Brenner, Claudia, 1956-

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Architect, author, and speaker about anti-gay violence. In 1988 Brenner and her lover Rebecca Wight were attacked by Stephen Roy Carr while they were camping along the Appalachian Trail. The gunshots wounded Brenner and killed Wight. She collaborated with the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and their Anti-Violence Project headed by Kevin Berrill.

From the description of Claudia Brenner papers, 1988-1990. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64092040

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referencedIn Records of, Sojourner, (inclusive), (bulk), 1920-2004, 1975-2002 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Brenner, Claudia, 1956-. Claudia Brenner papers, 1988-1990. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Claudia Brenner papers, 1988-1990. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
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associatedWith Carr, Stephen Roy. person
associatedWith Claudia, Brenner 1956- person
associatedWith National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (U.S.). Anti-Violence Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Sojourner (Cambridge, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Wight, Rebecca. person
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Lesbian activists
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Birth 1956

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