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Description
Pat Bond, actress, talks about her experiences in the Women's Army Corps as a lesbian in 1945 -- why she joined, the difficulties of being queer in the military (and subsequent witch hunt), how her attitudes towards the army and government changed, and how she wanted to join the Communist movement in San Francisco.
Type
sound
Format
Sound Audio cassette
Form/Genre
Oral histories
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
calavc_000014
Language
English
Subject
Gay military personnel Women soldiers World War, 1939-1945 Gay community
Provenance
Visual Communications Archives California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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