Oral History Project
The League of Women Voters of Lexington’s Oral History project is an exciting effort designed to capture our local League’s history. This project will allow us to hear members’ experiences and highlight the organization’s work in our community over the decades. You have an opportunity to be a part of this historical project by either participating as an interviewer or sharing your own League story. We are looking for former or current League members, as well as volunteers to be interviewed.
To conduct interviews for this project, you do not have to have League experience or prior experience with interviewing. We will teach you how to conduct an interview .
This is a great opportunity get involved with this organization and to be a part of this historic and momentous project. We encourage you to share this project with friends, family, and colleagues.
Click the link to sign up to be an interviewer or to nominate yourself or another person to be interviewed. Be a part of history!
Meet our Intern: Madison Cissell
“Oral history testimonies are invaluable to the understanding of current and past events. I am passionate about oral history because these testimonies offer both a niche understanding of a subject’s memory, background, and personality. They also serve as a basic picture of an individual’s rich life experiences, all set within a historical perspective. As I continue my work with the League of Women Voters, I am eager to not only meet more women dedicated to their community, but to learn about the impact the League and its members have had on the Lexington community since the League’s inception. “ - Madison Cissell
Madison Cissell is a native Kentuckian and recent graduate of the University of Kentucky, where she studied Psychology and Jewish Studies. In the past, Madison has worked as an interviewer, transcriptionist, and indexer for the Jewish Kentucky, Women in Bourbon, and Kentucky Women’s Basketball Oral History Projects. In the fall, she plans on attending graduate school for Library Science.