- Collection:
- Women's Marches 2017 Collection
- Title:
- Katherine Oxnard Ellis oral history interview, 2017-07-15
- Creator:
- Ellis, Katherine Oxnard
- Contributor to Resource:
- Gerrard, Morna
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2017-07-15
- Subject:
- Protest movements
- People:
- Trump, Donald, 1946-
- Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- oral histories (document genres)
interviews
digital moving image formats - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mpeg
- Description:
- Katherine Oxnard Ellis was born into a progressive Southern family in 1964 in Greenville, Miss. She was raised mostly in Savannah, Ga. As an adult, Ellis has lived in various states and countries. Ellis works as a professional writer, and lives in Savannah with her husband and two children. On January 21, 2017, millions of people worldwide took part in marches to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as the President of the United States. The first protest, which took place in Washington, D.C., was known as the Women's March on Washington and was intended as a response to anti-woman rhetoric and beliefs that were espoused during Trump's campaign. While women's and reproductive rights were at the forefront of marchers' concerns, many also protested the racist, anti-immigrant, anti-science, and other controversial sentiments expressed by the incoming Trump administration.
In this interview, Katherine Oxnard Ellis begins by discussing her family's pro-civil rights beliefs and activism, including her father's job working for the Delta Democrat-Times, a pro-civil rights newspaper in Mississippi. She talks about her own political views, which she describes as closely aligned with those of the Green Party, and talks about various protests and marches she has participated in. Ellis describes feeling devastated by the results of the 2016 presidential election, which led to her decision to attend the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017, with her mother and two sisters. She describes their experience at the march, which was overwhelmingly positive. Ellis discusses her husband and children, including how she has approached discussing politics and current events with her children. She talks about the need to stay involved in political action and protest, and expresses her hopes for the next several years under the Trump administration. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/marches/id/421
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Ellis, Katherine Oxnard, interviewed by Morna Gerrard, July 15, 2017, Women's Marches Oral History Project, Archives for Research on Women and Gender. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 01:45:41
- Original Collection:
- Archives for Research on Women and Gender
Women's Marches Oral History Project
http://research.library.gsu.edu/c.php?g=620340 - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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