Lewis, Angie

Biographical Information

Angie Lewis was one of the major nurse educators working with AIDS education for health professionals and the greater community from the first rumors of a new gay disease through its growing presence in the heterosexual community. Lewis worked specifically in AIDS education; she did not treat AIDS patients. She did this work for approximately 13 years from 1981-1994. Unlike many others active in the early AIDS advocacy community, Lewis came into the work as a health professional, and not as a rights activist. Lewis served on the Kaposi's Sarcoma Research and Education Foundation (later the San Francisco AIDS Foundation) Board from 1983-1985. She also spoke at, and worked on organizing committees of, a number of AIDS conferences and symposia, as well as lecturing for UCSF classes and community groups. Lewis retired from nursing in 1994 to move to Sonoma County and open a restaurant with her life partner.

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