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Oral History Interview with Meredith Leischer, May 27, 2011

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A Milwaukee native, Meredith Leischer identifies as a transgender person and psychic hermaphrodite. Leischer discusses her marriage and family life, career in the oil industry in the 1970s and 1980s, and return to Milwaukee in 1992. She describes her graduation with a master's degree in educational psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1998 and subsequent efforts to secure her license to practice therapy. Leischer also discusses her involvement with Pathways Counseling Center and speaks at length about the history of the Gemini Gender Group.

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Identifier
7h149p94w
Collection
Audio and Video Clips and Transcripts
Institution
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Creator(s)
Leischer, Meredith
Smith, Brice
Publisher
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Date Created
May 27, 2011
Genre
Oral Histories
Transcriptions
Subject(s)
Gemini Gender Group
Pathways Counseling Center
Places
Wisconsin > Milwaukee County > City of Milwaukee > Milwaukee
Topic(s)
Educational psychology
Family
Intersex people
Marriage
Oral history
Transgender people
Resource Type
Audio
Text
Language
English
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