Sidney Abbott video recordings, 1995
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Sidney Abbott video recordings, 1995
Description
Sidney Abbott was a lesbian, feminist author and activist. She was a member of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) and the National Organization for Women (NOW), and was a former member–as many of the GLF and NOW membership were–of the lesbian radical feminist group Lavender Menace. Abbott co-authored the groundbreaking Sappho Was A Right-On Woman: A Liberated View of Lesbianism (1971) with her partner, Barbara Love. In 2007, she created the non-profit organization Women’s Rights Are Human Rights and in 2008 launched the In Our Shoes newsletter which examined issues of class, poverty, and politics. Abbott tragically passed away in a house fire in Southold, New York on April 15, 2015.
Audio recordings of Abbott can be found in the Lesbian Nation digital exhibition.
Audio recordings of Abbott can be found in the Lesbian Nation digital exhibition.
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