Collection Info

Lockwood, Sidella

Span Dates: 1986

Volume: Oral history interview #C456/017/01-02

Description

The interview discusses her years in the convent, the relationships between women in convent life, sexual roles in the lesbian community in England, and the feminist movement.

Hist/Bio Note

Sidella Lockwood was born in 1955 in Wales and joined the Sisters of Mercy in Ireland. She left the convent in 1977 and participated widely in lesbian circles in England.

Finding Aid

A thorough synopsis of the interview can be located by searching the National Sound Archives catalog at the following web address.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/cat.html

Location

This interview is part of the Hall Carpenter Oral History Project. The Hall Carpenter Archives donated these interviews to the National Sound Archives. Contact the National Sound Archives for questions about or to obtain a copy of the interview.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/cat.html

Index Terms

England,  Catholic,  Feminism,  Homosexuality -- History -- 20th century,  Lesbians -- Religious life,  Homosexuality -- Religious aspects -- Christianity,  Homosexuality -- Religious aspects --United Kingdom,  United Kingdom,  Ireland,  Catholic Lesbian Sisterhood,