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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Radical lesbian, contributor as cultural critic to Village Voice, New York Times Book Review, and Art in America. Writer, notably of the book 'Lesbian Nation: The Feminist Solution' (1973). Inducted into the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Fame (2012). | + | Radical lesbian, contributor as cultural critic to Village Voice, New York Times Book Review, and Art in America. Writer, notably of the book 'Lesbian Nation: The Feminist Solution' (1973). Notable for her early 'radical tactics' in lesbian activism. Her same-sex kiss in a public debate with Norman Mailer (1971) is considered a seminal event in lesbian history and feminism. Inducted into the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Fame (2012). |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[Art and Culture Critics Who Identify as LGBTQ]] | ||
| + | * [[Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender]] | ||
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:23, 7 April 2020
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1929 - 2010
Occupation
Activist
Description
Radical lesbian, contributor as cultural critic to Village Voice, New York Times Book Review, and Art in America. Writer, notably of the book 'Lesbian Nation: The Feminist Solution' (1973). Notable for her early 'radical tactics' in lesbian activism. Her same-sex kiss in a public debate with Norman Mailer (1971) is considered a seminal event in lesbian history and feminism. Inducted into the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Hall of Fame (2012).
See Also
- Art and Culture Critics Who Identify as LGBTQ
- Feminist Activists Who Identify as Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender
