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Councilwoman Susan Hammer listens to three female constituents at a celebration for the seventh anniversary of the Billy DeFrank Center in 1988. Written on verso: "Fig 198. Councilwoman Susan Hammer left, listens to constituents concerns at the Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center's seventh anniversary, 1988." See Ted Sahl, "From Closet to Community," (2002), p. 86-87. Susan Hammer served on the San Jose City Council from 1983-1990, and from 1991-1998 she served as the Mayor. See Susan Hammer Papers, SJSU Special Collections & Archives, http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt6r29r199/. Scanned with Microtek Scanmaker 1000XL Pro; as a 600 dpi TIFF image in 8-bit Grayscale. Auto Level image processing and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS3.
Billy DeFrank Center, Politics, Gay Rights Lesbians Gay men Politicians Celebrations Community centers Gay rights Gay liberation movement Hammer, Susan Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center
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