the Ladder

APRIL 1959

Tolume 3, Number 7

Published monthly by the Daughters of Bilifs, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, 165 O'Farrell Street, Room 405, San Francisco 2, California. Telephone YUkan 2-9290.

THE LADDER STAFF:

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Phyllis Lyon, editor; Patti and Elva Ann Schmolke, editorial assistants; Jayo Boll and Barbara Johnson, production managers; Winnie Little, circulation manager; Fran Mac, advertising manager; Astrid Berger, European correspondent.

OFFICERS, DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, INC.: Del Hartin, president; Marty Elliott, vice president; Patti Brom, recording secretary; Billio Tallmij, corresponding secretary; Carol Wilson, treasurer; Sten Russell, publications director.

THE LADDER is regarded as a sounding board for various points of view on the homophile and related subjects and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the organization.

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IN THE WAKE OF THE WOLFENDEN REPORT BY FLORENCE CONRAD.............

LOVE IS NOT LOVE BY JODY SHOTWELL......................

HOMOSEXUALITY AND HANDWRITING BY JAN FRASER,

CALENDAR OF EVENTS....

LESBIANA......

THEY WALK IN SHADOW, A REVIEW..

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