Collected Item: “Dolores Stanford Oral History, 2022/08/17”
Title
Dolores Stanford
Who conducted the interview? List all names, separated by comma.
Kit Heintzman
Who was interviewed? List all names, separated by commas.
Dolores Stanford
Email Address(es) for all interviewers. Separated by comma.
kheintzman@gmail.com
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your oral history. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#ADHD, #AIDS, #anxiety, #artist, #astrology, #Cancer, #capitalism, #Elder, #Indigenous, #masking, #Nanticoke, #NativeAmerican, #osteoporosis, #Pennsylvania, #Philadelphia, #Polio, #prayer, #race, #racism, #spirituality, #vaccination, #weight, #Wicca
What is the format of your recording?
Audio
In what ZIP code is the primary residence of the interviewee? (enter 5-digit ZIP code; for example, 00544 or 94305)? In what city/town/village does the interviewee live? In what country does the interviewee live? All comma-separated.
Philadelphia, PA
What is the gender of the interviewee? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their gender in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a gender identity to interviewees.*
Female
What is the age of the interviewee?
65 to 74
How does the interviewee describe their race or ethnicity? Be sure to allow interviewees to self-identify their race/ethnicity in the pre-interview or interview. *Do not assign a racial or ethnic identity to interviewees.*
Native American, Nanticoke
Describe the oral history.
Some of the things we discussed include:
Having been raised as an “army brat”.
Learning about COVID-19 from the news.
People violating masking policy, such as on Septa buses.
Living alone during the pandemic, isolating and missing friends.
Keeping in touch with family members over the phone.
Difficulty using computers.
Choosing to get vaccinated as consenting to be experimented upon by the government and pharmaceutical industry; getting vaccinated and boosted.
Difficulty navigating vaccine appointments early in the pandemic.
USA government’s treatment of Native Americans.
Comparisons of COVID-19 to Polio and AIDS.
A significant back-injury in October 2020, seeking out-patient medical attention during the pandemic and at home care.
COVID weight gain.
How little most people know about history; the importance of the accurate telling of history to combat racism.
The relationship between white supremacy and capitalism.
Changing class structure in the USA.
Aging and watching friends die, living for happiness day-by-day.
Sexism in religion and turning to spirituality; comparisons between Native American and Wiccan religious/spiritual practices.
Other people acting like the pandemic is over.
Cultural references: Eisenhower, Zoom, Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity (https://bdccares.com), Temple University Hospital, AARP, PBS, Sybil Wolf, D. J. Conway’s book Maiden, Mother, Crone (1995), 13 Stations of the Cross
See also:
https://www.muralarts.org/artist/dolores-stanford/
https://www.muralarts.org/artworks/climate-justice-initiative/
Having been raised as an “army brat”.
Learning about COVID-19 from the news.
People violating masking policy, such as on Septa buses.
Living alone during the pandemic, isolating and missing friends.
Keeping in touch with family members over the phone.
Difficulty using computers.
Choosing to get vaccinated as consenting to be experimented upon by the government and pharmaceutical industry; getting vaccinated and boosted.
Difficulty navigating vaccine appointments early in the pandemic.
USA government’s treatment of Native Americans.
Comparisons of COVID-19 to Polio and AIDS.
A significant back-injury in October 2020, seeking out-patient medical attention during the pandemic and at home care.
COVID weight gain.
How little most people know about history; the importance of the accurate telling of history to combat racism.
The relationship between white supremacy and capitalism.
Changing class structure in the USA.
Aging and watching friends die, living for happiness day-by-day.
Sexism in religion and turning to spirituality; comparisons between Native American and Wiccan religious/spiritual practices.
Other people acting like the pandemic is over.
Cultural references: Eisenhower, Zoom, Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity (https://bdccares.com), Temple University Hospital, AARP, PBS, Sybil Wolf, D. J. Conway’s book Maiden, Mother, Crone (1995), 13 Stations of the Cross
See also:
https://www.muralarts.org/artist/dolores-stanford/
https://www.muralarts.org/artworks/climate-justice-initiative/
On what date did you record this oral history?
2022-08-17