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Interview no. | U-1057 |
Restrictions | No restrictions. Open to research. |
Project | U.16. Long Civil Rights Movement: The Women's Movement in the South |
Project description | Interviews, 2013 and onward, conducted as part of the Moxie Project women's leadership program for undergraduate students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under the direction of Dr. Rachel Seidman. Student interviewers were interns at Triangle area women's organizations, and conducted interviews with women activists and leaders in the region as part of their service. The interviews are part of the Women's Movement in the South series, containing interviews recorded 2010 onward, that focus on women's activism and gender dynamics that were central to the freedom movement and the backlash against it. Topics include reproductive activism, both anti-abortion and pro-choice; the emergence of second-wave feminism in the mountain South and its links to the civil rights movement; the War on Poverty and challenges to job discrimination inspired by Title VII; and the entry of women into the University of North Carolina. |
Date | 30 June 2014 |
Interviewee | Marshall, Senseney J. |
Interviewee occupation | Unknown |
Interviewee DOB | 1945 |
Interviewee ethnicity | Whites |
Interviewer | West, Erin. |
Abstract | Senseney Marshall has been a volunteer at NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina for over a decade. First, political awareness is discussed, differing views of newspapers, her grandfather's involvement in politics, how politics was integrated into her life, media influence on political awareness, JFK's assassination, political opinion shows, and difference between television programs then and now. Next, her experience being enrolled in an all-girls high school and the importance of independent thinking is discussed. She began her activism in college, during the Vietnam War. Her primary focus was on being aware of goings on, with less emphasis on active participation. Next, she discusses the Civil Rights Movement, but felt as if she was a part of the background, with no place as an active part of the movement. The segregation of Washington, DC is mentioned next. She discusses her involvement in a consciousness raising group, primarily focused on gender equity and experiences of female gender identity. She decided that her issue was abortion access; volunteered with a 'Keep Abortion Legal' organization in Virginia, did a march in Washington, and was involved in many campaigns in Washington. Next, she spoke on the influence of her mother on her upbringing and outlook on life, and how feminism came into her life. She discusses her work life. Also, discusses mental health and the idea of manipulation. Next, we return to the representation of feminism in her life and inspirational figures. Current political climates are discussed, didn't realize how long a battle abortion rights would be, positivity, religion, and the importance of education and health care. Next, Marshall discusses this generation's awareness of abortion and current legislation, her work with NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina, and the support of her partner. Next, her professional life working for the government is discussed, protests and marches, and inspirational speakers. Finally, her experience with phone banking is discussed, politics, and the importance of education and access to birth control and abortion. This interview was conducted, to be deposited in the Southern Oral History Program’s archives, as part of the 2014 Moxie Project at UNC-Chapel Hill. |
Citation | Interview with Senseney J. Marshall by Erin West, 30 June 2014 U-1057, in the Southern Oral History Program Collection#4007, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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Interview no. | U1057_Audio |