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​Michael Helquist

Author Historian Activist


MARIE EQUI

Radical Politics and Outlaw Passions


A finely written and rigorously researched account of a woman of consequence, whom an Oregon labor activist regarded as "the most interesting woman that ever lived in this state, certainly the most fascinating, colorful, and flamboyant."


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2016 American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book  

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Now Available: 
eBook/ Kindle edition​ and ePUB editions



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New series: WWI Sedition Project

Recently published

“Lewd, Obscene and Indecent”
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The 1916 Portland Edition of Family Limitation
By Michael Helquist
An analysis of the rare 1916 Portland, Oregon version of  ”Family Limitation,” the birth control pamphlet that significantly shaped American thought, values and behavior.
Adventures in Family Limitation (History Comic)
Written by Khris Soden and ​Michael Helquist, Drawn by Khris Soden

The first history comic to depict events during the 1916 visit to Portland by birth control advocate Margaret Sanger, including her arrests and rallies. 
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 Michael Helquist is an award-winning author, historian, and activist who has written for several publications including The Advocate, Ms. Magazine, the American Medical News, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and the Oregon Historical Quarterly. He has also directed a global AIDS and health communication program and worked on campaigns for alternative transportation and community resilience. Helquist lives in San Francisco.

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Photography by Michael Helquist unless otherwise noted
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