Katherine Giles, a World War II veteran and a Woodford County, Kentucky native, begins the interview by discussing her childhood and family background. Giles was born in 1918 in the rural community of Nonesuch, Woodford County. Giles enjoyed growing up in a such a community-oriented place, and...
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29 minutes. During the interview we talked about Adlebert's childhood experiences and many aspects of this part of his life. Then we talked about his adolescence and adulthood before his disability. Finally we talked about his current condition and how it affects his everyday life.
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30 minutes. Joyce discussed her childhood and feeling disabled without having a diagnosis. She then talks about being diagnosed and explains chiari. She discussed her daily life on her "good days" and her "bad days." Transcript available.
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35 minutes. This interview contains the story of Katherine Olivia, diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome at the age of 16. Katherine ("Katie") discusses the impact that IBS had on her childhood and adulthood. She also talks about her idea of the concept of "health", the...
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In this collection of interviews, interviewees discuss growing up in a segregated Louisville, the nature and extent of this segregation, the nature and palpability of race-based discrimination in Louisville juxtaposed against the more intense discrimination experienced in the Deep South, and...
