Interview with Gretchen Marcum Brown, April 27, 2020
Project: University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Gretchen Marcum Brown was a staff member for the University of Kentucky's yearbook "The Kentuckian" for two years beginning in 1967 before becoming editor for the 1969 yearbook. She also was a contributor to the "blue tail fly" in 1969 and 1970. This interview discusses her experiences and events on the U.K. campus in 1966, as well as the development of the campus feminist movement from the mid to late 1960s.Interview Accession
Interviewee Name
Interviewer Name
Interview Date
Interview Keyword
campus "in loco parentis" doctrine early feminist literature "free love" movement availability of "the pill" abortion issue contraceptives Lexington abortion counseling Playboy magazine Dr. Phil Crossen "The Graduate" movie moral attitudes rape sexual assault homosexuality The Living Room Gilded Cage James "Sweet Evening Breeze" Herndon Associated Women Students (AWS)Interview Rights
All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, have been transferred to the University of Kentucky Libraries.Interview Usage
Interviews may only be reproduced with permission from Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.Restriction
Interviews may only be reproduced with permission from Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, have been transferred to the University of Kentucky Libraries.
Add this interview to your cart in order to begin the process of requesting access to a copy of and/or permission to reproduce interview(s).
Brown, Gretchen Marcum Interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. 27 Apr. 2020. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Brown, G.M. (2020, April 27). Interview by J. Suchanek. University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Brown, Gretchen Marcum, interview by Jeffrey Suchanek. April 27, 2020, University of Kentucky: The Turbulent Years (1965-1975) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.
If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.
Persistent Link for this Record: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7b2c4spkw3h