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Jewish lesbians

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Edith Konecky papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00716
Abstract

Author; Feminist. The Papers document Konecky's literary career including manuscripts and drafts of early writings and published works; correspondence related to her publications and fan mail; book reviews; and publicity. There is little personal material.

Dates of Materials: 1957 - 2011
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Edith Konecky papers

Joan E. Biren papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00587
Abstract Joan E. Biren, known as JEB, is a filmmaker, photographer, and lesbian activist who has been professionally known for documenting lesbian lives and communities since the 1970s. She became particularly well known in the 1980s for her slideshow and historical lecture affectionately known as The Dyke Show, with which she toured extensively. This collection includes JEB’s personal and professional records, and is rich in documentation of her photography and...
Dates of Materials: 1944-2019
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Joan E. Biren papers

Lauren R. Taylor papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00773
Abstract

The collection has personal and professional papers of Lauren Taylor. The papers include the 1979 founding of My Sister's Place and the organizing of the city's first Take Back the Night march. The material also reflects the rise of the feminist self-defense movement, including Taylor's self-defense organization, Defend Yourself.

Dates of Materials: 1967-2012
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Lauren R. Taylor papers

Martha Ackelsberg papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00644
Abstract Martha Ackelsberg is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emerita of Government and Professor Emerita of the Study of Women and Gender at Smith College. Born in 1946 in New York City to Socialist Zionist parents, Ackelsberg earned a bachelors degree in social studies from Radcliffe College, and a masters and doctorate degrees in political philosophy from Princeton. While at Princeton, she explored anarchist theories of justice in Godwin, Bakunin and Kropotkin, and her dissertation focused on...
Dates of Materials: 1929 - 2015
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Martha Ackelsberg papers

Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00520
Abstract Lesbian activists; Teacher, Health and Physical Education; Professor; Counselor. The Ruthie Berman and Connie Kurtz Papers include personal correspondence and emails, scrapbooks, photographs, and files related to gay and lesbian rights, same-sex marriage, and women's rights. The collection also includes audiovisual materials, production notes, and public relations materials pertaining to the documentary about the couple: Ruthie and Connie: Every Room in the House (2002). The most recent...
Dates of Materials: 1950 - 2018
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History / Ruth Berman and Connie Kurtz papers
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