"The Mazer Lesbian Archives and Women", 2012/12

[caption: The Mazer Lesbian Archives]

[music plays]

[caption: Appreciates Women and all they have done]

Image: Red jacket with Worlds Champions 1947-’48 NGBL emblem

Image: Black Belt Woman The Magazine of Women in the Martial Arts and Self Defense volume 1 issue 1 September 1975. Speech bubble from Olive Oyl character: Spinach is a crutch!”

Image: Banner of Califia Community A women’s place emblem

Image: Woman Carved of Sun print

[caption: Educates Women about their own history]

Image: off our backs a women’s news journal: Soviet Feminists; black lesbians; menstrual sponges

Image: Poster for Self Defense for Lesbians of All Ages Sponsored by Women Against Rape

Image: Woman Press Box 59330 Chicago, Illinois 60645

Image: Poster for Multi-cultural Women’s Festival in honor of International Women’s Month

[caption: Validates Women and their lives]

Image: Of a Like Mind volume XI, number 2 An International Network of Spiritual

Image: WomanSpirit vol. 1 #3 1975 spring equinox

Image]: Poster for Black & White Attire Dance: An all-women’s dance timed to mix your summer whites and basic winter blacks - from shorts to tuxes!

Image: Poster for First National Lesbian Kiss-In

[caption: Empowers Women]

Image: Woman on motorcycle

Image: Five women in suits and carrying sacks

Image: Woman sitting on rock, holding flower

Image: Front page of The Women’s Patrol Sporadic “We Look on the Good Side of the News” Main Headline: “Woman is the Hope of the Future” Says Women’s Patrol; Sub Headlines: “Survival at Stake” “N.Y.C. Is a Warning of Things to Come” “Query Sent to Women of Continent” “Women’s Patrol Announces Trip to Hollywood”

[caption: Because Women are our Hope for the Future]

[caption: Make a tax-deductible donation today. www.mazerlesbianarchives.org]

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What we do.

The June Mazer Lesbian Archives of Los Angeles and Southern California houses almost a century of lesbian and feminist artwork, manuscripts, books, records, newspapers, magazines, photographs, games, organizational papers, tapes, letters, scrapbooks, clothing, and flyers.

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Interviewee: None
Interviewer: None
Transcriber: Renusha I.
Formatter: Serena R.
Recording Date: Unknown
Release Date: December 31, 2012
Location: West Hollywood, California
Interview Length: 00:02:34