Phyllis Lyon
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- Daughters of Bilitis
…DOB were Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, who would become well-known lesbian rights activists. During the late 1950s other DOB chapters were founded across America and in Australia too, although membership numbers remained relatively small.
Read More…DOB were Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, who would become well-known lesbian rights activists. During the late 1950s other DOB chapters were founded across America and in Australia too, although membership numbers remained relatively small.
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…led by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon formed the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first national organization for lesbians. Members of DOB organized for social and political purposes, seeking to end the sense of isolation many lesbians felt, to educate gay women about their legal rights, and to increase their…
Read More…led by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon formed the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), the first national organization for lesbians. Members of DOB organized for social and political purposes, seeking to end the sense of isolation many lesbians felt, to educate gay women about their legal rights, and to increase their…
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