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HERLAND SISTER RESOURCES, INC.
2312 NW 39th, OKC, OK 73112
VOLUME 5, NUMBER 5
MAY, 1988
Around the Corner
HERLAND RETREAT A SUCCESS
A REVIEW By Karen L. Lewis
WOODWARD - Over seventy women converged at Boiling Springs State Park on April
8th, 9th, and 10th. The park in northRAPE: IT EFFECTS US ALL
western Oklahoma was- the pleasant scene
.of much fun, laughter, sharing, dancing,
OKLAHOMA CITY_ This year's Rape Awareness -singing, marshmellow roasting, and sisterWeek wi 11 run from May 22nd through May
hood.
28th, and its theme will be Rape _ It EfAlthough the air was quite cool and a
fects Us A11.
bit damp for the majority of the weekend,
Sponsored by the Young Women's Chris- /spirits were high, and there seemed to be
tian Association, a Take Back the Night
no lack of things to do.
Rally will be held on Thursday May 26th
Friday night was. spent greeting newat 6:30 PM in Memorial Park at NW 36 th and comers and latecomers into the wee hours
Classen Blvd . Peggy Johnson will provide of the morning. Sisterhood wove its warm
the evening's entertainment and there will embrace throughout the quaint and cozy
stone cottage that serves as the camp
be a colorful balloon release.
kitchen and dining hall . Hearty homemade
The psychologically, as well as physi- vegetable beef soup was on hand to welcome
cally, devastating crime of rape is an
Herland's many guests as a blazing fire
ever-present danger for every woman . The
need for stricter laws, stricter law enfilled the huge stone fireplace on the
back wall of the cottage.
forcement, stricter sentencing, and
stricter adherence to the sentences handed
Along about ten o'.clock the Spring retreat's mo st renowned campers pulled in.
down by the "juries of their peers" is es- Kim and Crystal had started out in their
sential to alleviate the fear with which
little pickup truck - with their dog, Nesso many women live . To show your support . tle, comfortab le in the back - 22 hours
for these needs, ihe YWCA asks you to join earlier from Atlanta, Georgia to join in
in the activities at Memorial Park on May Herland's weekend of sharing.
26th. Because , sooner or later, rape efDuring that first evening a small but
fects us all.
vocal group of fun-lovers in robust ceremonial fashion christened the camp duly
by running a lavender bra up the flagpole .
A cool but dry Saturday was spent in a
GAY PRIDE WEEK ACTIVITIES
multitude of interesting endeavors including softball, spelunking at Alabaster CavBEING PLANNED
erns, workshops on spirituality, and ·silkscreening, and an assortment of games and
OKLAHOMA CITY - The first Gay Pride Parade other activities. Late afternoon saw a
in Oklahoma is being planned for Oklahoma . flurry of activity in the camp kitchen as
City. Members of the gay community have
women prepared their special dishes for
been meeting weekly since Apri l 14th to
the traditional Saturday night Pot Luck
brainstorm Gay Pride Heek activities .
feast, and there was plenty of recipeThe parade, whi.ch touches off the week, swapping among the myriad of culinary artwill begin at Memorial Park at NW 36th and ists present during and ~fter dinner.
Classen and end at the annual Block Party
As soon as th.e tables were cleared and
behind the Oasis building on NW 39th.
the dishes washed by much-appreciated volEveryone is asked to march, even if you
unteers, Mary Reynolds opened the evening's
feel you must wear a paper bag over your
entertainment. The Sisters of Swing were
head to protect your identity . It is im- soon do-wopping their easy-listening music
portant that others know of our existence into the country air, but as they warmed
to begin paving the way for future rights. up, more vigorous toe-tapping sounds began
The theme for this year's week is
filtering out into the night. Break time
"Rightfully Proud in 'BB" . A $100 cash
saw a variety of items auctioned off to
prize i s being offered to the person who
gleeful campers at Herland's semiannual
designs the winning logo for this theme .
retreat auction. Then, it was time for
Anyone may enter the logo contest by sub- those notorious Shartels to show up. And,
mitting their design to the Oasis Commun- did they ever, in full force. If retreatity Center, 2135 NW 39th.
ers did not know what was meant by rocking
Gay Pride Week begins on June 19 and
the night away before that Saturday night,
runs through June 25. Planning meetings
they certainly know what it means now!!
are being held every Thursday at Oasis at There was dancing on the tables, dancing
7:30, and anyone interested in helping to in the aisles, and screaming groupies
plan this year's festivities is welcome
throwing themselves at the feet of their
to attend . For further information call
idols . It was, indeed, quite a frenzied
Oasis at 525-2437.
scene at times.
The stroke of midnight found campers
gathered 'round the bonfire listening to
the soothing music and pensive lyrics of
ballads sung by Mary Reynolds. Marshmellows were roasted and quickly devoured.
Hot dogs, burned black by the fire, were
likewise consumed. As the evening wore
on and the glow of firelight danced lightly on now-weary faces, the campers occassionally sang or hummed along to the music until the late hour took them to their
various cabins.
Nancy's famous blueberry pancakes greeted sleepy-eyed retreaters Sunday morning.
After a brief, optional, non-denominational spiritual gathering it was time to begin clean-up in preparation to brea·J< ·.camp.
By early afternoon the group carrll'>/ was
once again silent and empty. The lavender
bra no longer waved at the top of the
flagpole and laughter no longer flowed
from the stone cottage. Another unforqetable Herland Retreat had come to an end .
IN THIS ISSUE :
- NOW Conference information
- An Interview With
~ udy
Who?
- Women's Music &Arts Festivals
W.A.R. EXPANDING
NORMAN - A Cleveland County chapter
of Women Against Rape is now forming.
Like the Oklahoma County chapter, members will be present at the hearings and
trials of rapists to lend support to the
vi ctims, and to encourage judges to do
right by the victims. This is done simply by their presence in the courtroom.
Another aspect to the organization is to
lobby legislators to pass laws that will
prevent the parole of convicted rapists,
as well as increasing their terms of incarcerat ion .
Anyone interested in becoming part of
the new Cleveland County chapter is asked
to ca ll 528-8544.
Oklahoma County W.A. R. wi 11 have its
next meeting at VZD's, 4200 N. Western on
May 26, at 9 p~ after the Take Back the
Night Rally .
FALL RETREAT SCHEDULED
SEQUOYAH STATE PARK - This location has
been se le cted for Herland' s next retreat.
Situated on the shores of La ke Fort Gibson
in the rolling hills of "Green Country" in
northeastern Ok lahoma, this park offers an
assortme nt of activities including horseback riding, golfing, swimming, and fishing.
The dates are also set: September 16,
17, and 18 , 1988. Registration is once again on a sliding scale from $17-20 depending on one's abi lity to pay. With a
late registration (at campsite) fee of $25.
Plans are under way for the Fall Retreat
to be slightly different from Her land's
past retreats. Herland wi ll offer original down-home cookin ' at bargain basement
prices for Friday evening, Saturday morning and Saturday noon meals, so you won't
have to go hungry if you don't feel li ke
packin' or forget to pack ~long your own
vittles.
So, start planning now to attend another weekend of enjoyable R & R.
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672-6459
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- - - is the 15th of each month.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to this Newsletter are free
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NEXT MEETING:
SUNDAY, MAY 15, 4:30 p.m.
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MEMORIES FROM HERLAND'S SPRING RETREAT
Photo by Pat Colognesi
DykeWear in the making:
Rhonda details one of her fine blouses.
Silkscreen artist Cris
eq uipment for printing
Retreat sweats hirt.
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Francis Lee Robinson croons
Shartels ' many groupies.
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Women's Center, wrote in October
to Charles S. Anderson of Duffy Design
Group, criticizing parts of a presentation Anderson had made to a marketing
conference. Schleuning also objected to
a poster ad for the television show
that prominently featured the
FULL MOON COFFEEHOUSE REUNION : "Dynasty"
phrase, "Bitch, Bitch, Bitch . "
ARE THEY LOOKING FOR YOU?
