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Craig L. Rodwell (October 31, 1940 – June 18, 1993) was an American gay rights activist known for founding the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop on November 24, 1967 - the first bookstore devoted to gay and lesbian authors - and as the prime mover for the creation of the New York City gay pride demonstration.
Craig Rodwell, pictured here wearing a solid black tie, was a leader of the LGBTQIA+ movement and founder of the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop, which celebrated LGBTQIA+ issues and authors. An...
27. Juni 2019 · Craig Rodwell behind the counter at the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop ( Kay Tobin / Manuscripts and Archives Division / The New York Public Library) June 27, 2019. Editor’s Note: This article...
20. Juni 1993 · Craig L. Rodwell, a vocal advocate of gay rights for more than 30 years and the founder and former owner of the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop in Greenwich Village, died on Friday at St....
25. Juni 2021 · Craig Rodwell was a gay activist who helped organize the first Pride parade, or gay liberation march, in New York City in 1970. The parade was a response to the Stonewall uprising and a celebration of LGBTQ identity and rights.
12. März 2024 · During the first night of the Stonewall rebellion, Craig Rodwell could be seen and heard yelling “Gay power!” even before the police had barricaded themselves inside. Two years earlier, he had founded the original Oscar Wilde Bookshop at a different location. The bookshop moved to the corner of Gay and Christopher Streets in 1973 ...
9 - 12+. Subjects. Social Studies, Sociology, U.S. History, Storytelling. Photograph. Celebrating Stonewall. In New York City, a 1969 uprising against a police raid at the Stonewall Inn made this gay bar a landmark for the role it played in fighting abuse and discrimination against the LGBTQ community.
