Summary:
This is the second interview with Jessica Loving for this organizational history project. The previous interview was conducted by Mary Pace on March 2, 2011, and is often referenced in the 2013 interview. The 2011 interview and a full transcript are on deposit at the Oral History Center of the University of Louisville. In this second interview, Loving revisits some of the same themes from her first interview: reproductive freedom, separation of church and state, and free speech. Loving also describes her role as a supporter, staff person and board member with the ACLU. In her discussion of specific events or cases, Loving offers an insider’s perspective on the actions of the time and how the scope of civil liberties has expanded over the course of nearly five decades, particularly in issues dealing with the rights of women and LGBT persons.
