Abstract In this paper, I will articulate a historical and personal narrative of Susan Graham, an alum of Claremont Graduate University based on an oral history interview of Graham. During the interview, Graham describes how her Master’s degrees in Applied Women’s Studies and Education led to her subsequent involvement in American Mothers, an organization designed to raise awareness among K-12 students about the dangers of human trafficking. Graham also discussed her personal involvement in the Black...

Abstract Elsie Freudenberger was born in Santa Ana, California, to Arthur and Elsie Kittlesen. She attended Santa Ana public school for elementary and secondary education, and then took an Associate’s Degree from Santa Ana College, California (1952), a Bachelor’s Degree from Redlands University, California (1954), and a Master’s of Science Degree from Simmons College School of Library Science (1972). Ms. Freudenberger worked as a teacher in the Compton public school system in 1954-55. She married...

Abstract Dr. Shayda Kafai is a lecturer at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona’s Ethnic and Women Studies Department. She earned her B.A. and M.A. at CSU Northridge, both in English, and earned her Ph.D. in Cultural Studies from Claremont Graduate University. Her dissertation titled, Re-inscribing Disability: The Performance Activism of Sins Invalid explores the performance art and disability justice work of Sins Invalid, a San Francisco Bay Area based performance project. As a queer,...