Marsha Epstein (b. 1945) is a lifelong LGBT activist, a pioneering medical professional, and a community organizer. Included in the collection are personal and professional correspondence, research from her medical practice, and materials she created or collected from Los Angeles-based Jewish communities and LGBT activist communities.
Read MoreThe Lillian Faderman papers contain materials related to the internationally-known lesbian historian's professional life. It includes drafts of her published papers, book reviews, and manuscripts of her books: Surpassing the Love of Men (1981); Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers (1991) and Chloe Plus Olivia (1994). The collection also includes background research; correspondence; publicity materials; lesbian, gay and women's periodicals; and audio interviews with lesbian activist Barbara Gittings and artist Mariana Romo-Carmona.
Read MoreDiane F. Germain was a lesbian psychiatric social worker cartoonist with ties to activist communities in Vermont, Los Angeles, and San Diego. This collection gives a taste of lesbians in 1980s Southern California, including documents from the Califia conferences, published cartoons in a variety of lesbian newspapers, buttons, audio cassettes, video footage of a beauty pageant protes, and even a copy of Germain’s master’s thesis.
Read MoreDonna Groman is a judge for the Los Angeles Superior Court. She has devoted her career to representing children, young adults, parents, and LGBTQ people. The collection contains t-shirts and ephemera from pride related events.
Read MoreMichele Kort was an author, award-winning journalist, and feminist community leader. Her work focused on sports, music, culture, art and feminist issues. She was the senior editor of Ms. magazine for 13 years. The collection consists of selections from Michele Kort’s DVD, VHS, book, and periodical libraries.
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Commission on Assault Against Women (LACAAW), now Peace Over Violence, was a non-profit, feminist, Los Angeles-community-based organization founded in 1971. The bulk of the collection is comprised of training materials related to sexual violence, prevention, and survivor care.
Read MoreMary Lucey and Nancy MacNeil were dedicated activists fighting for the rights and fair treatment of women with HIV and AIDS. They were most active within ACT UP/LA (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power/Los Angeles) and both founded the Women Alive Coalition, an organization offering support and services for women with AIDS.
Read MoreThe Mazer’s Director of Communications describes 6 notable collections of the Mazer Archives and the Mazer Archives’ partnership with UCLA.
Read MoreBronco Moonwater was a professional football player with the Toledo Troopers women’s football team. The bulk of the collection is material related to The Toledo Troopers team including a signed t-shirt, a football helmet, and a bound book about the team, also signed.
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