Carole Eady-Porcher interview, 2023-07-19
Scope and Contents
Oral history with Carole Eady-Porcher collected by Ava Sullivan-Thomas and Adam Johnson on July 19, 2023. Carole Eady first details her experiences in New York City in 1978 after moving from Charleston, South Carolina. She then speaks about her experiences with drug use and incarceration, especially as they relate to her identity as a mother. In the final part of the interview, Carole discusses her reentry, access to treatment, and involvement with community and advocacy groups such as the CCA [Center for Community Alternatives], CWP [Coalition for Women Prisoners], and WORTH [Women on the Rise Telling HerStory]. Specific advocacy efforts include passing an anti-shackling bill in 2009 and amending the Adoption and Safe Families Act in 2015.
Dates
- Creation: 2023-07-19
Creator
- From the Collection: Coalition for Women Prisoners (Organization)
Access
Access to Rhea Mallett's oral history interview in series 5 is restricted at the requsest of the donor: the interview may not be made available online; digital files may be sent to individual researchers accompanied with a note prohibiting online reproduction. Otherwise, this collection has no restrictions.
Publication Rights
Narrator retains all copyright for this interview but grants Barnard College a nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials.
Extent
From the Collection: 100.2 Gigabytes (2 flash drives, 10 disks)
From the Collection: 14.5 Linear Feet (8 document boxes, 6 oversized banners and pieces of art in flat files)
Repository Details
Part of the Barnard Archives and Special Collections Repository