Ellen Shumsky
Ellen Shumsky is a lesbian feminist activist, photographer, psychoanalytic teacher, psychotherapist, supervisor, and writer.[1][2]
She was a member of the Lavender Menace in 1970.[3][4]
She was also one of the founding members of the Radicalesbians, and one of the authors of the 1970 lesbian feminist manifesto "The Woman-Identified Woman", which was written by the Radicalesbians.[5][1] She is signed to that manifesto as Ellen Bedoz.[6]
Portrait of a Decade: 1968-1978, a collection of her photographs edited by Flavia Rando, was published in 2009.[1] She took many photographs of the feminist, gay liberation and lesbian movements.[1]
She is featured in the feminist history film She's Beautiful When She's Angry.[7][8]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Ellen Shumsky — She's Beautiful When She's Angry". Shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ^ "Chronicles of an Activist Photographer - The Gay & Lesbian Review". Glreview.org. 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
- ^ Shumsky, Ellen (July 1, 2009). "Radicalesbians". The Gay and Lesbian Review.
- ^ Chuck Stewart (16 December 2014). Proud Heritage: People, Issues, and Documents of the LGBT Experience [3 volumes]: People, Issues, and Documents of the LGBT Experience. ABC-CLIO. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-1-61069-399-8.
- ^ Faderman, Lillian (2015). The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle. Simon & Schuster.
- ^ Susan Brownmiller (2000). In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution. Delta. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-0-385-31831-0.
- ^ "The Women".
- ^ "The Film — She's Beautiful When She's Angry". Shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
External links[]
- Ellen Shumsky's website
- Ellen Shumsky papers at the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, Smith College Special Collections
Categories:
- Lesbians
- LGBT rights activists from the United States
- Living people
- Lavender Menace members
- LGBT-related biography stubs