Abstract Margarethe (Grethe) Cammermeyer was born in 1942 in Oslo, Norway. Her career as a nurse in the military included distinguished service in Vietnam, work for the Veterans Administration, and a position as Chief Nurse of the Washington National Guard. As a result of her statement in an interview for top security clearance that she was a lesbian, she was separated from the military in 1992. She successfully challenged her discharge and the military’s regulations that mandated that lesbians and...

Abstract Margaret (Peg) Cruikshank (b. 1940) is a lesbian historian, gerontologist, and activist known for her work in the lesbian feminist movement and advocating for older lesbians. She’s published three major anthologies on lesbians: The Lesbian Path (1980, Angel Press; 1982, self-published; 1985, Grey Fox Press); Lesbian Studies (1982, The Feminist Press) and New Lesbian Writing (Grey Fox Press, 1984). Her other...

Abstract Marsha Epstein (b. 1945) is a lifelong LGBT activist, a pioneering medical professional, and a community organizer. The collection contains both personal and professional materials representing Marsha Epstein's life. Included in the collection are personal and professional correspondence, research from throughout her professional medical practice, and materials she created or collected from Los Angeles-based communities of which she was a part including Jewish communities and LGBT activist...

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Elizabeth Savage is an LGBT activist who worked for the city of West Hollywood for over two decades. Her collection consists of 49 pinback buttons from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s.