Interview with Betsy Swift

Dublin Core

Title

Interview with Betsy Swift

Subject

Lesbian-owned businesses
Lesbians
LGBTQ+ communities
LGBTQ+ people
Midwives
Same-sex marriage
Swift, Betsy

Description

Betsy Swift reflects on community influences throughout her life. Swift talks about coming out later in life as a lesbian, involvement in LGBTQ community groups, and navigating identity within the regional community. With these reflections, Swift details what drew her to western North Carolina, local and national shifts in LGBTQ organizations, and community building. Swift discusses her experiences in the women's medical health profession, specifically as a midwife, getting married three times as marriage laws changed over time, and the role activism and religion play as she navigates being a supportive community member.

Creator

Swift, Betsy

Source

WCU Oral History Collection - Introduction to Oral History

Date

2023-04-20

Contributor

Cope, MJ

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

sound recordings
transcripts

Language

eng

Type

Sound
Text

Identifier

71806
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/71806

Spatial Coverage

Jackson County (N.C.)
Sylva (N.C.)

Extent

1:45:26(duration)
33(pages)

Is Part Of

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina

Citation

Swift, Betsy, “Interview with Betsy Swift,” OAI, accessed April 30, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/71806.