Rhonda Steward interview, 2021-06-10
Scope and Contents
D.C. Oral History Collaborative (DCOHC) is a citywide initiative to train community members in oral history skills, fund new and ongoing oral history projects, connect volunteers with oral history projects, and publicize existing oral history collections. DCOHC is a project of DC Public Library, HumanitiesDC, and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. This collection contains oral history interviews, transcripts, and indexes produced by DCOHC grantees.
Dates
- Creation: 2021-06-10
Creator
- Steward, Rhonda Ann, 1956- (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
Born at D.C. General Hospital in 1956, Rhonda Steward mostly grew up in the Shaw neighborhood, including on 9th Street and Ridge Street. She transitioned at an early age and began working in her mid-teens, dropping out of high school. She has been connected to several community organizations helping the transgender and larger LGBT communities in D.C. including TADD, THE, D.C. Care Consortium, and others. She bought her home in LeDroit Park in the 1990s, where she still lives today.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.13 Terabytes
Abstract
Ms. Steward discusses growing up in D.C., mostly in Shaw, her early sense of herself as different and coming into her gender and sexuality, going to clubs and working, the impact of the AIDS epidemic, her involvement with transgender and HIV/AIDS organizations including Transgender Health Empowerment, and the changes in the city.
Repository Details
Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository