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Martin, Del

LC control no.n 81084227
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Personal name headingMartin, Del
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Variant(s)Taliaferro, Dorothy
Martin, Dorothy L., 1921-2008
See alsoFounded corporate body of person: Daughters of Bilitis
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Other standard no.0000000077819795
72717354
Q445893
LocatedSan Francisco (Calif.)
Birth date1921-05-05
Death date2008-08-27
Place of birthSan Francisco (Calif.)
Field of activityGay liberation movement
Profession or occupationGay activists
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Found inHer Lesbian/woman, 1991: CIP t.p. (Del Martin) data sheet (b. 5-5-21)
Wikipedia, July 21, 2008 (Del Martin; feminist and gay-rights activist; born Dorothy Taliaferro on May 5, 1921, in San Francisco; was married for four years to James Martin, whose name she retained after their divorce) Aug. 27, 2008 (Del Martin (May 5, 1921-Aug. 27, 2008))
Seattle gay news, Aug. 29, 2008: p. 1 (Del Martin; d. Aug. 27, 2008, age 87) p. 6 (Dorothy L. Martin, 1921-2008; Dorothy L. "Del" Martin; b. Dorothy L. Taliaferro on May 5, 1921)
New York times, Apr. 13, 2020: in an obituary of Phyllis Lyon, page D7 (Phyllis Lyon, gay marriage trailblazer, is dead at 95; in 1955 after moving to San Francisco, Phyllis Lyon and her partner Del Martin joined three other lesbian couples to found the Daughters of Bilitis, one of the first lesbian political organizations in the United States; the group published a newsletter, "The Ladder," which Ms. Lyon edited from 1956 until the group disbanded [and the publication ceased] in the 1970s)