Southern lesbian-feminists activists in lesbian land groups
Corky Culver has been a leader and a documenter since the early days of modern lesbian feminism, cofounding a womenâs land group, organizing cultural and political events (especially peace activism), publishing poetry, and singing with others at every possible opportunity.
Shewolf formed lesbian community and worked for equal pay for women at University of Louisiana Lafayette, held feminist potlucks, and she was ahead of her time.
Maria Cristina Moroles, known now by her ceremonial name Ăguila, is an Indigenous curandera, shaman, and landyke who has lived at Santuario Arco Iris, rugged womenâs land in the Ozark Mountains near Ponca, Arkansas, since 1974. The land offers over a hundred acres of sanctuary for women and children, especially women and children of color. In 2000, she founded the Arco Iris Earth Care Project, a nonprofit that preserves 400 acres of neighboring wilderness land.
Maria Cristina Moroles, Ăguila (eagle), has lived at Santuario Arco Iris in the Ozark mountains since 1976. It is one of the few womenâs land communities in the United States founded by women of color. An Indigenous Mexican American curandera (healer), Ăguila turned this very, very rugged mountain land into a sanctuary for women and girls.