May and June 2024 are multiple anniversaries for the SLFA Herstory Project. Itâs the fifteenth anniversary of our first Herstory Project planning workshop at Womonwrites. Itâs the tenth anniversary of our first special issue of Sinister Wisdom. And itâs the second anniversary of the launching of this website.
We celebrated the publication of our sixth and final Sinister Wisdom volume two years ago. The six special volumes contain a treasure trove of collected stories, interviews, timelines, and photographs from three decades of twentieth-century, lesbian-feminist activism in Southern states. Now, we are focusing on making these edited interviews available online as we continue to add new interviews.
The herstory of lesbian-feminist activism in the South was rapidly being lost as these stories of unsung sheroes were not being reported in any of the memoirs and histories of the womenâs liberation movement in the twentieth century.
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Who inspired you to lesbian feminism?
Send us the name of your most significant sheroe.
Add a brief reason why she inspires you.
Both she and you can remain anonymous (just say so) since we will PUBLISH these here on our SLFAHP website.
Send submissions today to:
slfainspired@gmail.com
Rose Norman got her inspiration from Nancy Finley. "At the time, Nancy Finley was the chair of the Sociology Department at my university.
She said, 'Letâs see who might be interested in starting a womenâs studies program.'
"She made feminism seductive, and she opened my eyes to structural causes of oppression. She walks the talk in all aspects of her life."