Connexxus Women's Center/Centro de Mujeres

Connexxus Women's Center/Centro de Mujeres
Formation	1985
Dissolved	1991
Type	Non-Profit Organization; Lesbian Services;
Headquarters	West Hollywood, California, United States

Connexxus Women's Center/Centro de Mujeres was a non-profit community organization established in January 1985 in West Hollywood, California. The organization was co-founded by Adel Martinez and Lauren Jardine^[1]^[2]^[3] in 1984 as a women-run center in Los Angeles, and provided services that catered to women, particularly lesbians and a space in which lesbians could thrive professionally, personally, and socially.^[4] In January 1988, it opened an additional facility in East Los Angeles named Connexxus East/Centro de Mujeres^[4]^[5] made for outreach to the Latina and Chicana communities. The new facility provided services primarily to lesbians in Los Angeles County, and facilitated information about and access to various human service agencies. It also provided counseling in developing and operating small businesses. The facility also sponsored and hosted cultural and educational activities. The 1,400 square-foot center contained space for a library, workshops, rap groups, counseling meetings, and social activities.^[6]

^ Williams, Bob (February 18, 2020). "Adel M. 'Del' Martinez". Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ Love, Barbara J., ed. (2006). "Jardine, Lauren Lovett". Feminists Who Changed America, 1963–1975 (1st ed.). Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0252031892. LCCN 2006020759.
^ Pomerleau, Clark A. (2013). Califia Women: Feminist Education against Sexism, Classism, and Racism (1st ed.). Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-0292752948. LCCN 2013021090.
^ ^a ^b Sangwand, Tiffany-Kay (2009). "Connexxus/Centro de Mujeres collection, 1985–1991" (PDF). Online Archive of California. p. 2. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ Stein, Marc, ed. (2004). Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America. Vol. 2 (1st ed.). New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 146, 209. ISBN 978-0684312613. LCCN 2003017434.
^ McHugh, Kathleen A.; Johnson-Grau, Brenda; Sher, Ben Raphael, eds. (2014). The June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives: Making Invisible Histories Visible: A Resource Guide to the Collections. Los Angeles, California: UCLA Center for the Study of Women. p. 119. ISBN 978-0615990842.

[1] Williams, Bob (February 18, 2020). "Adel M. 'Del' Martinez". Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[2] Love, Barbara J., ed. (2006). "Jardine, Lauren Lovett". Feminists Who Changed America, 1963–1975 (1st ed.). Urbana, Illinois: University of Illinois Press. p. 234. ISBN 978-0252031892. LCCN 2006020759.

[3] Pomerleau, Clark A. (2013). Califia Women: Feminist Education against Sexism, Classism, and Racism (1st ed.). Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-0292752948. LCCN 2013021090.

[Sangwand-4] Sangwand, Tiffany-Kay (2009). "Connexxus/Centro de Mujeres collection, 1985–1991" (PDF). Online Archive of California. p. 2. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[5] Stein, Marc, ed. (2004). Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America. Vol. 2 (1st ed.). New York, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 146, 209. ISBN 978-0684312613. LCCN 2003017434.

[6] McHugh, Kathleen A.; Johnson-Grau, Brenda; Sher, Ben Raphael, eds. (2014). The June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives: Making Invisible Histories Visible: A Resource Guide to the Collections. Los Angeles, California: UCLA Center for the Study of Women. p. 119. ISBN 978-0615990842.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]