Duffy, Sally M. (Sally Marie), 1953-

McGruder, Brianna Monet

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2021-03-21

1 audio file (1:02:55) : Digital, MP3

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Sally Duffy was a 68-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1953. She was educated at the University of South Carolina, Eastern Kentucky University, and the University of Kentucky where she earned her PhD. She was also a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Ms. Duffy worked as a Psychologist for Southeast Psych in Charlotte.

In this interview, Sally Duffy discusses her life as a Southerner, a Christian, a psychologist, and a lesbian. Ms. Duffy describes her Catholic upbringing in Charleston, South Carolina during the 1950s and 1960s, highlighting her experiences with school integration and race relations during the civil rights movement. Ms. Duffy also describes her higher education path to becoming a psychologist with a specialty in pain management. After receiving her Master's of Science, Ms. Duffy worked in rural Eastern Kentucky and she describes the challenges and rewards of this year of work. In 1990, Ms. Duffy moved to Charlotte for work and she describes her involvement in local LGBTQ+ organizations One-Voice Chorus and Queen City Friends. Ms. Duffy describes memorable experiences with One-Voice, including meeting her wife Linda Lawyer.

Psychologists

Duffy, Sally M. (Sally Marie), 1953-
Lawyer, Linda A. (Linda Ann), 1947-

One Voice
Queen City Friends

Psychology
Church and social problems--Catholic Church
Lesbians--Identity
Rural health services

North Carolina--Charlotte
South Carolina--Charleston

Oral histories
Interviews

1950 - 2030

Charlotte LGBTQ+ oral histories

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Interview made possible, in part, by the Life and Legacy program, a project of the J. Murrey Atkins Library Board of Advisors.

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:7931