Judi Jennings, May 11, 2018
Title
Judi Jennings, May 11, 2018
Subject
Class consciousness
Intersectionality (Sociology)
Feminism
Second-wave feminism
Appalachian Region--Social conditions
Appalshop, Inc.
Filmed interviews
Appalachians (People) in motion pictures
Divorced people
Divorce
Appalachian Region
Lexington (Ky.)
Childhood
Rural conditions
Identity
Assimilation (Sociology)
First-generation college students
Community activists
Social classes
University of Kentucky
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Political activists
Anti-war demonstrations
Protest and social movements
Race relations--Kentucky--Lexington
Racism--Kentucky--Lexington
Universities and colleges--Graduate work
Women political activists
Description
Jeffrey A. Keith interviews Judi Jennings, an award-winning activist, director of the Kentucky Foundation for Women, and fundraiser for Appalshop, Inc. Jennings discusses her relationship with her Appalachian roots while growing up in urban Lexington, Kentucky. She also tells Keith about her experiences with class and race while attending elementary, middle, high school and college in Lexington. She talks about her involvement in Vietnam War protests, second-wave feminism, and class conscious activism during the 1970s and how these experiences influenced her career.
Format
video
Identifier
2019oh0002_appal0054
Interviewer
Jeffrey A. Keith
Interviewee
Judi Jennings
OHMS Object
Interview Keyword
Family
Personal choices
Appalachian stereotypes
Appalachian people in media
Working class families
Working class women
Cherokee ancestors
Bluegrass region
Rural Kentucky
Sense of place
Cultural assimilation
Political conservatism
North Lexington neighborhoods
Class distinctions
Graduate school
Vietnam War draft
Stewart’s Department Store
Racism in the 20th century--Kentucky--Lexington
Racial tensions
Intersectional feminism
Files
Citation
“Judi Jennings, May 11, 2018,” Exploring the Legacies of Appalshop Oral History Project, accessed December 4, 2023, https://nunncenter.net/legaciesofappalshop/items/show/64.