Arden Eversmeyer

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Biography

Arden Eversmeyer (April 4, 1931 – November 14, 2022) was an American LGBT rights activist and educator best known for founding Lesbians Over Age Fifty (LOAF) and the Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project (OLOHP) to support and document the lives of older lesbians. A retired public school teacher and counselor, she dedicated her later years to building community and preserving lesbian history; OLOHP’s collection of hundreds of oral herstories is archived at the Smith College Libraries. Her work was recognized internationally and became the subject of the 2023 documentary Old Lesbians.

Born: April 4, 1931

Place of Birth: Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA

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Old Lesbians

For the last quarter century, Houston native Arden Eversmeyer journeyed across the country to record hundreds of oral "herstories" with a mostly invisible population that is rapidly disappearing. Old Lesbians honors Arden's legacy by animating the resilient, joyful voices she preserved in the Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project, from first crush to first love, from the closet to coming out, and finally from loss to connection.

Filmography

2023

Old Lesbians

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