Insurgent Muse

In the 1970s, the West Coast feminist art movement coalesced around the Woman's Building in Los Angeles, founded by artist Judy Chicago. Arriving as a young art student in 1976, Terry Wolverton stayed on to become a teacher and co-founder of the Lesbian Art Project, and eventually, executive director. Her journey -- emblematic of many women who sought to redefine themselves in the light of feminism -- entails confrontation with the damages of sexism, the pitfalls of utopian community, and the forces of social backlash.