THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT

JoAnne Dauphinee

November 20, 1950 – October 24, 2023

“Feminist women and girls especially amaze and energize me. I have seen feminists commit innumerable acts of individual courage…Being a witness to courage gives you courage. I don’t think of myself as a hero like that, but I never wanted to be a coward either. I hope I’ve stepped up when my voice would have made a difference.”

Founder/co-founder of Maine NOW (and several local chapters). MLGPA (now Equality Maine). Bangor Area Gay Lesbian Straight Coalition (BAGLSC). CUReS Project (Communities United for Reproductive Safety). Maine Women’s Lobby. Coalition for Maine Women. AFL-CIO Women’s Caucus of Maine. PICA’s Bangor Clean Clothes Campaign. Maine’s FAT Liberation Project. SloMoJo Productions. Society of Outraged Women (SOW). Feminist Underground Network (FUN). Board of Mabel Wadsworth Women’s Health Center.

Photo. JoAnne standing up for those who couldn’t.