Interview with Christine Marie Mrak : The Movement Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- In this interview, Christine Mrak (1971 BA Political Science) describes her upbringing in a working-class family in Portage, Indiana, her path to Stanford, and her experience protesting the Vietnam War, mainly through Stanford’s chapter of Students for a Democratic Society. In particular, she shares memories of the Stop the Draft Week protests and disrupting a Board of Trustees meeting at the Faculty Club for which she faced university judicial proceedings as a member of the “Stanford Twenty-Nine.” She also recalls the activities of the Women’s Union (an early feminist group at Stanford) and reflects on both the counterculture and the gender and class dynamics of activism at Stanford. She concludes by describing her career as a labor lawyer representing unions.
Description
| Type of resource | moving image, sound recording-nonmusical, text |
|---|---|
| Extent | 1 video file; 1 audio file; 1 text file; 1 photograph |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | May 5, 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Mrak, Christine Marie | |
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| Creator | Mrak, Christine Marie | |
| Interviewer | Ochavillo, Vanessa | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.) |
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| Subject | Stanford University. Women's Center |
| Subject | College Students > Political Activity > United States |
| Subject | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest Movements |
| Subject | Anti-war demonstrations |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/vx898wv3200 |
| Location | SC1432 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
The Movement oral history project, 2018
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