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The '''Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA)''' was founded in 1972 by a group of feminist radical lesbians and disbanded in 1994. ALFA is one of the oldest lesbian feminist organizations in the United States. It was established as an alternative to the Atlanta’s Women’s Liberation Center and the [[Gay_liberation|Gay Liberation movement]] as some felt that neither had adequately addressed issues of concern to lesbians specifically. ALFA self-produced monthly newsletter, the ''Atalanta''. The organization also built and maintained the Southern Feminist Library and Archives (SFLA), which included archival records of ALFA and other southern feminist groups plus feminist, lesbian and activist periodicals. They also had a circulating library of feminist, gay and lesbian books. The archival collections and a large portion of the periodicals collection is now held at the [http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/ David M. Rubenstein Rare Books & Manuscript Library] as part of the [http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/bingham/ Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture]. Books relating to feminist theory are now held by [http://web.library.emory.edu/ Emory University] and the rest to a community library. <ref>{{cite web|title=Guide to the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Archives, ca. 1972-1994|url=http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/alfa/}}</ref>
The '''Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA)''' (1972 - 1994) was founded by a group of feminist radical lesbians who broke away from the Atlanta’s Women’s Liberation Center and the [[Gay_liberation|Gay Liberation movement]] as they felt that neither had adequately addressed their concerns. ALFA is one of the oldest lesbian feminist organizations in the United States. ALFA's monthly newsletter was the ''Atalanta''. The organization also built and maintained the Southern Feminist Library and Archives (SFLA) to include archival records of ALFA and other southern feminist groups plus feminist, lesbian and activist periodicals. They also had a circulating library of books. The archival collections and a large portion of the periodicals collection is now held at the [http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/ David M. Rubenstein Rare Books & Manuscript Library] as part of the [http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/bingham/ Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture]. Books relating to feminist theory are now held by [http://web.library.emory.edu/ Emory University]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Guide to the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Archives, ca. 1972-1994|url=http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/alfa/}}</ref>

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The Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance (ALFA) (1972 - 1994) was founded by a group of feminist radical lesbians who broke away from the Atlanta’s Women’s Liberation Center and the Gay Liberation movement as they felt that neither had adequately addressed their concerns. ALFA is one of the oldest lesbian feminist organizations in the United States. ALFA's monthly newsletter was the Atalanta. The organization also built and maintained the Southern Feminist Library and Archives (SFLA) to include archival records of ALFA and other southern feminist groups plus feminist, lesbian and activist periodicals. They also had a circulating library of books. The archival collections and a large portion of the periodicals collection is now held at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Books & Manuscript Library as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture. Books relating to feminist theory are now held by Emory University. [1]

  1. ^ "Guide to the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance Archives, ca. 1972-1994".