Reed Erickson, Pioneering Transgender Activist and Philanthropist, 1917-1992, by Ada Bello
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Title
Reed Erickson, Pioneering Transgender Activist and Philanthropist, 1917-1992, by Ada Bello
Subject
Biography
Education and Intellectual Life
Identities
Movements and Activism
Politics, Government, and Law
Sexuality / Sexual Behaviors
Social Life and Community
Organizations
Science, Medicine, and Health
Transgender
Description
Reed Erickson used the wealth which his class privilege provided to support public education and activism about transgender lives and issues at a time when very little public attention was focused on the topic. Ada Bello, who wrote this account of Erickson’s life and work, was motivated to do it because she knew Erickson earlier in life when Erickson was part of the Philadelphia lesbian community. Bello has supplemented her own knowledge of Erickson with a good deal of research to offer us an accessible biographical portrait of this key figure in the transgender freedom movement in the United States. Published originally by OutHistory in 2016; last edited in 2020 by Jonathan Ned Katz, with changes indicated by words in brackets [ ].
Time Period
1960s
1900-1920
1920-1940
1940-1960
1970s
1980s
1990s
Person
Bello, Ada
Erickson, Reed
Jorgensen, Christine
Place
Louisiana
Latin America and the Caribbean
California
Pennsylvania
Texas
El Paso, TX
Philadelphia, PA
Baton Rouge, LA
Palo Alto, CA
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