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Queering the Past: Speaking Up and Stepping Out

Queering the Past: Speaking Up and Stepping Out In-Person

In this short talk, Wendy Chapkis shares stories about preserving Maine’s queer history through the Querying the Past oral history project and the Stepping Out Portland queer history trail.

Date:
Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Meeting Room
Audience:
  Adults  
Categories:
  History     Lectures     Maine Courses  
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As the USM Faculty Scholar for the Jean Byers Sampson Center LGBTQ+ Collection, Wendy Chapkis worked to preserve and disseminate Maine’s queer history. She is a Professor Emerita of Sociology and Women & Gender Studies at the University of Southern Maine and the author of numerous articles and three books.

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