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Lesbian Herstory Archives

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Lesbian Herstory Archives

Summary

Lesbian Herstory Archives is a LGBT archive[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's field of work was lesbianism[3].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's field of work was LGBTQ history[4].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's field of work was community archive[5].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives is located in Brooklyn[6].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives is in the country of United States[7].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's instance of is recorded as LGBT archive[8].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's instance of is recorded as historical archive[9].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's instance of is recorded as lesbian organization[10].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's founder is recorded as Joan Nestle[11].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's founder is recorded as Julia Penelope[12].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's founder is recorded as Deborah Edel[13].
  • The location of Lesbian Herstory Archives was The Lesbian Herstory Archives Building[14].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's Commons category is recorded as Lesbian Herstory Archives[15].
  • January 1, 1974 marks the founding of Lesbian Herstory Archives[16].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.6619, 'lon': -73.9803}[17].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's official website is recorded as http://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/[18].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][19].
  • Lesbian Herstory Archives's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '484 14th Street, Brooklyn, NY'}[20].

Body

Founding

Founders include Joan Nestle[11], Julia Penelope[12], and Deborah Edel[13]. January 1, 1974 marks the founding of Lesbian Herstory Archives[16].

Industry

Fields of work include lesbianism[3], a sexual orientation[21]; LGBTQ history[4], an aspect of history[22]; and community archive[5], an archive type[23].

Why It Matters

Lesbian Herstory Archives has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Joanna Russ United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . lesbianherstoryarchives.org. lesbianherstoryarchives.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . lesbianherstoryarchives.org. lesbianherstoryarchives.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . lesbianherstoryarchives.org. lesbianherstoryarchives.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . lesbianherstoryarchives.org. lesbianherstoryarchives.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Superraptor123 · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/
    Country → —
    Location → The Lesbian Herstory Archives Building
    Field of work → lesbianism, LGBTQ history, community archive
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-add:1||2 */ [[Property:P31]]"
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