St. Petersburg Florida - Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project

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

Dore Rotundo: Architect and Land Dyke

Dore Rotundo: Architect and Land Dyke

Dore Rotundo

Dore Rotundo, an original, broke barriers in architecture, created community, loved women, and always found ways to spread joy.

Posted on April 17, 2023 Posted in Culture and the Arts, Lesbian Land Groups, Social and Political Groups Tagged with architectural Design, Architecture, Building skills, Community, Corky Culver, discrimination, Dore Rotundo, feminism, Florida, Found Art, Gainesville Florida, gay marriage, John O’Connell Technical High School, lake swan, LEAP, Lesbian Land, Lesbians Empowered for Activism and Politics, life estate, Long Beach Washington, Marcella Benson, Martha Strozier, North Forty, Pagoda, Pat Paul, Rose Norman, San Francisco California, Santa Fe Community College, Sherry Emory, Speedville, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg Florida, University of Florida, Utica New York

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