Mr. Anderson's response was to send
MS. Schleuning a photograph of an African
kissing a cow's backside and a letter
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Full Moon Coffeehouse boy
stating,
"As the enclosed photo clearly
was a bookstore and coffeehouse begun in
illustrates, the Dinka tribe of East AfSan Francisco 15 years ago. For over 4
rica has a rather barbaric ritual ... I
years it created a safe place for women
pass it along to you believing that you
to gather, buy books , listen to poets and will be able to deal with these people in
musicians, share their art work, and tal k the same firm, yet even-handed manner in
to one another over a cup of coffee . It
which you dealt with us . "
was the first space of its kind , leading
When Schleuning objected, she received
the way for many women's businesses that
letters
from the parent company, nationare still in operation today.
ally recognized Fallon McElligott . AgNow, 15 years after its opening , and
ency chairman Fallon said he was "appal~
10 years after its closing, a 10th anniversary reunion celebration is being plan- led" that Anderson had not made arrangeto pay for a one-way trip to Africa
ned . Planners seek women who were invol- ments
for Ms. Schleuning. Creative director
ved with the coffeehouse through work,
McElligott called her the company's
financial support, entertainment, moral
"brave missionary to the Dinkas" and said
support or being a regular customer.
her "amusing" letter had entertained 150
They are looking for mi ssing friends and
people around the company bulletin board .
co- worke r s : the women who made Full Moon
"We obviously weren't thinking," said
n reality through their effort and supFallon later . He said her letter had a
port . The reunion is on June 25, 1988.
paragraph referring to the "male gonad
For more information contact Nanci
Stern at 415-863-5081 or Carol Thompson a style of doing business , " and "that hit a
raw nerve, because we don't see our40 8-899-7450 (or 373-0553) or write them
selves like that at all ... We allowed our
at : Full Moon Coffeehouse Reunion , C/0
reaction to your criticism to sweep us beBoof Bray Records, P.O. Bo x 170606, San
yond the bounds of judgment, taste and
Francisco, CA 94117.
common decency . "
But it was too late for apologies . The
Minnesota Women's Consortium had already
mailed copies of the photo to other Fallon
McElligott clients including Federal ExTHAT'LL TEACH ' EM I I I
press, The Wall Street Journal and Timex.
As a result the award-winning agency lost
its 6th largest client, US West (a former
An arrogant response to feminist crit- Bell company) , which stated that due to
icism has cost a Minneapolis advertising
their "strong and longstanding commitment
agency an $3 million client . As reported to pluralism and equal opportunity," they
by AP writer Paula Froke , it all started
had no choice but to drop their account .
when Neala Schleuning, director of the
~ankato
Around the Country
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BLOOMINGTON, IN - The National Women's
Music Festival will open its 14th annual
celebration of women's music on June 2nd,
1988, and run through Sunday, June 5th .
This year the festival adds an entire
new day to accorrrnodate the demand for increased depth and number of presentations.
Thursday has been added for workshop programming and a variety of intensive (3
hours) workshops have been prepared which
include topics like "Finding Self--Recovering From Shame", "Healing Ourselves:
Our Adventures of Consciousness", and
"What are You Eatins/What's Eating You?"
On Fri day, workshops on money and how
to start your own bu5iness will be offered. Workshops on many other topics will
also be available, along with the annual
Writers Conference, 01der Women's Series,
the Women's Classical Music Series, dnd
a Spirituality Conference. Scheduled also are the National Emerging Woman Art Exhibit, Performer Showcases, and the Round
Robin/Coffeehouse/Open Mike Stage, and of
course lots of live women's music .
For those readers out there 1·1ho are unaware of this annual event, the Festival
is produced by Women In the Arts/National
Women's Music Festival, Inc., a non-profit
feminist organization. WIA/NWMF members
are dedicated to promoting women's culture
by offering opportunities to explore that
culture and to experience first-hand women's creative power .
For more information or if you are interested in bussing up to Bloomington wit'
other women from the OKC area, call He l en
at 366-0923 .
Aside from the distortion and trivialization of African Dinka culture (which no
one seems to have mentioned) , Kay Taylor
of the women's consortium said , "It's imperative that imagemakers, in particular ,
learn that there is a price for denigrating women."
from the Albuquerque Journal
1/17/88 and Up and Coming March '88
GAY AND LESBIAN CONFERENCE
MINNEAPOLIS, MI - The University of Minnesota will be the site of a gay and lesbian
conference on May 13, 14, and 15.
Hundreds of .people from around the country are expected to attend the event which
will feature nationally known leaders like
Karen Clark, openly lesbian Minnesota legislator; Karen Thompson, who has been
working to overturn court decisions that
prevent her from seeing and supporting her
lover , Sharon Kowalski, who is confined to
a nursing home fol lowingan injury; Renee
McCoy, National Coalition of Black Lesbians
and Gays, and others.
Goals of the conference include: to provide skills, resources and opportunities
for networking that wi 11 facilitate ", participants' abilities to function as 1w1assroots leaders in their own lesbian and •
gay communities, and to build on the momentum generated by the March on Washington.
Its objectives are to build skills, share
strategies and resources , interaction with
recognized leaders , to give and receive
support, set the agenda for the next phases
of the gay and lesbian movement , and empowerment for action . Workshops will offer
the opportunity to enhance leadership abilities by the exchange of skills and resources.
For- information on this conference, contact Emma Hixson at 612-377~5462 or Morris
Floyd at 612-377-8118 .
SOUTHERN WOMEN'S MUSIC & COMEDY FESTIVAL
ATLAIHA, GA - The Fifth Annual Southern
Women's Music and Comedy Festival will
be held from May 26 through May 30 at a
private camp 80 miles north of here.
With a growing number of women performers showing up every year, tt1is wo .men's culture gatheri ng is becoming ever
more popular . To be a part of the happenings this spring, contact SWMCF;
15842 Chase Street; Sepulveda, CA 91343.
MORE WOMEN ' S MUSIC FESTIVALS
MORE WOMEN'S HAPPEtHNGS IN GEORGIA
ALBUQUERQUE, NM - This city will be the
scene of Wiminfests 7th annual women's
music festival on May 27, 23, and 29 .
A 1vomen' s arts and crafts fair \Ii l l be
included in the festivities this year,
along with the traditional Open Mike, Fun
in the Sun (volleyball, basketball, etc.
in an open, grassy, sunny southwestern old
town par~).Dances, and, of course, plenty
of outstanding music. Featured artists
this year include Alix Dobkin, Rhiannon,
Heather Bishop, Deidre McCalla, Lucie Blue
Trembl1y, and Casselberry-DuPree .
For i .1for111at i ori, call 505-266-8022 or
505-255- 72 74.
Lesbian writers from throughout the
southeast will gather to share their stories, to celebrate their lives, and to
enrich one another by bringing together a
fertile blend of experience and insight
at ~he tenth annual WomonWrites Conference .
Central Georgia will host the conference beginning June l through June 5.
Space is limited, so register early.
The cost of $40-60 per adult includes admission, lodging in dorm-style cabins and
excellent vegetarian meals. For further
details and registration information,
send a SASE to WOMONWRITES '88; 7134 5th
Avenue North: St. Petersburg, FL 33710.
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that there aren't any other lesbians.
Lots don't know they ha ve an option to consider."
To overcome the present financial crisis,
Olivia is encouraging people to buy tickets
A women's Studies Summer Institute to
for their lOOth anniversary concert, which
be held July 4-29, 1988 at the Centre for
is planned for the year 2073. This was deResearch and Education on Gender, Universigned as a "fun" fundraising .event, acsity of London, will bring together femcording to Judy, with the specific purpose
inists from all over the world to meet
of showing that they believe Olivia and
and debate issues of common concern . Athe culture needs to survive for the next
mong the topics included are women and
100 years for the future generations and
migration, women's diaries, women and
not just for the last 15 years.
crime, and reproductive and genetic enThe response to the fundraising is very
gineering. Further information may be
good. They a re in the process of rel easobtained from CREG, Institute of Educaing a new album by Dianne Davidson next
tion, Bedford Way, London WClH OAL, Engmonth on their subsidiary label , Second
l and.
Wave . There is also one in the making for
from S!ROW, Jan . '88
Lucy Blue Tremblay.
For those artists who are wondering
what it would take to be carried on the
lmAT EVERY LADY NEEDS
Olivia label, Judy had this advice: "DeBy Lavinia Wetbrain
velop your own following and find out how
good you are through the audience response
Hello, Girls, This is Lavinia Wetbrain,
before sending anything to Olivia. I have
again, of the Ladies Against Homen, with
gotten good, on-the-way tapes and some
more helpful hints for all us happy hometerrible tapes . It's really important that
makers . Today, I want to talk about that
you have a s trong sense of how good you
boon of Ladydom, corrective surgery.
really are and that you have really honed
Let's face it, none of us are perfect.
your craft."
fJe have horrible flaws that keep us from
For those who are thinking about startthe Barbie-doll perfection so dear to Aing a business, she had this to offer:
merican manhood and consumerdom. fJhy,
those horrible handicaps may even make us
"Have some backing, learn something aboui
too self-conscious to buy extra clothes
the business you're going into prior i t p
and do our duty to the economy! Not to
starting, don't get discouraged, but ''make
mention the trouble it can cause getting
sure you have money to do what you need to
a suitable husband.
do to get over the first ~ump, because
So, how do we deal with dreadful deit'll be too easy to stop at that point if
Judy continued from page 7
formities like too-small bosoms and tooyou don't."
big noses? Some people, like that poor,
"We had no money and no expertise," she
misguided Miss Fonda, recommend a sensthink it's important anymore. The truth
explained, "but we started out of a comible diet and exercise program. But all
is, most women are not out of the closet
plete conviction. If you have minimal contrue Ladies know that exercise makes us
yet and are almost as deeply in the closet viction, you can find out how to do things
too strong and athletic-looking, which
as
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There
are
pockcan ruin our helpless image. Furthermore,
and convince somebody to help you."
ets of institutions that never existed beyou can exercise until your false eyeIn closing, Judy added, "We intend to be
lashes fall off without making a bulbous
fore, but for the most part they are still
here for as long as we are doing what is
nose look pert. So, what is the answer?
in the closet in their jobs, with their
n~eded.and what can be supported.
I conCorrective surgery!
families, and some friends. Lots of women
sider it a tremendous victory for having
The first thing to do is find a good,
still think they are sick or perverted,
done this for so long."
WOMEN'S STUDIES CONFERENCE
expensive sur§eon. By goo, you know that
I mean male; women just can't understand
complicated te~hnicalities!Tke medicine.
The higher the fee, the better your face
afterward. Don't mess with looking at
Before and After pictures; just trust your
doctor. If he's abrupt and impatient with
your silly questions, that should offer
further proof that ·he's a professional who
hasn't time to explain to a mere Lady.
Let him decide what you really need. You
may go in thinking you only need a little
tummy-tuck and come out with a complete
make-over for only thousands more!
Think of how it would be if we all had
· the corrective surgery we need; a nation
of lovely mannequins! I think it'd solve
a lot of our country's problems. If we
all looked a cute as cotton candy, those
unemployed bums and homeless people would
be so dazzled by our beauty that they'd
forget their petty problems in admiration.
Like darning, we could save the country
with a few stitches.
Now, I know some of you . just might be
worried about the cost of this. You shouldn't;
your husband is the proper bread-winner, remember? And , if you don't yet have a hubby,
this could also correct that disaster . A
pretty face and figure is the only fortune you
need . As we Ladies say, "Truly needy women
should get married . " So, if you don't have
the ready casb, take out a little loan and
look on it as a patriotic investment in your
future.
Whew . My little brain is just about turned
inside-out from all that. I'd better go watch
a soap opera and redo my nails. Bye-bye!
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in Norman on March 19th.
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BUFFALO , NY - Delegates to the 1988 National NOW Conference wil l celebrate
"Women's Vision, Voices and Votes - The
Feminization of Power," June 23-26, in
Buffalo, New York. Featured speakers and
entertainers include the Hono rable Shirley Chisolm , singer Judy Collins, feminist comedienne Roseanne Barr and author
Charlotte Fedders .
On Thursday, June 23, buses chartered
by NOW will depart from Buffalo to nearby
historic Seneca Falls for a day celebrating women's history . Activities will include tours conducted by women park rangers through Elizabeth Cady Stanton's
home, the Women's Rights National Historical Park, the Women's Hall of Fame, and
the Presbyter ian Church where Alice Paul
declared the start of the first Equal
Rights Amendment campaign in 1923.
Late afternoon ceremonies wi ll feature
a reenactment of the first Women's Rights
Convention held 140 years ago, with a
presentation and debate of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton's "Declaration of Sentiments . "
In addition, an awards ~eremony will be
held to congratulate winners of NOW ' s essay contest on the need for the Equal
Rights Amendment. The National NOW Board·
will hold its pre-conference meeting ",i\1
Seneca Falls.
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A separate registration is required'
for the Seneca Falls day trip. The fee
includes transportation and food .
The National NOW Conference wi ll convene officially on Friday, June 24 . Thi s
is an issues conference at which the delegates will participate in workshops and
issue hearings to help determine NOW's
legislative and policy agenda, and to decide on major bylaws proposals .
After a full day of workshops on Fri day
in the Buffalo Convention Center, America's "Domestic Goddess , " Roseanne Barr
will be the featured entertainer with her
irreverent humor . She will also address
the Conference on Saturday morning.
Special events planned fo rf Saturday
afternoon, in o"bservance of National Gay
Pride Day, will be announced later . Issue
hearings and regional caucuses will lead
into Saturday night's gala entertainment
featuring vocalist Judy Collins and the
a 11-women comedy and dance band "Tres Sha
Na Na."
Charlotte Fedders, au t hor of Shattered
Dreams, an expose of her 16-year tortured
marriage to former Securities and Exchange
Commission Counsel John Fedders, will
speak on Sunday, June 26. Also speaking
at the morning plenary will be the Honorable Shirley Chisholm, former congresswoman
and the fi rst v1oman in this cnetury to run
for President of the United States. Chisholm presently chairs the National Political Congress of Black Women and is a university professor, lectureer and writer .
Additional hi ghlights of the Conference include a Wellnes s Clinic to pro vide
free health testing and counseling on
health is s ues by Buffalo General Hospital,
and an art exhibition by Western New York
women artists.
NOW members planning to visit Canada
must be sure to bring. proof of U. S. citizenship (i.e . birth certificate, passport or
driver's license) for reentry into the
United States.
Registration forms are included in this
Newsletter. For more information call
528-0604 .
from National NOW Times
Feb/March l g88
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An Interview
MEET OLIVIA'S PRESIDENT
By Sondra L: Metzger
The April issue of the HSR Newsletter
featured an article about the 15th anniversary of Olivia records . For this ann_i versary, 01 i vi a has literall y opened her
doors and is allowing organizations around
the country like Herland to interview the
people involved with the organization.
With this opportunity before us, we
would like to introduce you to the president of Olivia Records, Judy Dlugacz .
I heard that, "Judy \·Jho??" Judy Dl ugacz, pronounced Da-lou-gatch, is the president of Olivia Records and has been
since its incorporation in 1973. To this
day she remains the driving force behind
its 15-year success.
Born in Queens, New York, Judy's family
moved to Plainview, New York on Long Island when she was 5. She lived in Plainview until she started college at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
"I majored in psychology of women,"
Judy sa id , "and became involved in a group
called Radical Lesbians." After graduation, Judy and a few friends from that
group moved to Washington, D.C ., where
they became politically and social ly close
to other women.
"We were looking for something to do
together that wasn 't on a volunteer basis
so no one would get burnt out," Judy said.
·"We wanted to start some sort of i nsti tuti on but didn't know what."
Meg Christian found a record by Cris
Williamson in the bargain bin of a record
store and started promoting her music all
over the Washington, D. C., area. When
Cris came to perform, she performed to a
packed house where people were actually
singing along with her.
"She was so amazed ·she forgot the words
to the song and Meg stood up and sang
them back to her from the audience," Judy
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An Open Letter to Herland, Rainbow, and
Shartel Production Companies:
Thank you for giving us three great
concerts featuring Robin Flower, Nancy
Vogl, Sue Fink, and Ja smine, and for
great opening acts like Peggy Johnson
and Donna Desalvo. I appreciate yo ur
efforts. As wonderful as this has been ,
it ha s also been a definite blow to my
wallet. It's hard enough as it is without trying to come up with the bucks fo r
three concerts and a retreat. I'm sure
I'm not the only one feeling the strain .
I was wondering if you could somehow
work together to coordinate concerts so
we don't ha ve to go broke trying to ben E
fit from them . I really don't care wha t
your reasons are for scheduling things
the way you did or why you don't seem
to be willing to work together. I'm aware of the spirit of competition as we l
as tour schedules and traveling expenseo
for the artist s. Surely, the artists
would have been passing through again
sometime during the year. But, I also .,
know that alot of women need to be expos
ed to what's out there for them, ari'd }Y
not working together you' re hurti ng\ ther.
more than helping. We're only a little
le sbian group here, isolated from the
mainstream of the life"style. l./e need
all the help and exposure to this s tuff
we can get. The artists also aren't ben
fitting because no one has the money to
buy their tapes and records.
How long is it going to be until we
have another concert? Seems to me that
if those th ree would have been spread ou
we might have been able to go into the
summer with some great stuff, give us
something to look forward to, and maybe
even sold more tickets.
Am I asking too much? I'm just someon1
who buys the tickets to see ,,a good concert and help you cover costs and make r
. nough of a profit to bring in more great
talent and really let the women of OKC
know what's· out there . See, my main reason for writing was not just because you
empt i ed my wallet, but because of the wo·
men in our community . They need to know
and you've on ly touched the tip of the
iceberg. I'm a concerned l esbian who seE
an opportunity going to waste because of
your apparent lack of cooperation. Don't
we have enough struggling in this lifesty l e without more struggling being created among ourselves?
If you have enough consideration to
bring the entertainme nt to us, why not
have enough to spread it out so we can
really benefit from it?
Sign me ....
said, "and that was the sweet beginnings
of e1Jerythi ng that's here today."
Based on a suggestion by Cris to start
a women's record company, Judy and the
rest of that group of women got together
and committed themselves and all the money
they had to making the record company a
reality.
"Olivia was started out of a desire to
try out new structures and out of necessity," Judy explain s. "Through the process
of attrition, I'm the only one left from
the original group. We were a very sincere group of people who knew we had to be
a structured organization even though
'corporate this' and 'corporate that' had
no meaning to us. It's remarkable that we
were a co llecti ve for 7 years. The work
was exhausting, plus not having alot of
money but doing necessary, important
things with it. We got to sit in the sad dle of a spectacular cultural phenomenon:
the creation of a lesbian culture. What
started out as 25 people coming to events
turned into 2 ,500 all over the country."
When asked about her future as president of Olivia, the 36-year-old replied
that it all depends on getting through the
financial crisis they are presently under .
She exp l ained that Olivia is a communitybased institution and that they did not
want to involve major investors. Instead,
. they relied on the community and operated
on a shoestring budget for 15 years.
"01 i vi a has tried to be THE women/l es bi an record ing company and i s the only one
who has that title," she sa id . "There are
One Dollarless Dyke
other wonderful label s, but they do not ascribe to women. We have stood out for 15
years as a lesbian label. What we have
done has never been financially viab l e but
has been incredibly successful. We have
OOPS!
sold over a million records, put out 32
albums, and have held thousands of conLast month's issue of HSR Newsletter
certs. It's very expensive to do that,
acknowledged severa l Gay and Lesbian Aand we need to educate the community about ward winners from the March 12th GALA
Ceremony. The editor 1vould like to apolwhat goes on and find ways to keep it a
community-based organization."
ogize for overlooking the Outstanding
"I think it's important that women know Businesswomen award winners: Teri Hoeltzel
about each other," she ·added. "Peop l e
and Susan Brooks, mvners of Ink \~e ll
here in the (San Francisco) Bay area don't Printing . Congratulations, Teri and Susan
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