Sally Tatnall Interview, 19 July 2023

Abstract

Sally Tatnall (b. 1937) grew up in Buffalo, New York, and moved to East Cleveland in the 1960s. She discusses developing her political consciousness through her involvement in civil rights activism in Cleveland. She discusses moving to Cleveland Heights, becoming an active feminist, and coming out as a radical lesbian feminist in the 1970s. Tatnall discusses becoming active in Cleveland Heights' East Side lesbian feminist communities and her role as as a founding member of the lesbian collective Hag House/Berkshire House. She also describes her involvement in lesbian feminist spaces, activism, and cultural production in Cleveland, including Oven Productions, the the Land Project, the Three of Cups, and the Womyn's Variety Show.

Interviewee

Tatnall, Sally (interviewee)

Interviewer

Habyl, Riley (interviewer)

Project

LGBTQ+ Cleveland

Date

7-19-2023

Document Type

Oral History

Duration

102 minutes

Recommended Citation

"Sally Tatnall Interview, 19 July 2023" (2023). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 701003.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1270

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