Athena Stylos
Athena Stylos was interviewed by Dorothy Addie on April 14, 2022. In this interview, Athena Stylos reflects on her childhood growing up in Newton, Massachusetts. She talks about attending Simon’s Rock pre-college program for her last years of high school. She talks about how her family and surrounding community fostered her identity as an artist and lesbian. She discusses the impact of attending Women’s Music Festivals in Western Massachusetts. She talks about the feminist lesbian community in Northampton and the Pioneer Valley during the 80s. She shares insight into why Northampton has become the city it is and how Northampton Pride has changed from 1982 to the present.