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Drakoules was born near Brussels to English parents, in about 1850. In 1876, she married William Lewis who was the managing director of the Union Assurance Company. In 1887, she founded a Band of Mercy in Weybridge. In 1891, the Humanitarian League was founded by Henry Stephens Salt with her support. The League's first meeting was held at her ...
In 1971, the Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club, the first registered LGBT Democratic Party club in the United States, was founded. For more about the organization's history, see The History of the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, San Francisco, California, 1971-2004, by Nathan Purkiss.
This is a short history of the Alice B. Toklas Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Democratic Club, published originally on OutHistory in 2013. This history explains how the club got started in San Francisco, California as the first registered LGBT Democratic Club in the nation.
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Campaigner for animal welfare. Alice Marie Drakoules (née Lambe) was born c.1850 near Brussels to English parents. 1876 married William Lewis, the managing director of the Union Assurance Company. In 1887 she founded a Band of Mercy in Weybridge. In 1891 she was a founding member of the Humanitarian League, becoming its treasurer. The Animal Defence and Anti-Vivisection Society was formed in ...
Alice Celebrates 50 Years. Thank you for joining us on Thursday, June 24, 2021 for an evening of entertainment, inspiration, and activism. ... San Francisco, CA 94114
