Ti-Grace Atkinson
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| Born | November 9, 1938 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | United States |
| Writing period | 1968-1974 |
| Subjects | Feminism, LGBT movement |
Ti-Grace Atkinson (born 9 November 1938, Baton Rouge, Louisiana as Grace Atkinson) is an American feminist author.[1]
Atkinson was born into a prominent Louisiana family. The "Ti" in her name reflects the Cajun or French language petite, for little.[2] From 1956 until 1961 she was married to a high-school boyfriend.[3]
She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1964.[4] She joined the National Organization for Women, became its New York chapter's president in 1967[5], then in 1968 left[6] and founded The Feminists, a radical feminist group active until 1973. By 1971 she had written several pamphlets on feminism, was a member of the Daughters of Bilitis and was advocating specifically political lesbianism.[7] Her most famous book, Amazon Odyssey was published in 1974.[8]
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[edit] Bibliography
- "The Institution of Sexual Intercourse" (pamphlet, 1968, published by The Feminists)
- "Vaginal orgasm as a mass hysterical survival response" (pamphlet, 1968, published by The Feminists)
- "Radical Feminism" (pamphlet, 1969, published by The Feminists)
- "Radical Feminism and Love" (pamphlet, 1969, published by The Feminists)
- Amazon Odyssey (1974)
[edit] Quotes
| “ | If feminism has any logic at all, it must be working for a sexless society. | ” |
| “ | The institution of sexual intercourse is anti-feminist. | ” |
[edit] References
- ^ Sue Wilkinson, Celia Kitzinger (1993). Heterosexuality: a feminism and psychology reader. Sage Publications. ISBN 0803988230.
- ^ "An 'Oppressed Majority' Demands Its Rights", by Sara Davidson, Life Magazine, 1969. Retrieved February 16, 2008.
- ^ David De Leon (1994). Leaders from the 1960s: A Biographical Sourcebook of American Activism. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313274142.
- ^ "Ti-Grace Atkinson", Tufts University Philosophy Faculty page. Retrieved April 23, 2007.
- ^ Movement Chronology, Civil War-Present
- ^ National Organization for Women (NOW) at glbtq.com.
- ^ Kate Bedford and Ara Wilson Lesbian Feminist Chronology: 1971-1976
- ^ Linda J. LeMoncheck (1997). Loose Women, Lecherous Men: a feminist philosophy of sex. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195105559.
- ^ Eduardo Mendieta, Linda Alcoff (2003). Identities: Race, Class, Gender, and Nationality. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0631217231.
- ^ Daniel Dervin (1996). Enactments: American Modes and Psychohistorical Models. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. ISBN 0838635911.
[edit] External links
- Ti-Grace Atkinson speaks to the Feminist Art program at the California State University at Fresno. Retrieved April 23, 2007
- Works by or about Ti-Grace Atkinson in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
