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Dee Mosbacher
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Mosbacher in 2013
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Diane Mosbacher
1949 (age 75–76) |
| Education | Bachelors, Pitzer College; Ph.D, Union Graduate School; M.D., Baylor College of Medicine |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, activist, psychiatrist |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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Notable work
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Straight From the Heart |
| Spouse(s) |
Nanette Gartrell
(m. 2005) |
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| Relatives | Robert Mosbacher Jr. (brother) |
Diane "Dee" Mosbacher (born 1949) is an American filmmaker, activist, and doctor who specializes in mental health (a psychiatrist). She is known for making films that support equal rights for all people. In 1993, she started a non-profit group called Woman Vision.
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Early Life and Education
Dee Mosbacher was born in Houston, Texas. Her mother was Jane Pennybacker Mosbacher, and her father was Robert Mosbacher. Her father was an important person in the government, serving as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1989 to 1992. Dee has two sisters and one brother.
Dee and her father were very close. Even though they had different ideas about politics, they respected each other. Once, in 1992, they both gave speeches on the same day. Dee told a reporter that she started her speech by saying, "Dad and I had breakfast this morning. We looked at each other's speeches. He would have used mine but he's not a lesbian. I would have used his, but I'm not a Republican."
Dee studied psychology at Pitzer College in Claremont, California. She then earned a special doctorate degree in social psychology from Union Graduate School. Later, she went to Baylor College of Medicine and became a medical doctor.
Career as a Doctor and Filmmaker
After medical school, Dee Mosbacher worked as a medical intern at Cambridge Hospital. This was part of her training through Harvard Medical School from 1983 to 1984. She then trained to be a psychiatrist at the same hospital until 1987.
While in college, she became an activist for women's health. She started making documentary films when she was a student at Baylor College and later at Harvard Medical School. Her films often talked about making sure all doctors and patients are treated fairly. She also wrote articles for doctors about these topics.
Woman Vision Films
In 1992, Dee Mosbacher created Woman Vision. This non-profit company makes films to share important messages about equal rights. She wanted to show different viewpoints in the media.
By 2009, Dee Mosbacher had directed or produced nine documentary films through Woman Vision. These films focused on topics like LGBTQ rights and women's rights. In 1994, she directed and produced a film called Straight From the Heart. This film was even nominated for an Academy Award, which is a very big honor in movies!
Oscar Nomination for Straight from the Heart
In 1995, Dee Mosbacher worked with Frances Reid to direct and produce Straight From the Heart. This documentary showed the relationships between parents and their adult children who are lesbian or gay. The film was nominated for an Oscar in the category for best short documentary film.
Training Rules Documentary
In 2009, Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yacker directed and produced another documentary called Training Rules. This film was about Rene Portland, a women's basketball coach at Penn State University. The film looked into claims that Coach Portland did not allow lesbian players on her team. It included interviews with former athletes and staff who said she treated team members unfairly if she thought they were gay.
Helping Pitzer College
From 1994 to 2002, Dee Mosbacher was on the Board of Trustees for Pitzer College. This board helps guide the college. In 2011, she created two special funds at Pitzer College. One was the Mosbacher Fund for Media Studies, and the other was the Mosbacher/Gartrell Center for Media Experimentation and Activism. These funds help students learn about media and activism.
The Last Closet Project
In 2012, Woman Vision started a project called The Last Closet. This was a campaign and video series on the internet. Its goal was to help end unfair treatment in men's professional sports.
Awards and Recognition
Dee Mosbacher has received many awards for her work:
- 1992: Creating Change Award, from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
- 1995: Jerry E. Berg Leadership Award, from the Human Rights Campaign Fund
- 1997: Liberty Award, from Lambda Legal Defense
- 2009: Barbara Gittings Memorial Award, from Equality Forum
- 2014: Mathew O. Tobriner Public Service Award, from the Legal Aid Society (San Francisco), Employment Law Center
In 1991, Dee Mosbacher was the first person who graduated from Pitzer College to give the main speech at their graduation ceremony. In 2010, she helped create the Mosbacher/Gartrell Center for Media Experimentation and Activism at Pitzer College.
Personal Life
Dee Mosbacher is married to Nanette Gartrell. Nanette is also a doctor (a psychiatrist), a researcher, and an author.
Films She Made
Here are some of the films Dee Mosbacher has directed or produced:
- 1985: Closets are Health Hazards: Gay and Lesbian Physicians Come Out - Director/Producer
- 1991: Lesbians on Practice, Patients, and Power - Director/Producer
- 1994: Straight From the Heart - Director/Producer (with Frances Reid and Deborah Hoffman)
- 1995: Out for a Change: Addressing Homophobia in Women's Sports - Director/Producer
- 1996: All God's Children - Director/Producer (with Sylvia Rhue and Frances Reid)
- 2001: De Colores - Executive Producer
- 2002: Radical Harmonies - Director/Producer (with Boden Sandstrom and June Millington)
- 2006: No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon - Producer (with Joan E. Biren)
- 2009: Training Rules - Director/Producer (with Fawn Yacker)
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