Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Lesbiana Book reviews from The Ladder 1966-1972 by Lesbiana: Book reviews from The Ladder 1966-1972 by Barbara Grier. Our systems have detected unusual traffic activity from your network. Please complete this reCAPTCHA to demonstrate that it's you making the requests and not a robot. If you are having trouble seeing or completing this challenge, this page may help. If you continue to experience issues, you can contact JSTOR support. Block Reference: #2cf6fd60-c3a0-11eb-b421-35fe6f66dd70 VID: #(null) IP: 188.246.226.140 Date and time: Wed, 02 Jun 2021 12:43:48 GMT. Lesbiana: Book reviews from The Ladder 1966-1972 by Barbara Grier. Barbara Grier was an American writer and publisher most widely known for co-founding and writing and editing The Ladder under the pseudonym Gene Damon died from cancer he was 78. . (November 4, 1933 – November 10, 2011) Early life. Born in to Dorothy Vernon Black, a secretary, and Philip Strang Grier, a doctor, Grier grew up in several midwestern US cities. She claims she came out as a at 12 years old and spent her life finding as much information about female homosexuality as she could. [1] Her parents divorced when she was 13 years old. Grier went to the library to discover more about after noticing her own behavior patterns were different from her friends. She told her mother that she was homosexual, and her mother replied, “No, because you’re a woman, you’re a lesbian. And since 12 years old is too young to make such a decision, let’s wait six months before we tell the newspapers.” [2] She began collecting books when her mother gave her a copy of by Radclyffe Hall when she was 16 years old. [3] She describes her collection of lesbian-themed books as Lesbiana , a collection that was fueled by a “love affair with lesbian publishing.” Shortly after Grier graduated high school in 1951, she met Helen Bennett in a public library. They spent 20 years together living in Denver, Colorado while Bennett went to library school, then moving to Kansas City where both worked in public libraries. [2] The Ladder. Grier began writing book reviews in The Ladder , a magazine edited by members of the , soon after subscribing to it in 1957. She used multiple pen names in her writings including Gene Damon, Lennox Strong, Vern Niven, most often writing to review literature in which lesbians were characters or a plot device. Grier took over editing The Ladder in 1968 with the goal of expanding the magazine to include more feminist ideals. The magazine gained a more professional and sleeker layout and increased to more than 40 pages from the 25 average under previous editors and tripled in subscriptions. She described her roles in editing the magazine, “”In 1968, I became editor of The Ladder, and I had to write three hundred letters a week, edit the magazine, run a staff of fifteen people spread all over the world, work a part-time job, keep house, read the books, and write my ‘Lesbiana’ column.” [4] Grier also removed the word “lesbian” from the front cover, after being placed there in 1963, in an attempt to reach more women. Grier’s tenure took place at a time when the Daughters of Bilitis were in conflict about the direction of the organization. DOB founders tended to encourage a more assimilationist stance for the organization and came in direct conflict from more radical separatist lesbians, including Grier. When the DOB folded in 1970, Grier, who was editing the magazine from Kansas City, planned with DOB president Rita LaPorte to take the only two copies of the subscription list from the printer and the DOB headquarters in order to keep The Ladder alive. LaPorte took both copies to the ignorance of DOB founders Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, and relocated the magazine to Reno, causing an uproar. The Ladder ran for two more years before it outgrew its finances and folded in September 1972. Said Grier about her role in the controversy, “You have to understand that none of these things were done with malice aforethought or with intention to damage. I mean I was just as much a light-eyed maniac then as I am now in terms of the mission. The mission is that the lesbians shall inherit the earth, you see.” [5] Naiad Press. Grier had been in a relationship with Helen Bennett for 20 years when librarian Donna McBride fell in love with her. Grier left Bennett for McBride and claims it was the only decision she ever agonized about. Grier and partner Donna McBride began running Naiad Press at the support and urging of two editors of The Ladder , Anyda Marchant and Muriel Crawford in 1973. [3] Their first published work was The Latecomer written by Marchant under the pen name Sarah Aldridge. Naiad was run from Kansas City until 1980 when it relocated to Tallahassee, Florida. Both women continued to work full time until 1982 when they dedicated all their time to the publishing company. Authors represented by Naiad include Valerie Taylor, Katherine V. Forrest, , ‘s reprinted Chronicles , and Gale Wilhelm, whom Grier spent several years attempting to locate to bring out of obscurity. One of the most controversial of these was Lesbian Nuns: Breaking Silence , a work of non- fiction that was banned in and criticized by