Administrative/Biographical History

The "From a Whisper to a Roar" project (2019-2020) collected reminiscences from lesbian, bisexual, and transwomen over a period of roughly fifty years – from the time of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967, when the focus was on men and the legal fight, to the modern day.

At this time there was silence around women’s issues and women’s voices were rarely heard. Over the intervening years women gradually came out of the shadows. Women’s voices grew louder and they have become activists on many levels. The project was co-ordinated by Evelyn Pittman for Opening Doors London and was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Scope and Content

Forty-one oral histories conducted for the Opening Doors London "From a Whisper to a Roar' project of lesbian, bisexual and transwomen's reminiscences over a period of roughly fifty years – from the time of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967 to the modern day, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and co-ordinated by Evelyn Pittman (2019-2020).

Quantity

41 pdf files, 46 mp3 files