Social and Political Groups – Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project

Marie Steinwachs: Waste Warrior and Environmental Champion

Marie Steinwachs’s activism confronted authority and educated on environmental issues and sustainability practices, earning awards for her pioneering work.

Posted on February 11, 2025 Posted in Social and Political Groups, Social Justice, Women’s Health, and Social Services Tagged with Ann Arbor Michigan, anti-nuclear work, antinuclear work, Arkansas, Big Mountain, Bioregional Congress, Bureau of Land Management, California desert, Colorado, Damascus, Desert Center, Fayetteville Arkansas, feminism, feminist, Friends of the United Nations Environment Programme Award, Gainesville Florida, hazardous household waste, Hazardous Waste Commission, Hog Farm, Household Hazardous Waste Project, incinerators, International Conference on Women and Environment, LBGTQ, lesbian, Little rock, Little Rock Chapter of the Dogwood Alliance, local sustainability efforts, Love Canal, NABC, New Destiny Federation of Co-ops, New Life Farm, North American Bioregional Congress, OACC, Ozark Area Community Congress, Ozark Regional Land Trust, Ozarks, preventing pollution, Rodale, Springfield Community Task Force, Springfield Missouri, Steamboat Springs, The Guide to Hazardous Products Around the Home, Three Mile Island, University of Florida, University of Michigan, University of Missouri, University of Missouri Extension, Venice Florida, water quality, Yellowstone Park

Kecia Cunningham: Bodacious African American Trailblazer

In 1999, Kecia Cunningham was the South’s first, openly lesbian African American elected to office, winning a seat on Decatur, Georgia, City Commission.

Posted on February 4, 2025 Posted in Social and Political Groups Tagged with activism, African American woman, Agnes Scott College, Decatur City Commission, Decatur Georgia, each one teach one, feminist, first openly gay African American, Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and LGBTQ Victory Fund, HRC, Human Rights Campaign, Lenny Lasater, lesbian, LGBTQIA+, Mayor Elizabeth Wilson, queer person, southern, The Enlightened Coalition, Victory Fund, Wellesley College, Wellesley’s Organization of Lesbians and Friends, WOLF

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.

Posted on July 6, 2024 Posted in Culture and the Arts, Social and Political Groups Tagged with AALGA, African American Lesbian & Gay Alliance, Atlanta Georgia, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bed and Breakfast Atlanta, Buckhead, Candler Park and Lake Claire, Charis Books, Creative Loafing, Decatur Georgia, Gareth Fenley, Greenwich Village of the South, Guide for Lesbians Moving to Atlanta, Hospitality Atlanta, Inman Park, lesbian, Little Five Points, MARTA, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, moving to Atlanta, Olympics Out of Cobb Coalition, Poncey Highland, Revolution, Seven Points LLC, Shahan's Saloon, social work exam, social work licensing, Southern Voice, SoVo, The Key Club, The Otherside, Tower Lounge, Walton County Georgia, WINK, Women in Kahoots, ZAMI

Category: Social and Political Groups

Marie Steinwachs: Waste Warrior and Environmental Champion

Kecia Cunningham: Bodacious African American Trailblazer

My Mother Was Many Things

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