Sarah Boyer presents Coming Out, Becoming Ourselves

Wednesday, June 266:00—7:30 PMWaltham RoomWaltham Public Library735 Main Street, Waltham, MA, 02451

Celebrate Pride Month with us! Historian and author Sarah Boyer will present Coming Out, Becoming Ourselves Lesbian Stories from the Boston Daughters of Bilitis, 1969-1999. There will be readings, discussion,  and photographs followed by a Q&A session!

In 2015, Lois Johnson, former president of the Boston Daughters of Bilitis (DOB), invited oral historian Sarah Boyer to help interview former DOB members. Together they interviewed 21 lesbians who were part of the emerging gay liberation movement. Coming Out, Becoming Ourselves: Lesbian Stories from the Boston Daughters of Bilitis, 1969-1999, ensures that these stories of courage and love for other womenbecome part of the historical record in the struggleof all queer people to live their lives without fear.

Sarah Boyer served as oral historian at the Cambridge (MA) Historical Commission from 1997 to 2015. She authored four books on Cambridge neighborhoods and one on World War II and the Home Front in Cambridge. Boyer was inspired to record the extraordinary stories of “ordinary” folks to ensure their voices would be heard and their lives celebrated as an integral part of the history of Cambridge.

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