University history professor Alecia Long and her fall 2009 history students are gathering oral histories for their project, “Listening to Louisiana Women: Sexuality, Reproduction and Social Equality.”According to a University news release, the purpose of the project is to collect oral history interviews with adult women who are from or who have lived in Louisiana for a significant period of time.Long’s University students will interview the women, asking them to tell the story of their lives. Women who participate will have the option to donate their interviews to one of the nation’s oldest oral history archives, LSU Libraries Special Collections Williams Center for Oral History, the release stated. Interview subjects will receive a full transcript of their interview and will be asked to be honored guests and/or participate in the “Listening to Louisiana Women” symposium in late 2010 or early 2011, according to the release.To receive further information or to participate in this oral history project, please contact Long by e-mail at [email protected] or write to Alecia P. Long, assistant professor, LSU Department of History, 223B Himes Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.
 
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