Claire Kaplan Oral History
AudioAuthor:Parks, Cecelia, LB-Teaching & Learning ServicesUniversity of Virginia 
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orcid.org/0000-0002-4947-013XAbstract:
In this interview, Claire discusses growing up in Long Beach, California, and coming out and getting involved with LGBTQ+ and Democratic Socialists of America organizing. She shares how she met her wife and moved to Virginia with her, where she worked at UVA and was a founding member of the UVA Pride group for faculty and staff. She discusses what it was like to be an out member of the faculty/staff at UVA in the 1990s and 2000s, as well as adopting her daughter and being a Jewish person in Charlottesville.
Keywords:
Queer Charlottesville Oral History Project, lesbian, gay, UVA Pride, Democratic Socialists of America, Jewish identity, adoption, Cville Pride, University of Virginia
Queer Charlottesville Oral History Project, lesbian, gay, UVA Pride, Democratic Socialists of America, Jewish identity, adoption, Cville Pride, University of Virginia
Language:
English
English
Publisher:
University of Virginia
University of Virginia
Published Date:
January 31, 2023
January 31, 2023
Notes:
Claire added some additional comments and clarifications to the transcript document that are not reflected in the audio recording.
