Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) – Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project

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

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

Gerry Green of Amelia’s Bookstore

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