Wednesday 8/21! Gerber/Hart will be popping up at Women & Children First with a special display of queer women’s materials from our collections!
Women & Children First will be hosting June Thomas for an event celebrating A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces that Shaped Queer Women’s Culture! For this event, June will be joined in conversation by Searah Deysach from Early to Bed!
Learn more and register for this free event here.
Please note: This event is free to attend, but registration is required! By registering for this event, you agree to wear a face mask throughout the duration of the event, per W&CF’s Covid-19 policies.
A deeply researched and highly readable cultural history of queer women’s lives in the second half of the twentieth century, told through six iconic spaces
For as long as queer women have existed, they’ve created gathering grounds where they can be themselves. From the intimate darkness of the lesbian bar to the sweaty camaraderie of the softball field, these spaces aren’t a luxury—they’re a necessity for queer women defining their identities. In A Place of Our Own, journalist June Thomas invites readers into six iconic lesbian spaces over the course of the last sixty years, including the rural commune, the sex toy boutique, the vacation spot, and the feminist bookstore.