Capitol Hill in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Furies House
Furies Collective
— 219 11th Street Southeast —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, August 12, 2023
1. The Furies House Marker
A radical lesbian
feminist collective
circa 1972
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.
Location. 38° 53.217′ N, 76° 59.501′ W. Marker is in Southeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Capitol Hill. Marker is on 11th Street Southeast north of River Rock Court Southeast, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 219 11th St SE, Washington DC 20003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Carolina Theatre (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freedmen’s Memorial Monument to Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mary McLeod Bethune (approx. ¼ mile away); Meet You At the Market (approx. ¼ mile away); Eastern Market (approx. ¼ mile away); John W. Harrod (approx. ¼ mile away); At the Crossroads (approx. ¼ mile away); Edge of the Row (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southeast Washington.
Also see . . .
1. National Register of Historic Places nomination form for the Furies Collective (The Furies House).
Excerpt from the form about the historical significance
this page online
The Furies Collective house is directly connected with the early expression and definition of the character, role, and ideology of the lesbian community as a social and political community in itself, within the second wave women's movement, and within US society in general in the early 1970s. The Furies Collective through its national print materials and local services modeled the intents and challenges of lesbians through a separatist philosophy. The center of their activities as a collective and during the publication of the lesbian/feminist issue of the United Methodist youth magazine motive and of their newspaper The Furies between 1971 and 1973 was 219 11th Street Southeast, Washington, DC.
The house at 219 11th Street Southeast, Washington, DC became the operational center of the lesbian feminist separatist collective, The Furies, between late 1971 and the autumn of 1973 which created and led the debate over lesbians' place in society. The twelve women in the collective published a lesbian feminist edition of motive magazine and more importantly a tabloid size newspaper entitled The Furies which over a period of two years raised and discussed major questions of women's identity, women's relationships with other women, with men, and with society at large. That newspaper and its sister publication, the lesbianfeminist issue of motive, set the issues and agenda of lesbian and feminist discussion for many years to come.Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, August 12, 20232. The Furies House
Over the course of the collective's and the newspaper's lives, the twelve women explored and sought to resolve a multitude of issues and examined their personal experiences in the lines of their newspaper. Their personal became political.
Editorial note: "The personal is the political" is a central ethic of second wave feminism, meaning that your circumstances inform your worldview. (Submitted on August 14, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
2. Wikipedia article about Lesbian Feminism. Please note that Lesbian Feminism is a specific school of feminism that emerged from the 1970s second wave of feminism and the Post-Stonewall gay liberation movement. Not all lesbians who are feminists identify as lesbian feminists. (Submitted on August 14, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Additional keywords. LGBT, LGBTQ, radical feminism, Lesbian feminism, separatist feminism, 🏳️🌈
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 70 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
