Victoria Feminist Newsletters
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This digital collection documents organizing and awareness activities of Victoria-area feminist groups, and consists of 339 issues from 17 feminist newsletters dating from 1970 to 2002.
These newsletters form a part of the Victoria Women’s Movement Archives collections, an initiative that began in 1995 as a collaborative effort between women's organizations in Victoria, the University of Victoria Archives, and the Department of Women's Studies (now Gender Studies Department).
The collection was established in order to preserve and provide access to important primary sources documenting the history of women's movement groups in Victoria, in recognition of the important contributions local women made to the improvement of women's social, economic and political condition in the Victoria area.
Titles include: B.C. Voice; Flagrant; Herizons: Women’s Feminist News; Island Women Weekly News; *LesbiaNews; Older Women’s Project Newsletter; Prime Time; SWAG (Status of Women Action Group) Newsletter; Sea-Side Woman Magazine; The Open Door; The Women’s Centre Newsletter; V.L.S.C.S. (Victoria Lesbian Seniors Care Society); Victoria Voice of Women; Waves; We are Visible; Web of Crones; and Women’s Building of Victoria Society Newsletter
Many thanks to the many individuals and organizations who have contributed materials to the collection.
Additional listings of women’s movement archival materials can be found in our database of archival descriptions.
*LesbiaNews’ title changed several times over the years and includes Ellenews, LNews, Lavender Rhinoceros, and Outviews.
Image from cover of "SWAG Newsletter, Vol. 03, No. 01 (March 15, 1976)"
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Collection Details
- Items 339
- Last Updated 2025-05-20
Works (339)
261. The Open Door (Winter Solstice, 1995)
- Title:
- The Open Door (Winter Solstice, 1995)
- Description:
- Started in 1983, the Open Door was a rural lesbian newsletter based in Burns Lake and Terrace, Northern British Columbia. This unique community was composed of both rural lesbian and wiccan identities and was based on the Radical-Feminist separatists movement that began in the 1970’s. Angry women who were being harassed for their identity moved out of the suburbs in the Lower Mainland and bought land in Northern British Columbia to farm.
- Subject:
- Women--Societies and clubs, Women's rights, Women--Legal status, laws, etc., Women--Economic conditions, Lesbians, Lesbianism, Women--Social conditions, Women, Sex discrimination against women, and Feminism
- Creator:
- Northern Lesbian Collective
- Publisher:
- Terrace : Canadian Georgia Activists Alliance
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1995-24
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- HQ75 O57
- Extent:
- 16 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- The Open Door : Rural Lesbian Newsletter, Rural Lesbian Newsletter, and Open Door
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Burns Lake and British Columbia--Terrace
- Coordinates:
- 54.51634, -128.60345 and 54.22972, -125.76084
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- side stapled
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Feminist Newsletters
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- publications (documents), serials (publications), newsletters, and periodicals
- Fonds Title:
- Victoria Women's Movement Newsletter and Pamphlet collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR439
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-womens-movement-newsletter-and-pamphlet-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-09
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on the Plustek OpticBook A300 as 600DPI Tiffs. Tiffs cropped and resized then run through Zoidberg to compress and create a PDF, which is OCRd by PD. Metadata by AG.
262. Victoria Voice of Women (1996)
- Title:
- Victoria Voice of Women (1996)
- Description:
- The newsletter of the Victoria chapter of Voice of Women. VOW is a women's organization founded in 1960 as a feminist group committed using a feminist approach to advocate for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Over the years, it has undertaken many initiatives to amplify women's voices in the pursuit of peace including the abolition of war and the promotion of non-violent means of conflict resolution, social justice and sustainability.
- Subject:
- Feminism, Nuclear disarmament, Women--Societies and clubs, Women--Social conditions, Women and war, Women--Legal status, laws, etc., Sex discrimination against women, Women's rights, and Women--Economic conditions
- Creator:
- Voice of Women (Association)
- Publisher:
- [Victoria, British Columbia] : Victoria Voice of Women
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1996
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Format Tesim:
- corner stapled.
- Identifier:
- Call Number: HQ1154 V53
- Extent:
- 4 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Victoria Voice of Women Newsletter, Victoria VOW, and Newsletter
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Feminist Newsletters
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- serials (publications), periodicals, publications (documents), and newsletters
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1995-053
- Fonds Title:
- Voice of Women, Victoria Branch fonds and Victoria Women's Movement Newsletter and Pamphlet collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR192 and AR439
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-voice-of-women-fonds and Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-womens-movement-newsletter-and-pamphlet-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 9/27/2022
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on the Plustek OpticBook A300 as 600DPI PDFs then OCRd using Adobe Acrobat, by PD. Metadata by AG
263. LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 06 (February, 1996)
- Title:
- LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 06 (February, 1996)
- Description:
- Lesbianews was established as a newsletter in 1989 to provide a public and safe forum for lesbian communication and exploration in poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. The title changed several times over the years and includes Ellenews, LNews, Lavender Rhinoceros, and Outviews.
- Subject:
- Sex discrimination against women, Lesbians, Women--Social conditions, Feminism, Women--Legal status, laws, etc., Women's rights, Women--Economic conditions, Women, and Lesbianism
- Creator:
- Victoria Lesbian Community Connections
- Publisher:
- Victoria [British Columbia] : LesbiaNews
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1996-02
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- Call Number: HQ75.5 L38
- Extent:
- 20 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Lavender Rhinoceros, L News, LNews, Lesbiannews, Lesbian news, Elle News, OutViews, Lesbia News, and Ellenews
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Loose inserted materials scanned at end of each bound issue ; saddle-stapled
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Feminist Newsletters
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- publications (documents), serials (publications), newsletters, and periodicals
- Fonds Title:
- Lesbianews fonds and Victoria Women's Movement Newsletter and Pamphlet collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR439
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-womens-movement-newsletter-and-pamphlet-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-11
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on the Plustek OpticBook A300 as 600DPI PDFs, then OCRd using Adobe Acrobat by PD. Metadata by AG
264. LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 07 (March, 1996)
- Title:
- LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 07 (March, 1996)
- Description:
- Lesbianews was established as a newsletter in 1989 to provide a public and safe forum for lesbian communication and exploration in poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. The title changed several times over the years and includes Ellenews, LNews, Lavender Rhinoceros, and Outviews.
- Subject:
- Women, Lesbians, Women--Social conditions, Women's rights, Women--Legal status, laws, etc., Women--Economic conditions, Sex discrimination against women, Feminism, and Lesbianism
- Creator:
- Victoria Lesbian Community Connections
- Publisher:
- Victoria [British Columbia] : LesbiaNews
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1996-03
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- Call Number: HQ75.5 L38
- Extent:
- 16 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Lavender Rhinoceros, Lesbian news, Lesbia News, LNews, Ellenews, OutViews, Lesbiannews, Elle News, and L News
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Loose inserted materials scanned at end of each bound issue ; saddle-stapled
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Feminist Newsletters
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- publications (documents), serials (publications), newsletters, and periodicals
- Fonds Title:
- Lesbianews fonds and Victoria Women's Movement Newsletter and Pamphlet collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR439
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-womens-movement-newsletter-and-pamphlet-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-11
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on the Plustek OpticBook A300 as 600DPI PDFs, then OCRd using Adobe Acrobat by PD. Metadata by AG
265. LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 08 (April, 1996)
- Title:
- LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 08 (April, 1996)
- Description:
- Lesbianews was established as a newsletter in 1989 to provide a public and safe forum for lesbian communication and exploration in poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. The title changed several times over the years and includes Ellenews, LNews, Lavender Rhinoceros, and Outviews.
- Subject:
- Women, Lesbianism, Women--Social conditions, Women--Legal status, laws, etc., Feminism, Sex discrimination against women, Women--Economic conditions, Women's rights, and Lesbians
- Creator:
- Victoria Lesbian Community Connections
- Publisher:
- Victoria [British Columbia] : LesbiaNews
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1996-04
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: HQ75.5 L38
- Extent:
- 16 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Lavender Rhinoceros, LNews, Ellenews, Lesbian news, Elle News, Lesbiannews, L News, Lesbia News, and OutViews
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Loose inserted materials scanned at end of each bound issue ; saddle-stapled
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Feminist Newsletters
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- publications (documents), serials (publications), newsletters, and periodicals
- Fonds Title:
- Victoria Women's Movement Newsletter and Pamphlet collection and Lesbianews fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR439
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-womens-movement-newsletter-and-pamphlet-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-11
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on the Plustek OpticBook A300 as 600DPI PDFs, then OCRd using Adobe Acrobat by PD. Metadata by AG
266. LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 09 (May, 1996)
- Title:
- LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 09 (May, 1996)
- Description:
- Lesbianews was established as a newsletter in 1989 to provide a public and safe forum for lesbian communication and exploration in poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. The title changed several times over the years and includes Ellenews, LNews, Lavender Rhinoceros, and Outviews.
- Subject:
- Women's rights, Lesbians, Women--Economic conditions, Women--Legal status, laws, etc., Lesbianism, Women, Sex discrimination against women, Feminism, and Women--Social conditions
- Creator:
- Victoria Lesbian Community Connections
- Publisher:
- Victoria [British Columbia] : LesbiaNews
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1996-05
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: HQ75.5 L38
- Extent:
- 16 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Lesbiannews, Lesbian news, Lavender Rhinoceros, Elle News, Ellenews, L News, Lesbia News, OutViews, and LNews
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Loose inserted materials scanned at end of each bound issue ; saddle-stapled
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Feminist Newsletters
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- publications (documents), serials (publications), newsletters, and periodicals
- Fonds Title:
- Victoria Women's Movement Newsletter and Pamphlet collection and Lesbianews fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR439
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-womens-movement-newsletter-and-pamphlet-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-11
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on the Plustek OpticBook A300 as 600DPI PDFs, then OCRd using Adobe Acrobat by PD. Metadata by AG
267. LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 10 (June, 1996)
- Title:
- LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 10 (June, 1996)
- Description:
- Lesbianews was established as a newsletter in 1989 to provide a public and safe forum for lesbian communication and exploration in poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. The title changed several times over the years and includes Ellenews, LNews, Lavender Rhinoceros, and Outviews.
- Subject:
- Women--Economic conditions, Lesbianism, Sex discrimination against women, Lesbians, Feminism, Women--Social conditions, Women, Women--Legal status, laws, etc., and Women's rights
- Creator:
- Victoria Lesbian Community Connections
- Publisher:
- Victoria [British Columbia] : LesbiaNews
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1996-06
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- Call Number: HQ75.5 L38
- Extent:
- 20 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- L News, Lesbiannews, Lavender Rhinoceros, Lesbian news, Lesbia News, OutViews, LNews, Ellenews, and Elle News
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Loose inserted materials scanned at end of each bound issue ; saddle-stapled
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Feminist Newsletters
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- publications (documents), serials (publications), newsletters, and periodicals
- Fonds Title:
- Victoria Women's Movement Newsletter and Pamphlet collection and Lesbianews fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR439
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-womens-movement-newsletter-and-pamphlet-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-11
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on the Plustek OpticBook A300 as 600DPI PDFs, then OCRd using Adobe Acrobat by PD. Metadata by AG
268. LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 11 (July/August, 1996)
- Title:
- LesbiaNews, Vol. 07, No. 11 (July/August, 1996)
- Description:
- Lesbianews was established as a newsletter in 1989 to provide a public and safe forum for lesbian communication and exploration in poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. The title changed several times over the years and includes Ellenews, LNews, Lavender Rhinoceros, and Outviews.
