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Mary Lucey and Nancy MacNeil were dedicated activists fighting for the rights and fair treatment of women with HIV and AIDS. They were most active within ACT UP/LA (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power/Los Angeles) and were two of the founders of Women Alive Coalition, an organization offering support and services for women with AIDS. The bulk of the collection consists of papers and photographs related to ACT UP/LA and clippings reporting on HIV/AIDS and ACT UP.

Abstract Vaughan Rachel is an artist, photographer and feminist organizer. Vaughan was a founding member of the Pasadena Women's Political Caucus and a member of XX, a Feminist Women's Artist Collective in Los Angeles. The collection is comprised of original artist books and photographs by Vaughan Rachel, production materials and photographs from the documentary “Visible Lives - Vintage Voices,” and personal and professional correspondences from Jill Johnston (May 17, 1929 – September 18, 2010), a...