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Cathy Cade

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Cathy Cade
Born(1942-02-24)February 24, 1942
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
DiedNovember 16, 2024(2024-11-16) (aged 82)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Alma materCarleton College[1]
Tulane University (PhD)
Occupation(s)Photographer, activist
Children2

Catherine Elise Cade (February 24, 1942 – November 16, 2024), was an American photographer noted for her work in documentary photography, including photos about lesbian mothering.[2] She has been a feminist and lesbian activist since the early 1970s, starting as an activist and inspired by the power of photography in the early 1960s as part of the Southern Civil Rights Movement.[2]

She lived in Berkeley, and worked with her archives at The Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley.[3] She was a member of the Bay Area Civil Rights Veterans and has memoir material at the Civil Rights Movement Archive. She was a member of Old Lesbians Organizing for Change.

Early life and education

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Cade was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 24, 1942.[1][4] While attending college, Cade participated in the Southern civil rights movement.[5] In 1969, Cade received a PhD in sociology from Tulane University.[1][6]

Work

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"Cade is a longtime activist in the civil rights, gay liberation, and women's liberation movements, and her photographs are intricately linked to her work for social justice."[7] In 1989 she shared her photographs "showing the strength, diversity and pride of lesbians" at a presentation in Davis.[8]

In late 2000, she started her business "Cathy Cade: Personal Histories, Photo Organizing and Photography".[5]

Personal life and death

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Cade was the mother of two sons.[9][10] She died at the age of 82 on November 16, 2024 at her home in Berkeley, California from complications of dementia.[1]

Publications

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  • A Lesbian Photo Album: The Lives of Seven Lesbian Feminists. (Oakland, Ca: Waterwomen Books, 1987).
  • Woman Controlled Conception by Sarah and Mary Anonymous, drawings by Billie Mericle, copyright 1979 by Womanshare Books. Produced and distributed by UnionWAGE.

Awards and fellowships

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2004—Pat Bond Memorial Old Dyke Award: Honoring Extraordinary Lesbians Over 60[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Williams, Alex (20 December 2024). "Cathy Cade, Groundbreaking Lesbian Photographer, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hammond, Harmony (2000). Lesbian Art in America: A Contemporary History. Rizzoli. pp. 156-157
  3. ^ Online Archive of California
  4. ^ Lord, Catherine; Meyer, Richard (2013). Art & Queer Culture. Phaidon Press Limited. p. 377. ISBN 9780714849355.
  5. ^ a b "CATHYCADE.COM". www.cathycade.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  6. ^ "Civil Rights Under Three Hats: Photographs by Matt Herron and Some Movements of the 1970s & 1980s: Selected Photographs by Cathy Cade". Crossman Gallery, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. 26 September 2013.
  7. ^ Lord, Catherine; Meyer, Richard (2013). Art & Queer Culture. Phaidon Press Limited. p. 378. ISBN 9780714849355.
  8. ^ "Photographer/author chronicles lesbian life". California Aggie. January 23, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved May 29, 2023 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection.
  9. ^ Corinne, Tee. "Cathy Cade - Biography". www.cla.purdue.edu. Archived from the original on 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  10. ^ Rafkin, Louise (2023-12-23). "Hairpin Turns, Oncoming Traffic, and a Proposal". New York Times. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  11. ^ Kalem, Stephanie (March 24, 2004). "Holy Catfish". East Bay Express. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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