the Catholic Church. [6] Penthouse Forum ran a series from the book and it made Naiad an internationally-known publishing name. [1] Grier used her extensive collection, what she termed “Lesbiana” at Naiad. By 1994, the company had a staff of 8 and projected sales of $1.8 million US. In 1992, Grier and McBride donated Naiad’s entire collection to the San Francisco Public Library, which consisted of a tractor trailer full of 14,000 books estimated at $400,000 US. [7] What began as a search became a self-described obsession for Grier. She worked with and to compile the largest collection of books with lesbian themes in the English language, they called The Lesbian in Literature . [2] Books were rated from A to D referencing how important lesbian characters were to the plot, or T, indicating the book was “trash”. [4] In 1985 Grier earned the President’s Award for Lifetime Service from the Gay Academic Union. In 1991, Grier and McBride, representing Naiad Press, was given the for Publisher’s Service. Grier and McBride were given the Lambda Literary Pioneer Award in 2002. Grier and McBride sold the Naiad backlist to in 2003. Death. Barbara Grier died of cancer in Tallahassee on November 10, 2011. [8] She was 78. Lesbians in the Twentieth Century, 1900-1999. "Lesbians in the Twentieth Century" was created by Professor Esther Newton and the graduate and undergraduate students in the seminar on "Lesbian History" that she taught in fall of 2006 at the University of Michigan. Newton and her students agreed to contribute an extended version of the site to OutHistory.org and to develop it further in the fall of 2008, the second time that Newton taught her lesbian history course. Newton's original "Lesbians in the Twentieth Century" site is preserved at http://queerhistory.womens.lsa.umich.edu/ Annotated Bibliography: Lesbians and Cultural Issues in the 20th Century. Copyright (c) by Emma Garrett and Rachel Silveri, 2008. All rights reserved. Abraham, Julie. “I Have a Narrative.” Are Girls Necessary? New York: Routledge, 1996. Cahn, Susan K. “From the ‘Muscle Moll’ to the ‘Butch’ Ballplayer: Mannishness, Lesbianism, and Homophobia in U.S. Women’s Sport.” In Lesbian Subjects: A Feminist Studies Reader , ed. Martha Vicinus, 41-65.Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1996. Jagose, Annamarie. “Hollywood Lesbians: Annamarie Jagose Interviews Patricia White About Her Latest Book, Uninvited: Classical Hollywood Cinema and Lesbian Representability.” Genders 32, 2000.http://www.genders.org/g32/g32_jagose.html. Morris, Bonnie J. Eden Built By Eves: The Culture of Women’s Music Festivals . US: Alyson Publications, 1999. Muñoz, José Esteban. “Chapter 5: Sister Acts: Ela Troyano and Carmelita Tropicana,”and “Chapter 8: Latina Performance and Queer Worldmaking; or, Chusmería at the End of the Twentieth Century.” Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1999. Newton, Esther. “ ‘Dick(less) Tracy’ and the Homecoming Queen: Lesbian Power and Representation in Gay-Male Cherry Grove.” Margaret Mead Made Me Gay . Durham: Duke University Press, 2000. Schneider, Beth E. “Peril and Promise: Lesbians’ Workplace Participation.” In Social Perspectives in Lesbian and Gay Studies: A Reader , eds. Peter M. Nardi and Beth E. Schneider, 377-388. New York: Routledge, 1998. Weaver, Lois, and Peggy Shaw, et al. “WOW Café Interview.” Unpublished: 27 November 1984. Weston, Kath. “Families We Choose.” In Social Perspectives in Lesbian and Gay Studies: A Reader , eds. Peter M. Nardi and Beth E. Schneider, 390-411. New York: Routledge, 1998. Suggested Reading: Abelove, Henry, Michèle Aina Barale, and David M. Halperin, eds. The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader . New York: Routledge, 1993. Bland, Lucy and Laura Doan, eds. Sexology in Culture: Labeling Bodies and Desires . Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 1998. Doan, Laura. “Acts of Female Indecency: Sexology’s Intervention in Legislating Lesbianism.” In Sexology in Culture: Labeling Bodies and Desires , eds. Lucy Bland and Laura Doan. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 1998. Doan, Laura. Fashioning Sapphism: The Origins of a Modern English Lesbian Culture . New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. Doty, Alexander, ed. Out in Culture: Gay, Lesbian, and Queer Essays on Popular Culture . Durham: Duke University Press, 1995. Ferguson, Roderick. "Something Else to Be: Sula, The Moynihan Report, and the Negations of Black ." Aberrations in Black: Toward a Queer of Color Critique . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2003. Grier, Barbara (also known as Gene Damon). Lesbiana: Book Reviews from the Ladder, 1966-1972 . [Reno]: Naiad Press: 1976. Lewin, Ellen, ed. Inventing Lesbian Cultures in America . Boston: Beacon Press, 1996. Oram, Alison, “‘Sex is an Accident’: Feminism, Science and the Radical Sexual Theory of Urania, 1915-40.” In Sexology in Culture: Labeling Bodies and Desires , eds. Lucy Bland and Laura Doan. