Ellen Shumsky

Ellen Shumsky is a lesbian feminist activist, photographer, psychoanalytic teacher, psychotherapist, supervisor, and writer.[1][2]

She was a member of the Lavender Menace in 1970.[3][4]

She was also one of the founding members of the Radicalesbians, and one of the authors of the 1970 lesbian feminist manifesto "The Woman-Identified Woman", which was written by the Radicalesbians.[5][1] She is signed to that manifesto as Ellen Bedoz.[6]

Portrait of a Decade: 1968-1978, a collection of her photographs edited by Flavia Rando, was published in 2009.[1] She took many photographs of the feminist, gay liberation and lesbian movements.[1]

She is featured in the feminist history film She's Beautiful When She's Angry.[7][8]

References
  1. "Ellen Shumsky — She's Beautiful When She's Angry". Shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  2. "Chronicles of an Activist Photographer - The Gay & Lesbian Review". Glreview.org. 2009-11-01. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
  3. Shumsky, Ellen (July 1, 2009). "Radicalesbians". The Gay and Lesbian Review.
  4. Chuck Stewart (16 December 2014). Proud Heritage: People, Issues, and Documents of the LGBT Experience [3 volumes]: People, Issues, and Documents of the LGBT Experience. ABC-CLIO. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-1-61069-399-8.
  5. Faderman, Lillian (2015). The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle. Simon & Schuster.
  6. Susan Brownmiller (2000). In Our Time: Memoir of a Revolution. Delta. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-0-385-31831-0.
  7. "The Women".
  8. "The Film — She's Beautiful When She's Angry". Shesbeautifulwhenshesangry.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.


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