"Born in 1912, Lawrence began living as a woman in 1942 in Berkeley, California. Soon after, she moved to San Francisco, where she educated doctors at the University of California, San Francisco, about transgender people and their health. While there, she met Dr. Alfred Kinsey and helped shape his 1953 landmark study of female sexuality."
"Lawrence also founded Transvestia, an independent newspaper to raise awareness of transgender issues and connect the wider trans community, in 1952."
""I got really angry about the underrepresentation of women in public spaces in San Francisco," Alexandra said. "I was complaining about it constantly, to passengers on Muni and to people in bars. And then I realized: I write for a living.""
Louise Lawrence, born in 1912, began living as a woman in 1942 in Berkeley before relocating to San Francisco. She educated doctors at UCSF about transgender health and collaborated with Dr. Alfred Kinsey on his 1953 female sexuality study. In 1952, Lawrence founded Transvestia, an independent newspaper addressing transgender issues and building community connections. Her biography appears in "Unsung Heroes: 35 Women Who Changed the Bay Area," a new book by KQED reporter Rae Alexandra. The book emerged from Alexandra's 2018 Women's History Month project profiling underrepresented Bay Area women, expanding into a comprehensive volume featuring 35 historical figures aimed at engaging teen readers in regional history.
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