Interview with Marjorie Cohn : The Movement Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- In this interview, recorded during the 50th reunion of the April Third Movement, Marjorie Cohn (1970 BA Social Thought and Institutions) talks about her experience as an anti- Vietnam War activist and the beginnings of the women’s liberation movement at Stanford. In particular, she describes her contributions as an ally in draft resistance; joining Students for a Democratic Society; participating in the nine-day sit-in at the Applied Electronics Laboratory in 1969; sitting in at Encina Hall; and blocking traffic near the Stanford Research Institute. She describes the gender dynamics within the antiwar movement, women’s group meetings, and the OFF campaign in which women undergraduates agitated for the right to live off campus. She also talks about her work at the Palo Alto Law Commune and with the National Lawyers Guild, her career practicing and teaching law, and her written contributions to progressive publications like Truthout.
Description
| Type of resource | moving image, sound recording-nonmusical, text |
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| Extent | 1 video file; 1 audio file; 1 text file; 1 photograph |
| Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
| Date created | May 4, 2019 |
| Language | English |
| Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
| Interviewee | Cohn, Marjorie, 1948- | |
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| Creator | Cohn, Marjorie, 1948- | |
| Interviewer | Marine-Street, Natalie | |
| Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
| Subject | Cohn, Marjorie, 1948- |
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| Subject | College Students > Political Activity > United States |
| Subject | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Protest Movements |
| Subject | Anti-war demonstrations |
| Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
| Biography | Marjorie Cohn is professor emerita at Thomas Jefferson School of Law where she taught from 1991 to 2016, and a former president of the National Lawyers Guild. She lectures, writes, and provides commentary for local, regional, national, and international media outlets. Professor Cohn has served as a news consultant for CBS News and a legal analyst for Court TV, as well as a legal and political commentator on BBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, NPR, and Pacifica Radio. |
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| Transcript |
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| Finding Aid | |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/xm162kr5199 |
| 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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