Interview with Sarah, 20, White British, working class. Women, Risk and Aids Project, Manchester, 1989. Original version (Ref: MUR07)

This interview is part of the Women, Risk and Aids Project (1989-90) archive which was created as part of the Reanimating Data Project (2018-20).<br>Original transcript of an interview with a young woman (Sarah), aged 20, living in Manchester but originally from Glasgow. Described herself as working class. Her mother was Scottish, a psychologist, but died from cancer when she was 14. Her father left when she was 4, and is now remarried with 2 children (a boy and a girl, age 15 and 13). She was much closer to her mother, who she could talk to about her body, her rights, responsibilities, relationships. Moved out at 17 after working part-time and supporting stepmother in the home. Little family support academically/aspirationally, but did do Open University course and hopes to go to university as a mature student. She set up a women's group at her old school for 14-16yr olds from working class backgrounds, and appears very politically and socially aware. A lot of females in her peer group are now mothers, largely, she thinks, as a route out of the home in a culture where (female) education and ambition was 'frowned upon', reserved for the middle class. Moved to South Manchester at 18 and noted a huge social and aspirational divide between South and North Manchester - South more cosmopolitan. Sex education she received in high school was deemed poor and 'completely scientific'. Found public (sexual) health campaigns for AIDS and herpes fear-mongering, 'Victorian', ideological. First sexual experience was with another female at 13/14, and with a male was 16. Was already using the pill (to lighten her periods), but also used condoms. Very focused on and open about women's right to sexual pleasure, but recognised contradictions or difficulties between expectation and practice.

本访谈隶属于1989至1990年开展的"女性、风险与艾滋病项目（Women, Risk and Aids Project）"档案库，该档案库同时也是"活化数据项目（Reanimating Data Project，2018-2020）"的组成部分。
本访谈为对一位20岁年轻女性萨拉（Sarah）的原始转录稿：她现居曼彻斯特，原籍格拉斯哥，自认为属于工人阶级。她的母亲为苏格兰籍心理学家，在她14岁时因癌症去世；父亲在她4岁时离开家庭，如今已再婚并育有一子一女，年龄分别为15岁与13岁。她与母亲关系极为亲密，母女间可就身体状况、自身权利与责任、人际关系等话题坦诚交流。她在兼职养家并协助继母操持家务后，于17岁搬出原生家庭。她在学业与人生志向方面几乎得不到家庭支持，但仍修读了开放大学（Open University）课程，并希望以成年学生身份进入大学深造。
她曾在母校为14至16岁的工人阶级背景女生创立女性社群，展现出极强的政治与社会意识。她的同辈女性群体中很多已为人母，在她看来，这在很大程度上是因为当时的社会文化对女性教育与个人抱负"嗤之以鼻"，认为这些应属于中产阶级群体，而生育是摆脱原生家庭困境的一条出路。她18岁时迁居曼彻斯特南区，并注意到曼彻斯特南北两区之间存在巨大的社会与志向分层：南区更为国际化多元。
她认为高中阶段接受的性教育质量低劣，且"完全偏向科学说教"。她觉得当时针对艾滋病与疱疹的公共（性）健康宣传活动充满恐慌煽动色彩，带有"维多利亚时代"的道德说教意味与意识形态属性。她的首次性体验发生在13至14岁，对象为女性；与男性的首次性体验则在16岁。当时她已开始服用避孕药（用于缓解经期不适），同时也会使用安全套。她极为关注并坦诚讨论女性的性愉悦权利，但也意识到现实与期望之间存在的矛盾与困境。