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