Women's Week Provincetown

Women's Week Provincetown (formerly Women's Weekend) is an annual LGBT festival founded in 1984 that primarily serves lesbians.^[1] Held in mid-October in Provincetown, Massachusetts on Cape Cod, it is attended by almost 2,000 women and is "the longest running lesbian cultural event in the Northeast."^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Organized by Women Innkeepers of Provincetown, the week hosts over 300 events, including film screenings, author readings, dune tours, concerts, dance parties, stand-up comedy, ceremonies, and community clambake.^[3]^[4]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Krahulik, Karen Christel (2005). Provincetown: From Pilgrim Landing to Gay Resort (1st ed.). New York University Press. pp. 179–181. ISBN 0-8147-4761-2.
^ Desroches, Steve (October 8, 2014). "Women's Week Celebrates a 30-year Herstory". Provincetown Magazine. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b Chauvin, Kelsy (April 11, 2014). "30 Years of Provincetown Women's Week". GO. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Provincetown Blows the Candles Out on 30 Years of Celebrating Women in 2014". Provincetown Office of Tourism. October 7, 2014. Archived from the original on February 28, 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ Costa, Daniela (December 28, 2015). ""Clambake" pays homage to 30 years of Women's Week in Provincetown". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ Hammond, Candace (October 9, 2019). "Women's Week kicks off in Provincetown, celebrates 35 years". Wicked Local Provincetown. Gannett. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
^ "Women's Week". Provincetown Office of Tourism. 2020. Archived from the original on 23 April 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.

External links

Official website
Provincetown Women's Week at PTown Events
Provincetown for Women
Clambake 2015 film by Andrea Meyerson (history of Women's Week in Provincetown)

Lesbian feminism

People

Groups

Key issues

Media

Books	Les Guérillères (1969) Lesbian Nation (1973) Le Corps Lesbien (1973) Lover (1976) The Wanderground (1979) Zami: A New Spelling of My Name (1982) Lesbian/Woman (1991) The Straight Mind and Other Essays (1992) Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold (1993) Your Silence Will Not Protect You (2017)
Other	Die Freundin (1924–1933) Vice Versa (1947–1948) The Ladder (1956–1972) Arena Three (1963-1972) The Woman-Identified Woman (1970) Off Our Backs (1970–2008) Lavender Woman (1971–1976) Lesbian Tide (1971–1980) Dykes & Gorgons (1973–1976) Lesbian Feminist Circle (1973–1986) WomanSpirit (1974–1984) Lesbian Connection (1974–present) Conditions (1976–1990) Sinister Wisdom (1976–present) Azalea: A Magazine by Third World Lesbians (1977–1983) Common Lives/Lesbian Lives (1980–1996) Onyx: Black Lesbian Newsletter (1982–1984) Amazones d'Hier, Lesbiennes d'Aujourd'hui (1982–present) Dykes to Watch Out For (1983–2008) Hothead Paisan (1991–1998) Diva (1994–present) Journal of Lesbian Studies (1997–present) Jane's World (1998–2018) Curve (2000–present) AfterEllen (2002–present) Velvetpark (2007–present) Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2017)

Books