Not Waiting for a Cure Oral History Project: Interview with Shirley Wilson

Titles: Not Waiting for a Cure Oral History Project: Interview with Shirley Wilson (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Shirley Wilson's husband, Andy, was diagnosed with hemophilia as a child, and with AIDS as an adult. In the intervening years, Wilson has transformed herself from a shy, alcoholic, rural housewife to an AIDS activist. She is now the executive director of the state chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation, she has testified at public hearings at the state capitol and in Washington, and she is known nationally for her work to increase support for women losing family members to the disease. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: She discusses her personal struggle with sexuality in the age of AIDS and her growing frustration with the medical system.

Dates

• 03/21/1995 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Wilson, Shirley
• interviewer: Fraser, Nelson

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 50
• Accession Number: AV1996.17.19

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'Not Waiting for a Cure Oral History Project' <OH 50>

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 18 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 00:57:06 running time

Subjects

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