Lana Hostetler Explained

Lana Hostetler (died February 4, 1999) was an educator and activist.^[1]

Life

Hostetler was an activist in the 1960s for civil rights and an activist in the 1970s for women’s rights.^[2] Beginning in 1970, she was also an early childhood education professor at Lincoln Land Community College.^[1]

In the early 1980s she served as President of the Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children. She later served as president of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.^[1]

Beginning in 1992, she was a lobbyist for the gay rights group Illinois Federation for Human Rights, which she co-founded.^[3] The organization is now called Equality Illinois.^{[4] [5]}

Death

Hostetler died at the age of 57, on February 4, 1999, in Memorial Medical Center. There was a fire at her home and she died of smoke inhalation.^[6]

Legacy

She was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2021.^[7]

References

1. News: Breslin . Meg Sherry . CHILDREN'S ACTIVIST LANA HOSTETLER . 30 November 2022 . Chicago Tribune . February 10, 1999.
2. Web site: SR0035 91st General Assembly . 2023-10-18 . www.ilga.gov.
3. News: Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductees . 30 November 2022 . Windy City Times . July 19, 2021.
4. News: Karlin . Rick . Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame 2021 Virtual Induction Ceremony . 30 November 2022 . Daily Herald . November 12, 2021.
5. Web site: Our History – Equality Illinois . 2023-10-18 . en-US.
6. Web site: 1999-02-05 . SPRINGFIELD HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST LANA HOSTETLER DIES IN HOME FIRE . 2023-10-18 . Chicago Tribune.
7. Web site: Lana Hostetler . Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame . 30 November 2022.