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My Mother Was Many Things

June Arnold in 1977. Photo by Barbara Adams.

Roberta Arnold writes about her mother, June Arnold, novelist and founder of Daughters, Inc. publishing company. Julia Penelope once said that June filled out a form stating her religion as “Women,” and this was true. She was fierce in her devotion to the Women’s Movement.

Posted on September 7, 2024 Posted in Lesbian-Owned Enterprises, Publishing, Publications, and Booksellers, Social and Political Groups, Social Justice, Women’s Health, and Social Services Tagged with 5th street building takeover, Alice Echols, and Naiad Press, Applesauce, Barbara Adams, Bertha Harris, Big Mama Rag, Black Maria, Charlotte Bunch, Connie Samaras, Daughters Inc., Deborah Ritchey, Diana Press, Fanny Arnold, Feminist Presses & Feminist Politics, Gus Arnold, Iowa City Women’s Press Collective, Jaime Harker, judy grahn, June Arnold, Kate Arnold, Lesbian Connection, Lesbian feminist activist, Lover, Monique Wittig, Nancy Stockwell, off our backs, Parke Bowman, Patty Bowman, Quest, Quest: A Feminist Quarterly, Reeni Goldin, Roberta Arnold, SEWSA, Sinister Wisdom, Sister Gin, Southeastern Women’s Studies Association, The Cook and the Carpenter, The Lesbian South, The Opoponax, the women’s movement

Gareth Fenley: Guide for Lesbians Moving to Atlanta, Georgia, 1995 to 2015

Gareth Fenley

Gareth Fenley, a writer, dedicated lesbian, and woman of many talents, wrote a guide for lesbians visiting or moving to Atlanta, Georgia. This guide is her gift to all lesbians who may find it useful. A lot of this information would otherwise be lost to herstory, and for that, we greatly appreciate Gareth Fenley for submitting this to the Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project.

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Maria Cristina Moroles (Águila): Building Sacred Community on the Land

It’s a very complex thing that I’ve taken very seriously as a sacred responsibility. Our mission now is to heal our community, our local community, our Ozark community, and our indigenous community; and to bring all the colors into sacred union again.

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Rose Norman: Finding Lesbian Community in Alabama

Rose Norman, author, grew up in rural Alabama during the civil rights era. She finally found lesbian culture when she was forty, and it changed her life forever for the better.

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Category: Social and Political Groups

My Mother Was Many Things

Gareth Fenley: Guide for Lesbians Moving to Atlanta, Georgia, 1995 to 2015

Maria Cristina Moroles (Águila): Building Sacred Community on the Land

Rose Norman: Finding Lesbian Community in Alabama