This post was written by Hatchet staff writer Crystel Sylvester.

The National Register of Historic Places added the home of “The Furies” – a separatist, feminist-lesbian collective that produced a monthly newsletter – to its list last month. It’s the first lesbian landmark in the country to receive such a designation, the Washington City reported Monday.

Founded in the fall of 1971, the Furies lived and worked out of an 11th St. SE townhouse. For about two years, the townhouse served as the center of operation for the Furies’ political work.

The 12 founding Furies fought against sexism, capitalism, and the patriarchy. They operated somewhat separately from the general cultural revolution in D.C. at the time, which included thriving gay bars in Dupont Circle.

Founding member Ginny Berson told the Washington City Paper that being part of the Furies was like “taking blinders off.”

“Once you see the whole world, it is in fact an enormously liberating experience. And it resulted in a huge bout of creative energy and creativity,” she said.

While living together, the Furies not only shared a mission and a space – but also money. The gender wage gap motivated them to share that women who earned more gave more to the group.

Berson told the Washington City Paper that while she’s not “attached to physical monuments” and wasn’t initially excited about the National Parks Service’s announcement, the landmark status has grown on her.

“I think that lesbian history and lesbian contributions to society continue to be overlooked,” Berson said. “Now everything is LGBTQ. In LGBTQ, ‘L’ is frequently the forgotten letter…It’s important [to know that] lesbians own something–to have some physical space to say, ‘lesbians did important things here.’”