THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Sally Miller Gearhart
April 15, 1931 – July 14, 2021
“I keep saying that feminism as I understand it is an ideology of possibility, not probability.”
Activist, academic, feminist, science fiction writer. The first out lesbian to obtain a tenure-track faculty position at San Francisco State University, 1973. Helped establish one of the country’s first women and gender study programs.
More About Sally:
- Obituary, The New York Times
- A Tribute to Sally Gearhart
- Official website
- Sally!, a documentary following her journey from a 23-year-old professor at a Christian college to her final days surrounded by a diverse and dedicated community, by director Deborah Craig
- Wikipedia page
- Cited in Barbara Love’s book, Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975, page 169