Join us for a creative mixed-media collage workshop exploring LGBTQIA+ history and activism through art. Participants will use historical images, dried florals, and personal stories to create meaningful pieces. Open to all ages.
Kimm Topping, Ed.M., is an artist-educator, writer, and historian dedicated to preserving LGBTQIA+ history. Their first book, Generation Queer, is a nonfiction YA highlighting the stories of LGBTQIA+ youth activists. Their historic tours of Cambridge and New York City spotlight queer and feminist activism from the 1970s to the 1990s, and their series, Mapping Feminist Cambridge, is available through the Cambridge Women’s Commission.
As founder of Lavender Education, a national program promoting LGBTQIA+ history and youth leadership, Kimm leads impactful workshops, professional development, and historic walking tours. Kimm lectures at Harvard Graduate School of Education, specializing in gender, sexuality, and equity. Their work has been recognized by the 2025 Curve Power List and the 2023 Inaugural In-Service Award from the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition.
For more information, visit the Thomas Memorial Library website.
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