LGBTQ+ activists -- Lesbian political activists
Subject
Subject Source: Other
Scope Note: Lesbians working to bring about political or social change through public organizing.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Elena Popp Papers
Collection
Identifier: CSRC-0048
Abstract
Elena I. Popp is an attorney and activist who has worked for several decades on behalf of social justice and change. She has worked on issues related to housing/tenants rights, the Peace movement, domestic violence, outreach to the homeless, slum abatement, and lesbian issues. This collection dates from 1970 to 2006 and comprises 100 linear ft of materials documenting her life as an activist, lawyer, advocate, and political candidate.
Dates:
1970 - 2006, undated
Found in:
Chicano Studies Research Center Library
Yolanda Retter Vargas papers
Collection
Identifier: CSRC-2015-001
Abstract
Yolanda Retter (1947-2007) was a librarian and archivist at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and an activist dedicated to providing a voice to lesbian and minority issues and preserving their history. Retter was a champion for social justice and organizing and organized numerous repositories on lesbian history around the city. During her time as librarian at the CSRC Library (2003-2007), she increased the amount of material on the subject of Latinas and Queer Studies. This...
Dates:
1871-2008; Majority of material found within 1945-2008
Found in:
Chicano Studies Research Center Library