- f em in ist , ▁and ▁a ▁film ▁director . ▁She ▁taught ▁at ▁both ▁univers ities ▁and ▁art ▁schools , ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁initi ating ▁projects ▁linking ▁Internet ▁activ ism ▁and ▁sail ing ▁with ▁the ▁S ail ing ▁for ▁Ge eks ▁project . ▁She ▁also ▁co - organ ised ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Gay ▁and ▁Les bian ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁She ▁died ▁at ▁home ▁of ▁breast ▁cancer . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Art ▁degree ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁N anter re , ▁Paris ▁X , ▁she ▁continued ▁her ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁obtained ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁at ▁the ▁Visual ▁Studies ▁Work shop ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁she ▁met ▁Catherine ▁Lord , ▁Mario ▁Bi agi oli , ▁Sk uta ▁Hel g ason ▁and ▁Lisa ▁Blo om . ▁She ▁obtained ▁a ▁Qual ifying ▁Ex am ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁where ▁she ▁met ▁Ter esa ▁de ▁La ure tis , ▁who ▁was ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁Women ▁Studies ▁department . ▁In ▁History ▁of ▁Cons cious ness , ▁she ▁met ▁James ▁Cl iff ord ▁and ▁Don na ▁Har away , ▁who ▁took ▁her ▁as ▁her ▁assistant . ▁ ▁Te aching ▁ ▁She ▁started ▁her ▁teaching ▁career ▁as ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁North ridge ▁and ▁Chap man ▁University ▁in ▁Orange , ▁where ▁she ▁taught ▁an ▁intro duct ory ▁class ▁on ▁phot ography ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8