Tape 13: Interview with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, 1992
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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz describes her whereabouts and activities during 1968 and her efforts towards movement-building. Eventually ending up in Boston, Dunbar-Ortiz discusses the formation of her own women's group, Cell 16, and their study of the SCUM Manifesto. She responds to a question about Valerie Solanas's pro-celibacy stance and her sexual orientation. People and organizations mentioned include Simone de Beauvoir; Black Panthers and Huey Newton; Martin Luther King Jr.; Boston/New England Draft Resistance Group (BDRG); Daughters of Bilitis; Fidel Castro; Che Guevarra; John F. Kennedy; Flo Kennedy; Ti-Grace Atkinson; Huey Newtown; Andy Warhol; Rox Baxandall; Cell 16.
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- The collection is currently closed to all researchers in accordance with an ongoing documentary film project based on the interview footage, Civic-Minded Thrill-Seeking Responsible Females, dir. Eric Cramer, prod. Alexandra Juhasz. The interview materials will become unrestricted in April 2026.
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