Lesbian-focused businesses
Subject
Subject Source: Homosaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Babs Daitch Papers
Collection
Identifier: DAIT
Abstract
Babs Daitch (b. 1947) is the current President of the Las Vegas Tourist Guides Guild and the owner of Thanks, Babs! the Day Tripper - a Lesbian and Women's focused travel agency. Her collection revolves around her travel agency, articles written about her, and Lesbian travel research.
Dates:
1992-2019
Found in:
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
Simone Wallace Sisterhood Bookstore Collection
Collection
Identifier: WALL
Abstract
Sisterhood Bookstore was an independent bookstore specializing primarily in books by and about women, located at 1351 Westwood Blvd in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California founded by Simone Wallace, Adele Wallace, and Gahan Kelly in 1972. The bookstore operated for 27 years and permanently closed in 1999. Sisterhood Bookstore retailed feminist books spanning subjects including poetry, Chicana lit, political and social theory, lesbian literature, childbirth, aging,...
Dates:
1972-1999
Found in:
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives
Carolyn Whitehorn Papers
Collection
Identifier: WHIT
Abstract
Carolyn Whitehorn was an artist known for crafting and selling jewelry with feminist and lesbian motifs, as well as an activist in lesbian and feminist rights movements during the 20th and 21st centuries. This collection includes a range of her personal correspondence, calendars, materials from events and organizations she was involved in, and a sculpture she created.
Dates:
1988-2003
Found in:
June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives