04/28/2026
Life in L.A.: A Portfolio of Women’s Writing.
[Santa Monica, CA]: Paradise Press, 1983.
Designer: Sheila Levrant Brettecille (b, 1940).
Printer: Susan King (b. 1947).
PROVENANCE: Francis Butler (1940-2024).
The Woman’s Building in Los Angeles was a pioneering non-profit arts and education center (1972-1991) dedicated to feminist art and the women’s movement, often described as a “feminist “ Mecca .”
Although not a complete roster of all the important women associated with the Women’s Building, there are important contributors to this portfolio, including Sheila Levrant Brettecille, Susan King, and Francis Butler. Previous owner, Francis Butler is known for her work at UC Berkeley and in France. During the early 1980s Butler taught classes at the Los Angeles Women’s Building.
Check out the full list of poets and the poems published in this portfolio on my website here:
https://www.johnhowellforbooks.com/product/6250
Not a few of the 11 contributors to this portfolio went on to distinguished careers as authors.
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