Martin, Del

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Martin, Del
Other forms of name
Martin, Dorothy L., 1921-2008
Taliaferro, Dorothy
Date of birth
1921-05-05
Date of death
2008-08-27
Place of birth
San Francisco (Calif.)
Field of activity
Gay liberation movement
Occupation
Gay activists
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 72717354
Wikidata: Q445893
Library of congress: n 81084227
HAI10: 000188418
Sources of Information
  • 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)
  • Her 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)