Oral History Interview, Maria Waitrovich (2179)
Abstract
In her 2022 interview with Pat Calchina, Mary Waitrovich details her life in Madison, Wisconsin. She spoke of the time period 1978 to the present. Mary talks about her process of coming out as a lesbian, playing intramural sports, her job as a public defender and after retiring from the law, her work making music and video on computers. Mary also talks about her lifelong interest in music and her avocation as a singer/songwriter. Additionally, Mary discusses her time performing in Flaming Dykasaurus, a comedy group, as well as volunteering at WORT, and Apple Island, a women’s space.
Subject
UW Madison School of Law, internalized homophobia, A Room of Ones Own Feminist Bookstore, The Coming Out Stories, Ferron, Fallen Women Productions
Permanent Link
http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/83812Type
Recording, oral
Description
In this interview, Maria Waitrovich discusses growing up in Madison and coming out as a lesbian. She also talks about her job as a public defender, her career in law, making music, and more. To learn more about this oral history, download & review the index first (or transcript if available). It will help determine which audio file(s) to download & listen to.