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In the 1960s, Davies became involved in photography during her work with theatre and music, and began her work using equipment purchased at a yard sale. She taught herself how to develop and print her own photos, and began her photography work shooting behind-the-scenes images at theaters.
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Davies writes plays with social justice themes, having throughout her life participated in and supported all aspects of "people's theatre."
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Davies photographed numerous pivotal moments in music and social justice movements throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including the
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In the 1990s, she shifted her focus to illustration, painting and graphic art and largely ceased working as a photographer.
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Davies left high school at 16 and worked as a waitress and dishwasher while pursuing a musical career.
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movements of the 1960s and '70s. Her photographs cover the early days of diverse women's and
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From the 1960s through the 1980s, her work appeared in such publications as
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