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Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph from a scrapbook of “anonymous lesbian photographs” found, according to the donor, in a “Berkeley junk shop in the early 2000s.” The photos span the mid-1940s to the early 1960s, and include snapshots of individuals, pairs, and small groups at social gatherings, in the snow, on the beach, and with cars. Many figures are donning a post-World War II butch style. Several photographs include people in Women’s Army Corps (WAC) uniforms.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Oral History Interview: Kate Kendell, Interviewed by Keilina Heinz for the Lyon- Martin House Project. ABSTRACT: Kate Kendell is former longtime (1996-2018) Executive Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and current Chief of Staff at the California Endowment. She met Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon in 1993 or 1994 at an American Civil Liberties Union or National Center for Lesbian Rights event. Soon after she began monthly lunches with them in their home, where they would regale her with stories and history. She discusses the home, the living room with their chairs and the view, and their kitchen nook as special places in the home. She discusses parties from the 1950s and 1960s she had heard about there, including the curtains they would put up so women would feel comfortable dancing together. Kendell also underscores the importance of the outside stairs and position of the picture window from the sidewalk, where she could wave to Phyllis in her advanced age and they would blow each other a kiss. She underscores the parallel of the house’s modesty to Del and Phyllis’s modesty as “how they moved in the world.” Kendell imagines the space being used for LGBTQ and women’s political salons, community conversations, and community gardening. Located at 651 Duncan Street in San Francisco, the Lyon-Martin House is the former home of lesbian activists Phyllis Lyon (1924-2020) and Del Martin (1921-2008). In 2021, the City of San Francisco designated the Lyon-Martin House a City Landmark in recognition of its association, through Lyon and Martin, with the lesbian rights, homophile, and marriage equality movements.

Kendra Mon oral history interview recording for the Lyon-Martin House Oral History Project. ABSTRACT: Kendra Mon is Del Martin’s biological daughter, from Martin’s first marriage. She lived with Del and Phyllis sometimes as a teenager and as an adult was in their lives across the rest of their lives. She describes the early decor of the home and her initial impressions of how small it was. She also describes some early parties in the home. Kenrda also describes how the house was adapted to Del and Phyllis’ needs as they aged. In addition, she notes the archival quality of their home, where they collected photos, news clippings, books related to women’s accomplishments, lesbian and gay issues, their own publishing, and records of their lives and activism, stored in the basement and throughout the house. Kendra also discusses how Phyllis’ caregiving was funded through community-based small loans against the assumed resale value of the property after she passed. She describes holidays at their home. Her vision for the house is to move it to some kind of LGBTQ “pioneer village” where it would be a tourist attraction with other well-known LGBTQ people’s homes. Located at 651 Duncan Street in San Francisco, the Lyon-Martin House is the former home of lesbian activists Phyllis Lyon (1924-2020) and Del Martin (1921-2008). In 2021, the City of San Francisco designated the Lyon-Martin House a City Landmark in recognition of its association, through Lyon and Martin, with the lesbian rights, homophile, and marriage equality movements.

Lyon-Martin House Oral History Project interview with Kendra Mon. ABSTRACT: Kendra Mon is Del Martin’s biological daughter, from Martin’s first marriage. She lived with Del and Phyllis sometimes as a teenager and as an adult was in their lives across the rest of their lives. She describes the early decor of the home and her initial impressions of how small it was. She also describes some early parties in the home. Kenrda also describes how the house was adapted to Del and Phyllis’ needs as they aged. In addition, she notes the archival quality of their home, where they collected photos, news clippings, books related to women’s accomplishments, lesbian and gay issues, their own publishing, and records of their lives and activism, stored in the basement and throughout the house. Kendra also discusses how Phyllis’ caregiving was funded through community-based small loans against the assumed resale value of the property after she passed. She describes holidays at their home. Her vision for the house is to move it to some kind of LGBTQ “pioneer village” where it would be a tourist attraction with other well-known LGBTQ people’s homes. Located at 651 Duncan Street in San Francisco, the Lyon-Martin House is the former home of lesbian activists Phyllis Lyon (1924-2020) and Del Martin (1921-2008). In 2021, the City of San Francisco designated the Lyon-Martin House a City Landmark in recognition of its association, through Lyon and Martin, with the lesbian rights, homophile, and marriage equality movements.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.

Photograph by Efrain John Gonzalez of the first National Bisexual Conference, held in San Francisco in 1990. Photograph copyright Efrain John Gonzalez. Used with permission.