Connie Vetter oral history interview, 2018 July 24

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Connie Vetter arrived in Charlotte in 1993 as a young graduate from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. In this interview, Ms. Vetter shares her experiences in Charlotte as a young lesbian in pursuit of law work and female community. Raised in an educated, middle-class family in Ohio, Ms. Vetter discusses her early memories with gender performance, race, and sexuality that eventually led to her coming out of the closet in 1985. As a decorated LGBTQ lawyer, Ms. Vetter reflects on the gay and lesbian history of Charlotte, highlighting important local LGBTQ activists and organizations that have and continue to push Charlotte in the direction of inclusion.

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Title: Connie Vetter oral history interview, 2018 July 24
Interviewee: Vetter, Connie J. (Connie June)
Interviewer: Hooper, Ann
Place of Publication: Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher: J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Date of Interview: 2018-07-24
Physical Description: 1 audio file (00:56:34) : digital, MP3
Object Type: sound recording-nonmusical
Genre: spoken word
Language: eng
Interviewee Biography: Connie Vetter was a 54-year-old woman at the time of the interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Illinois in June 1964. Ms. Vetter received her bachelor's degree from Ohio State University and her law degree from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. In 1994, Ms. Vetter opened her own law firm and she remained employed as an attorney of law in 2018.
Abstract: Connie Vetter arrived in Charlotte in 1993 as a young graduate from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. In this interview, Ms. Vetter shares her experiences in Charlotte as a young lesbian in pursuit of law work and female community. Raised in an educated, middle-class family in Ohio, Ms. Vetter discusses her early memories with gender performance, race, and sexuality that eventually led to her coming out of the closet in 1985. As a decorated LGBTQ lawyer, Ms. Vetter reflects on the gay and lesbian history of Charlotte, highlighting important local LGBTQ activists and organizations that have and continue to push Charlotte in the direction of inclusion.
Digital Object Notes: MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV production master file. Interview originally recorded on a Zoom H5 Handy Recorder.
Interviewee Occupations: Lawyers
Subjects--Names: Vetter, Connie J. (Connie June)
Subjects--Organizations: Fairfield Senior High School (Fairfield, Butler and Hamilton Counties, Ohio)
Ohio State University
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.). School of Law
Mecklenburg County Bar Diversity & Inclusion Committee
Q-Notes
Time Out Youth (Charlotte, N.C.)
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Charlotte
Subjects--Topics: Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation
Gay activists
Gay community
Lesbians--Societies and clubs
Lesbians
Subjects--Geographic: North Carolina--Charlotte
Massachusetts--Boston
Ohio
Illinois
Subjects--Genre: Interviews
Oral histories
Coverage--Dates: 1960 - 2020
Digital Collection Title: Charlotte LGBTQ+ oral histories
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Internet Media Type: audio/mpeg
Related Materials: Connie J. Vetter papers (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/566 ), J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Identifier: QH-VE0057
Handle URL: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:2706

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