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 1998. Stein, Arlene, ed. Sisters, Sexperts, Queers: Beyond the Lesbian Nation . New York: Plume, 1993. Weeks, Jeffrey. Sexuality and its Discontents: meanings, myths, and modern sexualities . London: Routledge Press, 1985. Barbara Grier. Barbara Grier was born on November 4, 1933 in Cincinnati, OH. Her affiliation with the Daughters of Bilitis began in 1957, when she started to subscribe to The Ladder. Shortly thereafter she began writing book reviews for the publication, then served as poetry and fiction editor from 1966-1968, when she became the editor-in-chief. In this role, Grier included news stories, essays, prose and poetry that focused on the burgeoning women’s movement. When the DOB folded in 1970, she and DOB President Rita Lapore continued to publish The Ladder until this ceased in 1972, for financial reasons. Grier met Donna McBride, the reference librarian at the Kansas City, MO public library and Grier's eventual partner, in 1971. McBride first knew Grier as a library patron who made frequent and numerous recommendations of books of lesbian interest that she wanted the library to buy. In January 1973, Grier and McBride, started Naiad Press, the “world’s largest [and foremost and longest-lived] publisher of lesbian books” -- by lesbians, about lesbians and for lesbians. It included romance novels, histories, erotica, volumes of poetry, science fiction and self-help guides, as well as mysteries, non-fiction and classics. Prior to Naiad, “lesbian literature was primarily written by men whose protagonists generally ended up in one of two ways: they married a man or killed themselves.” Grier and McBride kept their day jobs until 1982, when Naiad became their full- time work. In 1995 Grier donated her “Lesbiana" collection to the James C. Hormel Gay and Lesbian Center of the San Francisco Public Library.” Bella Books took over when Grier closed Naiad Press in 2005. Grier died of cancer on November 10, 2011 in Tallahassee, FL. Barbara Grier (n.d.) In Wikipedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Grier. Barbara Grier Obituary (2011, November 13). Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved from http://www.legacy.com. Brownsworth, V. (2011, November 11). In Remembrance: Barbara Grier. Lambda Literary. Retrieved from http://www.lambdaliterary.org. Gallo, M.M. (2006). Different Daughters—A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Rise of the Lesbian Movement. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers An Imprint of Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. Grier, B. (1987, November 27). [DOB transcript of tape]. DOB Oral History Project, Daughters of Bilitis. Herstory Archives, Brooklyn, New York. Grier, Barbara (1933-2011). (n.d.). In glbtq’s online encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.glbtq.com/literature/grier_b.html. Kallmaker, K. (2011). Barbara Grier, Reflections (blog). Retrieved from http://blog.kallmaker.com/2011/11/barbara-grier-reflections.html. San Francisco Public Library. Barbara Grier. Retrieved from http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000134701. Vitello, P. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier, Publisher of Lesbian Books, Dies at 78. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com. Woo, E. (2011, November 13). Barbara Grier dies at 78; co-founder of lesbian publishing house. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://articles.latimes.com. Note that there was an error in the tape numbering, and there is no tape 6 in the collection. Barbara Grier, Tape 5 of 7, November 27, 1987 The majority of this video depicts Barbara and her partner, Donna McBride, going through photo albums and images of Barbara’s childhood, her family, and then her later years with Donna. Barbara Grier, Tape 7, November 27, 1987 This video consists of a brief interview with Grier’s partner, Donna McBride, and then follows a discussion Grier leads on her book collection, favorite authors, and publishing experience. Barbara Grier, Tape 1 of 4, November 27, 1987 Barbara Grier discusses her personal experiences with developing her identity. She describes lesbian nightlife and particular lesbian frequented in her youth. Barbara Grier, Tape 4 of 4, November 27, 1987 Barbara Grier proceeds with her conversation, discussing her insights and personal contributions to early lesbian literature and publishing, especially in her endeavors with Naiad Press in 1973. Barbara Grier, Tape 3 of 4, November 27, 1987 Barbara Grier discusses her time involved with the Daughters of Bilitis as a contributor, poetry and fiction editor, and eventual editor-in-chief of The Ladder. She is interviewed by Manuela Soares. Barbara Grier, Tape 2 of 4, November 27, 1987 Barbara Grier discusses her time involved with the Daughters of Bilitis as a contributor, poetry and fiction editor, and eventual editor-in-chief of The Ladder. She is interviewed by Manuela Soares. The Ladder: a lesbian review; vol. 12, #7, May-June 1968. by Sanders, Helen, editor, Zee Paulsen, Jane Rule, Del Martin, Gene Damon [aka Barbara Grier] et al. Used Signed First. 12 Copies Available from This Seller. Ask Seller a Question. Share This. Share on Facebook Twitter Share on Tumblr Email to friend. Payment Methods Accepted. Visa Mastercard American Express Discover Paypal. About This Item Reviews. About This Item. Reviews. Review this book and you'll be entered for a chance to win $50! 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