The Evergreen

Radical Oregonian Marie Equi’s Legacy Lives On


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Who was the badass woman who became the namesake for Portland’s only lesbian bar? Dr. Marie Equi was born in 1872 and came to Oregon at the age of 20. She became known as a radical and lived an extraordinary life. She was a fierce advocate for women’s rights and reproductive freedom as well as an activist for workers’ rights. She staged a one-woman anti-war protest during World War I. She was also a physician and lived openly as a lesbian. 

 

You can watch the full Oregon Experience episode on Marie Equi on the PBS app.

 

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