This oral history collection comprises 12 personal recordings and 36 interviews with female interviewees describing their experience of menopause, recorded between 21 July 2020 - 9 April 2021. Interviewees discuss a wide variety of topics relating to menopause, including symptoms of menopause, social attitudes towards menopause and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their experience.
The Silent Archive: Spoken Testimonies of Menopause, oral history collection 2020-2021
This material is held atEast Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA)
- Reference
- GB 3003 EMOHA120
- Dates of Creation
- 21 July 2020 - 9 April 2021
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 48 Recordings
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Oral testimonies were gathered as part of the Silent Archive: Spoken Testimonies of Menopause, a collection of recordings about menopause which was lead by Helen Foster of the East Midlands Oral History Archive at the University of Leicester. The project received funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Access Information
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Other Finding Aids
Full catalogue available via: https://archives.le.ac.uk/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=EMOHA%2f120
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Born digital
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright: EMOHA