Simone Wallace Sisterhood Bookstore Collection, 1972-1999
Sisterhood Bookstore was an independent bookstore specializing primarily in books by and about women, located at 1351 Westwood Blvd in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California founded by Simone Wallace, Adele Wallace, and Gahan Kelly in 1972. The bookstore operated for 27 years and permanently closed in 1999. Sisterhood Bookstore retailed feminist books spanning subjects including poetry, Chicana lit, political and social theory, lesbian lit, childbirth, aging, spirituality, sexual violence resources, women’s fiction, UCLA textbooks, non-sexist children’s’ books, and much more.
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Betsy York Collection
The Betsy York Collection contains the personal music and poster collection and professional papers of women’s music distributor, Betsy York. Betsy York grew up in Whittier California and moved to Boston in the early 1970s where she produced concerts and poetry events at The Saints lesbian bar while earning an MBA from Simmons Graduate School of Business. In the 70s and 80s, Betsy York distributed music for Olivia records, Redwood records, and other women’s music labels in New England and Southern California.
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Gina Young Collection
The Gina Young Collection contains the personal ephemera of award-winning writer, director, songwriter and performer, Gina Young (she/they). Washington D.C. native Young studied Drama at NYU/Tisch and has created artistic content that blurs genre and is infused with LGBTQIA+ feminist themes. Young has lived in New York, Seattle and Los Angeles. She has toured nationally and internationally with her original work. Young now hosts SORORITY, a new works salon for women, trans and queer performing artists, and Feminist Acting Class.
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