Always the Last to Know

In part one, Katy tells us about the early life of model, actress, and socialite, Edie Sedgwick. Trigger warning for content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child abuse.

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This week, we learn about the first lesbian rights group in the US. Ash is on a kick of learning all she can about LGBTQ+ history, we hope you enjoy the journey along with her.

Sources

https://guides.loc.gov/lgbtq-studies/before-stonewall/daughters-of-bilitis
https://womenshistory.si.edu/blog/how-daughters-bilitis-organized-lesbian-rights
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Daughters-of-Bilitis
https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Daughters_of_Bilitis
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/daughters-of-bilitis-first-lesbian-rights-group-founded
https://www.laconservancy.org/learn/historic-places/daughters-of-bilitis/
https://blurredbylines.com/articles/daughters-of-bilitis-martin-lyon-san-francisco/
https://one.usc.edu/archive-location/ladder
https://www.nypl.org/events/exhibitions/galleries/seen-assertion/item/10944
https://www.radicalinprogress.org/nypl-2019-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Martin_and_Phyllis_Lyon
https://www.malindalo.com/blog/2021/6/15/daughters-of-bilitis
https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/c/1003264003
https://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/sfbagals/The_Ladder/tl_index.html
http://herstories.prattinfoschool.nyc/omeka/collections/show/36

This week, Katy teaches us all about the life of Harry Houdini. His childhood, his tricks, and his interesting relationship with Spiritualism.

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 This week, Katy enlightens us on the events of one of their favorite subjects, the Titanic. Ash knows nothing about the Titanic beyond what the movie shows, so we're all learning a lot with this episode. We cover the designing and manufacturing of the boat, the layout and luxury, comparisons between the movie and real life, and the events of that fateful and tragic night.

Sources

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Titanic
https://www.noaa.gov/gc-international-section/rms-titanic-history-and-significance
https://www.si.edu/spotlight/titanic
National Geographic's 'Investigating the Titanic' available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXlalGvxkaY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPUFSJsyoFM

Titanic's Final Mystery on Paranount+ with Tim Maltin 

This week, we learn about the beautiful and community driven origins of Dyke Marches. If you are planning to attend the NYC Dyke March on June 29th, let us know! Ash will be there!

NYC Dyke March Accessibility Accommodations Request Form

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbwfAN330QDzSf1ZL025taF-3i-9R_hW3OIVQlXO3MnjMcCw/viewform

Sources

https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/nyc-dyke-march/
https://www.nycdykemarch.com/about
https://lhaexhibits.omeka.net/exhibits/show/dyke-marches/dyke-marches
https://www.queerevents.ca/queer-corner/blog/history/history-dyke-march
https://gaycitynews.com/the-dyke-marchs-history-in-pictures/
https://www.vogue.com/article/nyc-dyke-march-black-liberation-juneteenth
https://www.lesbianavengers.com/
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/24/1106444650/frustrated-by-societys-erasure-the-lesbian-avengers-fought-back
https://www.lesbianavengers.com/about.shtml

This week, we learn about why LGBTQ+ youth homelessness is so prominent. We also discuss the physical and mental tolls that shelter life and living on the streets take on our queer youth, and then we highlight organizations that are taking matters into their hands to curb this epidemic.

Organizations
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
https://www.happyhippies.org/
https://www.newalternativesnyc.org/about_us
https://www.340blueprintproject.com/
https://nn4youth.org/lgbtq-homeless-youth/
https://nationalhomeless.org/civil-rights-criminalization-of-homelessness/


Sources
https://youth.gov/youth-topics/lgbtq-youth/homelessness
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/serving-our-youth-lgbtq/
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Trevor-Project-Homelessness-Report.pdf
https://nationalhomeless.org/lgbtq-homelessness/
https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Serving-Our-Youth-Update-Jun-2015.pdf
https://nationalhomeless.org/wp-content/uploads/LGBTQ-Homelessness.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4098056/
https://lesley.edu/article/the-cost-of-coming-out-lgbt-youth-homelessness
https://nche.ed.gov/lgbtq-youth/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5127283/

This week, we end our saga on Princess Diana. We cover everything from the divorce to the investigation of her death. Please note, we will absolutely not be entertaining any conspiracy theories about her death. That would be disrespectful to her memory, and would take away from the accountability of the people who actually caused her death.

Sources

Documentaries
Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy directed by Ashley Gething
The Princess (2022) available on HBO written and directed by Ed Perkins 
Diana, 7 Days from BBC

Books
The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil By Tina Brown
The Diana Chronicles By Tina Brown
Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words

Articles
https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05244/diana-princess-of-wales
https://www.cnn.com/specials/princess-diana
https://people.com/tag/princess-diana/

This week we are back to our Princess Diana series. We discuss the creation and release of Diana's book and her divorce from Charles.

Sources

Documentaries
Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy directed by Ashley Gething
The Princess (2022) available on HBO written and directed by Ed Perkins 
Diana, 7 Days from BBC

Books
The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil By Tina Brown
The Diana Chronicles By Tina Brown
Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words

Articles
https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05244/diana-princess-of-wales
https://www.cnn.com/specials/princess-diana
https://people.com/tag/princess-diana/

This week we will be discussing the events that took place between May 1st and May 4th, 1970, during the student protests of the Vietnam War at Kent State University. Trigger warning for mention of police violence and murder.

**DONATE TO OPERATION OLIVE BRANCH: https://www.gofundme.com/f/oob-perinatal-project

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https://www.kent.edu/may-4-historical-accuracy
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/us/kent-state-shooting-50th-anniversary-trnd/index.html
https://www.britannica.com/event/Kent-State-shootings/How-can-you-run-when-you-know-the-national-response
https://www.library.kent.edu/special-collections-and-archives/kent-state-shootings-may-4-collection
https://www.britannica.com/event/Kent-State-shootings
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/kent-state-massacre/
https://omeka.library.kent.edu/special-collections/kent-state-shootings-oral-histories
https://origins.osu.edu/watch/kent-state-massacre?language_content_entity=en
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kent-state-sister-militarized-police-college-protests-israel-gaza_n_662aa18de4b09d8df9d5e1b0
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fifty-years-ago-kent-state-massacre-changed-university-forever-180974787/
https://www.history.com/news/richard-nixon-kent-state-shootings-response
https://apnews.com/article/769a594a066dd0cae0cc34b6f6dc344c
https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/kent-state-anniversary-college-debt-student-loans-20220503.html
https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/kent-state-massacre
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/kent-state
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmd6CHah7Wg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pwro3vCUdU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUzlpIxXbtM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I26iWfa_oqI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUTqgG4-48A
https://billofrightsinstitute.org/essays/students-and-the-anti-war-movement
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending/kent-state-shootings-54-years-later-remembering-campus-tragedy/OHARSQUEZFGKPER5LYQE6P7YYQ/

This week we continue our Princess Diana series by covering everything that went down in the 1980's. From Charles' affair to Diana's affairs, to Diana's friendship with Sarah "Fergie" Ferguson, and Diana's time at Highgrove House, we have so much to unpack.

Sources

Documentaries
Diana Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy directed by Ashley Gething
The Princess (2022) available on HBO written and directed by Ed Perkins 
Diana, 7 Days from BBC

Books
The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor--the Truth and the Turmoil By Tina Brown
The Diana Chronicles By Tina Brown
Diana: Her True Story--in Her Own Words

Articles
https://www.royal.uk/diana-princess-wales
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diana-princess-of-Wales
https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05244/diana-princess-of-wales
https://www.cnn.com/specials/princess-diana
https://people.com/tag/princess-diana/