Bess

Bess

Bess discusses: her childhood with her single mother; moving to Chicago as a young woman and her introduction to the lesbian community and social life; her journey of self-discovery (including her time in college); and the experience of living her identities at the present time.
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Collection: 
Date of interview: 
1992
Interviewee: 
Bess
Interviewer: 
Katie Gilmartin
Format: 
Audio
Language: 
English
Place of interview: 
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Topics: 

Childhood

Topic: Childhood

Content includes significant discussion of: being a child and growing up; adolescence; experiences from one’s life during these times; and topics related to coming of age.

Family

Topic: Family

Content includes significant discussion of matters related to family, including: one’s relationships with their family members; having and raising children; the experience of having a non-heteronormative/non-traditional family.

Identity

Topic: Identity

Content includes significant discussion of identity/ies (including gender, sexual, racial, religious, and class) and how one self-identifies, and/or significant discussion of the process of finding or determining one’s identity/ies.

Sex and Relationships

Topic: Sex and Relationships

Content includes significant discussion of all matters related to sex, sexuality, and relationships (other than familial relationships with parents or children), including: friendships; marriage; divorce; relationship models, etc.

Social Life

Topic: Social Life

Content includes significant discussion of all aspects of both public or private social life, leisure, and recreation, such as: social gatherings; events; nightlife; partying; clubs; sports; and bars/bar culture.

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