Naomi Benoit lesbian publications collection 1.08 Linear Feet 1 records storage box
- Creator
- Benoit, Naomi
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The Naomi Benoit lesbian publications collection predominately consists of two lesbian publications, Lesbian Connection and the Richmond Lesbian-Feminist Flyer, previously named the Lesbian Feminist Flyer. Issues from Lesbian Connection span 1990-2002 and issues of Richmond Lesbian-Feminists Flyer span 1981-1998. The Richmond Lesbian-Feminists Flyer was ran and distributed by the Richmond Lesbian Feminists organization, co-founded by Beth Marschak, Stephanie Myers, and Mary Dean Carter.[1] Additionally, the collection contains a couple of instances of correspondence with lesbian organizations and with congress people about gay and lesbian rights, as well as a budget and policies from Richmond Lesbian Feminist (RLF) organization from the early 1990s. Ephemera in the collection includes a WomensBooks newsletter, a news clipping of a picture from the Lesbian and Gay pride parade on Broad Street in September 1993, and a directory of lesbian-friendly Richmond businesses collocated and distributed by RLF. -- [1] Cindy Bray, "Richmond Lesbian Feminists and the Women's Movement." OutHistory, 2013. https://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/rainbow-richmond/the-beginnings-of-pride/lesbian-feminists; Rose Norman, "Mary Dean Carter: Cofounder of Richmond Lesbian Feminists." Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project, 2022. https://slfaherstoryproject.org/mary-dean-carter-cofounder-of-richmond-lesbian-feminists/