Showcase – Page 12 – Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project

Mary Dean Carter: Cofounder of Richmond Lesbian Feminists

Mary Dean Carter

I ain’t no radicallesbianmanhatincastratinballbustinbulldyke. But I love womyn.

Posted on September 3, 2022 Posted in Publishing, Publications, and Booksellers, Social and Political Groups Tagged with Archival Assistant at Library of Virginia, Beth Marschak, Beverly Rainey, Carmela “Alfie” Alfonso, Diversity Richmond, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), Everywoman’s Coffeehouse, First Friday potlucks, Friends Meeting House, Labrys Books, Lesbian Women of Color (LWOC), Mary Gay Hutcherson, National March on Washington for Gay and Lesbian Rights in 1987, National Organization for Women (NOW), New Year’s Eve dances, Organization for Women’s Liberation (OWL), Richmond Lesbian Feminists (RLF), Richmond Lesbian Feminists Flyer, Richmond Womensbooks, Southern Sisters, Spring Prom, Terri Barry, Terrie Pendleton, The Flyer, Virginia Women’s Political Caucus, Westhampton College

Gerry Green of Amelia’s Bookstore

Gerry Green by Deborah W-B

Gerry Green cofounded a feminist counseling service and established Amelia’s, a feminist bookstore, both in Gainesville, Florida, in the 1970s.

Posted on July 23, 2022 Posted in Lesbian-Owned Enterprises, Publishing, Publications, and Booksellers, Social Justice, Women’s Health, and Social Services Tagged with Abby Walters, Air Force, Amelia’s Bookstore, Ann Gill, associate degree in nursing (ADN), basketball, Baylor University School of Nursing in Dallas Texas, Bobby Dykes, Bonnie Coates, Breakthrough Counseling Center, Breakthrough Counseling Center in Gainesville Florida, brogans, Carol Aubin, Carol Bradshaw, Cary Godwin, CETA, consciousness raising groups, Dallas College of Nursing in Texas, Diane Cuppy, ERA parade, Feminism is Therapy, Florence Rush, Fort Pierce Florida, Fort Worth Texas, Gainesville Women’s Health Center in Florida, Indian River Community College in Fort Pierce Florida, Jan Hahn, John Peter Smith Hospital School of Nursing Fort Worth Texas, Judith Brown, Judy Koons, Lackland Air Force Base, Lavender Menace, Lea Delaria, Linda Bassham, Marcia West, Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), nursing, Okeechobee Florida, OWL (Older Wiser Lesbians), Pam Smith, Pauline Bart, Reitz Union at the University of Florida, relationship therapy, Rosalie Miller, Sallie Harrison, Santa Fe Nursing School in Gainsville Florida, softball, Southeastern Women’s Health Conference in Gainesville Florida, SPARC (Sexual and Physical Abuse Resource Center), Student Nurse of the Year in Texas, Suede, Susan Keel, Take Back the Night, Tallahassee Florida, Texas State College for Women, the Pagoda, the Peace Walk, University of Florida, University of Texas at Austin, volleyball, Wild Iris Books, Wine Down, WomaNews newsletter, Womanstore feminist bookstore, Women Unlimited, Women’s Center, Women’s Health Center, working-class sports

Finding Women’s Lands and Lesbian Communities

Clockwise, starting at the bottom, are: Shewolf on a tractor, Corky Culver carrying hay, Nett Hart digging with a shovel, and Cedar Heartwood with a chainsaw and headphones to minimize the noise. Collage by Cedar Heartwood.

Shewolf said that it was a miracle that her directory happened at all. It was important to document this movement, to show how widespread it was….

Posted on July 13, 2022 Posted in Lesbian Land Groups Tagged with Adobeland, Aradia, COVID-19 pandemic, Joyce Cheney, Lesbian Land, Lesbian Natural Resources, Maize: A Lesbian Country Magazine, North Forty, Shewolf, Shewolf’s Directory of Wimmin’s Lands and Lesbian Communities, SPIRAL, Turtleland, Women’s Peace Camp in Seneca Falls, Womonworld

Jade River: Mother’s Brew, Where Feminist Consciousness Grew

Jade River, in Madison, Wisconsin, circa 1983, when Jade and Lynnie Levy co-founded the Re-formed Congregation of the Goddess- International.

Mother’s Brew bar, managed by Jade River, was a lesbian-feminist cultural center for the Louisville, Kentucky region, and a safe space for lesbians.

Posted on June 23, 2022 Posted in Lesbian-Owned Enterprises, Social and Political Groups, Spirituality and Religion Tagged with feminism, Goddess consciousness, Goddess-based religion, Louisville Kentucky, Madison Wisconsin, Reformed Congregation of the Goddess, women and religion, women's spirituality, Z Budapest