- Collection:
- LGBTQ Collection
- Title:
- AFWC [polo shirt], circa 1990s
- Creator:
- Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia State University Library
- Date of Original:
- 1990/1999
- Subject:
- Lesbian musicians
Lesbians--Songs and music
Choirs (Music)
Women singers
Women's choirs
Women's music
Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- information artifacts
polo shirts - Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- The Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus began in 1981 when, influenced by a transplant from San Francisco, ten to 15 women came together to sing. In 1982, Linda Vaughan became the Chorus' first director. The Chorus never held auditions, believing that anyone who wanted to join should be allowed to sing. As a result of Vaughan's leadership and its policy of inclusiveness, the Chorus quickly outgrew its practice space which had been in personal homes, and moved to the First Existentialist Church for rehearsals and performances. For close to 30 years, the Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus performed concerts in Atlanta and throughout the country, and during that time it developed a devoted fan base. It also served as a rallying symbol for the LGBT community in Atlanta and the Southeast.; In early 2009, the adverse economic situation forced the Chorus to cease operating. The remaining Chorus assets were transferred to the Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus with the understanding that they would be used to seed a new women's/lesbian chorus in the future, when economic conditions might allow.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/lgbtq/id/3728
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/iiif/2/lgbtq:3728/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: W100_textiles_021, Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus records, Archives for Research on Women and Gender. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus records
https://archivesspace.library.gsu.edu/repositories/2/resources/87
Series V: Artifacts, Textiles, and Oversized Materials
Archives for Research on Women and Gender - Holding Institution:
- Georgia State University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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