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The cover for the Lesbian Herstory Archives Building Fund Videotape showing a drawing of a building.

We’re Launching a New Building Fund

As we move into our next half-century, the Lesbian Herstory Archives is continuing to think about how to build, manage, and help as many people as possible access our collection. A huge piece of that is the physical structure we use to process and share the collection. Since our inception in 1974, the Archives has…

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Black August at the Lesbian Herstory Archives

Last month, we joined in the observation of Black August—a month honoring the legacy of Black political prisoners, organized prison movements, and the fight for liberation. I’m Mia and I staff at the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Over the past couple of months I’ve been researching prison-related materials at the LHA. Mainly focusing on print culture…

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Dykes on Land: How Lesbians Created Community Outside of Patriarchal Society

During my time as a summer intern at the Lesbian Herstory Archives, I had the amazing opportunity of rehousing and processing numerous collections on-site. One that really piqued my interest and led me to research more at the archives was a collection on Northwoods Women’s Land in Alpine, NY. This collection was my first larger…

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