Cathy Cade
Cathy Cade (born 1942, Hawaii),[1] is an American photographer noted for her work in documentary photography, including photos about lesbian mothering.[2] She has been a feminist and lesbian activist since the early 1970s, having gotten her start as an activist and seen the power of photography in the early 1960s as part of the Southern Civil Rights Movement.[2] She currently lives in Berkeley, Ca. and is working with her archives at The Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley.[3] She is a member of the Bay Area Civil Rights Veterans and has memoir material at the Civil Rights Movement Archive. She is a member of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change.
Early life and education[]
While attending college, Cade participated in the Southern civil rights movement.[4] In 1969, Cade received a PhD in Sociology.[5]
Work[]
"Cade is a longtime activist in the civil rights, gay liberation, and women's liberation movements, and her photographs are intricately linked to her work for social justice."[6]
In late 2000, she started her business "Cathy Cade: Personal Histories, Photo Organizing and Photography".[4]
Family[]
Cathy Cade is a mother of two sons.[7]
Publications[]
- A Lesbian Photo Album: The Lives of Seven Lesbian Feminists. (Oakland, Ca: Waterwomen Books, 1987).
- Woman Controlled Conception by Sarah and Mary Anonymous, drawings by Billie Mericle, copyright 1979 by Womanshare Books. Produced and distributed by UnionWAGE.
Awards and fellowships[]
2004—Pat Bond Memorial Old Dyke Award: Honoring Extraordinary Lesbians Over 60[8]
References[]
- ^ Lord, Catherine; Meyer, Richard (2013). Art & Queer Culture. Phaidon Press Limited. p. 377. ISBN 9780714849355.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hammond, Harmony (2000). Lesbian Art in America: A Contemporary History. Rizzoli. pp. 156-157
- ^ Online Archive of California
- ^ Jump up to: a b "CATHYCADE.COM". www.cathycade.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Civil Rights Under Three Hats: Photographs by Matt Herron and Some Movements of the 1970s & 1980s: Selected Photographs by Cathy Cade". Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. 26 September 2013.
- ^ Lord, Catherine; Meyer, Richard (2013). Art & Queer Culture. Phaidon Press Limited. p. 378. ISBN 9780714849355.
- ^ Corinne, Tee. "Cathy Cade - Biography". www.cla.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ Kalem, Stephanie (March 24, 2004). "Holy Catfish". East Bay Express. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
External links[]
- 1942 births
- Feminist artists
- Lesbian artists
- Lesbian feminists
- LGBT photographers from the United States
- LGBT people from Hawaii
- American women photographers
- Living people
- Artists from Hawaii
- LGBT rights activists from the United States
- Civil rights activists
- Women civil rights activists