- Subject:
- Women--Economic conditions, Sex discrimination against women, Women--Social conditions, Women--Legal status, laws, etc., Women, Lesbians, Feminism, Lesbianism, and Women's rights
- Creator:
- Victoria Lesbian Community Connections
- Publisher:
- Victoria [British Columbia] : LesbiaNews
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1996-07/1996-08
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: HQ75.5 L38
- Extent:
- 16 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- L News, Ellenews, Lavender Rhinoceros, Lesbia News, LNews, Elle News, OutViews, Lesbian news, and Lesbiannews
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032 and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Loose inserted materials scanned at end of each bound issue ; saddle-stapled
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Feminist Newsletters
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- publications (documents), serials (publications), newsletters, and periodicals
- Fonds Title:
- Lesbianews fonds and Victoria Women's Movement Newsletter and Pamphlet collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR439
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-womens-movement-newsletter-and-pamphlet-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-11
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on the Plustek OpticBook A300 as 600DPI PDFs, then OCRd using Adobe Acrobat by PD. Metadata by AG
269. LesbiaNews, Vol. 08, No. 01 (September, 1996)
- Title:
- LesbiaNews, Vol. 08, No. 01 (September, 1996)
- Description:
- Lesbianews was established as a newsletter in 1989 to provide a public and safe forum for lesbian communication and exploration in poetry, short fiction and non-fiction. The title changed several times over the years and includes Ellenews, LNews, Lavender Rhinoceros, and Outviews.
- Subject:
- Women--Economic conditions, Women, Sex discrimination against women, Women--Social conditions, Women's rights, Lesbians, Women--Legal status, laws, etc., Lesbianism, and Feminism
- Creator:
- Victoria Lesbian Community Connections
- Publisher:
- Victoria [British Columbia] : LesbiaNews
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1996-09
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
- Identifier:
- Call Number: HQ75.5 L38
- Extent:
- 20 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Lesbia News, Lavender Rhinoceros, LNews, Elle News, Lesbiannews, L News, Ellenews, Lesbian news, and OutViews
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032 and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Loose inserted materials scanned at end of each bound issue ; saddle-stapled
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Feminist Newsletters
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- publications (documents), serials (publications), newsletters, and periodicals
- Fonds Title:
- Lesbianews fonds and Victoria Women's Movement Newsletter and Pamphlet collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR439
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-womens-movement-newsletter-and-pamphlet-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-11
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on the Plustek OpticBook A300 as 600DPI PDFs, then OCRd using Adobe Acrobat by PD. Metadata by AG
270. The Open Door (Fall Equinox, 1996)
- Title:
- The Open Door (Fall Equinox, 1996)
- Description:
- Started in 1983, the Open Door was a rural lesbian newsletter based in Burns Lake and Terrace, Northern British Columbia. This unique community was composed of both rural lesbian and wiccan identities and was based on the Radical-Feminist separatists movement that began in the 1970’s. Angry women who were being harassed for their identity moved out of the suburbs in the Lower Mainland and bought land in Northern British Columbia to farm.
- Subject:
- Lesbianism, Lesbians, Women, Women--Societies and clubs, Women--Economic conditions, Women--Social conditions, Women's rights, Feminism, Sex discrimination against women, and Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
- Creator:
- Northern Lesbian Collective
- Publisher:
- Terrace : Canadian Georgia Activists Alliance
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1996-23
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- HQ75 O57
- Extent:
- 14 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Rural Lesbian Newsletter, Open Door, and The Open Door : Rural Lesbian Newsletter
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Terrace and British Columbia--Burns Lake
- Coordinates:
- 54.22972, -125.76084 and 54.51634, -128.60345
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- side stapled
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria Feminist Newsletters
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- publications (documents), serials (publications), newsletters, and periodicals
- Fonds Title:
- Victoria Women's Movement Newsletter and Pamphlet collection
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR439
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/victoria-womens-movement-newsletter-and-pamphlet-collection
- Date Digitized:
- 2022-09
- Technical Note:
- Scanned on the Plustek OpticBook A300 as 600DPI Tiffs. Tiffs cropped and resized then run through Zoidberg to compress and create a PDF, which is OCRd by PD. Metadata by AG.