"Radicalesbians" were several lesbian-feminist organizations founded in the post-Stonewall period of gay activism.[1] The first, most well-known of these groups was founded in New York City, and was short-lived, though their impact was not: the manifesto the group distributed during their protest, titled "The Woman-Identified Woman," came to be known as one of the foundational documents of lesbian-feminism.[2][3][4]
Following the first group in New York City, other groups known as "Radicalesbians" arose elsewhere. The Philadelphia Radicalesbians were explicitly connected to the New York City group, and some of the membership overlapped. However, another group of Radicalesbians in Australia also formed in the 1970s, unrelated to the United States groups, but motivated by similar concerns of misogyny and homophobia.
- ^ Metcalf, Meg. "Research Guides: LGBTQIA+ Studies: A Resource Guide: Activism After Stonewall". guides.loc.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
- ^ Rapp, Linda (2015). "Radicalesbians" (PDF). GLBTQ Archive.
- ^ Bedikian, Christine (2020). "Lesbians and Their Role Within the Women's Liberation Movement in the Early 1970s". Gender and Sexuality Throughout World History. Library Partners Press - Wake Forest University.
- ^ Weiss, Penny A. (2018). "The Woman-Identified Woman - Radicalesbians". Feminist Manifestos: A Global Documentary Reader. New York University Press. pp. 221–226. doi:10.18574/nyu/9781479805419.003.0050. ISBN 9781479805419.