History of Queer Visibility at MHC

This is our archive of information about Mount Holyoke and her LBTIQ history. Not all areas of the archive are open to the public. Access to links noted by a  are restricted to Lyon's Pride members only.

• Miss Marks and Miss Woolley: Letters and a book review in the Alumnae Quarterly that discussed Anna Mary Wells' book Miss Marks and Miss Woolley.
• First Radical Feminist Alumnae Reunion, organized by Mount Holyoke Women's Center, took place in April, 1979.
• The Astronomer: Articles from Choragos, the Mount Holyoke student newspaper in the 1970s, detailing the event leading up to the creation of the first "Gay Support Group" at the College.
• The Alumnae Quarterly Letters of 1980-88: Letters pro and con regarding the formation of the original Lesbian Alumnae Network
• The Mount Holyoke News Article and letters of 1986-1987: During the same time period when the alumnae were struggling with backlash around the MHCLAN, the students were dealing with homophobia of their own.
• The Lyon's Pride Newsletter : The archive of the newsletter Lyon's Pride issues quarterly via email.
• The Uncommon Uncommon Women : The archive of the printed newsletters of our predecessor organization, the Mount Holyoke College Lesbian Alumnae Network (MHCLAN).
  
• In 2019, Campus Revisits 1990 Heterosexual Pride Rally Controversy: an article in Mount Holyoke News on December 6, 2019
• Mount Holyoke News, 1992: A homophobic incident on campus caused controversy.
  
• Survey Results, 1996: The Mount Holyoke College Presidential Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues conducted a survey of lesbian and bisexual alumnae of Mount Holyoke, and this PDF displays the questions and the results tabulated from the survey.
• Final Report, 1996: This is a PDF copy of the final report on the survey conducted by the Presidential Advisory Committee on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Issues of lesbian and bisexual alumnae of Mount Holyoke.
• Mount Holyoke News, 1996-1997: The student demands for cultural space, culminating in the take-over of Mary Lyon Hall
• The Alumnae Quarterly Letters of 2003-2006: Letters pro and con regarding the inception of Lyon's Pride.
• Keynote Address, 2007: a sound recording of Jean Grossholtz's keynote address at the conference "Fifty Years of Queer Activism at Mount Holyoke" held at Mount Holyoke, April 14, 2007. This recording was made by Margo Burns '79.
• Decades Panel, 2007: a sound recording of the decades panel at the conference "Fifty Years of Queer Activism at Mount Holyoke" held at Mount Holyoke, April 14, 2007. This recording was made by Margo Burns '79.
• The Alumnae Quarterly Letters of 2007-2008: Letters pro and con regarding the Jolene Fund.
• History of Same Sex Love and Desire at Mount Holyoke, 2012: a presentation by Shannon Weber '09 at Mount Holyoke College in honor of the 175th anniversary of Mount Holyoke. This recording was made by Kimberly Flit '15 and Leanne Finamore '15.
• History of Same Sex Love and Desire at Mount Holyoke, 2012: an online chat held on November 12, 2012.
• The Alumnae Quarterly Letters of 2016: An article about Mount Holyoke's transgender admission policy
• In Memoriam : Biographical profiles of our members and their partners who have passed away.
• Jean Grossholtz's memorial service took place on March 7, 2021
• Mark House/Asian Center for Empowerment Birthday Presentation, by Mount Holyoke College Office of Community & Belonging, 2023
  
• Queer Activism Through the Years, a presentation by Queer Action Collective at Mount Holyoke, February 2, 2024
• Shoba Narayan speaks at class of 1987 member Julie Holley's memorial service, June 15, 2024
• Audio file from our Zoom chat on estate planning, October 10, 2024