birth_date: 1931-04-15 00:00:00
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name: Sally Miller Gearhart
about: Sally Miller Gearhart was an American teacher, feminist, science fiction writer, and political activist. In 1973 she became the first open lesbian to obtain a tenure-track faculty position when she was hired by San Francisco State University, where she helped establish one of the first women and gender study programs in the country. She later became a nationally known gay rights activist.
death_date: 2021-07-14 00:00:00