Parkinson, Annie

 

Annie Parkinson (1951-2019)

Annie got involved in the women’s movement through the Rape Crisis Centre in 1975. Annie describes the Rape Crisis Centre and contemporary women’s campaigns such as Women Behind Bars, Free Sandra Wilson, the “Elsie” Women’s Refuge, and Lesbian Line in London. In 1979 she joined the Gay Waves community radio collective, the Gay Liberation Quire and the 1981 Gay Mardi Gras Committee. Annie has had a long involvement of advocacy for people with disabilities.

Photo: Supplied/Annie Parkinson

 

Oral history recordings

Annie Parkinson Oral History – 24 August 2007 (Part 1)
Interviewed by John Witte, Pride History Group
Interview summary
Annie Parkinson Oral History – 24 August 2007 (Part 2)
Interviewed by John Witte, Pride History Group
 
Annie Parkinson Oral History – 24 August 2007 (Part 3)
Interviewed by John Witte, Pride Hisotry Group
 

Automated transcripts of our oral history interviews are available to researchers on request. For access, please contact us, stating the name of the interviewee, date of interview, and your purpose of use.

PPride History GroupRape Crisis Centre, Alberta Street, Women’s Liberation House, Mardi Gras, Sandra Wilson, Women’s refuges, “Elsie”, Gay Waves, Lesbian Line, Susan Hawkeswood, Gay Solidarity, Michael Glynn, Stonewall, Pink Dollar, Betty Hounslow, David James, David Finch, Rubies, The Playground, Zorbas, Belmore Park Hotel, Gay Liberation Quire, John Schwarzkopf, Paul van Reyk, AIDS, Bjelke Peterson, Sharon Laiura, People with Disability, Women with Disabilities, Access Plus