EVE ZAREMBA

(1930 - 2025) Trailblazing activist and writer, Eve Zaremba, died peacefully, with the assistance of MAID, at home on October 8, 2025, lovingly held by her wife, Ottie Lockey. Just short of 95 at her death, she was a feminist, publisher, lesbian role model and author of eight books, including six mysteries featuring the first-ever fictional lesbian detective, a memoir tracing her flight from Poland to the UK and then to Canada, and Privilege of Sex, a collection of works by underappreciated women writing from 1830 to 1925. Privilege of Sex will be reissued in spring 2027. Eve loved camping, travelling and tending to her plants. But she adored Ottie, her wife of 47 years, even more. Fearless, Loyal. Wise. Funny. There won't be another like her. Warm thank you to Clara Estanquiero, Faye Mishna, Myra Lefkowitz, Selena Goulding, Paulina Lyskawa, Madeleine Benjamin, Graham Ashby and Susan G. Cole for loving friendship and care. For funeral and shiva arrangements, go to www.mountpleasantgroup.com. In lieu of flowers, donate to the Writers Union, Rise Up Feminist Archive, the Eybler Quartet, Tafelmusik or City Shul.