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Daughters of Bilitis

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Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

The Ladder, 1957-1968

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains underground or alternative publications and ephemera regarding various social issues within and beyond the Middlebury College campus. The materials in this collection are not tied to specific events but rather represent ongoing trends and reflect campus climate and social movements generally.Some of the issues covered include: women's rights; civil rights; mental health; and counter-culture. Formats include: newspapers; zines; notes posted to bulletin...
Dates: Publication: 1957-1968

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol 8 #4, 1964 January

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Cover story: "The Fourth Sex - The Lesbian"

Dates: Publication: 1964 January

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 9 #2, 1964 November

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Issue covers sociological studies on gay life, historical information on lesbian British royalty, and book reviews. Cover photo is of a reader in Indonesia, identified as Ger van B.

Dates: Publication: 1964 November

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 9 #5 &6, 1964 February/March

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This issue includes reportage on the ECHO conference (East Coast Homophile Organizations), including two pages about an infiltration attempt by the American Nazi Party.

Dates: Publication: 1964 February/March

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 9 #8, 1965 May

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Includes Susana Valenti's "I hate men- a diversion by a male transvestite"

Dates: Publication: 1965 May

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 9 #10 & 11, 1965 July/August

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Lesbiana by Gene Damon. The latter was Gene Damon's (Barbara Grier) series of reviews which became The Lesbian in Literature

Dates: Publication: 1965 July/August

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol 10 #1, 1965 October

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Includes "Beat Alice" by Leo Ebreo and Allen Ginsberg's comments on that piece. Cover story is on the various pickets in DC protesting discriminatory policies. Cover photo of marchers with picket signs.

Dates: Publication: 1965 October

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 10 #11, 1966 August

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Cover story: DOB puts San Francisco on the Spot (convention report), and "Lesbiana" by Gene Damon. The latter was part of the series of reviews which became "The Lesbian in Literature."

Dates: Publication: 1966 August

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 11 #3, 1966 December

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains underground or alternative publications and ephemera regarding various social issues within and beyond the Middlebury College campus. The materials in this collection are not tied to specific events but rather represent ongoing trends and reflect campus climate and social movements generally.Some of the issues covered include: women's rights; civil rights; mental health; and counter-culture. Formats include: newspapers; zines; notes posted to bulletin...
Dates: Publication: 1966 December

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 11 #6, 1967 April

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Includes annual review of Lesbian literature by Gene Damon

Dates: Publication: 1967 April

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 11 #7, 1967 May

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Includes Valerie Taylor's "the Realistic Novel," as well as poetry and short fiction by several contributors.

Dates: Publication: 1967 May

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 11 #9, 1967 July

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains underground or alternative publications and ephemera regarding various social issues within and beyond the Middlebury College campus. The materials in this collection are not tied to specific events but rather represent ongoing trends and reflect campus climate and social movements generally.Some of the issues covered include: women's rights; civil rights; mental health; and counter-culture. Formats include: newspapers; zines; notes posted to bulletin...
Dates: Publication: 1967 July

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 12 #1, 1967 December

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains underground or alternative publications and ephemera regarding various social issues within and beyond the Middlebury College campus. The materials in this collection are not tied to specific events but rather represent ongoing trends and reflect campus climate and social movements generally.Some of the issues covered include: women's rights; civil rights; mental health; and counter-culture. Formats include: newspapers; zines; notes posted to bulletin...
Dates: Publication: 1967 December

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 12 #7, 1968 May/June

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Includes Jane Rule's "Three Letters to a Poet"

Dates: Publication: 1968 May/June

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 12 #11 & 12, 1968 September

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Contains James Colton's (Joseph Hansen) manifesto, "The Homosexual Identity" This double issue is the first edited by Damon and includes an editorial announcing the major changes planned for the next volume.

Dates: Publication: 1968 September

The Ladder: a lesbian review vol. 13 #1 & 2, 1968 October/November

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Contains an essay by Jeannette Foster, "Dominance"

Dates: Publication: 1968 October/November

The Ladder vol. 1 #9, 1957 June

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Includes a piece by Phyllis Lyon on the censorship fight between One, Inc. and the Postal Service. Stephens offers a cross-cultural view of Transvestism. Daughters

Dates: Publication: 1957 June

The Ladder vol. 2 #9, 1958 June

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains underground or alternative publications and ephemera regarding various social issues within and beyond the Middlebury College campus. The materials in this collection are not tied to specific events but rather represent ongoing trends and reflect campus climate and social movements generally.Some of the issues covered include: women's rights; civil rights; mental health; and counter-culture. Formats include: newspapers; zines; notes posted to bulletin...
Dates: Publication: 1958 June

The Ladder vol 2 #10, 1958 July

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Cover theme is Declaration of Independence.

Dates: Publication: 1958 July

The Ladder vol. 2 #11, 1958 August

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Includes Gene Damon on lesbian marriage, "She sits alone," a story by Jack Parrish, and more.

Dates: Publication: 1958 August

The Ladder vol. 2 #12, 1958 September

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Includes a piece urging the revision of vagrancy laws, and a short story (Chanson du Konallis) by "Emily Jones," pseudonym of Lorraine Hansberry.

Dates: Publication: 1958 September

The Ladder vol. 3 #1, 1958 October

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Includes a report on the 5th annual Mattachine convention, titled "Prognosis is hopeful"

Dates: Publication: 1958 October

The Ladder vol. 4 #11, 1960 August

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains underground or alternative publications and ephemera regarding various social issues within and beyond the Middlebury College campus. The materials in this collection are not tied to specific events but rather represent ongoing trends and reflect campus climate and social movements generally.Some of the issues covered include: women's rights; civil rights; mental health; and counter-culture. Formats include: newspapers; zines; notes posted to bulletin...
Dates: Publication: 1960 August

The Ladder vol. 4 #12, 1960 September

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Special issue devoted to the findings of the DOB Research Committee in 1959.

Dates: Publication: 1960 September

The Ladder vol. 5 #3, 1960 December

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains underground or alternative publications and ephemera regarding various social issues within and beyond the Middlebury College campus. The materials in this collection are not tied to specific events but rather represent ongoing trends and reflect campus climate and social movements generally.Some of the issues covered include: women's rights; civil rights; mental health; and counter-culture. Formats include: newspapers; zines; notes posted to bulletin...
Dates: Publication: 1960 December

The Ladder vol. 6 #5, 1962 February

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To My Valentine, a true story & Two Women Married, a sequel.

Dates: Publication: 1962 February

The Ladder vol. 6 #8, 1962 May

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Green label announcing "In this issue - Appraisal of the Homophile Movement."

Dates: Publication: 1962 May

The Ladder vol. 7 #3, 1962 December

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Label affixed front cover by publisher noting "in this issue: New Publicity Break for Homosexuals in Mass Media"

Dates: Publication: 1962 December

The Ladder vol. 7 #4, 1963 January

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains underground or alternative publications and ephemera regarding various social issues within and beyond the Middlebury College campus. The materials in this collection are not tied to specific events but rather represent ongoing trends and reflect campus climate and social movements generally.Some of the issues covered include: women's rights; civil rights; mental health; and counter-culture. Formats include: newspapers; zines; notes posted to bulletin...
Dates: Publication: 1963 January

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