This session will revisit research focused on lesbian communities in Oregon—rural intentional communities that emerged in the mid-1970s. Driven by the desire to distance themselves from a capitalist and patriarchal world, women sought to reclaim practical skills, their relationship to the land and to community, and their sexual identity. From this way of life also emerged a rich and diverse artistic culture, including photography, writing, theater, and music. Today, the archives of these communities stand as both a testimony to this lesbian culture and as instructional manuals—tools available to us for imagining new forms of collective life. Engaging with these archives thus becomes a way to continue circulating this knowledge, which remains relevant and imbued with an unmistakable utopian quality.