Wise, Jan, July 14, 2023

The B-E Collection: Lesbians and Their Careers collection contains an ongoing series of oral history interviews with lesbians talking about their lives and includes discussions regarding childhood; family; careers and other employment opportunities; lesbian relationships and experiences with coming out; education; gender and sexual identity; friendships; hobbies; their thoughts regarding Roe vs. Wade; and other topics; as well as experiences with discrimination; sexual harassment; activism; affirmative action; and equal opportunity. This collection is comprised of five series. Series I: Individual Interviews contains interviews conducted with individuals of the lesbian community; Series II: To Have and To Hold Interviews contains interviews with lesbian couples; Series III: Special Topic Interviews contains interviews regarding specific topics such as gay conversion; Series IV: Your Vote, Your Voice contains lesbians discussing their thoughts regarding abortion; Roe vs. Wade; and the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS); and Series V: Documents contains one digitzied copy of an article in "Pride and a Paycheck" regarding the B-E Collection.