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Title	Oral history interview with Loretta Wrobel recorded on 2002 Nov. 5
Creator	Wrobel, Loretta
Description	Interview conducted by Linda Campbell. Loretta Wrobel was a lesbian and feminist activist who was involved in the establishment of the Hartford Women's Center, and continues to work as feminist therapist. Wrobel was born in Connecticut in 1954. While she didn't have a specific coming out experience she describes knowing since the age of 5 that she would never marry or have children. Wrobel studied psychology as she was convinced that she would eventually end up in an institution for deviant behavior because of her lesbianism. She went to UCONN, and then later to Fordham University in New York to obtain her masters degree in social work. It was in New York that she first became heavily involved with the feminist movement. When she returned to Connecticut in the early seventies, she recognized the need for a women's meeting place and support center. She put an ad in the paper advertising a women's meeting group for all women, not specifically for lesbians, and over fifty women showed up for the first meeting. Eventually the group was given space and funds for a feminist library were donated, and the Hartford Womens Center was established. Wrobel also discusses the experiences of lesbians during the feminist movement and the accomplishments that resulted.
Date	11/05/2002
Location	Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
Subject	Homosexuality -- United States -- Personal narratives Social service -- Connecticut Feminism
Contributors	Campbell, Linda;
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Relation	GLBTQ Archives;
Type	moving image
Duration	01:32:38
Format	video/x-ms-wmv
Software	Windows Media Player required for viewing
Language	eng
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