the Ladder

AUGUST 1960

VOLUME 4, NUMBER 11

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

NATIONAL OFFICERS, DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, INC.

President Jaye Bell

Vice President — Helen Sanders

Recording Secretary — Dottie Dee

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Corresponding Secretary — Chris Hayden

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Public Relations DirectorJo Carson

Treasurer Ev Howe

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THE LADDER STAFF

Editor — Del Martin

Editorial Assistants― Agatha Mathys, Elaine Kingston, Millie Jensen, Jean Nathan

Los Angeles Reporter — Sten Russell Production Manager — Patty Patterson Circulation Manager — Cleo Glenn

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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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OFFICIALDOM'S LOGIC, EDITORIAL

AN EVENING'S READING, BOOK REVIEW BY GENE DAMON... ANN OF 10,000 WORDS PLUS, BY JEANNETTE H. FOSTER.. WE'RE FLATTERED, MISS ALDRICH, BY DEL MARTIN... ONE SYMPOSIUM.............

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IN DEFENSE OF 'DEFENSE', BY FLORENCE CONRAD. WOOD MISCELLANEA, BY A. JOANNE CONNORS... THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FABLE, BY JAN FRASER... LETTER TO MEREDITH, BY JODY SHOTWELL.

LESBIANA.......

READERS RESPOND.

COVER BY LENNIE

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