Oral history interview with Diane and Charlie Gottlieb
Title
Oral history interview with Diane and Charlie Gottlieb
Description
Diane and Charlie Gottlieb discuss growing up in Queens and Brooklyn, and how their high school and summer camp experiences contributed to their leftist politics. They also speak of their college years, Diane in Wisconsin and Charlie in Ohio, and the impact of the Vietnam War and the peace movement. Charlie mentions the impact of the Kent State National Guard shootings. They then speak of their decision after their marriage and the birth of their child, Sasha, to move to Vermont, renting a farm in Lincoln, and setting about creating a new way of living, particularly by raising their daughter in a feminist way, and eventually settling in an urban collective in Burlington, Vermont. The bulk of the interview consists of a discussion of the mental health field in Vermont in the 1970s and the formation of Networks, Inc., a multi-disciplinary mental health agency. Diane also mentions a women's conference on Mount Philo in 1972, while Charlie speaks of men's conscious-raising gatherings, two of which were attended by Bernie Sanders.
Date
17 August 2015
Subject
Identifier
AudioFile1970s-4
Format
MP3
Type
Audio File
Rights
Permission to publish material from the Vermont 1970s Counterculture Project must be obtained from the Vermont Historical Society.
Interviewer
Blofson, Kate
Interviewee
Gottlieb, Diane
Gottlieb, Charles
Location
North Ferrisburgh (Vt.)
Duration
2 hr., 32 min., 52 sec.
Repository
Vermont Historical Society Library, 60 Washington Street, Barre, VT 05641-4209
Citation
“Oral history interview with Diane and Charlie Gottlieb,” Digital Vermont: A Project of the Vermont Historical Society, accessed December 23, 2024, https://digitalvermont.org/vt70s/AudioFile1970s-4.