The questions we ask are based on the meanings we give to the presented material, and this meaning is made through our individual experiences. I believe we learn best by asking questions. History (Science Studies), University of California, San DiegoĮmail: Box 358530, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA 98011-8246 Teaching American Studies, Michigan State University Resource Management and Conservation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign It is the inspiring story of a singular woman who was not afraid to take risks, who refused to compromise her principles in the face of enormous opposition and adversity, and who paid a steep personal price for living by her convictions.B.S. Marie Equi is a finely written, rigorously researched account of a woman of consequence, who one fellow-activist considered "the most interesting woman that ever lived in this state, certainly the most fascinating, colorful, and flamboyant." This much anticipated biography will engage anyone interested in Pacific Northwest history, women's studies, the history of lesbian and gay rights, and the personal demands of political activism.
Breaking boundaries in all facets of life, she became the first well-known lesbian in Oregon, and her same-sex affairs figured prominently in two U.S. entry into World War I, leading to a conviction for sedition and a three-year sentence in San Quentin. She battled for economic justice at every turn and protested the U.S. Equi marched so often with unemployed men that the media referred to them as her army. She mounted soapboxes, fought with police, and spent a night in jail with birth control advocate Margaret Sanger.
From Pendleton, Portland, Seattle and beyond to Boston and San Francisco, she leveraged her professional status to fight for woman suffrage, labor rights, and reproductive freedom.
These traits, along with courage, stubborn resolve, and a passion for justice, propelled Equi through an unparalleled life journey.Įqui self-studied her way into a San Francisco medical school and then obtained her license in Portland to become one of the first practicing woman physicians in the Pacific Northwest. Born of Italian-Irish parents in 1872, Marie Equi endured childhood labor in a gritty Massachusetts textile mill before fleeing to an Oregon homestead with her first longtime woman companion, who described her as impulsive, earnest, and kind-hearted. Marie Equi explores the fiercely independent life of an extraordinary woman.
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