interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, December 15, 2006
In this oral history Mary Chung Hayashi describes her childhood in South Korea and in the U.S. and discusses the circumstances that have led her to launch successive organizations addressing health issues in the Asian American community. She also discusses her path towards becoming the first Korean American elected to the California State Assembly. (Transcript 34 pp.)
N'Dieye Gray Danavall video recordings
Nkenge Touré interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, December 4-5, 2004 and March 23, 2005
October calendar from Loretta Ross' appointment book
Peggy Saika interviewed by Loretta Ross, February 20, 2006
Setsuko (Suki) Terada Ports interviewed by Loretta J. Ross, January 5, 2008
Ports recalls vivid stories of the impact of FBI surveillance of her family during World War II, including her mother's house arrest. She describes growing up in a Japanese American family in the postwar years. She details racial tensions in her personal life and public work, and comments on cultural norms and stereotypes that have influenced her ability to speak out. Ports summarizes her years of organizing around AIDS.(Transcript 91 pp.)
SisterLove records
SisterLove is the first women's HIV/AIDS organization in the southeastern United States. The SisterLove records include administrative and program files from the founding of SisterLove to the early 2000s. Particularly well documented are SisterLove's grant applications, their residential program for HIV positive women called "Love House," the Healthy Love Parties, the Women's HIV/AIDS Resources Project (WHARP), their programs in South Africa, and their outreach efforts.
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective records
Reproductive rights advocacy and healthcare reform organization. Conference materials, background information, and video recordings from the SisterSong National Membership Meetings.
Undivided Rights Book Project records
Feminist; Professor, Women's Studies; Author; Reproductive rights advocate. Research files, correspondence and manuscripts related to the book Undivided Rights: Women of Color Organizing for Reproductive Justice (2004) by Jael Miriam Silliman, Loretta Ross, Marlene Fried, and Elena Gutiérrez.
Voices of Feminism Oral History Project oral histories
Oral History Project documenting the persistence and diversity of organizing for women in the United States. Narrators include labor, peace, and anti-racism activists; artists and writers; lesbian rights advocates; grassroots anti-violence and anti-poverty organizers; and women of color reproductive justice leaders. Interviews cover childhood, personal life, and political work. Most oral histories consist of audiovisual recordings and transcripts, plus some background information.