Christy Amschler (1970-2017) was a feminist lesbian and dedicated artist, astrologer, and photographer. This collection includes many of her drawings, photography, finished paintings, and academic pursuits of painting and spirituality.
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Janice Baker is a feminist lesbian mixed media artist living and working in California, Oregon and Washington. The collection contains Baker’s photography, mostly from the early 1980s, capturing the women’s movement at public events and intimate gatherings.
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The Ester Bentley Collection contains the personal and professional materials of Ester F. Bentley, a lesbian activist, community organizer, and social worker. It documents Bentley’s career in social work and community, often working with disabled children.
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Gay Block is a celebrated photographer whose portrait photography is recognized all over the world. The collection includes DVDs of her published works, and an unpublished draft edition as well as a signed published edition of her photography book Bertha Alyce: Mother exPosed.
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Margarethe (Grethe) Cammermeyer had a career as military nurse that included distinguished service in Vietnam. As a result of her statement that she was a lesbian, she was separated from the military in 1992. The collection includes correspondence, legal documents, photographs, videotapes, etc. related to her discharge and challenging the military’s anti-gay regulations.
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The Dr. Marie Cartier collection includes CSUN Undergraduate Student Oral History Interview Projects and Dr Cartier’s Personal Clippings, which contain newspaper and magazine clippings and resource lists about sexual abuse and incest, a subject which was a large part of Dr. Cartier’s activism and writing.
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Margaret (Peg) Cruikshank (b. 1940) is a lesbian historian, gerontologist, and activist known for her work in the lesbian feminist movement and advocating for older lesbians. She’s published three major anthologies on lesbians: The Lesbian Path, Lesbian Studies, and New Lesbian Writing.
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Judy Custer (1947-2008) was a physical therapist living in Guffey, Colorado where there was a growing lesbian community. The collection includes familial letters, personal photographs, buttons, and patches from Judy’s time in the Girl Scouts.
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Christy Modita Engels and Safire Rose Collection consists of LA Women’s Community Chorus materials, newsprint featuring articles about Christy and Safire, a famous poem by Safire Rose, programs from the National Conference on Women and the Law, and feminist periodicals and materials.
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