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Marie Cartier graduation celebration, 2010

44987 Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010.

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Lesbians Beth McDonald
Contents of this tag:
1. Portrait of Marie Corelli, 1908
2. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 1, February 1989
3. Marie Corelli and Bertha Vyer, 1921
4. Marie Cartier graduation celebration, 2010 Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010.
5. Aché: A Journal for Lesbians of African Descent, Vol. 3, no. 1, February/March 1991
6. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
7. Sheila Kuehl (L) and Judy Abdo (R), December 14, 1997
8. The Children's Hour, 1961 Photograph of Shirley MacLaine, left, and Audrey Hepburn in a scene from The Children's Hour, and a letter from Arthur B. Krim to Eric Johnston regarding three films with homosexuality as a subject, including The Children's Hour, and requesting that the Code be amended. Photograph: Core Collection. Production files. Letter: Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration records.
9. A celebration of adult Bar and Bat Mitvahs at Congregation Kol Ami, 2000
10. The Killing of Sister George
11. Lesbian Wedding, 1987
12. Lesbian Visibility Week poster, 1990
13. Lesbian parents and their children at the March on Washington, 1993
14. 3a Marcha Lésbica, 2006
15. Sheila Kuehl for Supervisor, circa 2014
16. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
17. Gwenn Craig Outwords profile
18. Poster for Carolyn Weathers : shitkickers & other Texas stories
19. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 1, no. 2, March 1989
20. Profile of Ellen Ward, 2023
21. Connie Samaras, #11 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
22. Black Lesbian Newsletter, December 1982
23. Profile of Vanessa Romain, 2023
24. Connie Samaras, #16 from the series Edge of Twilight, 2013
25. Pandora's Box, 1929
26. Home, circa 1982
27. Tribal Connexions: A Celebration of 2 Years of Aché, 1991
28. Laura Aguilar, #19, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
29. Unattributed photograph of Zoe Akins, circa 1930s
30. Gay & Lesbian L.A. history map, 2000
31. Gay Sunshine, undated
32. Laura Aguilar, #20, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
33. Willa Cather, letter to Zoë Akins, May 4, 1918
34. Lesbian Libertys, 2009
35. Two women embracing and kissing, 1923
36. Laura Aguilar, #6, from the series Plush Pony, 1992
37. Judy Abdo Outwords profile
38. The Word is Out, 1977
39. Lesbian Dyke March poster, 1996
40. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
41. Photograph of Florence Yoch and her partner Lucile Council, circa 1940
42. Cover of manual for "Civil Rights for Lesbians and Gay Men: A Reference Manual for City and County Officials", 1990
43. Dracula's Daughter, circa 1936
44. Aché: A Journal for Black Lesbians, Vol. 2, no. 6, November/December 1990
45. Gerrie Schipske for State Assembly button, 1996
46. Florence Yoch, landscape design, “A Hillside Garden for Mr. George Cukor, West Hollywood,” 1936
47. Thirteen Women, 1932
48. Eloise Klein Healy, typescript draft of poem, “There Are No Words for the Sexual Acts of Lesbians,” circa 1984
49. Hey Young Lesbians, undated
Communities Beth McDonald
Contents of this tag:
1. Crowd at Gay Community Services Center, 1971
2. The Golden Bull, 2023
3. Gay Dating Service Head, 1982
4. LGBT Center sign - Sin comunidad, no hay liberación, undated
5. Marie Cartier graduation celebration, 2010 Women applauding Marie Cartier at a party celebrating her graduating from Claremont College with a PhD in theology. Hot Java coffeehouse was transformed into a gay women's bar from the 1950s. The Front row: Marie Cartier in cap and gown and Carolyn Weathers in rhinestone glasses. Middle row: unknown, Jayne Doolittle-Swanson in striped shirt and Jeanne Cordova in hat. Back row, mostly obscured, Pat Lamis in hat, unknown woman with hands in air. May 22, 2010.
6. Robert Arthur, Ivy Bottini, Quentin Crisp, Morris Kight, and Patricia Nell Warren, 1994
7. Gold record for "Melissa Etheridge" album by Melissa Etheridge, 1988
8. Membership card to the 1350 Club, 1981
9. Oedipus Motorcycle Club members outside The Golden Bull Steakhouse in Santa Monica, 1991
10. Couple dancing at Studio One, undated
11. Highways Bar, 2023
12. Hey Young Lesbians, undated
13. First Ladies Memorial Dance Marathon button, 1978
14. Crystal Beach Bathhouse, 1943
15. The Beverly Cinema Club broadside, circa 1972
16. Matchbook from Details: a place to Dine and Dance, undated
17. Ginger Rogers Beach, 1941
18. Contact: A Directory of Gay, Homosexual, and Lesbian Feminist Organizations and Resources, 1977
19. Bathers on Crystal Beach, 1920
20. Fun Map Palm Springs/San Diego, 1991
21. The Center News, 1986
22. Main Street, Santa Monica, undated
23. The Prodigal, Vol. II, No. 20, May 21, 1971
24. A letter from the California Lavender Smokefree Network sent to Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina, March 31, 1995
25. Outcast, circa 1978
26. ShoreBar, formerly the S.S. Friendship, 2023
27. Poster for the Stud Bar, circa 1978