Interview with Julianne (Julie) Garner

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Title

Interview with Julianne (Julie) Garner

Subject

Social justice
Women's rights
Women's March on Washington
Atlanta, GA

Description

An oral history with Julie Garner, a graduate student of Auburn University, concerning her participation in the satellite Women's March on Washington that occurred on January 21, 2017, in Atlanta, Georgia. Her story is rich in local political context as she explains how she balanced working with Trump supporters at Chipotle Mexican Grill and with liberals in the History Department. Her life experiences, which include traveling abroad, influenced her political ideology and her feminism.

Creator

Julie Garner

Source

Special Collections and Archives

Publisher

Auburn University Libraries

Date

February 05, 2017

Contributor

Heather M. Haley, Ph.D. candidate, Department of History, Auburn University, in cooperation with the University Archives and Special Collections

Rights

All files are the property of the Auburn University Libraries and are intended for non-commercial use. Users of these materials are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other items in this collection, please contact Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at [email protected] or (334) 844-1732.

Format

Digital Audio File
Transcription PDF

Language

English

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Original Format

MP3 Audio File
Transcription PDF

Duration

01:14:55

Interviewer

Heather M. Haley

Interviewee

Julie Garner

Location

Bond Library, Thach Hall, Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Time Summary

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:41 - Growing up in NJ
00:03:38 - Public school education
00:05:12 - Foreign Exchange experience in Kochi, Japan
00:10:43 - Study Abroad in Fixin, France
00:14:32 - Undergraduate at Clemson University
00:17:11 - Growing up in a conservative family
00:21:50 - Political climate of Clemson
00:23:50 - Kappa Alpha Theta
00:25:13 - Academic success at Clemson
00:26:46 - 15-month Fulbright in Hwacheon, South Korea
00:32:48 - Graduate school at Auburn University
00:34:18 - Impressions of Auburn and Alabama
00:38:40 - Summer in Harrisonburg, Virginia
00:41:35 - "Bleeding heart liberal"
00:43:237 - Election Day, November 8, 2016
00:47:51 - Julie's grassroots activism
00:52:20 - Women's March (in Atlanta, GA)
01:09:00 - Keeping the momentum

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