VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT: HOLLY NEAR – Veteran Feminists of America

THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

Holly Near

“I don’t think I’ll ever see the world or read a newspaper or see a film or read a book or have a conversation with an elder or a five-year-old without it going through this lens of the last 40 or 50 years of my involvement in feminism.”

Singer, Songwriter, Activist, Actor and Author.

Interviewed by Judy Waxman, December 2021

# 2by Larrry Butler, 1979 march on washington for lesbian and gay rights

Photo 1. March on Washington for lesbian and gay rights, 1979. Photo by Larry Butler. Photo 2. Photo by Irene Young.

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More About Holly:

Holly Near’s official website
Holly Near’s fan facebook page
Holly Near: Singing For our Lives, the documentary on American Masters premiere, March 1, 2019
- Holly Near on the story behind “Singing For Our Lives” and how it turned into an anthem for the LGBTQ movement.
- Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem on Holly Near’s song “I Am Willing” and her legacy in the feminism and peace movements.
Holly Near’s Archives
- Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
  - The papers of Holly Near, 1967-1994
  - Additional papers of Holly Near. These addenda contain concert contracts; performance programs, posters and advertisements; television and movie scripts; personal correspondence and fan mail; photographs; and records of Redwood Records.
- Sophia Smith Collection of Women’s History
  - Women’s Music Archives records and collected music
Wikipedia page