Nelson, Marjory, 1928-2018

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1928 December 20

Biography

Occupations: Lesbian activist; Therapist; Feminist.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Marjory Nelson interviewed by Kate Weigand, May 18-19, 2005

File — Box 36: [Barcode: 310183630031036]

Scope and Contents In this oral history Marjory Nelson describes her childhood in the 1930s and 1940s in an upper middle-class academic family in New Brunswick, NJ, her life as a typical white suburban housewife and mother in the 1950s and 1960s, her transformation into a middle-aged white academic feminist and leftist political activist after 1968, and her experiences as a lesbian activist living and working in San Francisco since the late 1970s. The interview focuses on Nelson's transformation from married...

Dates of Materials: May 18-19, 2005

Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Voices of Feminism Oral History Project oral histories

Marjory Nelson papers

Collection

Identifier: SSC-MS-00551

Abstract Marjorie Nelson was a lesbian activist, therapist and feminist. The Marjory Nelson papers consist of a wide range of materials documenting the progression of her life, from faculty wife in a traditional marriage to graduate student, lesbian activist, radical feminist, hypnotherapist, and pacifist. Her activities in the feminist movement are richly documented, from its beginnings in the 1960s to the present. There are also correspondence, photographs and other materials representative of...

Dates of Materials: 1947 - 2022

Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Voices of Feminism Oral History Project oral histories

Collection

Identifier: SSC-MS-00535

Abstract

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.

Dates of Materials: 1990-2014