- Collection:
- Women's Marches 2017 Collection
- Title:
- Jessie Draper oral history interview, 2018-05-06
- Creator:
- Draper, Jessie
- Contributor to Resource:
- Flaherty, Lisa
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 2018-05-06
- Subject:
- Protest movements
- People:
- Trump, Donald, 1946-
- Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- oral histories (document genres)
interviews - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Jessie Draper was born in 1977 in Munich, Germany. A longtime educator, she currently works as a high-school assistant principal and lives in Athens, Ga. 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, Jessie Draper talks about her family's liberal political views and active political participation. She talks about her work as a teacher and school administrator, and how her work has affected and is affected by her views on gun violence. Draper discusses her decision to attend the Women's March on Washington in January 2017, and describes her trip to Washington and her experience at the march. She discusses the hopes and disappointments she has experienced so far under the Trump administration, discusses the Me Too movement, and offers advice to those who are interested in participating in marches. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/marches/id/716
- 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):
- Draper, Jessie, interviewed by Lisa Flaherty, May 6, 2018, Women's Marches Oral History Project, Archives for Research on Women and Gender. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Extent:
- 00:36:00
- 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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