Social and Political Groups - Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project

Laurel Ferejohn: Building Lesbian Community

Laurel Ferejohn at Table Rock Writers Workshop in 2018

A believer in the power of community-oriented periodicals, Laurel Ferejohn helped create the The Newsletter, a vital, lesbian underground publication.

Posted on October 30, 2023 Posted in Publishing, Publications, and Booksellers, Social and Political Groups Tagged with “Community Connections”, “The Newsletter”, 1986 Durham mayoral antirecall effort, antiracism discussion group, Chapel Hill town council, Duke University LGBT Task Force, Durham Human Relations Commission, Durham Lesbian Feminist Community, Durham Morning Fishwrap, Durham Morning Herald, Durham North Carolina, Ellen Hines, Ferron, first annual gay and lesbian pride march in Durham in 1986, homophobia, Jack Adams, Joe Hertzenberg, Laurel Ferejohn, Lesbian and Gay Health Project, Loli Oates, Louise Kessel, Mandy Carter, NARAL Pro-Choice America, OOP, Our Own Place, Raleigh, Raleigh News and Observer, Reproductive Freedom for All, Rick Kaspar, Roxanne Seagraves, Tracy Drach, Triangle Lesbian Gay Alliance, Trillium, U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, WRAL

Sonja Franeta: Writer, Translator, Educator, and Socialist Workers Party Candidate for Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama

Sonja Franeta

Sonja Franeta, born in New York City of immigrant parents, ran for mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, on the Socialist Party ticket in 1983.

Posted on September 8, 2023 Posted in Social and Political Groups, Social Justice, Women’s Health, and Social Services Tagged with Argentina, Berkeley, Birmingham Alabama, Bronx, civil rights activism, coal miners union, comparative literature, Gulfport Public Library, journeyman machinist, Lesbians WriteOn, mayoral candidate, National Organization for Women, New York City, New York University, Pathfinder Press, Pink Flamingos, ReadOut, Russian language, San Francisco Bay Area, Serbo-Croatian, Slavic ethnicity, Socialist Workers Party, Soviet Union, St. Petersburg Florida, translator, Ukraine, United Mine Workers of America, Wheeled Mobility Center, Yugoslavia

Mary Gay Hutcherson: Cheerleader, Child Welfare Officer, Social Director for Richmond Lesbian Feminists

At one point, I thought I’d realized my dream of meeting every lesbian in Virginia.

Posted on September 4, 2023 Posted in Lesbian Land Groups, Social and Political Groups Tagged with Babe’s, CampOut, Carefree, Equal Rights Amendment, ERA, First Friday Potluck, Jacqui Singleton, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), National Organization for Women, NOW, Olivia, Richmond, Richmond Lesbian Feminist hotline, Richmond Lesbian Feminists, RLF Flyer, Run for Equality, Sonia Johnson, Virginia Women’s Music Festival, Women’s Political Caucus, WomensBooks

Mary Alice Stout: Teacher, Administrator, Entrepreneur, Landyke

In mid-career, Mary Alice Stout left a successful professional job in Tennessee to follow her heart to rural South Carolina and off-the-grid Alabama.

Posted on August 4, 2023 Posted in Lesbian Land Groups, Lesbian-Owned Enterprises, Social and Political Groups Tagged with Alabama, Alapine, Anderson, Botany, Clinton Tennessee, earth-sheltered house, Ellen Spangler, Knox County Education Association, Knoxville, Mary Alice Stout, Mentone, Mountain Mama’s, Science Education, South Carolina, Starcrest, teaching, Tennessee

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Category: Social and Political Groups

Laurel Ferejohn: Building Lesbian Community

Sonja Franeta: Writer, Translator, Educator, and Socialist Workers Party Candidate for Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama

Mary Gay Hutcherson: Cheerleader, Child Welfare Officer, Social Director for Richmond Lesbian Feminists

Mary Alice Stout: Teacher, Administrator, Entrepreneur, Landyke