Yolanda Retter

Yolanda Retter
Born	December 4, 1947 New Haven, Connecticut
Died	August 18, 2007 (aged 59) Van Nuys, Los Angeles
Nationality	Latin-American
Occupation	Librarian
Known for	lesbian activist

Yolanda Retter (December 4, 1947 – August 18, 2007) was an American lesbian librarian, archivist, scholar, and activist in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.^[1][2]

Publications

• "Childcare." Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories. ed. Lorraine Code. New York: Routledge, 2002.
• Identity Development of Lifelong vs. Catalyzed Latina Lesbians. M.A. Thesis. University of California Los Angeles, 1987.
• “Lesbian Activism in Los Angeles (1970-1979),” Queers in Space: Communities, Public Places, Sites of Resistance. eds. Anne-Marie Bouthillette, Gordon Brent Ingram, and Yolanda Retter. Bay Press, 1997.
• "Los Angeles." Encyclopedia of Lesbian Histories and Cultures, ed. Bonnie Zimmerman. NY: Routledge, 2000. 479-480.
• On the Side of Angels: Lesbian Activism in Los Angeles, 1970-1990. Ph.D dissertation, University of New Mexico, 1998.
• "Sisterhood is Possible." Time It Was: American Stories from the Sixties. eds. Karen Manners Smith and Tim Koster. London: Pearson, 2007.
• "Lesbians." Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. New York: Oxford, 2005.
• "Martinez, Betita." Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice. eds. Gary L. Anderson and Kathryn G. Herr. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2007.
• "Preservation of LGBT History: The ONE Archive." Pathways to Progress: Issues and Advances in Latino Librarianship. eds. John L. Ayala and Salvador Güereña. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2012.
• Gay and Lesbian Rights in the United States: A Documentary History with Walter Lee Williams (Eds.). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.

Lesbian News articles by Retter

• "Activist and Tenant's Rights Attorney Lisa Korben Dies at 55." Jun. 2005, Vol. 30, Issue 11, p. 15.
• "ACW Founder Brenda Weathers Dies." May 2005, Vol. 30, Issue 10, p. 17.
• "Alice Dunbar-Nelson." Dec. 1998, Vol. 24, Issue 5, p. 60.
• "Barbara Gittings (1932-2007)." Apr. 2007, Vol. 32, Issue 9, p. 5.
• "Djuna Barnes." Jan. 1999. Vol. 24, Issue 6, p. 52.
• "Dyke March: A Herstory." Jun. 1999. Vol. 24, Issue 11, p. 29.
• "Festivals: Born from Womyn's Music." [cowritten with Renee McBride] Aug. 1995, Vol. 21, Issue 1, p. 31.
• "Herstory: Catalina de Erauso." Jun. 1998, Vol. 23, Issue 11, p. 68.
• "Herstory: Deborah Sampson." Nov. 1998. Vol. 24, Issue 4, p. 52.
• "Herstory: Elaine Noble." Sep. 1998, Vol. 24, Issue 2, p. 52.
• "Herstory: Eva Le Gallienne." Jan. 1998, Vol. 23, Issue 6, p. 56.
• "Herstory: Lillian Wald." Apr. 1998, Vol. 23, Issue 9, p. 56.
• "Herstory: Mary Lewis." Feb. 1998, Vol. 23, Issue 7, p. 56.
• "Herstory: Mina Meyer and Sharon Raphael." Mar. 1998, Vol. 23, Issue 8, p. 56.
• "In Memoriam of Johnnie Phelps." May 1998, Vol. 23, Issue 10, p. 64.
• "[In Memoriam] of Alla Nazimova." Jul. 1998, Vol. 23, Issue 12, p. 52.
• "The Ladies of Llargollen." Mar. 1999, Vol. 24, Issue 8, p. 64.
• "Lesbian Los Angeles." March 1995, Vol. 20 Issue 8, p. 62-63.
• "The LNs Herstory is the Chronicle of Our Story." Aug. 1999, Vol. 25, Issue 1, p. 29.
• "Ruth Ellis." Feb. 1999, Vol. 24, Issue 7, p. 56.
• "Sarah Josephine Baker." Apr. 1999, Vol. 24, Issue 9, p. 52.

References

1. Woo, Elaine (29 August 2007). "Obituary: Yolanda Retter, 59; controversial activist for lesbian, minority rights". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
2. "Obituaries - Yolanda Retter Vargas". American Libraries (American Library Association) 38 (9). 2007. ISSN 0002-9769. Retrieved 21 November 2014 – via JSTOR. (registration required (help)).

External links

• Cordova, Jeanne and Ballen, Lynn Harris. (2007, August 22). Memorial to Honor Yolanda Retter, Activist Scholar. Online Tangent: Rogues Gallery. Retrieved 2014-4-19.
• Rest in Peace, Yolanda Retter. (2007, September 15). Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS). Retrieved on 2014-4-19.
• Online Archive of California. (2009). Finding aid of the Lesbian Legacy Collection Subject Files. Retrieved on 2015-3-8.
• University of California Los Angeles. (2015). Chicano Resource Center Spotlights Latina/o LGBT Initiative. Retrieved on 2015-3-8.
• University of California Los Angeles. (2015). Welcome to the UCLA Chicano Resource Center. University of California. Retrieved on 2015-3-8.
• Woo, Elaine. (2007, August 29). Yolanda Retter, 59, controversial activist for lesbian, minority rights. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2014-4-19.